PBO Minutes

April 3, 2007

 

Meeting called to order by John @ 7:10

Seven board members were present and five non-board members

 

Jason to accept the minutes, seconded by Rick

Jason to accept the Treasurers Report, seconded by Bud

 

League Reports

Senior Legion

  • Schedule is done, there will be a team from Pittsburgh playing us this year
  • Fees were paid last month
  • The Rules Committee will be the topic of the next meeting
  • Rosters are due next month

 

Senior Babe

  • Fees were paid last month
  • Schedule is done, there will be around 19 games
  • There are two divisions with 7 National teams and 11 American teams
  • Home games will be played on Ringing Rocks field

 

Junior Legion

  • Fees were paid
  • Schedule is done – there is one schedule conflict to be adjusted with CC & 13 yr old team
  • We are hosting the All Star Game on 7/23/07, possibly to be held on the High School field with use of the Snack Bar also as a possibility
  • Schedule will go to John for posting
  • Start games after Memorial Day
  • Rosters are due 5/22/07
  • Rick is trying to get us into a Memorial Day tournament

 

City County

  • Dues are paid
  • There are six teams in the league
  • Mid-May – tournament in Fredericksburg
  • All Star Day at the Reading stadium will be on 6/27/07
  • The banquet will be on 8/5/07

 

Babe Ruth

  • Nothing to report

 

13-Year Old Prep

  • Nothing to report

 

Fundraising

  • Reading Phillies tickets – book of tickets are $30.00 for six tickets. We will get $11.00 for each book sold. The Reading Phillies take care of billing everyone. We will sell them until the end of June.
  • Basket Party – 5/11/07 in the High School cafeteria – it will be free to use on that night. We need baskets to be donated for the event.
  • Tom Hains will meet with each teams’ parents about the Redners cards.
  • Texas Roadhouse night – 4/11/07
  • Still working on Wawa coupons – need to pre-purchase
  • Signs in outfield – waiting for payment - $75.00 each.
  • PECO check is approved, we are waiting for the check. They will donate more money if we have a specific project in mind.
  • Houck & Gofus gave us a $1000.00 donation. We will have them sponsor the team his nephew is on.

 

New Business

  • Father’s Day Tournament – we have five teams and are waiting on a sixth. It is $400.00 per team to enter. The umpires will charge about $108.00 per game. We will make around $1500.00 on the tournament. We already have some trophies, we will need to change the date from last year.
  • John will attend a meeting on 4/11/07 @ 7 pm with Upper Pottsgrove Twsp about getting a fence put in at the pool field.
  • The equipment is in at SVSG, Rick will pick it up.
  • We have another player with hardship fees, Jason made a motion that he pay what he can, seconded by Rick.

 

The equipment box at the Middle School field was pushed down the hill. We need people to help bring it back up to the field. John will talk to Todd about maybe having the school district maintenance people help.

 

Howard has a freezer that was donated to the league from RDS Services.

 

Howard is looking into Friendly’s as a possible fundraiser – we can be on the corner collecting money at the same time.

 

We have 88 players at this time – that is three more than last year.

 

Motion to adjourn by Jason @7:44, seconded by Howard.