MCJROTC BOOSTER CLUB MEETING – 9/17/24

CALL TO ORDER: (President: Stephanie Lamb)

Meeting Date: September 17, 2024

Time: 6:30PM 

Members Present: Stephanie Lamb, Jacqueline Contreras, Tonyna Breaux, Dustin Breaux Sr., Karen Wheeler, Stephanie Engolio, Kristel Herring, Jewel Ratcliff, Pennie LeBlanc, Sharon Silveria, Anthony Starkey, and Kristin Starkey 

Welcome any new members.

August Minutes, approved by: n/a  

PRESIDENT: Stephanie Lamb 

• Spirit Nights 

  • September 30 – Freddy's in Kingwood 

  • October 29 – MOD Pizza 

  • November 11 – Panera Bread 

  • December 11 – Chipotle 

  • Waiting on Freebirds and Jeremiah’s 

• Discuss Committees 

• Car Show: Spring Date, possibly will occur in April. 

  • Sponsors and advertising is needed.  

• Scholarship 

  • Seniors will fill out an application in May. Community members will select winners.   

• IT/Website

  • Mr. Breaux needs help updating websites.   

• Yearbook

  • Mrs. Eakin needs help taking/finding photos. Save folders on One Drive folder for better quality.  

• Audit

  • Will take place in one year. It is a district requirement. May take about 30 minutes.  

• Birthday Ball - 11/9/24

  • Prep work is done. Need help with set-up and clean-up. We are looking for a new venue next year.  

  • Cake update – Yummy Tummy will make the cake. We will buy half the size that we had last year. It will cost $295.00 and it will be delivered.   

  • Mr. Lamb presented the cake cart he made.   

  • Photographer: Two young ladies from AHS photography club have been hired to take photos.    

  • Guest speaker: Has not been secured. 

  • Guest speaker gift will be made. A Lazy Susan costing $80 was suggested. 

  • Cadet Gift: We took a vote to decide how and what will be given to our cadets. Glasses, water bottles and backpacks were suggested. We voted yes to give cadets a gift with a value of no more than $10.00. 

  • Ticket sales will be capped at 200 in order to accommodate available venue space.  

• Drill Meets 

  • October 26 -- Ridge Point HS  

  • December 7 – Travis HS 

  • January 11 – Brenham HS 

  • January 25 – Dayton HS 

  • Lunch ideas were discussed.  

Regionals will be virtual this year.    

VICE PRESIDENT: Dustin Breaux Sr.  

• Zombie Run: Date changed to Oct. 19th.

  • We need volunteers to this committee. T-shirts and vendors were discussed. Sponsor letters were distributed. Advertise in the community. We have posters ready.  

  • We are actively looking for sponsors.

  • Flyers are available to post online and at business.   

  • Help is needed with advertising. 

  • Parent volunteers needed on race day. Parents needed on course, start line, finish line, for set-up and clean-up. 

  • Getting food trucks was suggested.  

  • Trophy designs were discussed.   

TREASURER: Tonyna Breaux 

• Treasurer's Report

  • Account (Available) Balance: $22,239.39 

  • Square Account: $294.77

  • PayPal Account: $3237.81

  • Total (Available) Balance: $25,771.97

• Deductions remaining as of this meeting: $13,882

  •  Deductions are from previous year's allotted budget expenses. (Military Ball, etc.)

• Profit and loss Report

  • Family Day profit: $29.03 

• Note: Each quarter, funds from the PayPal and Square accounts will be carried over to assist with end-of-year audits.

SECRETARY: Andrea Harisis

Please forward your Raptor approval email to secretary@ahsmcjrotcbooster.org

INSTRUCTOR NOTES (Major Carlstrom and Master Guns):

N/A

NEXT MEETING DATE: October 14, 2024, at 6:30PM

Meeting adjourned at N/A