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February 7, 2008
Meeting called to order at 6:15 p.m. by President, Dave Root, at Allegan Pizza Parlor.
Attendance: Dave Root, Teresa Creech, Bill Creech, Kim Hays, Lori Drozd, Richard Centala
Absent: Missy Root; Special guest: Connie Urton
The minutes from the January board meeting were presented by Teresa Creech. A motion was
made by Lori Drozd to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Bill Creech. Motion
carries.
Drozd presented the Treasurers report. Currently, the ACES account balance stands at
$1,086.87. Dave Root, Teresa Creech, and Drozd will meet at National City bank Saturday,
February 9th at 9:00 am, to transfer over the signatures on the account to D. Root and T.
Creech. Drozd will file our Income Tax forms for 2007. Drozd will be resigning after this
meeting. She requests at a future point, if we become “financially stable”, she would like a
reimbursement of the initial $100 that she put in to open the checking account. Thanks to Drozd
for the time she has given to ACES. It was much appreciated.
The spring season is fast approaching. Melissa Jennings has contacted board members asking
if she could play this spring. Linda Sanchez from Fennville has also expressed interest in
playing this spring. She is waiting for a medical release before she can commit. Jessica Solis,
who played in the fall, is waiting for our game schedule to decide if she can play with ACES this
spring. Rich Centala may be able to recruit two more players. He will let us know. Bill Creech
has contacted another player from Plainwell. She will decide when we get our game schedule.
She currently plays with Force, but would play with ACES if the schedule allows.
Because of the number of players expressing interest, it was agreed that T. Creech will order
three (3) more uniform sets from Score. We currently have two (2) in stock.
Discussion was had on setting the age groups for tryouts. A motion was made by B. Creech to
set the age group from U10 to U18 beginning with fall 2008. Seconded by Centala. Motion
carries. With this change, a player will need to be eight (8) years old by July 31, 2008, in order
to play ACES. We will want to market to 4th and 5th graders at each of the elementary schools.
Tryout location was confirmed by T. Creech. Tryouts will be held at L. E. White Middle School.
D. Root expressed concern about having knowledgeable people evaluating the potential players
during tryouts. Centala will check with son Keegan to see if he is available. D. Root will check
with Mr. Evans to see if he can recommend any high school players to help us; he will also
check to see if the restrooms could be opened at the “Tennis Courts”. D. Root would also like
us to provide water for the participants.
Discussion was had as how to advertise for tryouts. We decided to contact the Allegan News
and ask to have an article in the paper the week of April 28. T. Creech will contact the
Hometown Gazette as well. D. Root will contact Chris Keenan to ask about putting signs up at
Kalamazoo Kingdom. T. Creech will email D. Root the tryout flyer.
Discussion was had about the pop can drive scheduled for February 9, 2008. T. Creech has
called all players except Katie Anderson and Rachael Voglewede, who each won’t be able to
participate in the drive. Should we consider offering an incentive for participation?
Update on the motorcycle raffle: D. Root has asked for a motion to allow him to pursue
investigating the details of a motorcycle raffle for the spring. He expects the cost of the bike to
run around $18,000 which would mean selling at least 900 tickets for $20 each to break even. T.
Creech makes a motion for D. Root to continue pursuing the motorcycle raffle and to obtain a
raffle license when necessary. Seconded by Centala. Motion carries.
A motion was made by Drozd to assign Connie Urton to the open board position of Field
Manager and Rich Centala will take over the position of Director of Coaches, voluntarily vacated
by Bill Creech. B. Creech will consider taking on another vacant board position. The motion
was seconded by Kim Hays. Motion carries.
The next board meeting is scheduled for Monday March 3, 2008, at the Pizza Parlor at 6:00.
A motion to adjourn was made by Drozd, seconded by Hays; meeting adjourned at 8:10.
Meeting called to order at 6:15 p.m. by President, Dave Root, at Allegan Pizza Parlor.
Attendance: Dave Root, Teresa Creech, Bill Creech, Kim Hays, Lori Drozd, Richard Centala
Absent: Missy Root; Special guest: Connie Urton
The minutes from the January board meeting were presented by Teresa Creech. A motion was
made by Lori Drozd to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Bill Creech. Motion
carries.
Drozd presented the Treasurers report. Currently, the ACES account balance stands at
$1,086.87. Dave Root, Teresa Creech, and Drozd will meet at National City bank Saturday,
February 9th at 9:00 am, to transfer over the signatures on the account to D. Root and T.
Creech. Drozd will file our Income Tax forms for 2007. Drozd will be resigning after this
meeting. She requests at a future point, if we become “financially stable”, she would like a
reimbursement of the initial $100 that she put in to open the checking account. Thanks to Drozd
for the time she has given to ACES. It was much appreciated.
The spring season is fast approaching. Melissa Jennings has contacted board members asking
if she could play this spring. Linda Sanchez from Fennville has also expressed interest in
playing this spring. She is waiting for a medical release before she can commit. Jessica Solis,
who played in the fall, is waiting for our game schedule to decide if she can play with ACES this
spring. Rich Centala may be able to recruit two more players. He will let us know. Bill Creech
has contacted another player from Plainwell. She will decide when we get our game schedule.
She currently plays with Force, but would play with ACES if the schedule allows.
Because of the number of players expressing interest, it was agreed that T. Creech will order
three (3) more uniform sets from Score. We currently have two (2) in stock.
Discussion was had on setting the age groups for tryouts. A motion was made by B. Creech to
set the age group from U10 to U18 beginning with fall 2008. Seconded by Centala. Motion
carries. With this change, a player will need to be eight (8) years old by July 31, 2008, in order
to play ACES. We will want to market to 4th and 5th graders at each of the elementary schools.
Tryout location was confirmed by T. Creech. Tryouts will be held at L. E. White Middle School.
D. Root expressed concern about having knowledgeable people evaluating the potential players
during tryouts. Centala will check with son Keegan to see if he is available. D. Root will check
with Mr. Evans to see if he can recommend any high school players to help us; he will also
check to see if the restrooms could be opened at the “Tennis Courts”. D. Root would also like
us to provide water for the participants.
Discussion was had as how to advertise for tryouts. We decided to contact the Allegan News
and ask to have an article in the paper the week of April 28. T. Creech will contact the
Hometown Gazette as well. D. Root will contact Chris Keenan to ask about putting signs up at
Kalamazoo Kingdom. T. Creech will email D. Root the tryout flyer.
Discussion was had about the pop can drive scheduled for February 9, 2008. T. Creech has
called all players except Katie Anderson and Rachael Voglewede, who each won’t be able to
participate in the drive. Should we consider offering an incentive for participation?
Update on the motorcycle raffle: D. Root has asked for a motion to allow him to pursue
investigating the details of a motorcycle raffle for the spring. He expects the cost of the bike to
run around $18,000 which would mean selling at least 900 tickets for $20 each to break even. T.
Creech makes a motion for D. Root to continue pursuing the motorcycle raffle and to obtain a
raffle license when necessary. Seconded by Centala. Motion carries.
A motion was made by Drozd to assign Connie Urton to the open board position of Field
Manager and Rich Centala will take over the position of Director of Coaches, voluntarily vacated
by Bill Creech. B. Creech will consider taking on another vacant board position. The motion
was seconded by Kim Hays. Motion carries.
The next board meeting is scheduled for Monday March 3, 2008, at the Pizza Parlor at 6:00.
A motion to adjourn was made by Drozd, seconded by Hays; meeting adjourned at 8:10.