George P Gibbs Jr. Little League
Monday, February 5, 2007
7:00 pm
First Church
Meeting Minutes
Members Present: Mike Glavin, Joe Curtin, Jan Gill, John Dwyer, John Watkins, Bill Brassard, Jim Santiago, Matt Ellsworth, , Jeff Pingeton, Dave Despres
Members Absent: Randy Olds, Blake Dawson, Rick Maypother, Bob Berry, Vin Ruziak
President’s Report (Mike Glavin)
 | Mike reported that the jail cannot do the CORI checks as their previous letter had stated. |
| Mike is recertified to do the state CORI checks, and the national CORI checks are done by LL International. |
| The Photo Group is all set for team photos on opening day. |
| A new hot dog machine was mentioned for the snack shack. Mike will discuss with Sue Berry. |
| John D. attended the District Presidents Meeting for Mike. Key points: |
| Dave D. attended the District Safety Meeting. The First Aid Clinic will be held on Sat., March 3rd, 9am – 12 noon, at the Worcester Parks and Recreation Office. |
Treasurer’s Report (John D)
| The only business by Treasurer John D. was a check sent for our District fee. |
Fundraising (Jan G)
| Sponsor forms and letters have been mailed out to last year’s sponsors. (Thanks to Jill Percia for doing the mailing!) |
| Jan has contacted three women who are interested in helping out with fundraising. They are Donna Bernier, Pam Pingeton, and Debbie Cross. The first fundraising meeting is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 7th. |
Registration Nights (Board)
| Held on Monday, February 12th and Thursday, February, 15th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. |
| John will bring registration forms and Jan will bring sponsor forms. |
Opening Day (Board)
| Opening Day will be Saturday, April 28th, with a rain date of Sunday, April 29th. |
| Rich and Linda Lanza, owners of the Outback Steakhouse in Westborough, will be donating all food for the snack shack. |
| There was discussion regarding the Opening Day Program, which seems to be overlooked on Opening Day. The Board discussed the possibility of having the program distributed before Opening Day. Further discussion required. |
Training (Board)
| The Board spent quite a bit of time discussing Training. The discussion included training for coaches as well as players. Possible training activities that were discussed are as follows: |
1. Coach’s clinic for Major and AAA coaches, possibly presented by Steve Santucci or Dirk Baker.
2. Coach’s clinic for T-ball and AA coaches. (This was done for a couple of years in a row by Board members. The training packet used is still intact and could certainly be used again. This was done in the Houghton Gym on a Saturday morning.)
3. Players’ clinics, such as Pitching Clinics, and outdoor clinics held for all players in the beginning of their seasons. These may be run by Board members or by an outside group, such as a high school team.
| Many different thoughts were discussed regarding training. |
Other Business (Board)
| Joe Curtin did some investigative work regarding lights on the Major league field. |
| Bill Brassard offered to spearhead the project. |