Oregonians for Nebraska Board
Meeting Minutes for 6/23/2007
Shari’s Restaurant at Airport Way
1. Call to Order: Steve, Lisa, Sandi, Chuck, John, Monica
2. Approval of last meeting minutes.
3. Treasurer Report: (Chuck)
• Current Balance: $1771.36
• Discussion of having a debit card
4. Committee Reports:
Watch Parties:
• Beal didn’t have much to say today.
• John will schedule a meeting with Ed after our next meeting at Shari’s
• Next meeting - talk about banners both for the watch parties and for the stadium
• John will send stadium banner info to Steve (3’x5’ or 4’x6’) – would it be big enough for the web address? Use the tri-color version of the new logo
• Next meeting - do an inventory of current merchandise and discuss what new merchandise to order
• New merchandise - shirts, kid stuff, sweatshirts – Steve will look into these options
• One new shirt will be red and have the new logo on front left corner
• We will ask Ed about sponsoring items for the endowment raffle
• We need to talk to Ed about watch party posters
• We need to ask Ed about handling of credit cards
• Everyone send John agenda items for our meeting with Ed
Community Service (Sandy)
• Letter Carrier’s Food Drive was a success!
o We unloaded a ton of food
o Congratulations to Beal for his skill and knowledge in determining fat and calorie counts
Endowment (Lisa)
• $5,632.21 is our balance
• Our fundraising focus will be to the scholarship to reach $10k this year
• Discussion of how to improve the endowment raffle – separate table, other gifts (neon clocks, autographed footballs) – ask Ed to sponsor
Communication:
• Or4ne new logo design is done
• John gave CD of designs to the Todds to get our new business cards
• Discussion on nominees for taking over Garrick’s duties
• Chuck will discuss web opportunities with Reno Bravo
• Investigating option of Steve doing e-mail blasts this year and contracting out web site duties
• Steve will find out from Garrick how much the services cost
• Possibility of split
• We need to redesign the membership form
• Next newsletter: Softball, picnic, renewal, endowed scholarship, watch parties, new merchandise, Beaver’s game – add map for the picnic
• John will contact Kim about the next newsletter – goal is mid July
5. Special Events:
• Update on Annual Summer Picnic (Sandy)
o Who is buying what for the picnic – next meeting
o Register prior to the picnic for a raffle
o Steve will check possibility of getting a copy of the Spring Game
o Decorations – red and white balloons
o Horseshoes, volleyball, piñata, egg toss, water balloon, frisbees
o Raffle – we can use this to unload some old merchandise
o Chuck will bring the canopy but hopefully we won’t need to use it
o This will be advertised in the newsletter and website – include map to the site in the newsletter
6. Sporting Events:
• College Alumni Night with the Portland Beavers – it was fun!
7. Participatory Sports: (Steve)
• Update on Bugeaters softball team
• 4-1 co-ed won division; moved up and lost
• 0-5 – men’s at the bottom; moved down and won
8. New Business:
• We have a lot to order: business cards, banner, merchandise
9. Adjournment:
• John will check with Ed on times that work to meet with him
RECAP:
• Items for Ed:
o Handling of Credit Cards
o Sponsoring endowment raffle prizes
o Discuss using real cheese on nachos
o Review how last season went
o Ask Ed about buying new posters
o Everyone will send additional items to John prior to our next meeting
• Next meeting topics include
o Discussion of banners both for the watch parties and for the stadium
o Inventory of current merchandise
o Decide what new merchandise to order
o Decide who will bring what items to the picnic
