Danvers
Youth Football, Inc.
The monthly board meeting of Danvers Youth Football, Inc. was held on November 13, 2002 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Danvers, MA.
Attendance: Chris Fitzgerald, Bill Harrison, Tom Ladd,
Barry Little, Tom Marden, Bob
Marraffa, Tom Opie, Stu Orloff, Brian Serino, Mike Skiotis,
Rich Smith, Sam Valenti
The meeting was called to
order by Sam Valenti, President at 8:25 PM.
· Approval of 10/10/2002 meeting minutes. Copies of the minutes were distributed for the review of all members present. A motion to accept the minutes as written was made by Tom Marden, seconded by Mike Skiotis, and unanimously PASSED.
II. Treasurer’s Report (Tom Opie)
·
Tom
distributed the current income statement to all members present. To date, income has exceeded expenses by
$5,518 for the year. However, there is
approximately $1,000 of unpaid expenses not yet included in the report. In addition, Tom needs to coordinate with
Kevin Doble on the amount of apparel sales relative to snack bar income.
·
Tom
listed the names of all players (8 in total) who have not yet turned in their
equipment. Various coaches and board
members in attendance took responsibility for contacting and collecting from
these individuals.
·
A
motion to purchase a new helmet rack for approximately $160 was made by Tom
Marden, seconded by Tom Ladd, and unanimously PASSED.
·
Sam
Valenti commended Tom for a job well done on equipment this season.
·
Football. It was generally agreed that the season went
smoothly with very few negative incidents and minimal complaints from parents.
·
Cheering. Chris Fitzgerald stated the season was also
a successful one for the cheerleaders.
Those who attended the CAL cheering competition felt that both the A and
B cheering squads performed quite well.
Chris has collected all of the uniforms and is storing them in her
garage. She expects that either (or
both) Debbie LeBlanc or Lynn Torrance may be interested in stepping up to
succeed her next year. Sam
congratulated and thanked Chris for the job she did with the cheering program
this year.
·
Snack
Bar. Mike Skiotis reported that it was
another successful (i.e. profitable) year for the snack bar. The account set up at BJ’s Warehouse and the
relationship with Rocco’s Pizza both worked out very well. Mike also suggested that we budget for a new
popcorn machine next year. The only
issue surfaced was the occasional lack of parent participation at the snack
bar. It was generally agreed that the
coaches will need to lean on the parents harder to sign up next year. The group recognized Mike for a terrific job
managing the snack bar again this season.
·
Banquet. Everyone agreed that the banquet was a huge
success again this year and that Bob Marraffa did a great job organizing
everything (tickets, seating plan, meals, menu, raffle, …). Once again, Bob Sweeney’s video montage was
the highlight of the evening. The issue
of whether coaches should pay for the banquet was briefly discussed and will be
more closely considered next year.
·
Chris
Fitzgerald will not be returning to the DYF board next year.
·
All
other members present expressed an interest in staying on in some capacity.
·
Formal
nominations for board positions will take place at the December meeting.
·
Tom
Ladd will coordinate distributing and compiling the results of the annual
football survey, with the goal of sending it to all players/parents within the
next week.
A
motion to adjourn was made by Tom Marden, seconded by Bob Marraffa, and
unanimously PASSED at 9:23 PM.
NEXT
MEETING: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 @
8:15 PM, Knights of Columbus Hall.
Submitted
to Board for approval by:
Thomas
W. Ladd
Secretary