March 2025

Wednesday, March, 5, 2025

Jen Dobosz, President, called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. Mark Cellar, Director, Jen

Dobozs, President, Leigh Wright, Vice President, Valeri Boswell, Treasurer, and Gloria Kim,

Secretary were present.

Previous meeting notes were approved by Jen and seconded by Leigh

The agenda was presented and accepted.

1. Treasurer’s Report - Valeri Boswell

Balance as of 2/28: $11,542.71

Balance as of today: $13,852.85

Peaches check has not yet cleared - after check clears, remaining balance $7,933.85

a. Winter Percussion /Guard Payments

Holly has check for last outstanding guard payment

Only one more WP payment since last month. 4 partial payments outstanding/ 1 full payment

b. Other payments

Currently tracking payments for Elites and Scott Lange

c. CFA results and discussion

There were issues with app orders, so CFA indicated that only one person had made an app

purchase with the band code. We sent them copies of three receipts with a screenshot

indicating that it went towards the band fundraiser, and CFA said they would send an extra $10

check. But they would not be willing to let us send additional receipts from the fundraiser to get

more towards the fundraiser.

Someone should talk to the school since there was a CFA fundraiser for Mad week. Make sure

that they know that their amount may not reflect actual purchases, if the app is still not working

correctly.

May want to consider additional sit down restaurants for future fundraisers: Granelli’s pizza was

popular in the past in warmer months, so people could sit outside on the patio.

1d. Uniform fund discussion

We need to figure out the plan for putting aside money for one uniform/month. Mr. Cellar doesn't

want to add to band fees. We can’t add a uniform cleaning fee since that’s a district fee. Will

need to continue to think about how we handle this for next school year

2. Spirit Nights

a. 3/29 - Applebee's Flapjack fundraiser

We got confirmation from Applebee’s that it has been changed to an AYCE pancakes

i. Need student volunteers - 10-12 with lettering points available

ii. Ticket sales! 10 tickets sold so far (need at least 35 to pay fee)

Jen & Sarah will sell tickets at the door, day of for people who come without having already

purchased a ticket

3. CBA Festival March 7

a. Start and end times - 6:30 AM start, 7:00 AM first check in, 5:30 PM end

b. Catering numbers - need to order for at least 15 (judges, CBA staff &

performing arts staff) + parent volunteers (~20 total)

We are moving away from Capriotti’s. Will be ordering Snarf’s since they were willing to donate

to the silent auction, so we can support a business who is willing to support us.

Pizza 1 & Snarfs: 11:30 AM pickup

Pizza 2: 12:15 PM pickup - Gloria

4. Gala

a. Tickets - 69 tickets as of today

b. Decor/Planning

c. Next committee meeting this week! 3/6 4:00 PM

5. Other Items

Band Trip:

Orlando $2,100 - 2 days Universal / 2 days Disney (march Universal)

NY $3,000 - $700 would be for Carnegie Hall. There are currently no opportunities for guard.

We would need to look into opportunities if this was the option people wanted to move forward

with

Costa Rica $3,000 - not very many actual performance opportunities

All these trips would be in February during the long President’s Day weekend

22026 Gala:

1st option: Saturday 4/25 - Saturday of the 4 day weekend

2nd option: Saturday 5/2

Meeting for Marching Show Announcement & Uniforms - Looking at around April 1, but

nothing set in stone yet

Marimba Cart - Mr. Cellar used funding that we wanted to use for the cart on another expense.

Board approves the cost of $1,000 for a new marimba cart

6. Next Meeting - Wednesday April 2

Jen Dobosz, President, called the meeting to end at 6:03 PM