NORTHWEST CHORAL SOCIETY
MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
The October 2018 Board Meeting of the Northwest Choral Society was held on October 16th, 2018 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 766 Graceland Ave. Des Plaines, IL. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 PM by NWCS President Penny Perles. The following board members were present:
Angela Carlson Greg Park
Karl Dahlstrom Penny Perles
Noreen LaValle Diane Szuberla
Mary Jane Matecki Kristie Webb-Williams
Also Present: Lori Mackie, Kevin Kelly
MEETING MINUTES:
- Penny Perles made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for the September board meeting with the following change: Mary Jane was present at the meeting and David Hitch was not. Mary Jane Matecki seconded the motion. The motion passed.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
- Noreen LaValle presented the treasurer’s report for September 2018. Cash disbursements totaled $1,625.00. Cash receipts totaled $3,214.75. Our regular account now has $25,289.16. Including petty cash, our final total was $25,324.16. Mary Jane Matecki made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. The motion was seconded by Angela Carlson. The motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS:
- The season flyer will be a trifold. Larissa is currently working on the design. NWCS will pay Larissa $1500 to complete the redesign of the season flyer as a trifold.
- Rehearsal site report:
-St. Luke’s choir room is too small.
-St. Martin’s main room works for the choir but the alternative room is damp and musty.
-First Presbyterian in Arlington Heights has a good choir room but the church wants an extra $30 per extra room required per rehearsal.
-Decided to keep looking for a new rehearsal space and stay at First Congregational for the time being.
- The choir has receieved $2200 in donations.
- Free tickets should be offered for companies that provide advertising contributions.
- The NWCS web manager should be commissioned to make the NWCS website mobile friendly. Inquire about the cost.
- NWCS joined BMI and paid the annual dues.
- The NWCS Annual Support Fund will begin October 23rd.
- In order to get email addresses of people attending the December concert we will do the following:
-There will be a raffle of 4 tickets (2 sets of tickets) to the April or June concert.
-Draw the tickets at the December concert during intermission
-For raffle entry, we will require name and email address.
– The entry card will be small and handed out with programs and at the bake sale
- Noreen LaValle made a motion to elect Mary Jane Matecki as NWCS board vice president. Kristie Webb-Williams seconded the motion. The motion passed.
- With the help of David Hitch’s sister, NWCS would like to start to develop a corporate board which will be a mix of outside participants and
choir members.
NEXT MEETING:
- Our next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, at First Congregational United Church of Christ.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Board Meeting was adjourned at 7:27 PM by a motion from Noreen LaValle and a second from Diane Szuberla. The motion passed.
Angela Carlson
Recording Secretary
Northwest Choral Society