FL Friends of Music Meeting

April 8, 2008

The meeting was called to order @ 7:40

Ms. Lucas- Students will be performing @ the ART and Spanish Honor Society Induction.  Will be playing @ the Fair Lawn Public Library

Mr. Kafer- Started Jazz last night.  Thank you all who helped @ the musical concession stand.  The money made will go back to Friends of music

April is the final push for the year.  Will get final schedule out.

Middle school performance will be on 5/22 and 5/29 Parade 5/26

Spring concert days 5/15 & 5/28

Meet the Marching Band night 6/2

Dinner 6/3

Mailing will go out soon.

Will try to get a Football game schedule

Band camp will be 8/19-8/28.

He has a change in e-mail there is no more AOL.  Please use PKafer@fairlawnschools.org or Music4278@gmail.com

Working on setting up fund raisers for next year, but doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of participation.

Nationals will be an added expense, do we want to spend the night.

Florida 5 or 6 days – working on the trip will have a meeting in June.

Working on an instructor for color guard- is looking for someone who is willing to get a winter program going also.

 

Treasures Report Not present – we did make $ 464.25 from the musical

Membership – nothing to report

Roadie Crew- needs small water bottles for the parade

Marketing

Publicity – no report

Web site – new form on the website

Bake sale – bring baked good to guidance

Applebee’s dining to donate – is next week April 16th

Spring Tag Day – Get your form in to Robin or Dawn, will be adding a 3-5 shift on Sat,

                     Will try to switch to April next year.

Spring Concert Concession- Elizabeth is working on this- will need baked goods, will have flowers again

Clothing Drive – Sat May 17th

Super 50/50- will be rescheduled for next year

Atlantic City trip canceled

End of the year dinner- June 3rd get your forms to Dawn or Merryl deadline is May 23rd

Balloons in June- Forms available, need lots of volunteers, hopefully flyer will go out in PTA mailer

Nominating Committee for 2008/2009 – meeting never took place- we still have a position open –VP next year we will need to train someone to take over the web site

By-Laws Committee- we will work on proposed changes for next meeting

Next meeting May 13, 2008 7:30 pm

Respectfully submitted by Dawn Greco