MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 6, 2018 at 7:30 AM
Location
MCCPS Tree House
Committee Members Present
Ellen Lodgen, Jojo Mangano, Nick Santoro, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, Tony Palladino
Committee Members Absent
Fred Ferris, John Sullivan, Michelle Mastrorio, Patricia Rietti
Guests Present
Jeff Barry
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Ellen Lodgen called a meeting of the Development & Communications Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Nov 6, 2018 at 7:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
The committee reviewed the minutes.
Nick Santoro made a motion to accept the minutes from the October meeting.
Tony Palladino seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Development Committee
A.
Review Committee Efforts from Fall Events
Jeff tracking P & L for events.
Events
1. Karaoke Night
- made just over $3000, including $1000 donation from the Conlin Family and donations by Paul McCarthy
- great event, would be good for family night, too; Nina to check with PTO about whether they want to do it
- Next time consider do it on a Saturday night (for adults only);
2. Recycling Drive
- probably at least $1500
3. Student Success Fund
- about $12.000 so far
- thank you and reminders will be sent soon
Future:
Big Quiz Thing - consider either spring or fall
Highlights
Request that we put upcoming event in top box
Events
1. Karaoke Night
- made just over $3000, including $1000 donation from the Conlin Family and donations by Paul McCarthy
- great event, would be good for family night, too; Nina to check with PTO about whether they want to do it
- Next time consider do it on a Saturday night (for adults only);
2. Recycling Drive
- probably at least $1500
3. Student Success Fund
- about $12.000 so far
- thank you and reminders will be sent soon
Future:
Big Quiz Thing - consider either spring or fall
Highlights
Request that we put upcoming event in top box
B.
Discuss Upcoming Events
Now to Jan 1
- Reminder about Student Success Fund to be sent ASAP
- Online auction
- Annual appeal
- Reminder about Student Success Fund to be sent ASAP
- Online auction
- Annual appeal
C.
Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
- discussed pros/cons of mail vs. email and timing of the push
- Nina and Ellen to review the docs used last year and revise this year
- Plan to review this year's doc at Dec meeting; then send out first week in December; phon-a-thon early Feb and mid May
- looking for achieve 100% board and staff contributions
Matching Donations
John DiPiano, parent of a 4th grader, offered to match donations
- for every 4 donations of $250, he will match the $1000
- Nina and Ellen to meet with John to determine language for annual appeal letter
All to bring solicitations from other organizations to use as inspiration for our work.
- discussed pros/cons of mail vs. email and timing of the push
- Nina and Ellen to review the docs used last year and revise this year
- Plan to review this year's doc at Dec meeting; then send out first week in December; phon-a-thon early Feb and mid May
- looking for achieve 100% board and staff contributions
Matching Donations
John DiPiano, parent of a 4th grader, offered to match donations
- for every 4 donations of $250, he will match the $1000
- Nina and Ellen to meet with John to determine language for annual appeal letter
All to bring solicitations from other organizations to use as inspiration for our work.
D.
Committee & Sub-Committee Recruitment
Online Auction
- Jeff will get list of previous committee members to Ellen and Nina as potential committee members for this year.
- Nov/Dec
- nationwide
- need to solicit items; some can be for school-families only
- ask room parents to help id committee members
- Unique experiences donated by teachers would be great
- Jeff will get list of previous committee members to Ellen and Nina as potential committee members for this year.
- Nov/Dec
- nationwide
- need to solicit items; some can be for school-families only
- ask room parents to help id committee members
- Unique experiences donated by teachers would be great
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Nina Cullen-Hamzeh made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Nick Santoro seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nina Cullen-Hamzeh