Men's Club June 24th, 2004 Meeting Minutes

Saint Ambrose Men’s Club

Meeting Minutes

7:30 p.m. June 24, 2004

at home of Mike & Barb Baumann

• Call to Order - Mike Baumann
• Opening Prayer – Greg Bischel
• Roll Call - 16 members present – Officers present: Baumann, Schiferl, Tennessen
• April 29 th and May 27 th Minutes : Approved Treasurer's Report: Deferred to August
• Old Business
• Significant Project Definition – Greg Bischel presented a project scope to install an irrigation system covering all ball fields. The existing budget only handles the grass infield of the baseball diamond. Preliminary estimates range from $27,000 to $40,000 covering equipment and labor. Motion by Mike Baumann, seconded by Paul Izen that we authorize purchase and installation of an irrigation system not to exceed $25,000 with a target to have the system operational by mid-August…to be ready for fall seeding the new fields under construction. Motion carried. Jim Boerjan and Gus Tinucci offered to check with parishioners/Men's Club members in the irrigation system business about possible interest in working on this with the Men's Club.
• Event Coordinator Signup – Status per table below –

Event	Date	1	2
Minnesota Twins Family Outing	30-Jul	Bischel	Tennessen
Fall Pancake Breakfast	Early Nov.	Black	T. Donovan
Oktoberfest	25-Sep	O'Neill	Breon
Wine Auction	TBD
2005 Cadillac Dinner	TBD	D'Agostino	P. Tinucci
2005 Spring Pancake Breakfast	TBD	Bovitz	Fritz
2005 Lenten Fish Fry	18-Mar	Rebholz	Brino
2004 Parish Golf Outing	21-Aug	Blatnik

 

Twins Family Outing – scheduled Friday July 30 th Twins vs. Red Sox. (7:10 game time)…open to all St. Ambrose families and friends. Discounted Tickets are $13 each (normally $15) for Upper Club Reserved seats (infield area). In addition, "Dome Dollar" packs worth $10 at concession stands may be purchased at a cost of $7.00 each.

Saint Ambrose Parish Golf Outing – scheduled August 21 st

• Oktoberfest Planning – We need "high value" items or services to be used in the silent auction and bucket raffles. Members are asked to identify and leverage personal relationships with business providers as potential donors as opposed to going after Woodbury area businesses that are already over burdened by solicitation requests. Guidelines for donations are being developed…to be mailed to members before the end of July along with ticket sale allocations.
• Theresa Living Center (TLC) – Norb reported that our support of the landscaping effort at TLC is being coordinated as part of Summer Stretch.
• ECEC Playground Project Update – June 29 th is our target to complete this project which involves "re-grading" to change the pitch, installing drainage pipe, border timbers, pea gravel, laying sod in the areas surrounding the sandboxes.
• Windshirt Update – Norb will send a reminder to members who as yet may not have had the opportunity to buy one.
• New Business
• Venequelan Mission – Each year the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis supports a Venezuelan "Day of Events" celebration to raise funds in support of the Venezuelan Mission's Emergency Assistance Program. This year marks the 35 th such celebration and Saint Ambrose is hosting it on Saturday Sept. 18 th. Bartenders are needed. If you think you may be able to help out, please contact Dennis Todora..
• Next Meeting 7:30 pm, August 26 th – No meeting in July
• Adjournment at 9:00