FPMC Minutes Sept 9 2014 - Fordham Preparatory School

Fordham Prep Mothers’ Club Minutes
September 9, 2014
Prep Commons
Meeting opened @ 7:00
Attendance - approx. 80 ppl
Meeting Minutes
I. Overview of Summer Work - Linda Costelloe & Wendy Gittings
a. Thank you's to Board Members & Summer Hostesses,
Mr. Gomprecht, Mrs. Napoli & Fr. Devron, as well
as Nancy Zajac (Vineyard Vines fundraiser)
II. FPMC Job Openings
a. 7 positions currently available
- NOF Ad Journal Designer
- Blazer & Ties Swap Co-Chair
- Online Book Fair
- Christmas Party Shadow
- Meeting Hospitality Chair
- Website Shadow
- Freshman Retreat Food Coordinator
III. Gridiron Club's Homecoming BBQ
a, October 25, 2014 @ 12:00 - 2:30 pm
IV. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Wendy Gittings
V. Vice President's Report - Thelma Collado
a. Autumn Reception
(Thelma Collado & Courtney Donoghue)
- October 14, 2014
- freshman & sophomore moms
- very social
- sign up for committees
VI. Mrs. Pinero - Chair of Modern Language Dept
a. Afro-Carribean Night
- bilingual Mass, guest speaker, performances,
dinner & dance, for all family members,
$10/person
- 2 Surface Pros being raffled off
VII. Treasurer's Report - Sheila Sohr
a. $250,000 cash donation to FP last school year
b. $27,000 Christmas collection for faculty
- $225/faculty member
- $292,000 total support to Prep (2013-2014)
c. $15,000 in bank at present time
(membership dues, Ram Raffle & donations)
VIII. Membership Secretary's Report - Patricia Roeder
a. 78 ppl currently signed up
- $2320 in dues + additional funds = $2775
IX. Corresponding Secretary's Report - Regina Martorello
a. opening for 2015-2016 school year
X. Recording Secretary's Report - Mariellen Ryan
a. minutes typed & sent for review
b. placed on FPMC's website
XI. Website Coordinator's Report - Beth Bronzo
a. quick links to membership registration,
volunteer forms, event registration
b. payments are done on-line
c. Spanish link
XII. Outreach Coordinator - Mary Leitner
a. began 2014-2015 school year
- need lots of representatives throughout community
- "eyes" and "ears" for the FP community
- reach out to families in need during difficult times
- not a huge commitment
- need volunteer's contact info
XIII. Reports of Committee Chairs
a. Ram Raffle - Trish Heslin & Nora Apostle
- 515 tickets to be sold, $100/ticket(65 sold)
- purchase by 10/31, placed in a drawing for:
4 tickets to NOF, limo for NOF & set of raffle tix
- all tickets should be sold by December
- Grand Prize $15,000
- raises $36,500 for school
- pulled @ Winter Party
- class w/highest participation receives
"Dress Down" day
b. Staff Appreciation - Christie Sturges & Colleen Wagner
- various special treats for faculty & staff throughout
year
- volunteers to bake
c. Ambassador Moms - Maureen Fearon
- socialize w/freshman moms at freshman events
d. Thanksgiving Family Mass - Anita Dziwura & Fran
D’Alesandro
- November 23, 2014
- replacing the May Communion breakfast
- coordinated w/FPFC
- in conjunction w/boys' can food drive
e. Tapas for Tablets Meg McAward, Ann Pike & Nancy Sullivan
- October 2, 2014, Hall of Honor, $25/person,
Device Assistance Funds, w/FPFC, brings
fathers & mothers together
f. Blazer & Tie Swap - Regina Martorello
- need a co-chair
- boys go "shopping" for gently used clothes
- have included pants
g. Christmas Party - Barbarann McLaughlin & Deb Miano
- December 10, 2014, 300 women, Commons,
raffled baskets, dinner & drinks
h. Winter Party Denise Faulkes, Beth McGrath, Cathy McCordick
& Julia Rogers
- January 1, 2015, Pine Tavern, couples night,
dinner, drinks, DJ & dancing, fundraiser
i. Senior Mother/Son Dance JoAnn Scambia & Catherine Mascia
- February 2, 2015 (snow date - 2/27/15)
- traditional event, hostesses needed(only if you
have had a FP graduate)
j. Morning of Spiritual Renewal Connie Deutmeyer, Erin Tracy & Michele Velle
- March 7, 2015
- "Fill our Cups" & "Replenish our Souls"
k. NOF - Marissa Granelli & Lydia Tucci
- Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 500 women,
volunteer in many capacities, attendance,
raffles, senior moms model, over $170,000
raised
XIV. Mr. Carney - Campus Ministry,
Dir. of Ignatian Formation
- spoke & shared on the Examen
XV. Fr. Devron
- 30 devices have been made available to
boys for the 1:1 computer program
XVI. Closing
- any questions, concerns, ideas, thoughts are
welcome at FPMC meetings(publicly or privately)
- organization wants to respond to all needs
Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm
Respectfully submitted,
Mariellen Ryan
Recording Secretary

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