Booster Club elects officers

The Edwardsville Cross Country and Track & Field Boosters met on Tuesday, January 13 and elected some officers for the new year. Here are the minutes from that meeting:

XCTF Booster Club Meeting Minutes 1-13-09
Tiger Country meeting room

1. Officers elected:
a. President Randy Dunn
b. VP for Cross Country Larry and Lisa Thompson
c. VP Track & Field Open
d. Treasurer Lee Speicher
e. Secretary Open
f. Mud Mtn Coordinator Tom Atwood
Monica Laurent has expressed an interest to assist with Mud Mtn
g. Concessions Chairs Val Sweat and Vicki Maxwell

2. Treasurer Report
Spreadsheet handed out. $11,000 balance with only minor expenses outstanding.

3. Mud Mountain
a. Date: July 25th
b. Chip Timing was approved for Mud Mountain
c. List of Fundraisers to be completed in next 2 weeks

4. Suggestion made by Randy Dunn for “work outlines” to be completed for meets and other
events (ie tasks and number of people needed to complete each task). Goal is to have people
sign up for various duties early in season.

5. Meeting for officers to be scheduled for discussion of by-laws of booster club.

6. Coach Chapman discussed the need for new girls uniforms for track. Currently using two
different uniforms which are worn. Concerns were stated about many of the tops showing too
much of the midsection.

7. Coach Lakatos announced he has set up a new web page for Track and Field with the schedule
of meets and other information. The following is the link:
http://www.ecusd7.org/homepages/ehsstaff/clakatos/

8. Funds for rooms for one night for two events were approved. May 2nd overnite meet and a
coaches training session in Decatur.

9. Funds were also approved for purchase of candy for candy sale. Parental support will be
requested for the noon hour candy sales.

10. Coach Lakatos expressed an interest in having the members of the track team participate in
community services. He requested ideas.

11. Discussion of possible fund raising/activities to promote track and field/running and showcase
the complex.

12. Discussion of the need for more hurdles.

13. Discussion of the need for new uniforms for middle school.

14. Discussion on possible stipend for Assistant Coach Bailey. Currently, no funds for a stipend
have been approved. Coach Bailey assists with jumping and hurdling events. He adds a lot of
expertise and success in these areas.

15. Coach Patrylak received the Coach of the Year for Cross Country for Division 2A of the
southern division for IL. Coach Lakatos has also been awarded Coach of the Year for track and
field for Division 1A of the southern division of IL.

16. Next Booster Club meeting is Tuesday, February 10th at 6:30PM. Place to be announced.