BOOSTER MEETING MINUTES

March 15, 2021 - Meeting via Zoom

Regular Monthly Meeting

Jim Glass called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
Attendees

Jim Glass
Vicky Kelly
Olga Shorokhova
Dorit Bannett    
Gia Walton
Jennifer Hart
Michael Leslie
Jeff Adams    
Tim Keleher

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Treasurer’s Report

• Income total about $9898 (1grant carried over from last year + $3200 in reimbursements)

• Expenditures of about $14000 – Dipped into cash balances for $3250

  • Expenses have slowed down

  • Instrumental music received PPE for instruments

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T-Shirts for Coffeehouse

• T-shirts will be sold for coffeehouse

• Currently 28-30 orders

• Boosters is not taking a profit – just acting as a clearinghouse

Membership Report

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• Gained one family last month

• $3001.17 in membership

  • $1163.40  (6) Premium Members

  • $1261.60  (13) Gold Members

  • $  337.75  (7) Silver Members

  • $    95.16  (4)  Bronze/Supporter Members

  • $     4.00   (1) Alumni

  • $   14.26   (1) Faculty Member

  • $  125.00 (2) Donations

• c.    Flyer going out for more membership

Instrumental Report

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• PPE went out to students for masks and bell covers.

• Concerts are being planned

  • May 24, 2021 -instrumental (wind ensembles, wind symphony)

  • May 25, 2021 – jazz band and orchestras

• First jazz band practice today.

• Wednesday, orchestra starts for Cherry Hill Ed Foundation (Les Misérables selections)

• Michael Ludwig (violinist) will appear with combined orchestra

• Marching band prep beginning

• Livestream of concerts/shows will occur – still unknown who will be allowed to attend

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T-shirts

• Alaine will check numbers to see if it makes sense to do t-shirts

• Discussion at next meeting

Recognition of Seniors

• Potential for a banner with all names

• Potential for a plaque

• Need to get list of names of seniors

Adjournment and Next Meeting

• All board members need to bring someone on next meeting to take over

• Next meeting April 19, 2021 at 7:00PM

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Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Hart

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February 15, 2021 - Meeting via Zoom

Regular Monthly Meeting

Jim Glass called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Attendees
Jim Glass

Vicky Kelly

Tim Keleher
Dorit Bannett

Olga Shorokhova
Jennifer Hart

Alaine Dautle
Jeff Adams

Caroline Chung

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Treasurer’s Report

• We are at a shortfall of $2,500 between what was spent and what was brought in

• Approximately $25,000 in the bank (approximately $27,500 to start)

• We have raised $2600 raised this year as compared to the $8,500 raised last year, and approx.. $13,000 raised in previous years. Much of this is due to the auditorium being closed last year and pandemic starting in March 2020.

• d. The goal right now is to stabilize finances.

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Vocal Report (get email from Jim)

• 14 students in virtual all SJ chorus

• Auditions for 2021-22 school year are being submitted through google classroom and teachers hope to have lists to counselors by end of March

• Lead of Jagged Little Pill, Elizabeth Stanley, did Master Class with Voce and East Singers.

• 15th Annual East Coffee House hosted by East Singers will be a pre-recorded virtual event April 17th at 7:00 p.m. Auditions are open to all East students through virtual classroom.

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Instrumental Report

• Music teachers are moving forward with guidelines to have students playing instruments in school again.

• Pit orchestra has already been rehearsing for Little Shop of Horrors. Students are social distancing and not sharing equipment.

• Les Miserables project is still on track for April

• String players have been able to rehearse

Little Shop of Horrors

• Pit is recording first week in March

• Dates are set for April 30 and May 1

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T-shirts

• Cost is $5-7 with printing costs

• These are owed to the membership

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Adjournment and Next Meeting

• Next meeting date March 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom

• Adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

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Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Hart

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January 18, 2021 - Meeting via Zoom

Regular Monthly Meeting

Jim Glass called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

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Attendees

Jim Glass
Vicky Kelly
Dorit Banit
Olga Shorokhova
Jennifer Hart
Alaine Dautle
Jeff Adams    
Tim Keleher

Tammy [no last name given]

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Music Report

• Spring musical – Little Shop of Horrors 

  • Go ahead to start practicing

  • Pit band will come in after school

  • No wind brass or strings (rock band) – only 10 or so students

  • Pit will be recorded playing and cast record themselves singing along

  • Final project will be all virtual – drive in movie

• March-April project – Dancing with the Cherry Hill Stars

  • Orchestra will be practicing with them and selections of Les Miserables

  • Will be recorded outside

  • Student entrance will be turned into concert area and drones will video signers outside

• Spring Concerts

  • Hope to go forward as scheduled in May

• Potential for jazz band festivals

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Membership Report

Only 2-3 more members since end of November

Treasurer’s Report

• Amazon Smile money came in

• Check coming from TD Bank on Affinity Program

• Brought in $5,500 between membership, donations

• Spent $9,400 (reimbursements)

• Short about $4,000

Adjournment and Next Meeting

Next meeting February 15, 2021

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Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Hart

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November 16, 2020 - Meeting via Zoom

Regular Monthly Meeting

Jim Glass called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

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Attendees

Jennifer Hart

Tim Keleher

Jim Glass

Kim Warren

Dorit Banit

Donna Barclay

Elisa Riesenbach

Vincent Tucci

Paula Goldberg

Alaine Dautle

Kim Warren

Vicky Kelly

Jeff Adams

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Music Report

• Vocal

  • East singers had a productive online visit with Kyle Pederson, the composer of one of their songs.

  • This week, Patty Irwin is doing workshop on vocal performance

  • On Wednesday, they will meet with Montclair choral director Dr. Heather Buchanan and former East student Harrison Smith

  • Yesterday was registration for Hamilton workshop, but the link will stay on the booster website through the end of the week.

  • All choirs are focusing on individual technique and theory.  Some concert pieces have been learned, but groups cannot sing indoors.

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• Instrumental

• • Marching band

    • Wrapped up season.  Couldn’t do last 2 games because of covid problems in athletics.

    • Great ending with festival in Wash Twp.

    • Homecoming was best performance of the season

    • Great awards day/end of the season for seniors.

    • Tomorrow and Wednesday – drum line will welcome back students

    • There will be uniform collection

  • Classes

    • Everyone is working online as best as possible

    • Hoping to open up in new year

    • Students cannot play wind instruments inside together

Membership Report

• Membership still low (25 members) -- $2269 cash

• Theater booster membership is similar.

Treasurer’s Report

• Incoming money – another $100 or so earned for Amazon Smile

• Some carryover donation money

• Total inbound money:  $3500 plus $2500 from kids to cover costs = $6000

• Outbound funds of $10,000 for marching band, vocal and instrumental

• Still need to cover cherry picker.  Some money left over in marching band clearing account ($9,000).  Board voted to move $1,000 of that money to cover cherry picker.

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Adjournment and Next Meeting

• December 21, 2020

• Adjourned at 7:37 p.m.

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Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Hart