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MOA Meeting Agenda - Jan 7, 2020

1/7/2020

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Meeting Agenda - Jan 7th, 2020

The agenda for this evenings MOA Meeting is as follows:
  • Yankee Candle Update
  • Spring Fundraising (brief discussion of ideas) 
  • MOA hosting OMEA Contest Feb 21 (brief update/separate break-out meeting will be scheduled)
  • Fundraising Dinner March 28 (brief update/separate meeting can be scheduled as needed)
  • Treasurer Report
  • President's Report
  • VP's Report
  • Secretary Report
  • Director's Updates
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December 31, 2019

1/7/2020

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December Financial Report

​The December financials report for MOA has been posted online and is available here.  

If you have any questions, please contact the MOA president at pres@mentororchestra.com.

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November 1, 2019

1/7/2020

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November Financial Report

The November financials report for MOA has been posted online and is available here.  

If you have any questions, please contact the MOA president at pres@mentororchestra.com.
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October 1, 2019

1/7/2020

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October Financial Report

The October 2019 financials report for MOA has been posted online and is available here.  

If you have any questions, please contact the MOA president at pres@mentororchestra.com.
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Meeting Minutes - Nov 5th, 2019

1/7/2020

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MOA Meeting Minutes from Nov 5th, 2019

​MOA Meeting - November 4, 2019
Call To Order: 7:40
Attendees: Amy Freeman, Matt Yoke, Patty Yoke, Kim Driscoll, Jennifer Roberts, Aaron Roberts, Linda Dakwar, Bitzy Murray, Melissa Schnieder 
New Business:
  • MOA has the display case at the Main Library for November. It needs to be decorated. We can fill it with anything. Amy can work with Jen to get this done.
  • Display Concert Dates - November 19th, December 10th, 
  • Print pictures Kim sent on display
  • Fundraiser information
Uniforms
  • 2 students need to be fitted still.
November 19th Concert
  • Amy to set up meet & greet for the 19th
December 10th Concert
  • Amy to set up meet & greet tables
  • Sell tickets for dinner
Dinner
  • Donation Letter
  • Change letter to have emails instead of phone numbers
  • Aaron to set up email address through G Suite
  • Linda has a list of 100 businesses to contact. Some businesses request applications and log-ins closer to the date.
  • Disney application is in process. Need 15-35 volunteers to earn 5 free park hopper passes
  • Amy to try to fit CityFest into Disney Criteria
  • Linda to get letter to Matt to copy. Amy to provide envelopes. Amy to look into stamps & get 100 stamps. Linda has a group set to stuff envelopes & mail out. Linda will need people to call on the businesses to follow up to collect the donations from the businesses. 
  • Ticket Price - $20 per ticket
  • Who printed the tickets?
  • Food will be set up buffet style. Students will serve the food in the buffet line. Tickets will have vegan & gluten free option. We will address these dietary needs once we have numbers back.
Committees
  • Decorations
  • Possibly use student photos that parents can take home
  • Scrolling videos on Paradigm TVs
  • Kim will work on getting photos of all groups and as many kids
  • Video could be a silent auction item
  • Baskets
  • Need to see what donations come in to determine if silent auction or raffle. 
  • Linda to send out master list of businesses and once we get volunteers we’ll be able to ask people to sign up for donation pick ups
Advertising
  • Save the Date Email
  • Promotion @ Concerts
  • Mannheim requirement to sell 4 tickets, all students will be asked to sell tickets. Gift for top seller in each orchestra. 
  • Linda will have flier created. Matt will print & put in programs for November & December concerts
  • Need volunteer sign ups. Will get forms & website updated and then send an email to Kim & Matt to send out through Infinite Campus and flier to send home with younger students.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:42 PM
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Meeting Minutes - Oct 1, 2019

1/7/2020

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MOA Meeting Minutes from Oct 1, 2019

MOA Meeting 10/1/2019

Call to order 7:34
Attendees: Amy Freeman, Jennifer Roberts, Matt Yoke, Aaron Roberts, Bitzy Murray, Alain Likavec, Thomas Wolak, Sara Eskins, Melisa Schneider, Tim Stafford, Patty Yoke


Point of meeting - talk about committees, get people on committees. 


Good Idea: Have Committee sign up at next year’s meeting

Picnic - need a committee for that. 
Look to book date as soon as it opens so we can 

Need pop up banner instead of giant sign that’s tough to hang

Meet & Greets at concerts

Target middle school families

Say hello, point people to the restrooms

Post sign up. 

Membership - needs committee chair

Aaron - 
Technology Update

  • We are officially sponsored by Google. We are set up as a Google for Nonprofits, which gives us a license for free. We can connect that to G-Suite to have email addresses @mentororchestra.com.
  • Can setup email addresses / groups for committees too.
  • Process of sending out new addresses and migrating all old information to this platform.
  • Need new email address lists 
  • Do at concerts and other events

Scholarship Committee
  • Matrix is dated. Quality of applicants has gotten stronger. Amy and Mrs. Coleman are going to revise this.
  • Bitsy and Sarah volunteered to be on the reading committee

Fundraising
  • Linda and Amy are revising letter to donors. Linda is set on menu and has a small group helping with baskets and sending letters. She still needs more people.
  • Yankee Candle - Oct 25 - Nov. 8th.
  • Other fundraisers
  • Spirit Wear
  • Jen to reach out to Seasonal Sports regarding pricing
  • Possibly dry-fit shirts
  • Kim to create design for spirit wear
  • Online t-shirt sale/tote bags
  • We pick designs and price but people order online and ships direct to them
  • Shoe Drive
  • Couple different places - new or gently used shoes. We get paid by weight. No up-front cost. 
Concerts
  • First concert - Next Thursday October 10th
  • Mixed Choir, Varsity Band and String Sinfonia
  • Amy to do the meet & greet for this one
  • Second concert - Thursday October 17th
  • Mannheim
    • Uniform Committee
  • Fittings are this week
    • Tomorrow, Thursday & Friday mornings
    • Can do Mannheim rehearsal too
  • Plan for next school year
    • First week of school for fittings
    • August 21-22nd?
Preparation meeting
  • Early August next year to set all committees up and be ready to go

Director’s report

Matt

  • 2 groups for cardinal quartet, 5 groups made region
  • Trip to Miami University is cancelled. Not enough kids could make it due to marching band finals, testing, college auditions, etc. Only 10-15 could make it, so it was too expensive.
Kim

  • ​5th grade #s were pretty great this year. Kim has 96 students. Lessons are off to a good start
  • Kim is playing Sunday at 3:30 with an orchestra. Come listen. Beachwood High School
  • Kim had a master class with Annie from the Cavani quartet and she knows Mentzr Schools and appreciate Mentor keeping music alive.
Adjourned at 8:10
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