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By gsavely | November 20, 2008

Dads’ Club – Meeting Minutes

                                                   

November 11th, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Lakeside Fish & Grill

 

Attendees (26):           Gabe Savely                Rick Fair                     Mike Liddiard*

                                    Chad Goodman          Bill Thomas*               Cavett Lee

                                    Alfredo Garcia*          Gef Bice                      Lawn Gardner

                                    Guy Hartman              Phillip Dang                Rafael Carattinni*

                                    Brian Schmit               Shane Holley               Chas Rooks

                                    Brian Yost                   Andrew Schmidt        Geoff Camp

                                    Owen Canfield           Tim O’Donnell            Dan Kenagy

                                    Chuck Duginski          Gary Savely                Denis Rischard

                                    Trey Welker                Brac Barrett

                                                                        * New Member First Meeting

 

MINUTES

 

** All New Items or Discussed Items in Italics **

 

I.                   Call to Order, Prayer & Introductions

 

II.                Reports / Old Business

 

a.       Spiritual Development

 

                                                              i.      Friday Morning Mass – Would like for this Service to be the Dads Club Mass, afterwards get some coffee and donuts, Mass is at 6:30am in the Chapel

                                                            ii.      Capital Campaign – Charity and Prayer needs to continue to help the SE Capital Campaign.

                                                          iii.      Dad-Child Retreat – Geoff Camp has begun work on planning an event.  Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLOG) camp site was mentioned as a possible location for the retreat.  Took a show of hands on whether the Dads would prefer camping outside in tents or staying in cabins.  If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Geoff.

                                                           iv.      Sacraments with Father Jacobi – This is happening the 1st Wednesday of Each Month and lasts for about 1 hour.

 

b.      PTO

 

                                                              i.      Auction Wrap-Up – Cavett Lee discussed that the CSSE PTO Auction was a success and he thanked all of those present at the meeting who volunteered in different efforts throughout the event.

                                                            ii.      Spirit Day Sponsors – The Dads Club has signed up for 2 of these events.  The first will be Friday, 12/5 and the volunteers include Chad Goodman, Brian Schmit, Owen Canfield and Lawn Gardner.  The next event sponsored by the Dads Club will be sometime in the spring.

                                                          iii.      Golf Tournament – Andrew Schmidt discussed the Golf Tournament would be happening in the spring, Monday, April 27th, 2009.  Is going to discuss with the PTO in sharing a possible Car Raffle with the Dads Club.  If you are interested in helping out, please contact Andrew Schmidt. 

c.       Fundraising

 

                                                              i.      Financial Report – Gef Bice reported that we are doing fine.

                                                            ii.      Casino Nights, Poker Tournaments – Discussed that this might be a great opportunity to help raise some funds for the Dads Club.  If anyone is interested in heading up this effort, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                          iii.      Golf Tournaments – If anyone is interested in setting up the next tournament, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                          iv.      Thunder Basketball Night – Looking for someone to set up a night for either the Dads, or the Dads and Kids, to attend a Thunder basketball game.  If interested, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                            v.      Blazer Hockey Night – Phil Novak has agreed to lead this effort.

                                                          vi.      Other Ideas – Steak/Cigar Night, Mardi-Gras, Super Bowl Watch Party – Discussed the possibility of a Super Bowl Watch party.  Could get all the meeting rooms at SE, bring up a TV, the whole bit.  Owen Canfield was going to get with Denis Rischard to work on this fundraiser.

                                                        vii.      CGSAA Track Meet – Gary Savely mentioned that after the CGSAA track meet, they could use about 10-12 people to help clean up the stadium.  Would only take about an hour and could raise up to $400.00 for the Dads Club. 

d.      Projects

 

                                                              i.      Community Garden

                                                            ii.      Baseball Field – Leon Joyce, Bill Kinsinger and many others have spent hours working on the baseball field. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Leon Joyce.

                                                          iii.      Bereavement Scholarships – Information has been gathered to align this with the Catholic Foundation Plan.  If interested in donating to this cause or helping raise funds, please contact Andrew Schmidt.

                                                          iv.      Squirrel Epidemic – Chas Rooks discussed that he had captured a few squirrels and disposed of them.

                                                            v.      Pre-K Room Project for Mrs. Yarbrough – Rafael Carattinni and Bill Thomas will be working with Mrs. Yarbrough to get some projects done in her classroom the weekend before Thanksgiving. 

 

III.             New Business

 

a.      Possible New Ideas

                                                              i.      January Girls Night Out – Dads would babysit all the kids and let the girls have some time out

                                                            ii.      NCAA Bracket Challenge – Sponsor some bracket challenges for the March Madness Basketball Tournament

 

IV.             Closing / Adjourn to Socialize

 

a.       Next Meeting – Monday, December 8th, 2008 – 8:00pm – Lakeside Fish & Grill – this is a Holy Day of Obligation, Mass begins at 6:30pm that evening so there should be no conflict with the normal meeting time

b.      Adjourned to Socialize & Eat at 8:45pm

*** Special thanks to Rick & Diane Fair for sponsoring some wonderful food at the meeting.  It was great! Thanks again! ***

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