Minutes from Meetings

Monroe-Woodbury Girls Softball League Minutes From Meetings

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday June 11, 2006

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Howard Golden, Anne-Marie Williams, Sindi Price, Penny DeMartin, Kim Napier,

Mark Gordon, Carl Onken, Cassie Powell, Steve Musich, Nick Santoro, Peter Tsoi, Mike Morgillo, Mitch Aftel, Rich Monda, Joe Vitanza, Bill Olsen, Teddy Hiller, Nelson Feliz, Rachel Baier, Paul Krupin, Kim Longo, Aldis Ansons, Donna Miller, Mike Pavlu.

Meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. This was the last meeting for the season. Minutes from May 21^st meeting were approved 1^st by Kim, 2^nd by Nick.

Carl Onken read the Treasurer’s report.

Congratulated the three winners of the Hank Werner Memorial Scholarship. They were: Kristen Nazzaro, Deborah Vitanza, and Jessica Williams.

Summer Softball camp will be held on 8/14 - 8/18 at Smith Clove Park.

Tournament Teams have 13 or 14 players. They are always open for more players if anyone still wants to join. The 10U team has only 8 players. Kim states she needs 4 more players or else the team will be cancelled.

Cassie needs people to volunteer only 15 minutes of their time for Picnic activities. The league supplies $25.00 Shoprite gift certificates and ice cream. Picnic will be on June 21^st and will start at 5:30 p.m. Tables will be moved before the coaches’ game.

Important Dates:

All Star Game – Monday June 19^that Varsity, JV & Modified fields – 6 p.m. Tee shirts will be supplied. Rainout date - June 20^th- 1^st & 2^nd place managers will manage the All-Star games.

Coaches Game – Tuesday June 20^th at 6 p.m. at SC3 field.

Picnic – Wednesday June 21^st. Each team selects a picnic mom or dad to organize team’s food supplies.

Board voted on the following positions for 2007 season:

President – Sindi Price

Vice-Pres. – Kim Napier

Treasurer – Carl Onken

Business Mgr. – Nick Santoro

Senior Coordinator – Eric Friedman

Junior Coordinator – Howard Golden

Novice Coordinator – Mark Gordon

Instructional Coordinator – Penny DeMartin

Volunteer Coordinator – Donna Miller

Community Coordinator – Rachel Baier

Secretary position is still open.

Hank Werner’s mother called to say that she was pleased we were still honoring her son and donated $100.00 toward the scholarship fund.

Chicago Uno’s fundraiser yielded $488.00 that will go to the tournament teams.

Car magnets and the Shoprite gift certificates were given out to all the coordinators.

Equipment must be returned either at the All-Star game (Doug Anders will have a truck available after this game) or the Picnic.

Intra-League tournament schedules are on the website. Howard is no longer running tournament. Trophies will be given out at the picnic.

Next meeting tentatively scheduled for September 2006.

Motion to adjourn meeting 1^st by Steve, 2^nd by Cassie. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday May 21st, 2006

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Howard Golden, Anne-Marie Williams, Sindi Price, Penny DeMartin, Kim Napier, Glenn DeMartin, Edward Quinn, Mark Gordon, Eric Friedman, Cassie Powell, Joe Neenan, Pete Tsoi, Larry Mosca, Mike Morgillo, Joe Vitanza, Nick Santoro, Mark Huage, Kasey Edwards, Rachel Baier, Jackie Winter, Aldis Ansons, Frank Kincade, Rich Monda, Donna Miller, Paul Krupin, Andy Parness, Scott Mackenzie, Dan Pavlu, Mike Pavlu.

Meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. Minutes from April 30^th meeting were approved 1^st by Howard, 2^nd by Eric.

Board members were introduced.

Kim Napier will run the Summer Softball Camp from August 14-18 at Smith Clove Park. The camp will be from 9 am to 3 pm for ages 7-12. The fee charged is $175.00, however Kim will see what percentage of that can be used to reduce the price overall.

Howard Golden will run the Intra-League tournament for the novice, junior and senior divisions. Final games will be on Saturday June 17^th from 10:30 a.m. at Smith Clove Park or maybe Pine Tree field. It is possible to give out 1^st and 2^nd place trophies right after the games to reduce the time on awards ceremony at the picnic.

12U tournament team has 11 players but need more. Tryouts for 14U and 10U are on the website. Tournament teams will sell raffle tickets to fundraise for tournaments. Other fundraising ideas were given.

Open board positions will be voted on June 11^th:

Volunteer Coordinator, Community Coordinator, Secretary

Picnic preparations are in full swing. Frozen Ropes will have a sign-up table along with a speed pitch machine. Each team will get a $25.00 Shoprite gift certificate; there will be face painting by the seniors, a DJ, ice cream and many more items.

Important Dates:

Last meeting is June 11^th.Managers must be present or have a representative.

