| AGENDA ITEM | DISCUSSION | RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS | RESPONSIBLE |
| I. Call to Order | The meeting was called to order by | Carole Buebe | |
| President Carole Buebe. | |||
| II. Presentation of the Minutes | The minutes of the May 12, 2009 | Doris Kowalski | |
| meeting will be deferred until the Sep- | |||
| tember meeting. | |||
| III. Treasurer's Report | Band Parents reviewed reports ending 6/30/09 | The reports will be filed for audit. | Julie Nelson |
| and 8/25/09. | |||
| IV. Director's Report | Mr. Bredemeier offered recognition to the | Mr. Bredemeier | |
| Executive Committee for all their work on the | |||
| budget and preparations for Band Camp, etc. | |||
| Upcoming events were reviewed. See agenda. | |||
| Mr. B. reviewed the following items for parents: | |||
| afterschool practice began today, memory testing | |||
| posters are around the room if you choose to | |||
| check your student's progress, phone calls | |||
| will be made regarding unpaid fees - payment | |||
| plans are available, photo make-up will be at | |||
| the first football game, Band will now be seated | |||
| at the South end bleachers, spirit wear will be | |||
| sold by the concessions stand, | |||
| Ms. Shadensack reinforced that absences | Ms. Shadensack | ||
| require a note with parent signature, a phone | |||
| call will only be accepted on the day of a | |||
| performance followed by a note, memory tests | |||
| are graded tests. New this year, Band students | |||
| must have eligible grades (just like a student | |||
| in sports) to participate in Band. | |||
| V. President's Report | President Carole identified the following | Carole Buebe | |
| committees that need a Chair or Co-Chair: | |||
| Cheesecake: co-chair | |||
| Fannie Mae Candy: co-chair | |||
| Gift Wrap: co-chair | |||
| Hy-Vee Coupon Books: co-chair | |||
| Raffle: Joan Brown & Nancy Boyd | |||
| Restaurant Nights: co-chair | |||
| Jazz Showcase: Need Both | |||
| U of I Tailgate: co-chair | |||
| Water: co-chair | |||
| VI. Committee Reports | |||
| COMMUNICATIONS | Communications | Connie Oakley imported Freshman | Joan Smith |
| email addresses. | |||
| Webmaster | www.ghsbandboosters.info | Cory Silber | |
| Site will be updated every Monday AM. | |||
| Historian | 10 DVD's left and available for sale. | Debbie McKillip | |
| Send pictures for the Band website. | |||
| Publicity | No report | Lori Haslem | |
| MARCHING SEASON | Chaperones | Chaperones are needed for 4 competitions | |
| this year. Eight (8) people are signed | Todd Shumaker | ||
| up for the first competition. | |||
| Equipment | The Band Trailor needs further work/ | Nancy Reed and Dan | |
| repairs. District 205 will be providing | Robertson | ||
| a truck to pull the trailor to competitions. | |||
| Anyone willing to help, contact Nancy. | |||
| Flags | One design completed. Contact Ann | Ann Seibert | |
| to help with flag sewing. | |||
| Uniforms | Will need help at all parades, FB games, | ||
| and competitions with gold & plumes. | Ann Shumaker & | ||
| Cheryl Johnson | |||
| U of I Tailgate | Arrangements are being made with | ||
| HyVee for the box lunch, price $5.00. | Brenda Marshall | ||
| Sign up sheets will be available in about | |||
| 2 weeks for students. We will again | |||
| need canopies/tents for the tables. | |||
| Spirit Wear | Color Guard has requested decals. | Kim Sevigny and | |
| An Lybarger | |||
| Watering Crew | Need co-chair!!! | Cathy Brush | |
| WAYS AND MEANS | Balloon Days | Unable to aprticipate this year due to | Joan Smith/Carole Buebe |
| new organizers. | |||
| Bottled Water | Decided to pursue selling our water | Cory & Deb Silber | |
| at Labor Day Parade from wagons | |||
| Car Wash | Very successful - made $1006.00!!! | Chuck Bankes & | |
| Have a second site for next year at | Chuck Buebe | ||
| Family Video. | |||
| Cheesecake Sales | No report | Alanna Pelton | |
| Community Coupon Book | Incentives were passed out the first day | Mr. Bredemeier | |
| of Band Camp. Decided that we will | |||
| sell with Spirit Wear for $10.00. | |||
| Fannie Mae | Sales will begin in November. | Cheryl Johnson | |
| Gift Wrap | Need co-chair; would be great to have | Lori Larsen | |
| an upper class parent. Students are | |||
| expected to show-up and work 2 shifts. | |||
| HyVee Coupon Books | Have book remaining; are good until | Brenda Marshall | |
| July. Cost is $5.00. | |||
| Patron Sales | We will coordinate this with/around | Doris Kowalski | |
| our other fundraisers. | |||
| Raffle | Discussed having a raffle as a major | Nancy Boyd | |
| fundraiser. Tickets will be $10.00 each. | |||
| Will seek approval from Administration | |||
| because the Athletic Boosters have | |||
| started a raffle with $100.00 tickets. | |||
| Restaurant Benefit Nights | No report. | Nancy Boyd | |
| Trailor Ad Sales | No report. | Ron Noble | |
| VII. Old Business | Cory Silber reminded all committee chair- | Cory Silber | |
| persons to submit sign-in sheets to Cory for | |||
| assignment of points (towards the trip). | |||
| Ms. Shadensack reminded all present that | Ms. Shadensack | ||
| forms are available for sport or other conflicts. | |||
| VIII. New Business | Melody Bates won the gift certificate | Carole Buebe | |
| for attending as a new/Freshman parent. | |||
| IX. Adjournment | With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 7:55PM. | Carole Buebe | |
| Respectfully Submitted, | |||
| Doris K. Kowalski, Secretary |