July 7, 2015: GAHA Board Meeting

Nyberg Center in Coleraine, MN

6:05- Meeting called to order by President, Andy Gray.

Roll call: All present included: President, Andy Gray; Vice President, Jason Mallum; Secretary, Amy Carpenter; Treasurer, Holly Baldinger; Website Director/ Registerer, Traci Gangl; Fundraiser Coordinator, Audra Olson; and Tournament Director, Sue Kilduff.

Treasurer Report by Holly Baldinger: Current balance as of today= $9494 as we are waiting to receive some deposits. After Hanson Brothers Event a total loss at this time is currently $3103.

Website Director/ Registerer report by Traci Gangl: Bylaws are now posted on-line, as current as 2006. GAHA Board will revise and post changes on-line by August 1, 2015 as discussed at prior meeting. By-laws will then be reviewed by GAHA annually. Some discussion as to some changes to be made By-Laws include: Possible make mandatory for team managers to come to monthly GAHA Meetings, Team Mangers are to keep their teams webpage up to date, not to make separate team FACEBOOK pages. If it is requested to see bank ledgers or other documents similar to those not required to be on web site there will be a set allotted amount of time with 3-4 board members present, and no copies or pictures to be taken.

Traci is also in the process of to find out if tournament brackets can be posted on SportsNgin and how to do that if possible. Upon hockey registration encourage parents to sign up on Smile.Amazon.com, a program that when you sign up for it and shop on Amazon it gives 0.5% back to a charity (GAHA).

Fundraiser Report given by Audra Olson: A credit card square and merchant acct. will be considered in future for concession stand-needs to be looked at with Rec. board and concession stand managers. Recently it was declined to have an ATM placed in the arena. Audra will try to contact the Eagles Club as to continuing with meat raffle as fundraiser.

Report by Tournament Director Sue Kilduff given: All tournament dates are set. Sue is checking into tournament swap with Virginia, MN team. Also it was voted to increase entry fees for home tournaments by $25.00 for online registration. Was brought to motion by V.P. Jason Mallum, motion seconded by President, Andy Gray. For Mite tournament it was decided that games will be half-ice.

New Business: Meetings will continue to take place at Nyberg Center in Coleraine and continue on first Tuesday of the month. At next Rec. Board meeting, it will be brought up by GAHA member present, to discuss with them possible activities/fundraisers for home tournaments: possibly 50/50 or Chuck a Puck as ideas for discussion. Also brought up was an idea to check into doing an event or have a booth in NK at future community event about GAHA. At August meeting we will further discuss Bovey Farmer’s Day parade. Also discussed the possibility of having MN NHL Alumni game, or the MN Wild Road Tour-Wells Fargo as possible future events in Coleraine.

As Hanson Brother Event unfolded and came into place and as GAHA hosted such an awesome event, we want to send our thanks to all those that were able to participate and help out. The publicity of this event was amazing for our association, and did bring in some amazing community support through new contacts, that helped boost the repoir of GAHA within the community.The Raider Cup was introduced to the community. And fun times and great memories were had by many.

With so much positivity from Hanson Event some things were also learned by our board and association. In future events like this within our community we will need to make better signs and have more clarification of rules of activities. More supervision within the event especially where the younger children will be such as things like bouncy houses and games.

Meeting Adjourned at 7:43 by President, Andy Gray and Treasurer, Holly Baldinger seconded the motion.