APRIL 2020

APRIL 2020

Moon Area Band Parent Organization

April 16, 2020

Submitted by Shea Corsetti, Secretary MABPO

 

Motion to make the meeting a Zoom meeting due to COVID-19 presented by Ginny Kotok and seconded by Beckie Tobin. Meeting began at 7:04pm. The pledge was recited.

 

Nominations Committee Chair, Amy Clark

Nominations were presented as follow:

  • President- Amy Patterson
  • Vice President- Lori Crow
  • Treasurer- Ralph Canterbury
  • Secretary- Amy Clark
  • Fundraising- Georganna Palmer
  • Communications- Sarah Schmitz
  • Publicity- Beckie Tobin
  • Corporate Sponsorship- Maria Johnston
  • Concessions- Write in co-chairs Heidi Anderson and Karen Pritchard

A private ballot was taken through zoom and votes were cast. We must be sure a quorum is met and Chairs will be announced at the May meeting.

 

MABPO President, Andrea Ward

Due to the school closure for the remainder of the year the banquet has been postponed. We will get the details out to everyone at a later date. Please look for information in an email blast and the newsletter. If you have already sent in your money please contact Shea Corsetti and let her know if she should hold it or return it to you.

We have a wonderfully gracious anonymous donor who is purchasing graduation yard signs for all of our band seniors! Please contact Andrea with your student’s information.

Insurance claim forms were emailed out, please get them filed ASAP.

 

Fundraising and Senior Memory Books, Georganna Palmer

  • The Mattress Sale will be July 25th.
  • There are no other fundraisers currently going on.
  • We will have our annual lotto raffle ticket sales in July for September.

Memories books-

Any senior photos not sent in, please send them now. Baby- current, 10 to 16 pictures. They can be emailed to fundraising@moonband.org or memorybooks@moonband.org.

 

Treasurer, Karren Wood

Treasurer’s report was given. Motion to accept by Patty Colangelo and seconded by Lynne VandenBosche

 

Concessions, Ginny Kotok

Ginny will go over everything with the new Chair once allowed. Thank you for stepping up for this position.

 

Publicity, Beckie Tobin

Senior Recognition is early again this year. We would like to find a parent of a younger band member to co-chair in order to take over the following year.

 

Corporate Sponsorship, Maria Johnston

If you know of anyone willing to sponsor the band please let Maria know.

 

Communications, Sarah Schmitz

If you are not receiving communications please let Sarah know.

 

Secretary, Shea Corsetti

Nothing new to report

 

Nominations Committee, Sarah Schmitz

Scholarship applications are due April 22nd.  Due to the current COVID-19 circumstances all applications including letters of recommendations are able to be submitted electronically.

 

Band Director, Nick Barthen

  • With the remainder of the school year being canceled that means everything else is canceled as well through June 6th.
  • We will probably not have in person rehearsals in June, but will do something electronically.
  • Color Guard auditions will be done virtually.
  • Honors band and orchestra audition pieces will be out April 27th and are due May 8th.
  • The schedule moving forward will be dictated as we go.
  • We are moving forward as if football season will be happening.
  • Right now July will be as planned.
  • When Barthen knows something, you will know.
  • There will be no football show, only a competitive show which will be performed at halftime.
  • BOA is still on so far.
  • Please encourage your kids to do the virtual ensembles.

 

Everyone should have received a trip insurance email. If you purchased trip insurance you must file a claim now (before Monday). There will be some more information to fill out later and Barthen will get that when he can. The travel agent has most of the monies in hand but is still waiting on a few for companies. If you did not purchase trip insurance, sit tight and we will let you know when the refunds come in.

 

A lawyer was contacted about refunding monies used from student account to pay for the trip. It is against IRS, school policy, and band bylaws on fundraising to refund those monies back in any form other than to the student account. If you paid cash, check or money order, those monies will be refunded to you.

 

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:06pm by Mrs. Vreeland and seconded by Ms. Kotok.

Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday May14, 2020 @ 7:00pm.

Meeting is preceded by a closed Executive Board meeting at 6:00pm.