All Star Game – Monday June 19^th; Coaches game –June 20^th; Picnic – June 21^st.

Umpires are not available this week so the 16 games that need to be rescheduled will be done next week.

New Business:

Joe Vitanza raised an issue that games this past weekend could not be played at Smith Clove because of a little water on the fields. In the past we were able to rake fields but have been prevented from doing so by the new Monroe Parks Commissioner. It was suggested that the board send a letter to Joe Mancuso to allow us to rake the fields. This will be referred to the Community Coordinator.

We have 1 lock box (gang box) at the SC1 home dugout (first base). We need volunteers to open and lock up equipment on the weekends.

Proposal made to rate pitchers before next year’s draft. Rachel Baier volunteered to help rate the pitchers along with Andy Parness and will start with the novice division to see how it works out. Cassie gave brief explanation as to how it is done and the board requested Rachel send in her proposal and procedure to the Board who will then meet to discuss and implement.

Sindi restated some ASA & League rules that must be enforced:

Only League-issued balls may be used in regular season games (Rawlings for 2006 season.)
Home teams must supply new balls and visitor team supplies a ball of the same type and model.

Time Limit Rule – 15-minute grace period from official start time. Both managers may give extra time but the game will be no more than 1 ½ hours from official game time with teams off the field by 2 hours. If not, score will revert back to the last inning. Umpire has the final call.

Uniforms – All players shall wear uniform in like color and style. If players refuse umpire’s call to remove jewelry or other items, players will be called off the field.

By-Laws: Article X111, Article A. Proposal to amend Section 1 of the by-laws to add the words "in writing" to the sentence "Sisters shall be assigned to the same team prior to the draft unless parents request otherwise. Approved 1^st by Howard, 2^nd by Nick.

Request made and agreed to add one standard catchers mitt to equipment purchases for all teams in all divisions.

Managers must submit names of "All Stars" and MVP/MIP players to their coordinators at the end of this meeting.

Next Meeting will be on Sunday, June 11^th at 7:30 p.m. DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.

Motion to adjourn meeting was given 1^st by Eddie, 2^nd by Mark.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday April 30th, 2006

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Anne-Marie Williams, Mark Gordon, Carl Onken, Steve Musich, Howard Golden, Cassie Powell, Penny DeMartin, Rachel Baier, Nick Santoro, Paul Krupin, Kim Longo, Mitch Aftei, Aldis Ansons, Mike Morgillo, Joe King, Sal Torregrossa, Kevin Scales, Gary Ritchie, Eric Friedman.

Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Minutes from the March 26^th meeting were read by the Secretary and approved 1^st by Cassie, and 2^nd by Howard.

Carl Onken gave the treasurer’s report.

Chicago Unos fundraiser is May 16^th with coupon. Coupons can be printed from the website. They were also given out at the meeting.

Dinner Dance raised $1,702.00 of which $865.00 were raised from the raffles.

The new score reporting system is on the website and the winning team is responsible for inputting the scores. It was noted that the system only allows 1 "game summary" entry at which time it is "locked."

Kim Napier has volunteered to run the Summer Softball camp which will be held at the Monroe-Woodbury fields and tentatively set for week of July 17^th. The League has to first check with the district to see if the date is available and there must be a minimum of 15 girls to participate.

Tournament Team for the 14+under played a scrimmage game on April 30^th. Anyone can try out for the tournament teams but most of the team must consist of league registered players. If anyone is interested in running the Intra-League Tournament please let us know.

Important Dates:

Meeting Dates- May 21^st and June 11^th. Picnic arrangements will be finalized at June 11^th meeting so if Managers can’t make it, they must send a representative.

All Star games – June 19^th ; Coaches game – June 20^th (we will move tables after this game) and Picnic – Wednesday June 21^st.

Picnic:

A $25 gift certificate from Shoprite will be given to each team. Managers pick a "picnic mom" to arrange for parents to bring other foods/refreshments. Suggestion made to shorten the awards ceremony by having the managers just announcing their MIP/MVP players and taking the trophies back to their tables to distribute. All Star picks must be submitted by the May 21^st meeting. Citizenship award names are given to the Coordinators and 1 name per division will be picked. All Stars will be given T-shirts.

Mike Morgillo, a senior manager, requested that the Board gave him an answer as to how he lost his first draft pick at the end of March, a pick he had at the draft. The President stated that at the time of the draft, the parent of his player requested the child be placed in the draft and was picked by Mike while the sister was on another team. At the end of March the parent again called the President to state that she wanted the player put back on the team that the younger sibling was on. According to the President, the By-Laws state a child be assigned to the same team as a sister unless the parent requests otherwise and the accommodation to place the child back with her sister was made at the insistence of the parent due to a carpooling hardship. Steve suggested that a letter should be handed out to each parent explaining the draft procedure and process if player wants to be taken off a sister’s team. It was also noted that going forward, the Board may have to adhere strictly to the By-Laws and not allow parent choices or requests.

