Tuesday March 7th, 2023, 7:30p
Attendees: BOARD MEMBERS:Alex Welch, Christian Montes, J.J. Pearse, Joy Hope, Nathan Brown, Rameka Jennings, Rose Rodriguez Staff: Lee Hartman; Members: N/A
Called to order at 7:35 pm.
Committee Reports
Fundraising, Rameka
I’m working on pricing out fans and sunglasses for our upcoming merch opportunities. I’ll send out details when I find some good options!
Marketing, Joy
Please any media contacts our way if you know anyone.
Membership, Rose
No report submitted.
Performance Opportunities, Rose and Steven
Got some contacts with the KC Current and GM of the Royals.
Old Business
No report submitted.
New Business
No report submitted.
Reports
Secretary, Steven
No report submitted.
Artistic Director, Lee
Rehearsals are going swell! Thanks to Ian for all his work on making St. Andrew’s even more accommodating for us. Big thanks to Steven for the flag routine for St. Pats. Brookside St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Day Parade is March 11. We are entry 34 (similar to years prior) and in the same lineup spot. They stream-line the line-up procedures so we don’t have to be there so early that call time is for entries with vehicles. I’m requesting we arrive at line-up at 1:30, with a stepoff of 2 pm. MAC FY24 has been submitted. NTDF feedback session is March 23 at 9 am. I’ll be repping us at that event. We can probably draw down our entire outstanding monies with NTDF and MAC FY23 at this time.
Still hunting for an October concert date and venue for Fall 2023.
Assistant Artistic Director, Jessie
No report submitted.
Board Chair, Alex
I attended the Pride Bands’ Alliance Presidents’ Forum on February 25th. Among the things discussed, there were a few key takeaways that I wanted to share with you all:
Pride Bands is assembling a DEI Workshop that is aiming to cover how to improve DEI efforts at a band, board, and artistic level.
If you would like to help put this together, send an email to DEI@pridebands.org and let them know that you’re interested.
There’s a new process for conference bids. Now there is a twenty question assessment to gauge the band’s capabilities that is required to be submitted with our letter of intent. The answers to this questionnaire will help Pride Bands determine the level of support they can offer to the potential host band. The information shared in this is not shared with delegates when it is time to vote.
I’ve also put together a short survey to see where everyone feels our current strengths and weaknesses are. I’ll be sending it out at the end of this meeting.
Vice Chair
No report submitted.
Treasurer, Nathan
Statement of Activity
Current balance: $82,723.28
Business Operations, Ian
No report submitted.
Jeanine, Librarian
Nothing to report.
Webmaster, Erin
No report submitted.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
