FOGS June Meeting Minutes

Attendees

Joanna Miner, President

Kim Kappelman, Vice President 1

Nicole Dalesandro, Vice President 2

Sara McCradden, Secretary

Gabrielle Goodstein, Board Member

Cassie Maxwell, Board Member

Ashlee Villanti, Board Member

Elizabeth Leong, Board Member

Cait Sobotka

Amanda Bull

Discussion

• Financial update - Genevra (10 min)

  • $115,500 currently in bank account

  • $37K may need to be earmarked for Urban Initiatives for '23-'24 school year

  • Raised for this year: $90K

  • Spent this year: $53K

• Volunteer needed to write tax letter for Fun Run Sponsors

  • Tabled until next year when EoY tax letters are due (January/ February '24)

• Teacher appreciation week promotion - teachers

  • Lessons learned for next year:

    • Make sure admin is aware of the menu for lunch

    • Food order was appropriate and all hours of lunch were served (we didn't run out of food)

• New computers for library approved and purchased

• Turf field update - Cassie

  • 6 plans submitted, has now been narrowed down to 2 that were the most liked

  • Drawing "F" is the most popular amongst the teachers (most turf for multiple classes/ families). This is likely the most expensive

  • More detailed drawings are forthcoming with small changes. This will include costing estimations. Delivery early Summer.

  • Next steps will be community-wide meeting to finalize, then move to fundraising

• Summer work day/ project list

  • List updated with owners

• Creating an $500 event decoration fund run by Ms. Vazquez

  • $1000 approved for Ms Vazquez to use in 2023-2024 school year

    • YAY: 8, NAY: 0

  • Process is that Ms Vazquez emails or texts a simple communication to Joanna (or FOGS President) to ask for reimbursement -- NOT full form

  • Genevra (or FOGS Treasurer) keeps a spreadsheet on money spent so we know she isn't exceeding $1000

• How do we decide how to spend money going forward/ report on conversations with other “Friends of Groups” - Joanna (20 min)

  • Joanna and Ashley to talk about funding request pathways

• Next meeting: Monday, July 10th