Mike also raised the issue that Managers of teams winning by more than 15 points must exhibit sportsmanship by pulling their best pitcher and not allow players to steal bases. He stated he has no respect for any Manager that does not exhibit this behavior since this causes a demoralizing effect on the losing team.

Board members were polled to see who would be returning. Positions will be open for Volunteer Coordinator, Community Coordinator, Secretary and possible T-Ball Coordinator. We are also looking for a volunteer to maintain the website.

Next meeting will be on Sunday May 21^st at 7:30 pm at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.

Motion to adjourn the meeting was given 1^st by Howard and 2^nd by Mark.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday March 26^th, 2006 DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Anne-Marie Williams, Ed Quinn, Penny DeMartin, Howard Golden, Kim Napier, Eric Friedman, Carl Onken, Nick Santoro, Steve Musich, Rachel Baier, Joe Vitanza, Nelson Feliz, Mike Morgillo, Joe King, Paul Krupin, Kasey Edwards, Peter Tsoi, Larry Mosca, Aldis Ansons, Anthony Pilato, Donna Miller, Patrick Hughes, Eugene Mahon, Bill Olsen.

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Motion to approve the minutes from the February 26^th meeting was given 1^st by Howard, 2^nd by Eric. Board members were introduced.

Ed Quinn was approved and sworn in as the Umpire-in-Chief.

Managers were sworn in for the following divisions: T-Ball – Bill Olsen, Eugene Mahon.Instructional – Patrick Hughes.
1 Instructional and 1 Junior Manager still needs to be sworn in. Kim will contact the remaining two managers to determine their availability. Managers cannot be on the field unless they are sworn in due to insurance purposes.

To date we have 460 registered players. After April 1^st we will not be accepting any more registrations.

5 Managers do not have their equipment and were not in attendance at this meeting. Nick will try to contact them.

Carl read the Treasurer’s report.

Modell’s fundraiser ends on Thursday March 30^th. Kim Napier has coupons.

Chicago Unos fundraiser is on May 16^th with a coupon.

The Dinner Dance was a huge success and all had a fun time. The raffles raised about $820. The League thanks Cassie Powell who was very instrumental in this endeavor, for her hard work and all the time she invested in this activity.

Important Dates: Opening Day – April 1^st. Looks like the weather will cooperate. Meeting Dates – April 30^th, May 21^st, June 11^th. If you can’t make a meeting, please send a representative. The last meeting on June 11^th is a very important meeting.

The games schedule was given out to managers and coordinators. The first couple of games on the schedule with a “letter” are exhibition games with umpires. If no umpire is available a parent can umpire the game. Games starting with numbers will be the season games.

Face Guard rule is in effect as of this year so all face masks must have face guards.

The Coaches clinic was a success even though only seven coaches showed up. In the future maybe we will try to schedule this clinic earlier in the year.

Next Meeting will be Sunday April 30^th at DeAngelis Hall in Monroe. Motion to adjourn the meeting was given 1^st by Eric, 2^nd by Howard.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL

Addendum: Andy Parness and Doug Anders were sworn in on March 29th 2006 and John Thuman was sworn in April 3rd 2006.

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday February 26^th, 2006

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Anne-Marie Williams, Sindi Price, Steve Musich, Howard Golden, Kim Napier, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Mark Gordon, Penny DeMartin, Glenn DeMartin, Eric Friedman, Nick Santoro, Peter Tsoi, Mike Morgillo, Kasey Edwards, Joe Vitanza, Bob Bracco, Nelson Feliz, Larry Mosca, Anthony Ricciardi, Eric Dohman, Kim Longo, Aldis Ansons, Rachel Baier, Paul Krupin, Rich Monda, Frank Kincade, Sal Torregrossa, Scott MacKenzie, Joe King, Pat Sullivan, Dan Pavlu, Micky Pavlu, Donna Miller.

Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Motion to approve the minutes from the January meeting was given 1^st by Steve, 2^nd by Howard. Board members were introduced.

Managers were sworn in for the following divisions:

T-Ball – Scott Mckenzie, Sal Torregrossa, Aldis Ansons, Rachel Baier, Peter Tsoi, Nelson Feliz (2 remaining).

Instructional – Pat Sullivan, Anthony Ricciardi (2 remaining)

Novice – Frank Kincade, Donna Miller, Kasey Edwards, Kim Longo, Paul Krupin, Ben Powell.

Juniors – Bob Bracco, Eric Friedman (1 remaining).

Seniors – Joe Vitanza, Dan Pavlu, Joe King

We received 5 more mail-in registrations.

Equipment will be given out on March 18^th, weather permitting, at Uncle Bobs Storage in front of Unit#1055 (see your coordinator for the code) as follows:

T-Ball/Instructional – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Novice – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Juniors/Seniors – 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

Sindi read the Treasurer Report.

