FOWM Meeting – December 2009
Date: December 7, 2009
Present
Asha Wadwha
Margaret Sandvig
Chuck Sawyer
Kelly Barr-Clingan
Steve Yamasaki, after school liaison
Amma Anang
Shelley Bates, bake sale
Carrie Vanderveen, senior concert help
Kofi Anang
Tom Wolken, Seattle Music Partners
Jennifer Carver, senior band liaison
Rebeccah Graham, secretary
Ruth Mason, junior concert coordinator
Ortensia Santana, bake sale coordinator
Nelda Swiggert
Director’s Report
December Concerts
Students are getting ready for December concerts. Students are to be at school at 6:30pm.
Suggestions
Parents introduce themselves to each other and say what instrument their student plays, how long playing. Fosters community among parents. Make announcements about carpooling. Pass out programs and nametags. Ask for donations.
Merchandise
Seat cushions will be for sale for $10.00 for 2.
If anyone makes a significant donation, separate out so that they may be given a receipt.
Treasurer’s Report
Roughly 38,000 in assets.
Class materials donations have brought in 10,072 and have been a big boon to the budget.
Reeds and strings have been expenses but we are recovering half so far of that expense.
There are outstanding expenses for uniforms and cumber bunds. There were many scholarship demands.
Chuck will see if there is any school money for educational outreach.
Uniforms
All kids got uniforms. Need to look at new cumber bunds for next year. The current ones are really wearing thin. Asha suggested that next year we order a truckload of shirts and kids get the size they need rather than measuring and sizing them. Chuck asked if we could request PTSA reimburse FOWM for scholarship uniforms.
Winter Concert Planning
Senior trip
Jon Halfaker was given senior concert trio info and has tentatively approved it.
Trip will be to San Francisco April 15th- 18th.
Need to have a senior parent meeting to plan and ask for chaperones.
Cost $740.00
Overwhelming number of parents indicated support.
Activities will be
Plan to leave Thursday
Tour of Alcatraz on Friday
Fisherman’s wharf for sightseeing and possible cable car ride.
Exploratorium at Calif. Academy of Arts
Tour of Golden Gate Bridge
Saturday competition at Santa Clara College
Sat. pm Great American theme park.
Estimate $6800.00 in scholarship needs
Need to get this calendared and emailed to parents ASAP after official confirmation.
Discussion about fundraising ideas: Top idea is selling grapefruit and oranges.
Suggestion is to tell families that trip will cost $750 if we fundraise $6800. If funds are not raised, then trip will cost additional amount more. Collect half from parents up front. Then remainder collected.
Fundraising Dance
Kelly Barr-Clingan volunteers her band, Banda Vargas.
Mexican band. Sell tickets for $15. Publicize in the Hispanic population.
All ages dance.
Suggestion to look at the Armory at Lake Union and African American Museum
There is a small group working on this but more volunteers are needed.
New After School Offerings
Amma Anang got $15,000 from Department of Neighborhood Grants for after school programs for
Djembe and steel drums
Kofi Anang is teaching Djembe
FOWM will sign off on the contract
HOST is able to facilitate the program
Start date January 25th, 2010
There are six steel drums but would like 12 total.
Auction Liaison
PTSA says that the auction is ON!
FOWM says it will provide orchestral music
Date: April 24th, 2010
We need to provide an auction liaison to the PTSA
FOWM needs to chair 10 tables and provide student servers and musicians
FOWM provides flowers of the month, dessert of the month, CD of the month
Junior Jazz, Session II
Starts January 25th
Other Business
Seattle Music Partners
They have had three sessions.
Parents meet with high school student teachers and instruct them on how to teach
Things are going very well.
Jazz Combo
Played for 2 hours at last week and made a lot of money. Trio playing at a Christmas party this week.
Next meeting
January 4th, 2010
Upcoming meetings
Feb. 1st, March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, June 7th
