May 2023 Meeting

Call to order

• The 10th meeting of St Mikes Dad’s was held on 4/26/22 at the VFW. It began at 7PM presided over by Mike Wolf with Fabian Yaklin as Secretary and Evan Cahanes as Treasure
• Motion to call to order, second to complete.

Attendance

• Note members in attendance.
  • TBD

Officers Report

Treasure – (Financial Report)

• Account Status

Secretary– (Old Business)

• Shed project on hold until spring. We have identified a shed. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-6-ft-W-x-5-ft-D-Plastic-Shed-34-sq-ft-BMS6511/322603655 Retails @ $800, need approval. Once approved, look to get pad poured.  
• Cubbie upgrade (paint) for AP. Matt Arnds has stepped up to lead. Just need to procure the items needed and send a sign up. Need to send out sign up genius.
• Shirts? We have discussed buying some “St Mikes Dad’s” t-shirts, should we follow up on this idea? Discuss logo options provided by Nok Chim and Brittany Seaburg. School is willing to help. Shirts are ordered and should be in at the end of week. Discuss what it takes to “earn” 1.
• We will purchase “shot club” t-shirts for successful participants. Quantity will be determined by those that complete it. (Guessing about 20). Design is complete.
• Brandi McColm from the school reached out to see if the “Dad’s Group” will host the 2023 Family Picnic this fall. We said yes and therefore are looking to find a duo to “co-host” representing the group and work with the already in place committee within the school to set it up and put people to work! Items Including… setting up games, prizes, help coordinate food trucks, etc. Mike Wolf and Matt Arends will be co-hosting in representation of the dads group. They will be meeting shortly and monthly to continue to plan and communicate what is needed back to the group and to the schools “planning committee” for this event.

President- (New Business)

• General Announcements
  • Current Update – 
    • Congrats on a very successful 1st year!... 
    • Announcement of new Board members with cattle branding ceremony! 😊 Ideally, we have term limits discussed and can present to the group.
    • Want Add – Looking for Communications individual.
  • New Motions/Projects pre submitted by School. 
    • Brian (maintenance) reached out to torque/tighten the hardware on the playground and install new slide. We have agreed to help. We need to set up a date and send out a sign-up genius.
    • Possible help needed w/ Mr. O’s retirement party and also providing/installing some cabinets in the teachers lounge. We were reached out to via the PTO group and are waiting to hear more…
  • Open Discussion New Motions/Projects from Members
    • Dad’s day for last week of school? Group for arrival and departure?
    • Golf Tournament – Need to find a set of co-chairs. A sub-committee has already been established with groundwork already done. We can lean back on those individuals to see if they are still interested in helping w/ 2024.
    • Fundraising – We have already accomplished a lot for the kids and this school and requests keep flowing, which is great! With that said, we will continually need to fundraise to allow us to fulfill the schools needs.
    • Summer Dad’s Meetings – We are looking to switch it up for the summer meetings (3) as we probably won’t have much on our docket for “official business”. We are looking to coordinate a Twins game viewing (go to a game or at a local establishment), bean bag tournament, host a grill out, etc. We are looking for ideas and dads to step up to “host” a night/month.
    • Spring Picnic – We are setting up at tent and determining a “hand out” at the spring picnic. There is a DQ treat already being handed out, maybe we can keep it simple and just do tootsie rolls/pops?
  • Plus/Delta (what are we doing well and what can be improved)
    • Deltas –
      • None
    • Plus – 
      • None

Closing Statement

• Motion to adjourn and announce next month’s meeting time and place.