Board Minutes

Date of Meeting: April 2, 2008

Date of Issue: April 7, 2008

Location: Makefield Highlands Golf Club

Recording Secretary: Randy Coppola

Attendees

Tom Rogers- President
Mark Bartlett- Director
Dave Buten- Director
Randy Coppola- Director
Joel Grosso- Director (late arrival)
Kevin O’Shea- Director/VP
Bill Reading- Director
Phil Tully- Director
George Whitney- Director (late arrival)
David Felker- Volunteer
Glenn Seibert- Fields Coordinator
Paul Jacob- Babe Ruth Commissioner
Ed Lazar- Internal Auditor
Ed Rowen- Treasurer
Jim Casey- American Legion

BOARD MEETING –

I. Opening Day 4/5/08

We’re ready to roll.

II. Treasurer & Internal Auditor Updates

Ed Rowen estimates league balance at 3/31/08 is $54,000.

Ed Lazar suggested an audit process for our Shacks. Our plan is to pilot the
program at Pickering Shack. Paul Jacob will discuss with Danielle Teta.

III. Parade & Bat-a-thon Day 5/10/08

Tom Rogers has lined up the parade details. Matt Schram will be contacting people to fill volunteer positions for Bat-a-thon; our fundraising target is $100 per player.

As in past years, CRNLL will purchase group tickets at Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ for a Trenton Thunder game. This year’s date is Saturday, June 21 vs. Binghamton Mets at 7:05 pm. Teams that finish first in batting points and sponsor points will receive free tickets. We will have many tickets available for the CRNLL community so please mark your calendars! Randy Coppola will manage the ticket sales.

IV. Fields

Chandler, Pickering and Helen Randle Fields are shaping up very nicely.
George Whitney will prep Chandler (back) for the new shed scheduled for 4/12 delivery.

Phil Tully & Tom Rogers will manage the “arborvitaes project”.

Glenn Seibert will 1) have the “No Dogs” signs erected, 2) follow up with Andy Levine re: broken bench at Chandler (middle), 3) determine what is needed to fix the backstop screen at Helen Randle, 4) create a white paper for the fields, 5) look into Chandler scoreboards including the possibility of a new scoreboard for the back field.

Tom Rogers will discuss new scoreboard with Bill Wert, purchase (6) one foot chains, two locks and keys for Chandler.

Randy Coppola will contact County Line Fence to discuss their Pickering proposal.

V. Rabberman Scholarship Info

Rules: $500 max per individual; $2,000 max overall

Four applicants: Tyler Bello, Dan Cafiero, Ryan Donaghy, Conner Kylie

Board must select by 5/9/08.

VI. Chandler Field & Shack

Mark Hughes will start the new deck and dugout repair projects this week.

Tom Rogers will call Leck re: removal of old lock boxes.

George Whitney expects two new lock boxes at Chandler by 4/9/08.

VII. American Legion Baseball

The Board voted unanimously to adopt the American Legion Program as a component of CRNAA; status of Junior Legion Program tbd.

VIII. Website

Dave Buten needs sponsors info from Joel Grosso. Dave is working on the pitch count software and the on-line umpire project is on hold.

IX. Next Meeting- tbd