Mar Minutes

Brighton Band Boosters

Supporting the Brighton High School, Maltby Middle School and Scranton Middle School Bands

Meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Brighton High School Band Room. .

To contact a board member:

President: Jim Lesher Vice President: Kim Kosin Secretary: Barb Keeney Treasurer: Brenda Tousignant

Mar-3-08 Minutes

Brighton Band Boosters (brightonbandboosters.org)

Members present: Jane Lindhout, Mary Bartkowiak-Singer, Nancy Warner, Tom Shuler, Mary Bensmiller, Peggy Weingartz, Sue Sanderson, Sue Pethoud, Rick Pethoud, Jim Lesher, Kim Kosin, Brenda Tousignant, and Barb Keeney

Call to Order 7:37 by Jim Lesher and introduction of Executive Board.

Additions to agenda None

Approval of agenda Motion to approve by Sue Pethoud, supported by Mary Singer.

None opposed. Agenda approved.

Approval of minutes Motion to approve by Sue Pethoud, supported by Mary Bensmiller.

None opposed. Minutes approved.

Approval of treasurer’s report Motion to approve by Sue Pethoud, supported by Mary Bensmiller.

None opposed. Treasurer’s report approved.

President’s report – Jim Lesher Re: our hosting Festival – the MC had nice things to say about our facility and our workers. Things ran very smoothly.

Upcoming dates are:

Mar. 15^th – State Solo/Ens at Chelsea

Mar. 18^th – Maltby 6^th Grade Concert

April 8^th – Scranton 6^th Grade Concert

April 25^th & 26^th – Wind Ensemble tour to Chicago

May 16^th – 8^th Grade Band Event

Committee reports

Fund Raisers:

Fall FundRaiser Peggy Weingartz No report.

Spring FundRaiser: Peggy Weingartz Pizza Kit sale starts tomorrow, March 4^th. Orders and payments are due March 20^th, and delivery will be April 16^th. Wind Ensemble students may use fundraising money for tour if money is turned in with orders.

VG Receipts: Susan Krinke No report.

Sponsors: Nancy Warner 672 Sponsorship requests were mailed – with help from Cody. Needs more envelopes for thank you letters. Did some investigation of bulk mailing postage, but used regular stamps.

Rainbow Car Wash: Sharon Peecook No report.

Meijer Reward Program Dee Teff No report.

Band Aide: Sue Pethoud Festival ran smoothly, except for one irate judge over flavored coffee. All parent helpers showed up or called. All but 2 students showed up.

Band Wagon: Frank Smith No report.

Concerts Judy Corkins No report.

Concessions/Football: Keith Moilanen No report.

Concessions/Basketball: Jeff & Vicky Sharp No report.

Concessions/Festival: Brenda Tousignant Had enough student help, was short on parent help. Made $1405.21 profit.

E-Mail Fan Out: Tom Shuler No fan outs this month.

Festival: Sue Pethoud No report.

Halftime Snacks: Merrie Mulka No report.

Website Tom Shuler Everything is up to date on website. Frank Smith is providing videos from Festival. New: in order view photos or videos, people must become a friend of the website by providing their name and e-mail address.

Publicity: Anna Bowers No report.

Social: Mary Bartkowiak-Singer Wanted to verify dates for May concerts. All bands will play on Thursday, May 15^th.

Spirit Wear: Vicky Sharp No report.

Stadium Clean up: Renee Nix No report.

Tag Days: LuAnn Loy No report.

Marching Uniforms: Liz Flechsig No report.

Concert Uniforms: Sue Pethoud No report.

Video/Photos: Frank Smith No report.

Mr. Pethoud’s Report Proud of students and their accomplishments at Festival. Our Concert Band played first Saturday morning and set the bar high – mostly II’s were awarded until the end of the day. Another cause of low scores was that one of the adjudicators was late, forcing a Sight Reading judge to sit in with the first concert performance. All the Brighton performances were very good.

Woodland Village has asked the state solo/ens groups to perform on March 13^th, before their competition on March 15^th. Wind Ensemble auditions will begin after school the week of March 17^th. Percussion auditions are handled differently. They will be in late April/early May.