Parents Club of Curtis Pond

1st Club Meeting August 14, 2007

Minutes

 

 

Ø                Attendees:  Krys, Kandice, Trisha, Tina, Anita, Jeff, Jennie,                           Kim, Vickie, Marcus and Alyssa

 

Ø          Meeting Called to Order at 2:30pm

 

Ø          New Club Organization Discussion:

 

·       This club was organized for the sole purpose of having activities created for the children of Curtis Pond. 

·       This club will not be sponsored by any HOA nor will it have any affiliation with any HOA.

·       The club funding will be primarily from fundraising efforts and any donations.

·       The overall feeling between the club members was that the current issues and differences in Curtis Pond should not affect the children in anyway therefore this club was formed.

·       This club will not entertain any negative discussion regarding Curtis Pond, any HOA or individuals.  This club will focus on the children.

·       This club is run by parents residing in Curtis Pond and is open to all residents in Curtis Pond.  The events and decisions will be made by majority agreement amongst all members present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ø                Ideas and Thoughts:

 

·       Thoughts on how to raise funds were discussed.  Some ideas that were brought up were:

1.   Yard Sale/Rummage Sale

2.   Thanksgiving Bake Sale

3.   Bake Sale

4.   Door to Door Candy Sales

5.   Letter to Community for Donations

6.   Advertising on Website

7.   Krispy Kreme Donut Sales

·       It was also discussed that the club should open a savings account to put all donations in to work from.

·       Scenic Homes has spoken to one of the residents and explained that the property that they own can be used by the Parents Club.  A release would need to be written up for each child that would be attending an event held by the Parents Club.

 

Ø                Events

 

·       The members discussed possible events that the club will look into holding.  Some of the ideas brought up were:

1.   BBQ/Movie Night

2.   Carowinds/Scarowinds Day

3.   Club FX Teen Night

4.   Parents “Rock” Concert

5.   Laser Light Tag

6.   Parents Night Out

7.   X-mas Gathering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.   Soap Box Derby

9.   Pumpkin Picking and Hay Rides at Carrigan Farms

10.         Parents Adult Co-Ed Softball Team

11.         Kids Kick Ball

 

·       The club decided to have their first event on August 25th.  The members unanimously agreed that the first event will be a BBQ/Movie Night.  This will be good for the children since it is right before the first day of school.  In the event of rain the event will be postponed to September 8th.  The members unanimously agreed on the movie “Over the Hedge”.

·       The club members felt that this club would benefit all the children who want to meet new friends as well as for all the parents who would like to meet other parents. 

 

 

Ø                New Website

 

·       The club members decided that a website should be created to keep all the residents in Curtis Pond informed of the events and activities that will be organized.  The website will have all the information needed for residents to know when and where the events will take place.  There will also be fundraising information on the website.  The members also thought it might be a good idea to allow local businesses to advertise on the website for an annual fee.  The members came up with some domain names that we would like to try to obtain if they are available.  The following is a list of domains that were brainstormed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.         CPKids.org

2.         CPParents.org

3.         CPFun.org

4.         CPYouth.org

5.         KidsofCP.org

6.         Funcp.org

7.         FUCP.org (Friends uniting in Curtis Pond)

 

 

·       It was said that the domain name would cost $8.00 and the website would cost $60.00.  The members agreed that it would be most useful to get the domain and website up and running as soon as possible.  The following members decided to contribute funds to get this up and running.

