7:05pm Meeting called to order

Attendance: Joe and Lora Fetzer, Nick Kacinari, Christine Haslem, Dave Robbins, Lisa Nichols, Christie Koehl, Sharon Rohm, Dave and Sylvia Anderson, Paula Lindsey, Michelle Cox, Andy Dahl, Donna Ditch, Pat Icardi, Kathy Kindall, Mr. Winter, Matt Witmer, Jeff and Kim Schreiber, Doug Wilfred

Meeting minutes from the April 2011 meeting read by Donna Ditch. Motion to accept minutes given by Nick Kacinari, seconded by Matt Witmer

Financial Report given by Paula Lindsey:

• Fair reservation sent in $545
• Operating account currently has $9,442
• Motion to accept financial report given by Nick Kacinari, seconded by Matt Witmer

Vocal Updates:

• 5/17 Concert at Seville at 7:00pm
• Possible vocal fundraiser; Andy to talk to Joe & Paula about it further
• No vocal concerns

Upcoming events:

• 5/10 HS & 9^th grade concert at 8:00pm
• 5/16 Bands in the Round; 5^th, 6^th, 8^th, and HS Jazz band performing; HS gym; Be there at 6:30pm
• Auction update:
  • Rescheduled for November 12^th
  • Need volunteers to help with obtaining donations (August); possibly kids and adults to solicit donations together in teams
  • Will be held in the HS gym and cafeteria
  • Dinner will consist of pasta bar
• 5/14 Jazz band contest and Cedar Point trip; contest is at Clyde HS
• 5/21 Middle School band contest at Perkins HS and Cedar Point trip for Music in the Parks
• Memorial Day:
  • MS at Lodi at 9:00am
  • HS at Westfield at 11:00am
  • HS at Seville at 1:00pm
  • HS wear summer uniforms (band polo’s and beige shorts), MS wear band polo’s and jean shorts
  • 8^th graders who marched in HS marching band will march in MS parade and 1 HS parade of their choice; or they can march in the MS parade and both HS parades

Mr. Winter Updates:

• Winter is the new HS Band Director but will still maintain his presence with the Middle School Band.
• Leonard is the new Assistant Marching Band director
• More information to come as things get finalized
• Summer marching band schedule is being finalized and will be sent out when completed

Old Business:

• Malley’s online orders; proceeds to be mailed from Malley’s on 5/24
• Rally in the Alley on 7/15
• Fair 8/1-7; Dennita Kindall continuing to help again this year.
• Cavalcade update; Kent Davis is chair of the Cavalcade Committee for program and volunteers
• Tent rentals; July dates available; June old tent is still available; contact Joe Fetzer if you want to rent the tent
• Michelle Cox is stepping down as Corresponding Secretary; Donna Ditch is interim Corresponding Secretary until position is filled
• Kim Schreiber provided the following updates;
  • Uniforms; handing off to new person; the new person needs to be free 1^st and 2^nd weeks in August
  • Cavalcade Ads
  • Indoor concessions
  • Corn Festival booth; Thurs, Fri, Sat; this year is Lodi’s Bicentennial
• Cloverleaf Pride award; Joe indicated that Kim Schreiber was nominated for this award
• Pay to participate (PTP) information:
  • PTP will be $250 per student; $1,000 family cap
  • The $250 will consist of
    • $40 uniform cleaning fee (Activity fee)
    • $160 PTP fee
    • $50 CMA donation
  • The $250 PTP fee is based on 100 students; CMA donating $50 per student for total of $5,000
  • Voted on whether CMA should pay $50 per student towards the PTP fee? 17 in favor, no opposed; this will be for the 2011-2012 school year
  • Voted on whether CMA should pay the $5,000 over a 10 month period of time? All in favor, no opposed; payments of $500 every month for 10 months beginning in September will be paid to the school
• Questions that came up during the meeting about the pay to participate fee:
  • Will there be a higher fee for concert band?
  • What if there’s under 100 students in band?
  • Will there be any scholarships to defray the cost?
  • Need to brainstorm ideas to help defray cost.
  • Rally in the Alley profit of $1,000; divide this money up and give to the kids accounts of the parents who volunteer for it?
  • Winter added that giving $50 per student to help defray the cost was the most fair.

8:25pm Andy Dahl motioned to adjourn meeting; Christie Koehl seconded.