CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes 05/08/2012

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Cheryl Salanty, President.

In attendance were: S. Patel, L. Williams, K. Hughes, Y. Sidhu, S. Madhani, M. Tran, M. Jones, P. Willis, B. Goodman, A. Kang, Catie Hendrickson, C. Salanty, S. Everett, M. Wonson, V. Fisher, B. Palazzetti, S. Martin, B. Wang and A. Miller.

Cheryl Salanty welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.

Audrey Miller made a motion to approve the minutes dated April 10, 2012. Mimi Tran seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Audrey Miller and Cheryl Salanty led a discussion on the awards banquet. Overall, the banquet was a huge success. The finances related to the banquet have not been finalized but there is more than enough to cover the deposit for next year’s banquet. The silent auction raised more than double what was raised in the past. Also, the proceeds from the banquet were helped dramatically by the scholarship donations that Mimi Tran collected from physicians.

Some things that should be considered in planning next year’s banquet include: whether or not to include the incoming freshmen, whether or not to have a silent auction and ways to keep the noise level down and the people from milling about in order to show respect for people at the podium.

The scholarships funds will be sent directly to the students’ college. Mrs. Martin will collect the recipients’ college and college id number so that the funds can be sent directly. Students will need to provide this information to Mrs. Martin no later than June 15, 2012, in order to receive the funds.

Mimi Tran announced that the scholarship winners as well as a list of CMA seniors will be in the next Dragon Blast.

Mimi Tran led a discussion on the need for lab renovations and a possible capital campaign to cover part of the costs. She has met with Dr. Faltys on this.

Vicky Fisher led a discussion of a way to thank the 70+ physicians and healthcare providers that have assisted CMA with the physicians’ breakfast, scholarship donations and the internship program. Three different plaque sizes were shown. Vicky Fisher made a motion to buy the 6X8 plaques for a cost of approximately $950. Shilpa Patel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Depending on timing, it would be nice for the students to deliver the plaques to the physicians.

Cheryl Salanty read the proposed slate of officers for 2012-2013. Salima Madhani made a motion to accept the slate as read. Yash Sidhu seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The officers are as follows:

• President – Vicky Fisher
• Vice President – Audrey Miller
• Fundraising – Mimi Tran
• Secretary – Lisa Williams
• Membership – Mary Ann Jones
• Physicians’ Breakfast – Kathryn Hughes
• Internships – Shilpa Patel
• Awards Banquet – Lisa Wettig
• Webmaster – Altaf Hussain
• Treasurer – Maribeth Wonson
• Volunteers/Parent Class rep coordinator – Patti Willis
• Mentor/Mentee – Kristy Floyd
• Parliamentarian – Cheryl Salanty

Parent Reps for next year are:

• Freshmen – Alice and Ali Taqi
• Sophomore – Suzanne Harding
• Junior – Yash Sidhu/Salima Madhani
• Senior – Nancy Lesky/Patti Willis

Maribeth Wonson gave the Treasurer’s Report. The opening balance was $4,488. Deposits totaled $29,915. Checks paid and cleared were $481. Checks outstanding totaled $11,372. The ending balance was $22,550.85. This balance does not reflect the scholarships that were awarded at the banquet and some banquet expenses.

Vicky Fisher presented Cheryl Salanty with a bouquet of roses and a card for the wonderful job she has done as president of the CMA Booster Club.

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.