Modells fundraiser starts March 10 – March 30 with 10% Discount Coupon

Chicago Unos fundraiser is May 16th and coupon will be printed in newsletter.

Cassie gave details of the Spring Fling Dinner Dance that will be held on March 24^th, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. at the Inn at Central Valley. Please spread the word to family & friends.

Important Dates:

Family Night – March 10^th 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. C.V. Elementary Auditorium. Uniforms will be handed out as well as magnets to each registered player.

Picture Day – March 11^th. Schedule is posted on the website.

Opening Day – April 1^st weather permitting

Meeting Dates – 3/26, 4/30, 5/21, and 6/11. If you can’t make a meeting, please send a representative.

Gym space will be available until April 12^th and is posted on the website by divisions and managers will need to work with each other. Joe King stated that the time allotted per division is not feasible if all the teams showed up to use the space at the same time & that the times should be assigned per team. Penny explained that gym space was significantly reduced due to the austerity budget. Discussion ensued as to what would be the best way to allocate gym use. Board decided to table the issue after March 18^th once the "field use schedule" is finalized. Howard suggested that going forward; clinics could be scheduled from September to November, which will free up gym time.

Umpire-in-Chief position is still open. If there are no volunteers, rain out games will not be scheduled.

Nick Santoro stated that there would be 3 tournament travel teams: 14+ under managed by Mark Gordon, 12+ under by Nick Santoro, and 10+ under by Kim Longo.

Next meeting will be Sunday March 26^th at DeAngelis Hall in Monroe.
Motion to adjourn meeting was given 1^st by Bob Bracco, 2^nd by Steve Musich.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on Sunday 29^th January 2006 DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Sindi Price, Anne-Marie Williams, Howard Golden, Penny DeMartin, Glenn DeMartin, Mark Gordon, Kim
                      Napier, Carl Onken, Steve Musich, Nick Santoro, Jim Reilly, Rich Mondo, Mike Morgillo, Larry Mosca, Gary Ritchie,
                      Lou Martorelli, Kerri Scales, Jackie Winters.
                      Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Motion to approve the minutes from the December meeting was given
                      by 1^st Howard, 2^nd by Mark.
                      Board members were introduced.

Managers were sworn in for the following divisions:
Instructional –Rich Mondo, Jim Reilly, Howard Golden, Jackie Winters (4 remaining)
Novice – Nick Santoro, Kim Napier (6 remaining)
Juniors – Larry Mosca, Gary Ritchie (3 remaining)
Seniors – Mark Gordon, Mike Morgillo, Penny DeMartin (3 remaining)
To date our registered player count is 93 Seniors, 64 Juniors, 115 Novice, 89 Instructional and 82 T-Ball making a total of = 443 players.
The Novice draft will be held on January 31^st 7:30 p.m. at Captains Table. Sindi is still awaiting the results from the Senior draft.

                    Equipment: Nick Santoro will be ordering 4 dozen each 12-inch and 11-inch balls, 36 T-Ball size helmets with
                    faceguards and 36 regular helmets with face guards. He will also be ordering 2 gang boxes and bases for fields 1 &
                    2 at Smith Clove Park. He also plans on retrofitting new catchers equipment for the Senior division and will recycle
                    current equipment to the other divisions. Coordinators will have keys to the gang boxes and will be responsible for
                    opening them at the beginning of the day and locking them up at the end of the day.

Carl Onken read the Treasurer report.
Modells fundraiser is March 10 – March 30 with 10% Discount Coupon
Chicago Unos fundraiser is May 16th and coupon will be printed in newsletter.
Spring Fling fundraiser for Hank Werner Scholarship Fund is March 24^th.

Important Dates:

                     Family Night – March 10^th 7pm-9pm. CV Elementary Auditorium. Uniforms will be handed out to all divisions
                     except T-Ball and Instructional.
                     Picture Day – March 11^thOpening Day – On or around April 1^st.
                    Meeting Dates – February 26, March 26, April 30, May 21, and June 11.

Junior Division is adopting a new rule. The "Drop 3^rd Strike Rule" will be in effect for the new season.
Clinic space is still available for the younger girls in the hitting and fielding clinics to be held by Frozen Ropes. The League is also trying to get another Managers Clinic scheduled by Frozen Ropes. We received a very favorable response to the last manager’s clinic that was held recently.
Penny DeMartin will chair the "Rules Committee" this year and is accepting members.
Steve Musich will chair the "Hank Werner Scholarship Committee"
Gym space schedule is on the website and only registered players are allowed in the gym. Only "soft" softballs are to be used.

