October Meeting - Minutes

By gsavely | October 27, 2008

 

Dads’ Club – Meeting Minutes

    October 13th, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Lakeside Fish & Grill

 

Attendees (27):           Brac Barrett                Geoff Camp                Owen Canfield

                                    Chuck Duginski          Rick Fair                     Lawn Gardner

                                    Chad Goodman          Guy Hartman              Shane Holley

                                    Todd Jelinek               Dan Kenagy                Dan Martin

                                    Brian McLaughlin       David Miller                Jude Offiah

                                    Denis Rischard            Chas Rooks                 Phillip Sandell

                                    Gabe Savely                Gary Savely                Brian Schmit

                                    Trey Welker                Bryan Williams           Cordell Jordan*

                                    Phil Novak*

                                                                        * New Member First Meeting 

MINUTES

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

I.                   Call to Order, Prayer & Introductions

a.      Thank You responses were given to Rick Fair for being able to provide such a great meeting facility. A follow up discussion was held in which the restaurant will begin taking drink orders during the next meeting.

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.      Father-Child Retreat – Geoff Camp volunteered to begin planning an event.  Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLOG) camp site was mentioned as a possible location for the retreat.  If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Geoff.

                                                          iv.      BMCHS “In Fathers Footsteps” – Looking for someone to head up this event for those interested from the SE Parish.  If interested, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                             v.      Sacraments with Father Jacobi – Bryan Williams mentioned this was happening the 1st Wednesday of Each Month and lasts for about 1 hour.

b.      PTO

                                     i.      Auction Attendance & Support

                                                            ii.      Auction Setup – Saturday, 11/8 – Discussed that if Dads could be available at any time during that day to help set up, please contact Ashley Lee, killian1127@hotmail.com.   Also discussed that if Dads could baby-sit the children for all the mothers that are planning to attend, this could also be of benefit.  Phil Novak mentioned that he had some delivery guys showing up that day that would be available to help set up or move any large items.

                                                          iii.      Spirit Day Sponsors – Discussed that this (popcorn popping) is a once a month event in which it would be good if the Dads Club could sponsor one each semester.  Chad Goodman, Brian Schmit and Lawn Gardner offered to lead up this effort.  Please email Becky Barry to find out when the Dads Club could get to work on this.  If you are interested in helping out with this, please contact Chad, Brian or Lawn. 

c.       Fundraising

                                                              i.      Casino Nights – Discussed that this might be a great opportunity to help raise some funds for the Dads Club.  Denis passed around a flier from another men’s group that does this for their parish.  Trey Welker mentioned we might be able to borrow the equipment from the Epiphany group to get started on this.  If anyone is interested in heading up this effort, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                            ii.      Golf Tournaments – Mentioned that we have had one successful golf tournament in which we able to raise over $400.00.  If anyone is interested in setting up the next tournament, please contact Denis or Gabe.

                                                          iii.      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.

                                                          iv.      Blazer Hockey Night – Deep into Social time, Phil Novak agreed to head up an effort to get something set up for a Blazer Hockey Night.  If interested, please contact Phil.

                                                            v.      Other Ideas for Fundraising – Steak/Cigar Night, Mardi-Gras, Bedlam Football Watch Party.  Please contact Denis or Gabe if you are interested in heading up or creating a new fundraising event.

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. 

III.             New Business

a.       Gym Enhancements – Assist Athletic Commission – The Dads Club is looking for ways to enhance the current gymnasium, either by replacing the current score board, working on the floor, or supplying a new clock table.  If interested in helping out with this, please contact Todd Jelinek.

b.      SE Alumni Events – 50 Year School Anniversary

c.       Squirrel Epidemic – (Not a Joke) apparently there is squirrel problem on the playground.  Mrs. Williams has asked the Dads Club to help take care of the problem.  Chas Rooks will be leading this effort.  If you would like to help out, please contact Chas.

IV.             Closing / Adjourn to Socialize

a.       Next Meeting – November 10th, 2008 – Lakeside Fish & Grill

b.      Adjourned to Socialize at 8:50pm

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October Meeting

By gsavely | October 5, 2008

Date - Monday, October 13th
Time - 8:00pm
Location - Lakeside Fish & Grill (formerly Pearls Lakeside)

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September Meeting - Minutes

By gsavely | October 5, 2008

September 8th, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Library Plaza – Relocated to Meeting Rooms

Attendees (27): Brac Barrett, Gef Bice, Geoff Camp, Denis Rischard, Owen Canfield, Phillip Dang, Pat Downes, Chuck Duginski, Jesus Elizondo, Rick Fair, Chad Goodman, Guy Hartman, Todd Jelinek, Dan Kenagy, Bill Kinsinger, Cavett Lee, Brian Martin, Brian McLaughlin, Tim O’Donnell, Chas Rooks, Philip Sandell, Gabe Savely, Andrew Schmidt, Brian Schmit, Michael Stewart, Trey Welker, Luke Ennis*, & Chris Lucas*
* New Member First Meeting

MINUTES

I. Call to Order, Prayer & Introductions

II. Reports & Announcements

a. Auction – Report by Ashley Lee

i. Tangible Support – Underwriting, Donations, Table Purchasing & broadening Attendance
ii. Help Set up on 11/7
iii. Contact Ashley Lee for any of the above

b. Father Jacobi Comments

i. Community Garden – Dads’ Club Project for the Spring
ii. Continued Support, Encouragement & Prayers from Father

c. Spiritual Development

i. Dads & Child Retreat

d. PTO

i. Need help at Picnic on September 12th both with setup and clean-up afterwards

e. Fundraising

i. Golf Tournament raised $466.00
ii. Redhawks Night raised $150.00
iii. Discussed other ideas to raise money – more golf, casino nights, etc.

f. Meeting Times

i. Will meet on 2nd Monday of each month
ii. Next meeting – October 13th – Library Plaza, meeting location could possibly change, email notifications will go out

g. Donuts for Dads

i. Great opportunity for Dads to join together in support of CSSE
ii. Event Date – Thursday, October 2nd

III. Old Business

a. None Discussed

IV. New Business

a. Will not schedule Basketball for same night as Dads’ Club Meeting, discussed after the meeting while playing amongst those playing ball
b. Still working on the Baseball Field. Contact Leon Joyce if interested in helping.

V. Adjourn to Socialize/Basketball

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