Friends of Ironmen Football (FOIF) - General Meeting
June 13, 2005, 6:30 PM NCHS

Introductions were made.  Many new attendees

Committee Reports:

• Treasurer
  • Approximate balance is $5,000
• Secretary & Communications
  • Website being updated
  • Parent information being reviewed
• Clothing
  • First order of clothing turned in
  • Sold approximately $2,600 worth of clothing
  • Asked about doing an order during football camp
• Concession
  • Had quite a few people sign-up to help
  • Linda has attempted to contact each volunteer, having some trouble with email addresses
  • Varsity regular season home game for FOIF is still outstanding
• Banquet
  • No report
• End zone ads
  • Dave Cobb is coordinating – contact Dave if you have potential advertising
  • Cost is ~ $500-$600
  • 3’ x 8’ banners
  • Dave passed out copies of the agreement that needs to be completed
  • Goal is to sell at least 20 banners – this will cover the cost of the new varsity uniforms
  • Looking at including a business card advertisement in the program for anyone that purchases a banner
  • Goal is have at least 12 banners sold by the end of July
  • Banners will need to be put up before the game and taken down after the game
  • If volunteers are received for each lever the banners will be displayed at all football games
  • Send names of interested advertisers to Dave Cobb at – mailto:davnet632@hotmail.com
• Fields
  • Sprinklers are turned on and watering the fields
• Program
  • Ray Rapp is coordinating
  • Received a very good price on the cost
• Misc Fund Raising
  • Monical’s Pizza Night – Wednesday, October 19, 2005 (flyer received – will be posted to the website)
  • June 25, 2005 – Jewel grocery bagging – Special Teams
  • July 9, 2005 0 Jewel grocery bagging - Freshman
  • Sept 24, 2005 – Cubs grocery bagging (10:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
  • Stores are not hiring baggers the day we are bagging so it is vital that players show up for the time they volunteer
• Orange/Black
  • Committee has been formed
  • Working on details
  • Ron is planning to announce the games if possible
• Tailgating
  • Mike Steach will be heading this committee
• Team Food
  • Being worked on
  • Varsity will have a Thursday night team meal every week – focus will be on team building and not food
  • Several businesses have volunteered to donate meals – looking at doing these after the Friday night home games
• Yard Signs
  • Will inventory what we have and see how far they go
  • If you have a yard sign – contact Monna Cross, 663-4997, so we can get an accurate count

New Business

• State Farm employees – if you have 40 hours donated to the Ironmen football program and/or Unit 5 you can submit a Good Neighbor Grant in the amount of $500 to the Friends of Ironmen Football – you will need to indicate on the grant form that you want this donation to go to Friends of Ironmen Football
• Kristy Kreme cards are still available – looking at having the incoming freshman sell these cards, selling at the concession stands, etc