                   Next meeting will be Sunday February 26^th at DeAngelis Hall.
                   Motion to adjourn meeting was given 1^st by Steve, 2^nd by Mark.
                   Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Minutes respectfully submitted by
Anne-Marie Williams
Secretary

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on December 18th, 2005

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Anne-Marie Williams, Sindi Price, Penny DeMartin, Carl Onken, Howard Golden, Kim Napier, Mark Gordon, Cassie Powell, Joe Neenan.

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Motion to approve minutes from November meeting given 1^st Mark, 2^nd Penny.

Due to the cancellation of one registration, a new date has been set for Friday January 6^th 2006, 7 pm – 9 pm at CV Elementary, small cafeteria. The last postmark date for mail-in registrations is January 12^th,2006.

Because of the late registration dates, the Draft will have to be around the end of January. Coordinators will set up the dates for the drafts for their respective divisions.

We have an estimated 310 registrants so far.

We need to order about 100 "Softie" balls, 11-inch and 12-inch sizes, for the clinics. Because time is of the essence, Howard will check with Frozen Ropes on their prices. The Board also agreed that the balls should be labeled/ marked before they are given out, collected and kept in one container (a laundry bag) by a designated person at the end of the clinic sessions.

Sindi will be sending out a newsletter and mailings to those players who were registered last year but have not yet signed up. We are still 100 players short of last year’s figures.

Fundraising:

- Modells - March 10^th – March 30^th with coupon.

- Chicago Uno’s – May 16, 2006 – If bill is over $1000.00, they will donate 20% of proceeds, and 15% if under $1000.00.

- Spring Fling Dance–The Inn at Central Valley - March 24^th 2006, 7 p.m.–11 p.m. It will be a sit down dinner, open wine, beer, soda, and cash bar, choice of prime rib, fish and chicken. A vote was taken to keep the price at $50.00 a person. There will also be a raffle at the dinner. Cassie is soliciting for donations.

Important Dates:

- Family Night – March 10^th 7 pm – 9 pm. Uniforms for all divisions will be handed out that night. Separated areas will be set up for each team, players will get to meet their managers, flyers will be handed out and there will be a "meet and greet " of board members.

- Picture Day – March 11^th – Schedule will be posted on the website.

- Gym space - will run from 1/8/2006 to 4/30/2006. Thursdays and Sundays will be "open gym." Sindi wants to use gym space in the month of April for any team who needs to practice. T-Ball and Instructional has open gym space.

- Opening Day – April 1^st, 2006.

- Meeting Dates – January 29^th, 2006 but still tentative for February 26^th, March 26^th, April 30^th, May 21^st and June 11.

There are 12 clinics for players and signups are on www.mwgsl.org website on a first-come basis. Managers/Coaches clinics will be at Frozen Ropes location. No date has been set as yet but will be posted on the website.

Sindi will look into ordering sweatshirts to sell at "family night." Cassie suggested the league could hand out one magnet to each player and charge for additional ones. Howard will look into prices of the magnets.

Sponsors are coming in slowly at this time. To date, we have 18 paid sponsors. Hopefully, commitments will be stronger in January.

After final registration, Sindi will make lists of previous managers as well as new managers that signed up and hand to the coordinators.

We will have an unofficial board meeting on January 16, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Captain’s Table. ALL absentee league offices were volunteered to buy drinks at that meeting. Thanks guys!!

Next meeting will be Sunday January 29^th, 2006 at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.

Have a Happy Holiday.

Motion to adjourn was given 1^st by Anne-Marie, 2^nd by Howard.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Minutes respectfully submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on November 20, 2005 DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY

Attendance: Sindi Price, Kim Napier, Anne-Marie Williams, Nick Santoro, Anthony Pilato, Maria Pilato, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Mark Gordon, Penny DeMartin, Bob Bracco, Carl Onken, Steve Musich.

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Minutes of the October 23^rd meeting were read and approved.

The following members were sworn in and approved:

Vice President – Kim Napier

Business Manager – Nick Santoro

T-Ball Coordinator - Anthony Pilato

Senior Coordinator – Eric Friedman

Novice Coordinator – Mark Gordon

Community Coordinator-Steve Musich

We had 98 registrants from November registration, making a total of 133. Next registration is December 9^th, CV Elementary small cafeteria 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and December 10^th Middle School small cafeteria 10 a.m. -12 noon. Depending on the final number of registrations, we may have a late registration in 2006 with a $25.00 late fee.

Important Dates: 2005 Meeting Dates-

Sunday December 18^th, 2005.

Meetings for 2006 are still tentative for January 29^th, February 26^th, March 26^th, April 30^th, May 21^st and June 11. The last meeting for 2006 is changed to Sunday June 11^th, 2006 due to last day of school being June 23^rd.

Picture Day – March 11, 2006.

Opening Day – April 1, 2006

Picnic Day – June 21, 2006 is tentative and will be confirmed after January 2006.

