GMHA Meeting November, 16/10

 

 

Present: Marilyn Gosnell, Cheryl Murray, Sandy Crosby, Eddie Gould, Cindy Staels, Bob Thirlwall, Greg McFadden, Tim Kunkel, Scott Purbrick, Rachelle Johnson

 

Regrets: Jeff Tidball

 

Guests: Brian Dellar, Norm Whiting, Dennis Hodston, Stephen Campbell, Dan Minoletti, BJ Santavy.

 

Motion to Adopt Agenda: Marilyn Gosnell, 2nd Sandy Crosby.  Carried.

 

Minutes of last meeting: No changes. 

Motion to accept minutes from the last meeting by Scott Purbrick, 2nd by Eddie Gould.  Carried

 

Refs

-          Need another level 3 ref

-          Eddie will talk to Shawn Mooser about what we need as an organization.

 

Treasurers Report

 

-          Bingo Account - $14222.14 up approx $4000 from same time last year.

-          Nevada Account - $12047.83 up approx $4000 from same time last year.

-          General Account - $ 83330.20 down approx $10000 from same time last year.

-          $16000 cheque issued for ice.

-          Darryl submitted 41.75 hours for gate keeping for October hasn’t been paid.

-          Someone checking to see if he is paid minimum wage.

-          Darryl submits monthly

-          Brian would like to know about money deposited that he doesn’t know about.

-          Bingo Revenue on target

-          Bingo people asking for a 2011 budget

Motion to adopt treasurer’s report Sandy/Eddie CARRIED

 

Norm Whiting and Dennis Hodston from ACN Network Marketing gave a presentation

            They are resellers of essential home services, ex. Internet, home phone, satellite TV, and utilities.  Same idea as the gift cards where GMHA would get a % back from all sales through their business.  Can get some of these services at a cheaper rate.

            Going to set up a meeting with them to go into more detail.

 

LEAGUE REPORTS

 

Shamrock& OMHA Report – Cindy Staels

 

-          TBA games to be in by next meeting.

-          Suspensions emailed.

-          Stats are now posted on Bulletin Board

-          System for sending in games going fairly well

-          OMHA play down booklet is out

-          Category change. Cindy has looked at Peewee, thinks they have a case. Request in for Novice, but there will not be any change for that team.  Will know by beginning of December if there is a change for Peewee.

-          Base Category Appeal to move whole centre down, need years of stats, May 31/11 is the deadline.

-          All-star game for Midget in January.

-          Scores need to be submitted on time.

-          Some game sheets are missing. Cindy had some returned in mail due to lack of postage.

 

Local League Report - Tim Kunkel

 

-          Extension given to Glencoe regarding a tyke team. There was not a representative there for Glencoe.  There are 8 teams registered at this time, 2 Blenheim, 2 Wallaceburg, Dresden, Blenheim, Ridgetown, and West Lorne.

-          Tyke team has been set.

-          Concern about on ice volunteers.  If under 16, they must be in full gear.  They must also be registered with OMHA.

-          A few game sheets missing.  Bob Pearson has mailed them already.

-          Playoff scheduling meeting is Feb 1 at 7pm in Dresden, a rep from each team must be there.

-          Next meeting Dec 14/10 7pm in Dresden

 

Girls Report

 

-          Not much activity.

-          Women’s Game. Good Attendance, approx. 300 people, good sponsorship.  Hope to make $500.  Thanks to multiple people.

-          Intermediate team, 12 girls on team and struggling to get 10 girls out.

 

Stephen Campbell.  Alliance refs can ref midget and Juvenile. Not sure on OMHA. He wants a game.  Bob to talk to Shawn Mooser.

 

Equipment

 

-          Sock Bill Medium $500.

-          Sock price has gone up so we will have to up the price.  Scott will have a proposal at next meeting.

-          Jersey mold on Bantam and Midget jersey.

-           Sets missing shirts. Sponsor bars can’t go on if missing.

-          Ordering a few more sponsor bars for jerseys.

-          Pucks missing.  More bought but don’t know where they are going.

-          Scott finding out how much $ for stop sign stickers for helmets.

-          Clothing orders with $ to be in by Nov 28.  Another order will go in January.

-          Scott has 2 students coming in to help set up for clothing orders.  3 shirts were stolen last year while on display during order time.

 

Development

 

-          Bantam coach requesting ice for a checking clinic.

-          Eddie looking into phone # for groups to help with checking clinic.

 

Ways and Means

 

-          Hockey pools coming in, hope to get 100. Bob entering them in this weekend.

-          Letter sent out to coaches about Christmas run for gift cards.

-          Jersey Dance.  Possible profit of $3500.

-          Possible other fundraisers, cash calendars.

-          Bingos. No sign up sheets.  Dates are wrong.

-          Possible NHL jerseys for tournaments.

-          Gift cards. $1726 profit year to date.  Basically 5 families using them.

-          Stephen Campbell gave a practice jersey sponsor idea.

 

Ice Schedule

-          Tyke team now has a schedule for ice times.

 

Registration

 

-          9 or 10 juveniles to pay yet

-          2 girls to pay yet.

-          Tyke roster approved.

-          Atom LL, Bantam LL teams have approved rosters.

-          The rest are waiting for transfers, ineligible players/staff.

-          People who are on the board or on a roster need to have a police check.

 

Sponsorship

 

-          Cheryl gave 4 cheques to brian

-          A few to give $ yet.

-          Need pictures for Novice and Atom LL teams to give their sponsors.

-          Bob made a list of sponsors who get season passes.

 

Tournaments

-          LL tournament 7 Novice teams, 6 atom teams and 4 peewee teams so far.

-          All money in except for Glencoe teams.

 

New Business

-          Bingos. Angie is gone and gave all the paperwork to Tammy Henry.

-          Rachelle is getting bingo account authority switched to Tammy.

-          Dance. Tim Kunkel suggests a gift card to Tracy Falco for all the help with the dance.

o   MOTION: To give a $100 gift card to Tracy Falco for all work leading up to the dance. Tim/Rachelle.   4 in favour/5 against 1 abstain DEFEATED.

-          Thank you going in the newspaper for all the donations and help for the dance.

-          Looking into music hookup upstairs.  Bob Thirlwall.

-          Bantam Rep asked about doing 50/50’s.

-          Stephen Campbell asked about universal drills. Starting in novice.  It was started but was never finished.

-          Novice Rep asked if they could use their jerseys for a Santa Claus parade float.

-          BJ Santavy read her letter to the board concerning the Bantam Rep coach.

o   Referred to the coach’s code of conduct.

o   Wants a written response to her letter.

o   Wants the board to address the bantam coach with regards to her letter with repercussions clearly stated.

-          Another letter was submitted by Dan Minoletti with the same concerns about the same coach.

-          Stephen Campbell, the bantam coach, addressed these concerns, admitting that he is tough on players.  He does not believe he centres out players.

 

MOTION TO GO IN CAMERA Bob Thirlwall/Sandy Crosby.

 

Go out of camera. Bob/Eddie

 

Adjourn 11:30pm Eddie