BEE Athletic Boosters Meeting
October 8, 2014
Attendees: Jennifer Starinsky, Dan Kalinsky, Mary Grace Dimitrijevs, Chip Bell, Annie Barth, Debbie
Burkhart, Linda Carney, Tim Perdion, Karen Graham, Tim Frajter, Dave Frederick, Sue Sivic, Janice
Morgan, Beth O’Donnell.
President, Beth O’Donnell, called the meeting to order at 7:01.
President, Beth O’Donnell:
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The high school had a power outage the evening of the meeting. Our lighting was limited and no smart board was available to display minutes or financials. Those will be voted on and approved at the November meeting.
First Vice President, Ron Ring (Not Present):
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March 21 is the tailgate fundraiser. It will be at St. Sava again and the cost will be the same as last year. A deposit has been made.
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Team Reps should be collecting money from their teams to construct a basket for the March fundraiser.
Second Vice President, Chip Bell:
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Nothing to Report.
Secretary, Mary Grace Dimitrijevs:
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Nothing to report.
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The minutes will be voted on at the November meeting.
Treasurer, JoAnn Farwell (Not Present):
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Due to the power outage, the report was not available. It will be presented and voted on at
November meeting.
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The current equity exceeds $56,000.
Membership, Julie Seballos: (Not Present)
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We have 104 Platinum memberships. This number puts us slightly behind last year.
Team Reports, Jennifer Starinsky:
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Fall sports are wrapping up their seasons.

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Cheerleaders Southwest Conference competition is on Nov. 10 at Avon Lake High School. All fans are asked to wear pink to football game on Oct. 10.
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Girls’ varsity soccer record is 7 wins, 2 ties, and 3 losses. Oct. 8 is Senior Night.
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Boys’ varsity soccer record is 7 wins, 7 ties, and 1 loss. (11 graduating seniors are on the team)
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Boys’ JV soccer record is 8 wins, 4 ties, and 3 losses.
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Boys’ JVB soccer record is 3 wins, 8 ties, 0 losses.
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Girls’ varsity tennis record is 10 wins and 3 losses.
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Girls’ Varsity and JV tennis teams won the Southwest Conference. (Hannah Burkhart is the only senior graduating this year)
Freshman football record is 4 wins and 2 losses. (Alec Buckley had 9 touchdowns in 2 games)
JV football has 2 wins and 4 losses.
Varsity football has 5 wins and 1 loss. (Bees are ranked 15 th in area/ 3 rd in Division II)
High School Athletic Director, Dan Kalinsky:
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Brecksville hosted the Sarah Nelson Volleyball Tournament for the 30 th year. Tuesday, Oct. 14, is the SWC Championship Volleyball Tournament,
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Cross Country teams will race at LCC. The girls are hoping for their 11 th straight team victory.
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Fall Sports Awards Night will be held on Nov. 12.
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Girls’ golf team took 2 nd in the SWC.
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Boys’ golf team took 4 th place in the SWC.
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Concessions are going well. Janice and Linda have an enormous job. Perhaps we should consider a committee in the future so the burden does not fall on two people. Some schools require each team to run a specified number of events. We will discuss concessions and way to improve the implementation and process in the future.
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Athletic Dept. is focusing on 3 big projects. The turf will be replaced at the cost of $350,000-
400,000. The school system will pay $200,000. All sports teams that use the turf will be asked to contribute for a total of $25,000. Scoreboard sponsors will generate $30,000. Ken Ganley donated $10,000 for scoreboard advertising, and we received an additional $10,000 from other advertisers. Boosters will be asked to contribute no more than $30,000.
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Athletic Dept. is also focusing on the resurfacing of the tennis courts. Dan Kalinsky had a meeting with parents to discuss the options. The school board and superintendent have the tennis court project on their radar. The courts were installed in 1986. Community members also use the courts. We would like to reach out to the citizens to contribute money for the project which could range from $100,00-$300,000, depending on the option chosen.
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The third project the athletic dept. is focusing on is the upgrading of the stadium. The project could include a new entrance, new fencing, updated landscaping, and improved safety features.
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A renewal levy is on the ballot in November. Please vote. This levy will not increase your taxes.

Allocation Requests:
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None
Old Business:
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Chic Filet donated 40 sandwiches for freshmen football team and 100 sandwiches for the varsity football game.
New Business:
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Karen Graham is having trouble getting freshmen football parents to volunteer to work the chains at games.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, AT 7:00 IN THE MEDIA CENTER.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.