Equipment:

Game balls are needed for all divisions. It was decided that lists should be made up and inserted in each team bag of equipment handed out at the beginning of the season. Copies of the lists would also be kept by the Coordinators and checked and signed for by the managers at the end of the season when the equipment bags are returned. The equipment should match up with the list from the beginning of the season and bags will also be tie-wrapped.

It was also suggested that Managers be required to hand in a check for $50.00, which will be held as a deposit of good faith until equipment bags are returned intact. This suggestion was tabled for the next meeting.

Everyone voted unanimously to include socks as part of the uniforms for Novice, Junior and Senior divisions.

Gym space will begin in January 2006 and Steve will check with Steve O’Brien as to the availability of clinics.

Fundraising:

Cassie stated that Chicago UNOS will fund a "Team Night" and Modells will fund a team week for the league. Dates will be finalized by the next meeting.

Cassie stated there is not enough time to do the Valentine’s Dinner dance and suggested a "Spring Fling" instead which is tentatively set for March 25, 2006. Options discussed include having it at Tiffany’s in Middletown, American Legion Hall in Monroe with catering done by Birchwood Caterers, or the Inn at Central Valley. She will get prices for next meeting so a decision can be made.

The Opening Day parade was nixed due to the unstable weather in April. It was decided to do "Family Night" instead with a tentative date of March 10^th, 2006 where we could hand out uniforms and flyers at the same time.

Steve spoke with Lou Ciotta, Chairman of the Board for the League, regarding Howard’s issue with the current bylaws and the Senior Board. Since the Senior Board members have not been to any meetings or been involved with MWGSL for the past three years, the League has a few options. One option is that it can dissolve the current Senior Board of Directors with their consent and create an Executive Board comprising of five existing officers. Another issue is that the Chairman of the Board and his Senior Directors also oversee the "Field Development Fund" that was started fifteen years ago which has some money still in the fund. Steve will continue following up with the other Senior Board Directors, Bill Geiler, Hank Sohn, Steve Shone and Bill Orange. Steve will present our options at the next meeting. A motion was made to table a vote at the next meeting after all options are presented regarding the Senior Board members. The By-Laws will then be changed to effect whatever decision is made by the vote.

Next meeting will be Sunday December 18^th at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Motion to adjourn was given 1^st by Cassie, 2^nd by Mark.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary – MWGSL

The following minutes were read by Anne-Marie Williams and approved at November 20th Meeting.

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on October 23^rd, 2005

Murray’s Irish Hall, Highland Mills

Attendance: Sindi Price, Kim Napier, Mark Gordon, Anne-Marie Williams,

Cassie Powell, Howard Golden, Steve Musich.

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Site of the meeting was changed at the last minute because we were unable to gain entrance to the DeAngelis Hall in Monroe. A note was left on the door of DeAngelis Hall as to the new meeting place and notification posted on the website.

Because of a lack of quorum again, no League Officers were sworn in. This is the second meeting of the season that we have lacked sufficient member attendance to vote on any League business.

Minutes of the June 5^th and September 25^th meetings were approved. September minutes changed to add registration date of December 10^th

Positions available:

Vice President- Nominated were Kim DePaola-Napier (nominated by Sindi Price) and Mike Morgillo (nominated by Howard Golden).

Community Coordinator – Nominated was Steve Musich (by Anne-Marie Williams).

Umpire-in-Chief

The Board was unable to vote due to lack of quorum of League Officers.

Discussion ensued on the fact that due to the lack of attendance of remaining League Officers, we cannot make decisions since officially, we are only Officers and the official list of Senior Board members are persons who we do not know and have never attended any meetings. Non-attendance at both meetings by the other League Officers is an insult to those who do show up and is a waste of their time since nothing official is accomplished. If members are not going to show up at meetings or call then maybe they should reconsider their commitment to MWGSL.

It was also decided that if all the League Officers are not in attendance at next meeting, those present will vote and fill the Board positions regardless of the numbers, as this League cannot function with vacant positions.

Steve will meet with Lou Ciota, Chairman of the Board and other Senior Board members and determine if any of their positions can be eliminated since they have no duties. This will pave the way for existing League Officers in attendance to make decisions not bound by the Senior Board positions.

Online registration is a possibility next year. Payment online will cost $5.00 per registrant if we use the "Sports Manager" program. A driver’s license number will be needed for verification.

Nick Santoro is the current Business Manager. Last year’s manager, Mark Gordon, has issues with the lack of tracking capability of equipment. Most times Managers place equipment in lockup without any lists or notification. Managers are accountable for all equipment and discussion ensued that managers need to know their responsibilities. As such, the Board is in the process of compiling a list of manager responsibilities.

Gym space will start in January and end in April:

Tuesdays 6–7:30 p.m. at Central Valley Elementary

Wednesday 7-8:30 p.m. at Central Valley Elementary

Thursday 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Central Valley Elementary

Sunday 9 a.m.-12:00 noon at Smith Clove Elementary

Gym space will be used for clinics. Steve suggested that all players have access to gym space and not just pitchers. Cassie suggested that maybe the gym can be split; one side used for fielding and the other side used for pitching.

