Friends of CVU Minutes

DEC. 4, 2003

Attendees:

Sally Wadhams	Dennis Bedard	Wendy Saville
Sally Mead	Barb Johnson	Kay Gault
Mary Pellegrino	Amy Berger

Dessert with the principal – attendance at the event was low. Should we send a postcard to every parent?

• We have done this in the past. It is uncertain as to whether the postcards increase attendance. Is it worth the effort and expense?
• In the past attendance has been higher when there is some controversial issue going on.
• We would need to ad this as a requirement for the committee chair.
• Dennis will investigate the cost and the mechanics of making this happen.

Upcoming activities – Stowe bus

• Mary gave an extension because people still want to sign up
• Good participation. Mary has chaperones. We may even need two buses to accommodate everyone who is interested.

Winter Concession –

• Kris Anderson will be doing it again
• Mary will pass keys on

Options Beyond High School –

• Jane and Amy met with Russ Aceto. They will meet again on Jan. 5.

Membership –

• Dennis will call Ann Hill for membership information
• There were several comments about wishing there was a booklet with all the names in it.
• The plan this year was that Ann would collect the forms and give them to a designated town rep from each town. The town reps would be responsible for any further sorting or list making. The designated town reps were:
• Shelburne – Janine Gunther
• Charlotte – Jane Michaud
• Hinesburg – Mary Pellegrino
• Williston – Amy Nolan
• Dennis will call all the town reps prior to the January meeting and ask them to attend

It was noted that we need to get a treasurer’s report prior to every meeting.

Mission – Dennis spoke with Val and has listed some items (see agenda) that the administration has indicated a need for help with.

Display cases – Sally Mead has the brass “Friends of CVU” plates for the display cases. Kevin has requested additional display cases. There is some concern about where the resources will be found to maintain the displays.

Idea – Do a pep rally with jazz band, drama, hand out awards, etc.

A new indoor concession stand will be included as part of the renovation. Val asked for input from the Friends. Dennis will be the focal point for this. The new stand will have display areas for items to be sold.

CVU sign report (Sally Mead) – Everything is set to go on this except for approval from the town. Cost is approx $5,000. Should it be installed before the construction is complete? Sally will talk with Tom, Kevin, and Curt about this. There seemed to be agreement that we would like to get the sign installed unless it will be extremely difficult to move.

Fiduciary committee report (Amy Berger) –

• The committee met this week to discuss plans for getting requests for money. A form was drafted which suggests making $3,000 available for this year and to accept requests for the funds. The committee would then meet and decide which requests would be granted.
• Sally Mead summarized some of the organization’s history and the desire to avoid having it become a booster club.
• The plan would need Val’s approval
• It was felt that the committee membership needs to be well defined and that there needs to be a representative from each town.
• After a lengthy and somewhat controversial discussion, we voted on the request form. There were 5 Yes votes and 2 No votes.

Boy’s soccer – Dan Shepardson called Dennis and asked for a contribution to pay for students to attend the All State banquet.

• There was concern about setting a precedent – not sure how many students this might eventually involve
• We could run into problems with students requesting large sums of money for overnight trips.
• It was decided that the Friends will not support this at this time.

It was mentioned that the Friends of CVU needs to be involved in any planning of a new outdoor concession stand. Dennis will follow up with Jeff Tobrocke.