 

1.   Anita and Jeff donated $20.00

2.   Kim donating $20.00

3.   Vickie donated $17.00

4.   Jennie donating $10.00

 

Ø          Upcoming Meetings

 

·       The next meeting of the Parents Club of Curtis Pond will be held on:

Wednesday September 12, 2007

7pm

370 Almora Loop

Please bring a snack to share, hostess will provide drinks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ø    BBQ/Movie Night

 

¨     Saturday August 25th

¨     Rain date Saturday September 8th

¨     7pm Start Time BBQ

¨     Movie will start at dusk approximately 8:30 or 9:00pm

¨     Admission: $5.00 per family up to 4, $1.00 each additional person

¨     Set-up time 5:30pm

¨     Movie title: Over the Hedge

¨     Location: 364 Almora Loop

¨     Please bring a blanket or chairs

 

 

·       Members will need to set-up early for this event.  Raffles will be donated by members of the club.  Raffles will be $1.00 each and the drawing will be held right before the start of the movie.  The following are the items needed for this event and the list below also contains the name of the volunteer that will supply each item.  Any item that has not been accounted for is open for anyone willing to donate.  The members will ask other residents unable to attend the meeting if they would be willing to contribute.

 

1.   Hot dogs and rolls – Kandice

2.   Condiments – Kim

3.   Coleslaw – Krys

4.   Beans – Anita

5.   Potato Salad – Jennie

6.   Chips – Vickie

7.   Drinks – Tina (Jugs juices) Kim (Water)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.   Forks – Kim

9.   Movie License – Kandice

10.   Hand stamp & pad – Tina

11.   Photography – Vickie

12.   Movie – Angie

13.   Flyers – Krys, Trish and Kandice

14.   Sheet – Kandace

15.   Sanitizing Wipes – Jennie

16.   Tables – ALL

17.   Popcorn – OPEN

18.   Napkins – OPEN

19.   Plates – OPEN

20.   Trash Bags – OPEN

21.   Extra Garbage Pail – OPEN

22.   Projector – (Kim will ask Eric Davis if we can borrow his neighbors)

23.   Speakers – Kim

24.   Raffles – Anyone having anything to donate to raffle off may bring these items to Krys’s house anytime prior to the event. 

25.   Raffle Tickets – Kim

26.   Buckets or Baskets for Raffles – Krys

27.   Chairs - ANYBODY

 

·       Krys had suggested that anyone providing non-perishables for this event may drop them off to Krys’s house anytime prior to the event.

·       Trish has offered to man the admission table and collect entrance fees from all attendees and stamp their hands.

·       Kim has offered to man the raffle table and sell raffles during the BBQ.

·       There will also be a table for information regarding to the Parents Club of Curtis Pond. 

 

 

 

 

 

Ø    Parents of Curtis Pond Field Trips

 

·       It was suggested that the Parents Club take this club outside of Curtis Pond, especially during the winter months.  There were many suggestions on places to “meet”.  A member has offered to research these establishments to see if they offer group rates.  This information will be provided at the next meeting for members to decide if this is something they should entertain and if so vote on what establishments would be visited.  The following is a list of some of the ideas that were mentioned:

 

1.   Victory Lanes Bowling Alley

2.   Buzy Beez

3.   Carrowinds

4.   Ray’s Splash Planet

5.   Roller Skating Rink

6.   Ice Skating Rink

7.   Chucky Cheeses

8.   Monkey Joe’s

9.   Pottery Painting

10.   Discovery Place

11.   NASCAR Museum

12.   Carrigan Farms

13.   Club FX –for teens only

 

·       The group also discussed having “Parents Night Out”.  The club will organize an evening out for parents.  The club will also make available a babysitter.  Several teens will baby sit in one home on that evening for a “Flat” rate for each child.  Some of the ideas the club members came up with were:

 

 

 

 

1.               Legends – for dinner and wine tasting

2.               Prickly Pair – for dinner

3.               Jokers

4.               Game Night – this would be held at a members home

5.               Mid-Town Sundries

6.               Curtis Pond Rock Concert

 

·       The members also thought it might be a nice idea to have T-Shirts made up for the children and possibly parents that advertise The Parents Club of Curtis Pond.  This would be a nice idea for parents to purchase these t-shirts for the “Field Trips”.  One of the members will look into pricing these shirts.  This would also help to raise funds.

 

Ø    Meeting adjourned at 4:25pm