11-30-2022

North Penn Theatre Guild Meeting

30 November 2022

Agenda

 

1.     NPTG By-laws update

By-laws were reviewed. Motion to keep by-laws the same. Stacie Moseley and Laura Slugg first and seconded motion.

 

2.     State conference

·        Snack Stand – 2-3 Dec.

Mrs. Roney is having students running snack stand

Need a few adults to supervise

Amanda will know more tomorrow

Adults need clearances

 

3.     Fundraising (to pay for banquet, state conference attendance, student meals, senior gifts, student financial assistance, etc)

·        Trivia Night & Raffle Baskets (Saturday, 4 Feb. @ Grace Lutheran, Hatfield) 

o   Venue Organizers: Kate Leary, Rachel Notte, Connie Gallagher

Can not give prizes since part of Co-ordinating Council

8 people per team

Possibly give extra basket raffle tickets to winning team; around 22-25 baskets last year; try to have 15 baskets

Doors open at 6:00PM and Trivia starts at 7:00PM

If it snows, will switch to virtual

Flyer needs to be created; Rachel Notte said that it can be made

BYOB and food permitted

Missy will work with group to develop the questions

There is a sound system and microphone there if needed

Reach out to alumni/alumni parents to attend or to donate for baskets

Reach out to middle school parents

21 and over event

May need a few volunteers for scoring, set up, clean up

General trivia questions

Payment options – Venmo, check or cash prior to event

 

o   Basket Organizers: Julie Kwon, Stacie Moseley

Going to send out a sign-up genius

16 different themed baskets (would like 3 families to donate to one basket; set a suggested donation value)

Random items (about 20)

Send in for Katie Moseley to collect or drop off at Stacie Moseley’s house – target Company meeting on January 9th for drop off

We will need baskets donated

Post on Facebook; extend to others

Amanda will make that there is a cash bag for that night

 

·        Wawa Coupons: Connie Gallagher

Amanda sent check before Thanksgiving

Waiting for them to arrive

Shorti 6 inch hoagies

We buy for $3 and sell for $5 (cost of Shorti is between $5 and $6)

Want to sell them at Frozen for candygrams

Put on Facebook page and website

Connie will bring to meetings

Using Google Form for orders

Can be used country-wide

 

4.     Middle School Outreach

·        Raise Right fundraising for Middle School theatre programs

Amanda is going to try to set up an account for each director to send to all of their parents

Money will go to the middle school programs (not an individual student fundraiser)

Too much management to include 9th graders as individual accounts

 

·        Middle School workshop (Friday, 13 Jan)

We feed the kids pizza

Thespians do not make much money on this event

 

5.     Broadway Cares (charity fundraiser) – Friday, 10 Feb

 

 

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·        Facebook – Join the “North Penn Theatre Guild (Members & Parents)” page

·        Remind – Send a text message to 81010 with the message “@8732e66”

·        Buddies – Contact Rebecca Fahrmeier (rebecca.fahrmeier@gmail.com) if you would like to be assigned a “parent buddy” who can help to guide you throughout the year

·        E-mail – Join the Guild e-mail list by contacting npguildinfo@gmail.com with your name, child’s name & graduation year

 

**Sign-up for a Raise Right account**

·        Individual fundraising program that you can use to pay for activity fees, state conference, thespian dues, end-of-year banquet. Contact Becky Weaver (rweaver918@gmail.com)

·        Request payments from your account by contacting npguildinfo@gmail.com

 

President:                     Payal Kondisetty (npguildinfo@gmail.com)

VPs (Fundraising):        Connie Gallagher (cmgalla36@gmail.com) & Stacie Moseley (staciemoseley@gmail.com)

Secretary:                 Mary Nardone (mnardone105@gmail.com)

Treasurer:                     Michele Boyles (npguildinfo@gmail.com)