May 2025

vemakers Meeting 

7th May 2025 - 7:00 pm @ FLHS

Attendees: 

Jim Fallon, VP, Erica Taylor Radtke - Treasurer, Hayley Galsworthy - Secretary, Laura Hokeness, Jen Brady, Rochelle McKenzie, Dom Mancini, Joe Galsworthy

Apologies - Jon Brown  President

Agenda - Decision and Action Items 

Synchro Season

Season going well, the show was last weekend. Great attendance  , great routines. Raised about $8000 so far with one week left to accept donations for the show tickets. Stillwater is no longer in our section. We are in Prior Lake this year going forwards. 

Treasurer/Financials 

Account details passed around. All holding well. 

Question about how the Vertical Raise fundraising system works with the ‘employee matching’ - Erica will look into this. 

Pizza Pub brought in 268$. 

Old Business 

Fundraising 

DQ fundraiser set for June 5th - last day of school, do we provide the flyer for the DQ location? Ask Jon.

Synchro Record Board 

Proof is received and AJ is chasing us for approval to go ahead and produce.  Jim has confirmed with Mike Hennen that it will be hung by school etc. Future senior banners will be over the bleacher area.

Laura was able to provide her approval for the proof and Erica will contact AJ to go ahead once voted on.

Future Coach requests

Erica wondered if we can ask teams to donate some of their funds to WM to offset the need to fundraise on the booster level. Looking at the 1500 or so shortfall from our fundraising to our expenses. Rochelle and Dom agree to this.

Need to look at the future requirements for meets - touch pads, the meet Colorado system. That will be a cost to replace soon.

Dom wondered if teams could alternate fundraising for helping with family burdens - Rochelle thinks it isn't necessary as so many teams crossover and request  - families will have to pick and choose what they can contribute to.

WM will do DQ, butter braids pizza pub.. Boys and Girls can continue with their annual seasonal fundraising.

New President

Nominate new President - Laura Hokeness to be voted in to replace Jon Brown. Jim motioned , Erica 2nd. All in favour - we have a quorum.

Record Board

Check with Jon on outstanding records for girls and boys from their season, one boys and 2 girls.

Motion by Erica and 2nd Laura all approve the go ahead with Synchro board purchase. All in favor.

Board Renewal

Hayley and Erica need to be voted back into their positions.

Laura motioned and Dom 2nd. All in favor.

AOB

Digital clock purchase - Coaches decided that one new analog wil be good to replace one. Rochelle has a good digital one that can be programmed from an app. Approved 650 Motion Erica, 2nd Larua , all in favor to purchase new pool clocks up to $650.

New Stopwatches needed - Erica will order.

Jim will look into the starter strobe for hard of hearing, Alex’s meet box.

Website - Avery graduates this year , need a new NHS student who can help with updating that for their NHS hours.  Jim will ask Avery if she has any ideas for replacements. 

Next Meeting dates are:   June 3rd - Coach meeting

Meeting adjourned - 7:58 pm