Bakie Booster Meeting Sept. 14th
Next meeting: Oct. 12th, Kingston Library
In Attendance: Donna H., Kayla W., Amanda V., Erin
L., Sam F., Shannon L., Troy K, Elizabeth L., Erin K.,
General info:
• Bakie Open House- Thursday Sept 29th6-7
Events
Reach the Beach Sept. 17th (Lead: Erin)
• First event
• Volunteers and donations looking good now.
• Key club will be there and can watch children for volunteers if need be. Several members will be there
Things that still need to be done:
· Actual event!
Restaurant Nights (possible new lead: Jaclin)
• We do not have 503c status so some chain restaurants will not do them for us
· First is Flatbread on 9/20- posters have already been delivered and posts made
Things that still need to be done:
· Another post to promote the event
· Come up with script to help Jaclin make calls to other restaurants
Meadow Farms Sale (Lead: Erin)
• Runs for 2 weeks around Columbus Day
• Books that go home with kids
• Also link that can be sent to kids families to buy online
Things that still need to be done:
^ unsure
Spooktacular (Lead:Donna, Amanda helping)
• October 28th from 5-7
• Spooky Bus from Camp Lincoln confirmed (cost?)
• Kona Ice confirmed -Parents will pay for the
treats and Kona will donate some money back
• 2 Food trucks have confirmed (Bee’s tacos?) and Gracie’s Pizza
• Key club to do stations like face painting and lawn pumpkin bowling, coloring station
· bring a decorated pumpkin contest- Prizes Tye dyes shirts
· ? use fog machine (Bob)
Things that still need to be done:
· Coordinate with Key club
· Sign up genius for volunteers and for food donations
Fall Clothing Drive (Lead: Shannon)
• To be paired with Spooktacular?
• Nurse to pick what she needs and will donate the rest
• ? Shoe drive as well this year
Things that still need to be done
· Email blast?
Fall Book Fair (Leads Kayla and Amanda)
• Set up Nov. 22
• Fair Nov. 28th
- Dec 2
• Fall book fair is not BOGO
• Sneak peak eliminated
• Kids to shop during library special
• Late Night on Thursday? Would like to pair it with something else if possible
Spring Book Fair (Leads Kayla and Amanda)
• Dates?
Raffle Baskets Sam
Changed to 2 baskets- 1 at Spooktacular and 1 at Someone Special Dance
Things left to do:
· Get baskets and stuff to go in them (Boosters to buy vs donations)
· Set price
· Let people know
Santa Breakfast- Eliminated
Spaghetti Dinner Eliminated
Spirit Wear (Lead: Elizabeth)
• Store front should be up in Sept.
· leave open this year?
· Able to get samples to show off?
Someone Special Dance (lead: Kayla, Bob helping)
• March 10th
• ? need to move location from Swasey Gym because of parking situation with ongoing
construction
• Other possible venues: Highschool Gym
• Theme: Under the Sea
• ? Change people $5 per person
• ? get photo booth vs photographer- High school may have one that can be borrowed
• DJ from last year? (Erin has his card)
• Sign up Genuis for food/ drink donations
Other Ideas
• Contacting Sweet Hill Farm about possible Pumpkin fund raiser instead of doing one with
Newton Greenhouse
· End of year picnic