ABOB Members in attendance:

Ruth Waggoner, Roger Waggoner, Laura Plummer, Alyssa Overmann, Ed Gray, Cindy Kirbach, Laura Shansey, Jill Mitchell, Tonya Duke, Dave Fritz, Paula Fritz, Lindsey Wolfford.

Meeting called to order shortly after 7:00 p.m. (I wasn’t in the room then so don’t have the specific time – DH).

Treasurer’s Report –

• Craft fair profit slightly higher than projected
• Still need to pay band camp stipend to Overmann (Plummer motion, Paula 2nd)
• Treasurer’s Report accepted (Paula Fritz motion, Jill 2nd)

Teacher Reports –

• HS Orch – Spring Recital, Stringsation upcoming;  All State was great experience
• HS Band – Fletcher Leonard All State honors
• Winterguard going to Edwardsville on 3/8
• HS Winter Band Concert (NOT solo & ensemble concert anymore)
• On Casmir Pulaski Day, Bands of America clinic at O’Fallon
• AHS Musical – April 23-26, reserved seats
• At AMS, Schumann Chamber performance at SSP was big success
• 8th Grade Six Flags trip the day before Coffee Concert

Hospitality – 

• Nothing for now

Communications – 

• Nothing for now but will need to tag team it going forward

Technology – 

• Continued improvements to website

Ways & Means –

• $985 sales on Red Lobster Dine Out night so $95ish profit for ABOB

Trivia Night – 

• Nothing for now.

Craft Fair –

• Need new signs;  they are worn and would like to phase out wooden soldier
• New contract is up on the website

Dinner Auction –

• Doors at 5:30, Dinner at 7 (LCCC Hatheway Gallery)
• Deadline is 3/5.
• Have received gift cards to Halpin, Ruth Chris, New Frontier, Alton Refrigeration
• Bennington autographed goalie mask!
• Flat screen TV donated by Alton Refrigeration
• Final push for tickets and donations

Spring Vendor Fair –

• Pig on a Wing onboard and giving ABOB 10% of sales
• Tonya has volunteers to plug in some spots
• Need 6 people on doors (3 per shift) and a few parking people
• Ed Gray handling printing of menus for contract packets and for at doors
• Cathy Gray will print envelopes for vendor food orders
• We need Jill in the office for the whole day to oversee operations

Old Business

• Nothing outstanding.

New Business

• ABOB Scholarship recipients selected tonight: Audrey Neace (Dunlope), Norah Hardin (full), Finnley Stevenson (half), Fletcher Leonard (full), Isaiah Christner (half).
• Halpin wants prepayment for Solo & Ensemble rental pianos ($225 credit on repair?)

Next Meeting will be March 23, 2020 at 7:00.

Adjourned at 7:51 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Humphrey