Clinics will start in February 2006. Howard spoke with Tony Abbatine from Frozen Ropes who wishes to work with the League for coaching. Steve O’Brien has volunteered to host clinics for pitching and batting. Everyone agreed that both Managers and Coaches must be at the pitching clinics. Howard suggested that it MWGSL makes it mandatory that a parent must be present with the child at all the clinics and that the clinics are set up after the draft. Communication has to start with Coordinators and filter downwards.

Important Dates: 2005 Meetings Dates-

Sunday November 20^th

Sunday December 18^th

Meetings for 2006 are still tentative: January 29^th, February 26^th, March 26^th, April 30^th, May 21^st and June 25^th.

Registration Dates:

November 19^th2005 –Middle School cafeteria 9:30 a.m.-12 noon.

December 9^th2005 – CV Elementary small cafeteria 7-9 p.m.

December 10^th 2005– Middle School small cafeteria 10 a.m.-12 noon. This is the last registration date with online registrations postmarked no later than January 12^th, 2006.

Draft – middle of January, 2006.

Picture Day – March 11, 2006

Opening Day – April 1^st, 2006.

It was suggested and agreed by all to have Opening Day ceremonies, complete with a parade, food, balloons, clinics and games. The senior players not interested in parading can help man tables and generally help out. Cassie agreed to coordinate the opening day ceremonies. Steve suggested that the first two weeks in April could be scrimmage games without umpires since the weather is always an issue. Sindi will consider this option.

At the first registration we collected 35 registered players, sold 6 jackets and received 1 paid sponsor. Flyers will be approved by the Education Center, printed and Cassie will distribute in time for the next registration November 19th.

Frozen Ropes is having an Open House on Election Day November 8^th from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. complete with clinics and food and a flyer will be posted on the website.

Fundraising:

- Suggestions included discount dinner cards and softball car magnets from What’s Hot. Howard volunteered to investigate with What’s Hot.

- Cassie suggested a Dinner Party with the proceeds going to the Hank Werner Scholarship fund goal of $1500.00.

- Everyone agreed on a "Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance" and Cassie agreed to look around for prices and locations.

- Family Night where parents and players meet their coaches and managers and learn more about MWGSL.

- A spaghetti dinner was suggested to raise funds for the league.

Sindi gave a financial report and will have a budget breakdown at the next meeting.

Mark made a motion to buy a pitching machine. Motion is still under consideration.

Steve suggested that at the end of the season we have playoffs instead of an Intra-League tournament, which will require only one set of trophies.

Next meeting will be Sunday, November 20^th at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe.
Motion to adjourn was given 1^st by Howard, 2^nd by Cassie
Meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

The following minutes have been approved.

Minutes from MWGSL meeting on September 25^th, 2005

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe

Attendance: Sindi Price, Penny DeMartin, Anne-Marie Williams, Howard Golden, Mark Gordon and Steve Musich.

Meeting was called to order at 7:37 PM.

Because of a lack of a quorum no board members were sworn in.

Sindi dispensed with the board member introduction and important numbers, because of the small group, and went directly to the agenda items.

· The following committees need chairpersons and members:
Publicity and Public relations, 1 member,
Manager Development, 1 member,
Awards, 1 member and
Special Events, 2 members.

· Umpire-in-Chief and Community Coordinator board positions still open.

· Penny is going to handle gym use again this year. The Board had a discussion about pitching clinics and about the need to develop catchers at an earlier age. We are going to have a manager’s clinic this year in January. Gym use for the 2006 season was also discussed. We would like to utilize gym use for player clinics as a league and not for individual team use. Because of the austerity budget, this year the league has applied for the following gym space from the MWCSD. Starting January the league applied for the following gym space:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Central Valley, 6 to 9 PM and Sunday, Smith Clove 9 AM to 12 Noon.

· Penny asked if a safety clinic could be set up for this year. It will be discussed further at the next meeting.

· Uniforms bids will go out again this year and Howard mentioned that some parents would like socks added to the uniform. This will be discussed further next month along with the possibilities of raising registration fees to make this happen.

· Game schedules, scores, tournaments will be online and when managers get a call, the scores will be updated online. More info will be available later.

· Important dates:

- Registration: October 21^st; November 19^th; December 9^th, December 10th (amended at meeting) with final registrations postmarked by January 12^th or 13^th.

- Meetings for 2005: September 25^th; October 23^rd; November 20^th; December 18^th at DeAngelis Hall, Monroe. All other dates are still tentative.

· Registration dates will be on Channel 22 in Monroe and Woodbury and also in the Photo News. Postcards will be mailed to Managers and Board Members for meeting notification.

