Minutes of CYO General Board Meeting
October 8, 2012
Order of attendees changed to an alphabetical listing so I can locate and check names off faster at the start of the meeting.
Attendees:
George Downs, Tom Farrell, Gene Ferraiolo, Donna Foster, Brian
Joslin, Margie Henry, Pat Laphen, Ray Massi, Jennifer Mathes, Mike
Mattise, Bill McDevitt, Mark McPeak, Bob Rafferty, Pat Reger, and
Coaches: Don Cahalane, Ken Gasser, Paul Stearns, Jim Racine
Meeting began with a prayer
Minutes reviewed and approved by Bob Rafferty and Donna Foster
*Action steps are highlighted.
1.
Treasurer’s Report: Ray Massi-
(not present at the time)
2.
President’s Report:
George Downs a.
Homecoming- October 13 th , weather permitting b.
JV will play before Varsity this Saturday-start time is 10:00 c.
For the golf outing there are 115 golfers-good turnout d.
Ball drops are coming in. Looks like we’re in good shape e.
There’s a sponsor for the helicopter and the 19 th hole f.
Before Joe Ryan passed away he had the idea to do a ball throw. There’s going to be a picture of Joe at the Golf Outing to commemorate him near the ball throw. g.
If a child plays multiple fall sports they will be announced for each sport they play.
Bring all jerseys! h.
Question for George – Does the janitorial staff at SAS need to be asked about the bathroom issue during volleyball season?
3.
Coaches’ Certifications: Mark McPeak a.
Safe Environment class is on website b.
Mark will get the CYO Coaches’ Orientation information to Pat Reger to put on the website.

4.
Fall Athletic Director
:
Bob Rafferty a.
Bob will send an email to remind everyone about the ball drop. b.
Bob will also send out a roster for coaches to check their lists ensuring every team member is listed so they will be announced at Homecoming. c.
Seller of the three winning tickets will receive $50. d.
Cash prizes for winners are: $1500, $1000 and $500. e.
Bob also has toiletries to give to anyone who needs them for a service project, possibly to Jules. f.
Port-o-Potty has arrived! g.
It was decided that players of all teams will be announced between the JV and
Varsity games. h.
Have players to the Gauntlet Center by 10:45. i.
The walk for Mark Farrell went very well! Football players wore their jerseys. It was a big Saint Annies turnout. Kudos to Jen Tate for all of her organizational efforts.
5.
Football: Eddie Graham (Varsity and JV) –
(Unable to attend)
6.
Varsity Field Hockey: Donna Foster a.
Service project (making cards for breast cancer patients) is due Saturday. b.
Team played in two tournaments: O’Hara and Prendie. Both were played on the turf. It was a great experience for the girls. c.
There’s an 8 th grade game on Thursday d.
Having the four squads enables everyone to play and improve in the game.
7.
JV Field Hockey
:
Kathy Kamper a.
There are three games remaining b.
One game will be inner squad scrimmage due to a cancellation c.
Service project is the same as Varsity Field Hockey d.
In addition, a card was made for Aimee Hurlock who was on the team.
8.
Cross Country- Paul Stearns a.
Plaques have been updated, 6 new plates, 4 were replaced for boys due to damage b.
Chips are working well! It was worth it! Two meets to go.
c.
Uniforms are in. 53 runners d.
Service Project was successful. e.
Championships are October 28 th . Post season starts on October 29 th .

9.
Volleyball – Ken Gasser a.
15 girls on the team. 6 play at a time b.
There was a little bit of a rough time with parents whose children weren’t playing.
Parents felt that players were asked to join the team so it was larger and then their child didn’t play every game. Ken explained it is a varsity sport and expectations, etc. were explained at the parent meeting. One parent that complained did not attend the parent meeting. The other did attend the parent meeting. c.
Ken also explained that the Region Director had teams play each other twice. SAS played two very difficult teams back to back, so not everyone played during those four games. d.
There are going to be more games for the B level players to give them more playing time on the 10 th and 16 th of October. e.
Service Project is “Aid for Friends” (breakfast bags) on October 9 th . f.
Per a parent and Ken, stands and bathrooms are an issue. Parents/Spectators weren’t cleaning up after themselves between games. g.
Bleachers need to be cleaned by the players. Ken will come up with a system, whether he makes an announcement for parents/spectators to clean up before they leave or assign rotating players each night to clean up so that Ken is not left cleaning the stands after every game.
10.
Varsity Soccer: Jules Kamper a.
Record is 2, 5, 1. b.
Tied for 8 th place c.
Service Project is Saturday. Collections for a woman’s home in Upper Darby will be put together in baskets on Saturday with a follow-up party for the players. d.
Let Bob Rafferty know if you need those toiletries he has for your service project.
11.
JV Soccer: Tom Farrell a.
Half of the soccer field has been painted for Homecoming b.
The rest of the field needs to be painted c.
The question came up if there was a net on the other end for Homecoming d.
Lines that were painted last week at Brookside are totally messed up.
12.
Flag Football – Ken Lain
(unable to make it) a.
Brian spoke on behalf of Ken. Ken is missing the contents of one of his bags. It seems as though someone emptied the contents of his bag which had 12 flags, 2 footballs, whistles, and a playbook and left Ken’s bag there empty. b.
It was suggested that Ken send an email to all the Flag Football parents to help find these contents.

13.
Winter Athletic Director: Jennifer Mathes a.
Registration for Winter Sports is October 17 th , 6:30 to 8:00 in the Activity Center b.
Tryouts for basketball is November 2 nd c.
Margie will email Theresa Haggerty again to resend the Winter Sport Registration information. d.
Knights of Columbus are having a shooting contest on Saturday, November 10 th .
Details to follow on this event.
14.
Cheerleading –Marisa Palermo
(unable to attend)
15.
Service Project – Tom Farrell
(stated earlier)
16.
Spring Athletic Director: Mike Mattise a.
Tryouts will be in the beginning of March b.
There’s no file on lacrosse c.
Not sure whether it will become a CYO sport or not d.
For the boys, there is a JV and Varsity e.
There was discussion about the registration fee. Last year it was $125.00
17.
Technology Report- Pat Reger a.
Website is updated with Golf Outing and Safe Environment information
Ended Meeting with a prayer
Next Board Meeting: Monday, November 12th
Mark your calendar: Board meetings are the second Monday of every
month: September 10 th , October 8th, November 12 th , December 10 th ,
January 14 th , February 11 th , March 11 th , April 8 th , May 13 th , and June 10 th .