HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-19Dryden Rcereal ion Commission PRO) Meeting Minutes
Thursday, 611912003 — 7030 am — recreation Dept, Office
(at Dryden School District Office downstairs conf. Room)
Members Present; Bill Finnerty - Chair, Jim Wood -Vice Chair, Matty Hamel
mcmbersAbsent; Ralph 13oettger, JcffBtjshnell; Ann Grant; Marty Wilson; Ron Sparc II; Vicki Wilkins
Town Board Rep- Absent; Steve Sic] ick
Town Rm. Coord Absent: Jennifer Glaab
Guests: Lisa 5telick (note taker); Russ Kowalski, President of Dryden 1, ions Athletic Club
Meeting began at approx. T45am, Lisa S lei ick took notes for this meeling.
1. Gym Spruce -Up Wali "at Covering —Jim Wood showed those prestnt the sample ofIhe wall mat covering, .lim
will finalize shlppinglpaydetaiis soon. (o *Note — 71r103 Jim nod Fcd me that 6o cosl for I hc covering came in at
lust aver 51,000- The payment choices are down payment now and balance due upon delivery of product, or, pay
all now. I rcferrtd Jim to call/cmail Russ Kowalski as Russ is the kecper of the funds. Jim #also stasod that the
company would charge us00 For the sewing [hat needs to happen —Jim will check with community resident
Marianne Christofferson to see irthis is something she may be willing to do, if nut he has an Oil or option he would
check into)
?, Gym Fundraiscrs: Russ Kowalski reported the current status ofthc fundraising as of this meeting
a, $464 Paw Prints (25 sales)
b. S663 donuts (still same money outstanding from folks that took donuts to sc]I after Dairy Day)
C. 5500 donation from Borg Warner
d. Golf Tounr amcnt — $f 16!200 @ Lakcview S50lperson inel udcs 13 ho I es, cart, d inner — 4- person scani5
1 DXC FunAriiser— Malty reported that tilt Airplane Toss made $86. She stated that [his was an excellent Public
reIations opportunity to inform the community aboul the "rncw" Towr1 Recreation Dept.
Suggestions for Future plane tosses:
a, Matty Felt the customers wai7[ad the planes sold folded
b. Sell planes in adv@nce (maybe via local businesses ? ?)
C- Need 12 -14 vDiunicers to sell up an([ down [he parade lines and secure the parameter tape ground the vehicJe
d. Vehicle nocds ro be at the end of thc parade line and (sway from animals (the planes scarctid [Ire horses)
e. Change the award amount
C. Use space on the plant to advertise other cvenls (for advgnce sale planes)
g• Add a rifle where winner must bo present to win
4. Dairy Day needs morc events throughout the day to keep folks there — peopJc left after the Music was done
(leaving 2 hours to fill withoul customers) Suggestions; Nay Toss, Sac Races, etc.
5. Question was asked about Boat Rentals starting on Dryden Lake— Lisa reported [hat she believed the contract still
hadn'r been Fi nalized — maybe another week or two. ft's with the Town attorn ey.
6. Music- Jri -Thc -Park was advertised in Dryden Courier, Cortland Tribune, Cooxisand SI and ard.L Jthaca Journ al and
Jen made bookmarks to be h and cd out at earth concern to help promote word -o{ -mnuth advertising.
Suggesi ions: Obtain a Port-A- patty, install acts on the basketball hoops, replace ncc blown light bulbs
7- Paint, Paw_J'rin[, Music -In- The -Park Advertising — Info, has been submitted to Dryden Qistria BUJ lelin. muss
will send an informational Jet[er to local businesses which wi]I also ask far donations; Russ wit] ask Ralpli
8oettger to do a district -wide errsail to the school slaffabouI the paigt date, paw print sale -P golf tournamegt
prior to ncc end of school- Suggtsrion was also made to do paid advertising in local' papers and The Shopper, take
informational Fryers to Willowbrook Manor, and place an insert inside the Dryden graduation program book]c[-
8.
Girls BaskclbnlJ AA U Dryden Tournament _ Russ reported that wilhin the next week or two Jtc will be niecting
with S UN CorrtJand in hopes of Maki rig arrangements to hold [his 10umarnent there. This will rncan only one
location vs, inultiple high school locations - Also, Russ is nor sure if CNY strJ1 wants to be hivulved in this
tournament. If rlrey purl out, Russ still intends Io run [he lounramcirr bur will run it tltrough the Dryden Liogs
Athletic Club {i}1 f4Cj, lflhc la[1cr]r peens, this [oumamenl could easily raise between S15,000.520,000 for the
MAC. If DLAC takes this tournament over, thcre wilJ sti11 be a need for 20-22 volunteers per dray to rurr the
clocks, score, shirt sales, Russ thinks SUCC would do the corowssions, but he'il know morc after his meeling-
9- DRC Representation at the Town JBoard Mecting. J9iJI & Malty will plan to attend the 719103 Town Board
Mcetirig f 2 meeting of the month) to inqulrc with the Board abo tic fundraising; bank accounts, etc.
10- NEXT MCE1'iNo'm Thursday, 7/[{112003 (agenda topics Gym Sprucc -LID and bankation ntsp e Report)
1 I. LMetting Ndjaurned at 8:40am
Respectfully Subriihic.Ld,
Lisa Stelick
7%2.+"2003