These minutes are not approved until accepted by the SASA Board Members at their next meeting.
Present
Board Members: Bob Berno, John Cioffi, Mark Deso, Tom Dukas, Dan Ellis, Candy Granger, Mike Ladd, Heather Lamothe, John Lovelette, Jim Phelps, Tonia Raftery, Tim Vallee, & Laura Wilson
John Cioffi called the meeting to order at
6:01pm.
1.Review minutes from September 14th:
Bob Berno made a motion to accept the September 14th minutes. Heather Lamothe seconded. Motion passed, unanimously.
2.Thank you:
A. Jeff Roberts – Thank you for running Top Gun.
Shawn Morin – Thank you for all the work on the Young Blades program.
3. Fundraising Committee:
A. Ad Campaign – update: Heather gave an update on the Ad Campaign.
B.Elks & Rotary – Young Blades: Gave $500 towards the Young Blades program again this year. Thank you.
C.Ad Booklet: Heather gave an update on the Ad Booklet.
4. Registrar:
A. Update on numbers – Heather Lamothe informed the board that there are a total of
348 players signed up at this point.
5. Treasurer:
John Lovelette informed the board that he purchased a cash register for the snack bar. Candy Granger gave an update on outstanding balances.
6. Snack Bar:
Tonia Raftery & Laura Wilson reviewed the snack bar status.
7. Head Coach:
A. Tryouts – Bob Berno reviewed the whole tryout process. He stated who the
evaluators are at each level & that they will be having an evaluators meeting tomorrow night.
8. Master Scheduler:
Jim Phelps is now the master scheduler.
9. Equipment Manager:
A. Uniforms Returned – Tim Valle gave an update.
B. Any needs for equipment?
i. Squirts – goalie equipment, uniforms – green, gold
ii. Mites – goalie equipment
10. State Rep:
A. Oct. Meeting – Cross Ice Focus – Anyone is welcome
B. Girls Select Team Tryout – 1992-1995 Norwich University on November 8 & 9:
11. Tournaments:
A. Thanksgiving – Bob stated that this tournament is all set & thanked Heather for all
her hard work.
B. Girls Classic – Mark stated that this tournament is all set.
C. Mite Jamboree – Dan stated that this tournament is in the works.
D. Squirt B – Bob said we’ll need to revisit this one.
12. Old Business:
A. 501(c) status change – John Lovelette has the form to review with Tim Streeter.
B. Passport2giving.com – Action needed – The board unanimously voted to not
pursue.
C. Hard’ack Request – is still in the works
D. Locker Room and Hallways – Please make sure that all our players act
appropriately.
13. New Business:
A. Teams at each level – Bob reviewed the number of teams at each level.
B. Peewee goalie – The board will hold off a decision for now & will meet again after tryouts to reevaluate the situation.
C. How much should we push our kids in sports?
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
6:00pm Reception, 7:00pm Presentation, Recital Hall & Lobby, Southwick Music Complex @ UVM www.whosgameisitanyways.com 1-888-458-8691 to register
14. Other Issues:
There will still be goalie clinics.
SASA agreed to purchase a ticket for the Danny Pion Calcutta.
15. Pro-shop:
Mike Ladd reported that the skate sharpener has been repaired at this time.
