Danvers
Youth Football, Inc.
The monthly board meeting of Danvers Youth Football, Inc. was held on October 10, 2001 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Danvers, MA.
Attendance: Anna Bertini, Paul Fitch, Jim Gallagher,
Ron Hennessey, Tom Ladd, Wendy
McDonald, Mike O’Gara, Tom Opie, Steve Pasquariello,
Dave Perry, Mike Skiotis, Sam Valenti
The meeting was called to
order by Sam Valenti, Executive Vice President at 8:25 PM.
Approval of 9/12/2001 meeting minutes. Minutes were distributed for the review of all members present. A motion to accept the minutes as written was made by Mike Skiotis, seconded by Sam Valenti, and unanimously PASSED.
II. Treasurer’s Report (Tom Opie)
Tom distributed the DYF Income Statement as of the end of September. The most significant item is the Snack Bar revenue, which is on course to more than double the budgeted figure for the year ($4,700). The Board recognized Mike Skiotis for his tremendous effort in successfully organizing and operating the snack bar this season. A motion to accept the Treasurer’s report was made by Sam Valenti, seconded by Paul Fitch, and unanimously PASSED.
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The
Danversport Yacht Club has been booked for Wednesday, Nov. 7th @ 6:00 PM.
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The
menu will be baked stuffed chicken for adults and chicken fingers for children.
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The
cost to DYF is $14.95 per person.
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Players/cheerleaders
will be admitted for free. Adults and
other family members will be charged $17.50 per ticket.
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A
motion to charge coaches the full ticket price was made by Ron Hennessey,
seconded by Sam Valenti, and PASSED by a 5-4 majority vote.
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The
search for a guest speaker is in process.
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Bob
Sweeney and Chris Culkeen are working on a video compilation of the season’s
highlights to be shown at the banquet.
All coaches should forward game tapes and photographs to Bob or Sam by
10/24.
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For
supervision purposes, at least two adults should be seated at each player
table.
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Steve
Pasquariello has volunteered to print the tickets.
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Ron
Hennessey will distribute the tickets and collect money from all of the
football teams. Wendy McDonald will do
the same with the cheering squads.
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Proper
dress will be required for the banquet (i.e. shirt/tie for the boys).
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DYF
hats will be presented to all 4th graders attending.
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Appropriate
gifts for the 8th grade football players and cheerleaders (who are
leaving the program) are still being considered.
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A
banquet committee (Wendy McDonald, Mike O’Gara, Paul Fitch, Sam) has been
assembled to take care of the set up, agenda, and organization of the event
itself.
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The
committee will report back to the Board at a special meeting set for Wednesday,
10/24 @ 8:15 PM at the K of C Hall.
IV.
Registration
Refund Policy
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To
date, about 8-10 registration fees have been refunded. Effective immediately, there will be no more
refunds for 2001 registrants.
V.
Other
Department Updates
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Registration
(Anna Bertini). We will be eliminating
the DYF P.O. Box reference on next year’s registration form to avoid
confusion. All forms will be sent
directly to the registrar. In addition,
we must ensure that both sides of the form are copied for distribution (some
were one-sided this year).
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Football
(Mike Skiotis). The B team currently
has only 6 players eligible to carry the ball on offense. We may need to consider moving up some BB
players to add depth.
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Fundraising
(Paul Fitch). We plan to conduct a
50/50 raffle during the banquet. Paul
also reported that he has reserved a DYF booth at next year’s Topsfield Fair.
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Administration
(Ron Hennessey). Team and individual
pictures have been sent out. Ron
suggested that the remaining program books be distributed at the banquet. Finally, Ron reported that a total of $4,900
has been raised from sponsors.
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Operations
(Jim Gallagher). Game operations
(referees, EMT, etc.) are going smoothly so far. Jim reminded all coaches to contact their opponents a week in
advance to confirm scheduled games.
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Cheering
(Wendy McDonald). Wendy requested (and
received approval) that the cartons containing cheerleader uniforms be stored
in the trailer during the off season.
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None.
A
motion to adjourn was made by Ron Hennessey, seconded by Wendy McDonald, and
unanimously PASSED at 9:31 PM.
NEXT
MEETING: Special Meeting on Wednesday,
October 24, 2001 @ 8:15 PM, Knights of Columbus Hall.
Submitted
to Board for approval by:
Thomas
W. Ladd
Secretary