· Someone is needed to pick up registration flyers from Printing Plus and deliver them to the respective schools.

· Fundraiser possibilities:

- Dinner cards and softball magnets from What’s Hot. What’s Hot would like to do the uniforms. Sindi will present option for uniforms to What’s Hot but the lowest bid will prevail.

- Penny will be in charge of jackets again and last date for pick up will be at Picture Day.

· Anne-Marie will be in charge of recruiting Sponsors.

· Two dozen T-Ball helmets and face guards will be ordered.

· There was no new business.

Next meeting will be on Sunday October 23^rd at DeAngelis Hall.

Motion to adjourn the meeting 1^st by Howard, 2^nd by Mark.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

Minutes from Meeting on June 5^th 2005

DeAngelis Hall, Monroe, NY.

Attendance: Steve Musich, Sindi Price, Carl Onken, Anne-Marie Williams, Mike Morgillo, Cassie Powell, Ben Powell, Mark Gordon, Joe King, Nick Santoro, Howard Golden, Joe Vitanza, Ricky Legg, Peter Tsoi, Wendy Ansons, Bill Olsen.

Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Minutes from May meeting were approved and Board members were introduced.

This was the last meeting for the 2005 season.

Important Dates:

- June 13^th - Intra-League Tournaments for novice, junior, senior divisions.

- June 20^th – All Star games for novice, junior, seniors at the Varsity fields. Names must be handed in tonight and girls must be available to play at 6 p.m. Managers for 1^st and 2^nd place teams will manage All Star game.

- June 21^st – Coaches and Managers game @ 5:45 p.m. after picnic tables have been moved. ALL volunteers must be at Smith Clove at 5 p.m. that day to move tables. Eric Friedman was volunteered to get big truck to move tables.

- June 22^nd – PICNIC at 5:30 p.m.

The following Board Members were sworn in for the 2006 season:

Sindi Price, President
Carl Onken, Treasurer
Mark Gordon, Business Manager
Nick Santoro, Senior Division Coordinator
Howard Golden, Junior Division Coordinator
Penny DeMartin, Instructional Division Coordinator
Cassie Powell, Volunteer Coordinator

Eric Friedman was absent but will return as Novice Coordinator, David Rosen was absent but will return as Vice-President, Anthony Pilato was absent and his intentions to return as Tee Ball Coordinator were unclear at this time. Steve Musich will not return next year.
Positions that need to filled at this time are Secretary, Community Service Coordinator and Umpire-in-Chief. Anyone interested should contact any board member and they will answer any questions you have.

Rainout games that had to be made up have been rescheduled. There is an available slot at 2:45 on Saturday. Novice games will not be made up. All games played by Saturday will be the final tally for standings.

Trophies will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place teams in the Novice , Junior and Senior divisions and all instructional players will receive a participation trophy. All T-Ball players will receive a participation medal. Trophies will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place winners of the intra-league tournament for the Novice, Junior and Senior Divisions. Citizenship awards will be in the form of certificates.

Tournament Team rosters have been set for 12+under team (Mark Gordon-manager). They will play 2 tournaments in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. The 10+under team (Nick Santoro) is still looking for 2 more players. They also have 2 tournaments scheduled. Uniforms will cost $30 and include 2 shirts per player; all other costs absorbed by sponsors.

Picnic:

Cassie stated that there would be many activities including Beanbag Toss, Face Painting, Tattoos, Speed Cage, Bounce House, DJ and Ice Cream. She needed volunteers. Bill Olsen volunteered and Eric Friedman, David Rosen &

Tony Pilato’s services were volunteered for the Speed Cage (radar booth). Thank you guys!!!

Congratulations to the Hank Werner Memorial Scholarship Fund winners: Julie Dolan, Jamie Mapes and Amanda Musich. They will get $500.00 each! Steve thanked the selection committee for their time in this endeavor. We need a volunteer or volunteers to take over this committee or it will have to be dissolved.

Equipment:

Managers must return ALL equipment to Mark Gordon on Monday June 20^th at the All Star game in the parking lot. He will be there before and after the game until 8:30 p.m. Managers can also return equipment at the Coaches/Managers game in Smith Clove parking lot on Tuesday June 21^st. Managers will be accountable for all equipment. Team names should be on the bags as well.

Frozen Ropes will have an instructional camp during the summer as a fundraiser for MWGSL. They will have a table at the picnic for sign ups.

Post cards will be sent to all registered players for next season.

Steve Musich thanked all those on the Board and in the audience for their support over the years.

Joe Vitanza thanked Steve for all his years of unselfishly giving of his time and energy to the managers and coaches and to the League. Those in attendance applauded Steve for all he has done and for his dedication to MWGSL.

Motion to adjourn the meeting 1^st by Sindi, 2^nd by everyone.

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by

Anne-Marie Williams

Secretary - MWGSL

2004-2005 Meeting Minutes