Regular Monthly Meeting held at Cherry Hill East Band Room

Jeff Adams called the meeting to order at 7:00PM

Attendees

Jeff Adams 
Tim Keleher 
Tracy Hoffman 
Linda Collazo
Myra Ortega 
Dorit Bannett 
Jenny Xiaojun

Approval of minutes from last meeting on March 20, 2023

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​Music Report

Upcoming planned activities:

• Instrumental

  • Jazz –March 31 – End of Competitive Festival – Bensalem Cavalcade – Jazz band performed well earning several awards.

  • Symphony Orchestra – May 12 to Council Rock South

  • ​Marching Band – starting to recruit for next year and setting up 2023 schedule

  • 5/24/23 Band Concert

  • 5/25/22 Orchestra & Jazz Bands

• Choral

  • 4/22/23 7-10 pm Coffee House

    • Boosters asked to help with coverage, not being livestreamed

    • They arrive at 11 am to decorate, need coverage from 3-5:30 – (Myra volunteered)

    • Need coverage from 5:30 until the end to handle credit cards, popcorn and oversight.

    • Dorit will stay with several student volunteers

  • 5/18/23 7:30 pm Choral Concert​

Membership

• Membership: No new members added this month: 

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Treasurer’s Report

• Fiscal Year starts July 1, 2022

• Expenses to date $ 3,439 (with several large invoices still outstanding.

• Earned to date $10,435

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Other Business

• Jeff requested assistance with

  • Social media – posting on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

  • Jenny will handle Facebook and Tracy will handle Instragram and Twitter

  • Preparing Flyers – Myra will assist.

  • Communication via mail chimp – Tracy will assist

  • Jenny will handle Facebook and Tracy will handle Instragram and Twitter

  • Program / Ad book for Concert – need volunteers to help put together for Ads and Shout Outs

  • Jeff has already formatted file, Myra offered to assist.

• Ads are placed through the website

  • Shout out - $5 per 100 characters

  • Premium members get free space

  • New T shirt for next year – contest posted with 5/7/23 deadline. Need $50 gift card to present to winner.

• Senior Scholarships for June Graduation – will need to prepare checks.

• Senior gifts to be available for after Choral, band and orchestra concerts – need senior headcounts.

Adjournment/Next Meeting

• Meeting adjourned at 8 PM

• Next meeting is 7 pm, Monday May 15, 2023, at Cherry Hill East in the band room.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dorit Bannett

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