MSU ALUMNI BAND
Alumni Band Executive Board Meeting
Minutes
July 25, 2004

 

REMINDER:  The next Board meeting will be October 3, 2004.

Meeting was called to order at 2:09pm by President Jim McCaffrey .

Present: Lynn Brown, Gerry Spry, Joe Levine, Beryl Falcone, Jim McCaffrey, Bill Monroe, John Kostoff, Dale Bartlett, Terry Person

Secretary's Report - Lynn Brown

Minutes from the May 16, 2004 meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report - John Kostoff

For the period May 16, 2004 – July 25, 2004:

Total Expenses = $3,287.88
Total Deposits = $95.25
Ending Balance (checking account) = $2,051.09

Other funds:
Certificate of Deposit = $5,016.14

Total Cash on Hand = $7,067.23

Anticipated expenditures:

Bloomquist Scholarship (Yearly) = $500.00
R J Bullock Digitizing Project = $2,000.00

Commission Project = $2,500.00

Treasurer’s report was approved as presented.



 

Vice President’s Report – Gerry Spry

 

No report.

 

 President’s Report – Jim McCaffrey

Commissioning Project – money from registration/dues will now be listed as an anticipated expenditure.

Date for the Fall Reunion – September 11, 2004. 

Registration will be 7 – 7:45am and rehearsal will start at 8am.  The game will be at noon.

Jim McCaffrey will contact John Madden regarding the conductors.

February 1, 2005 is the mailing date for the next Encore.

Executive Secretary’s Report – Beryl Falcone

No report.

Alumni Band Golf Outing Update – Dale Bartlett

Plans for the upcoming 6th annual alumni band golf outing are progressing smoothly.  Approximately 40 golfers are expected to participate on September 10, the day before Alumni Band Day.  The golfing event will take place at Oak Lane Golf Course in Webberville.

Alumni Band European Trip Update – Dale Bartlett

136 people participated in the 2004 Alumni Tour Band trip to Holland, Belgium and France.  The two-week trip began on June 21 and lasted for most until July 4.  Of the 136 travelers, 72 were in the band – conducted by Kenneth Bloomquist – that played five concerts:  Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Bruges, Brussels and Paris (in the Luxenborg Gardens with a large and enthusiastic French audience, even during the final “Stars and Stripes Forever”).  All in all, it was a wonderful trip that was planned by travel agent Lauralee Campbell and trip director Dale Bartlett.  Plans for a 2007 trip are already being discussed. 

Past President’s Report – Bill Monroe

No report

Old Business

Officers for next year will be voted on at the September 11, 2004 reunion.

Homecoming Band – Jack Nelson not present.  No report.

RJ Bullock Project – Lynn Brown e-mailed RJ Bullock May 18, 2004 and July 17, 2004 with no response.  She will send a letter to RJ to ascertain the status of the digitizing project.

 New Business

There was discussion as to the objectives of the Alumni Band Board.  It was suggested that we get some historical perspective as to the Board activities since its inception, assuming that such perspective would provide the Board with a better understanding of what is expected.  Dale Bartlett offered to undertake gathering information pertinent to this discussion along with help from the Board secretary.

Director’s Report – no directors present

The next board meeting is scheduled for October 3, 2004 at 2:00 pm at Buddies in Okemos.

Meeting adjourned – 3:45pm

(Minutes by Lynn Brown)

A Reminder -
Fall Reunion – September 10 - 11, 2004

NEXT BOARD MEETING - Sunday, October 3, 2004 at 2pm

BUDDIES in Okemos