Minutes of the
March, 2008
Attending: David Tye, Jeff
MacInnis, Dianne MacInnis, Maureen Merritt, Sharon Pollock, Dave Kamens, Bob Gilmore, Brian Harrison, Frank Missett, Al Gianetta, Tom Conway, Jeff Chambers, Janet
Gargan, Loren Rocker, Mike Landers, Cory Grace, Andrea Costa, Jed White
18 people
attended the meeting.
The meeting
was called to order by President David Tye at
Secretary’s Report - Maureen Merritt
February,
2008 BOD minutes have been posted on website.
Bob Gilmore made a motion on to accept February, 2008 meeting minutes;
motion was seconded by Jeff MacInnis; motion passed.
President’s report- David Tye
David introduced Cory Grace and Mike Landers from the Danvers High School
Soccer Boosters. The boosters will
continue to volunteer at concessions at the Essex Aggie or Gates Field during
the Memorial Day Tournament. DYS night
at a Danvers High Soccer game was discussed.
The boosters are encouraging High School players to get involved with
coaching in DYS. They are in the process
of raising funds for the purchase of approximately 110 new shirts for varsity
boys and girls as the athletic budget does not allow for this cost.
David gave an overview of the youth sports President’s meeting recently
held by town officials. Cheryl Marshall
would like to receive copies of the intramural schedules. The town would like to receive reports of any
capital improvements completed by DYS.
Registrar’s Report- Dianne MacInnis
Fall 2008
registration will be held on April 10th and April 16th at
Treasurer’s Report – Sharon Pollock
February’s treasurer report was
presented. The church sent a thank you letter to DYS for
our donation. Brian Harrison made a
motion to accept the February, 2008 treasurer’s report; seconded by Frank
Missett; motion passed.
VP Administration Report – Jeff MacInnis
The
fundamentals program will begin on 4/19.
Mass Premier will run U6 program on Saturdays and it will be extended
one hour for U7. Spring tournament team
formation is under way.
VP Operations Report – Frank Missett
Field
permits have been filed. Select balls
have been ordered. The distributor gave
a discount this year. DYS purchased 36
balls for the DHS boosters club.
Travel Director’s Report– Dave Kamens
Dave has
been in touch with Mass Premier Soccer.
He is trying to arrange some indoor clinics at Soccer, Etc., before the
outdoor season begins.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
165 teams are registered. Full sided team slots are filled. There are a lot of U12 and U14 Girls’ teams. There are 26 towns represented. The DYS tournament patch has been designed.
Scholarships- Janet Gargan
Committee will convene once they receive all
applications (April) to make their decisions.
DSSSFestival-Jeff Chambers
Jeff passed
around another thank you letter from
Social– Sharon Pollock
The committee has begun soliciting for raffles.
Pictures- Maureen Merritt
The picture committee has recommended using
Sportography for the 2008-2009 season.
The pricing is a little lower than the three photographers that were
compared. The coaches’ thank you plaques
are included and no commitment contract for the subsequent year is required. Picture shoot dates are Sept. 27th
and 28th with rain dates of October 4th and 5th.
Touchline– Bob Gilmore
Bob is working on spring issue.
Uniforms– Loren Rocker
Loren displayed DYS’ samples and gave an
overview of the uniform kits for new travel uniforms which includes 2 shirts, 2
pairs of socks, and a pair of shorts.
The target date for installing new travel uniforms is the fall of 2008.
New
Business
Jeff Chambers reported the sad news of the
death of long time town employee Charles Tordiglione (Tiggie) who spent
countless hours working on fields for DYS.
He asked the board to consider
donating to the Special Olympics in his memory.
A motion was made by Brian Harrison to donate $100 to the Special
Olympics in his memory; seconded by Jeff MacInnis; motion passed.
The next
BOD meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2nd at
Motion to
adjourn by Jeff MacInnis; seconded by Loren Rocker. Meeting adjourned at
Minutes
taken by Secretary, Maureen Merritt