McNeil Swim & Dive Booster Club Meeting – 9-10-18
Attendees:
Coach Foss, Coach Carter, B. Wilson, J. Wilson, J. Estes, E. Mosley, J. Hancock, B. Bibb, K. Shomper, E. Buchanan, B. Gavin, K. Crowley, A. Frey, S. Frangenberg, M. Harris, D. Trevino, D. Hess, H. Freeman
Agenda:
1. Mavs Booster – currently at 77% participation. Goal is 100% which comes back to swimmers through end of year Awards Banquet & scrapbook, etc.
2. Update on Girls suits- Speedo is working on a solution. If not in hand by next Thursday, girls can wear a practice suit & Foss will have Mavs swim caps.
3. Purchases – District gives $1000.00/ yr. – will be used towards new backpacks, team swim caps. Mavs have $500 in Activity Account (not Booster money)- will spend part on tubing for paddles, “ab” mats, building “wheelies”
4. Aggieland Charter bus- estimated $1500 – $1700. A fundraiser is in the works!
5. Swimathon- October 18. Foss is working on the letter for the swimmers to use for getting donations, as well as a list of the past few years’ sponsors, so the swimmers know where to go. This year’s amount = $250 a swimmer. The budget was shared. (Has also been shared with swimmers).
6. Team T-shirts- through D & J – (they don’t charge a set up fee for art work)
7. TISCA – Cedar Ridge will be sharing a charter bus with us . They will pay a percentage of the bus fee based on number of swimmers attending.
8. Breakfasts for swimmers- October=Swimathon, November= TISCA, December= Winter Training breakfasts (daily), January= Districts, February = Regionals. No breakfast for first meet as focus is on work & tests that will be missed that day.
9. Tents/ Canopies for District 11 Invite next Thursday – families bringing one to pool to set up for swimmers- Trevino, Shomper, Frey, Wilson, Bibb, Crowley
10. Look for meet info on Foss’ class website - fossclass.weebly.com
11. Nominating committee members needed for next years officers. Need 3 people who do not plan on running for a position next year. All officers serve annually, and all positions have different terms. Please contact Debbie Hess, d.hess@utexas.edu if interested. Next year, our current president & treasurer are “graduating” or will have served the max term.
12. UIL Officials. Discussed reimbursing Mavs UIL officials the $30 registration fee if they officiate 4 or more meets and if there is money in the budget at year’s end.
6:45 meeting adjourned
