The meeting was called to order by Brenda Yackeren.

Prayer offered by Mrs. Carufe

Ending Balance: $34,898.11

ITBS tests have been completed. Safe Environment training that was cancelled due to weather will be rescheduled – all volunteers who work in the school MUST go through this training. Easter Egg hunt for K-2 will take place on 3/17. DARE program to begin March 17 for the 5^th grade. Intergenerational program to begin with the hopes of increasing children’s attendance at mass. Candy will be delivered on 3/9/05. Science Fair is Thursday 3/10 with viewing at 5:30 and awards at 6:00. March 28-31 Mrs. Carufe will be at a conference. Teacher’s contract needs ratification. This will hit us hard, we should be OK for this year and Mrs. Carufe is preparing for next year.

The sale made $1,000.25.

All went well. $2,882.00 was made.

60 families participated and helped with donations. 7 people helped in the kitchen with more during intermission. As per Mrs. Carufe – Children are not allowed in the kitchen at all.

Estimated $1,300.00 profit. Order has been placed and items should be received before Easter.

The Machado family designed and donated the flyers. Ticket sales to begin – Princess theme. An American Girl doll has been donated for raffle (Marisol). Dutchess Manor is donating the food. Girls from the 6^th, 7^th & 8^th grades are encouraged to help – assist the younger girls with the crafts (making of a tiara). The Morales family is donating the Photo Booth. The Spath family is donating the nail polish. Lynn to contact Mrs. Brandow for water bottles.

Penny Social appeared in the Southern Dutchess News and The Poughkeepsie Journal. Confirmation appeared in the Beacon Free Press. A list of donators to the Penny Social is needed so that Sandy can submit letter to the editor.

Packets were sent home and already orders have been received.

Watkins Press is printing the tickets – should be ready on Wednesday. Notice printed is this past Sunday’s bulletin and information and tickets will be distributed through the brown envelope.

The suggestion of a playground was raised. Mrs. Carufe is not against investigating this as a possibility but did caution everyone that the insurance will be very expensive and that the parish/school would be liable should someone get hurt (this includes even when school is not in session). The playground would need to be attended/supervised. The possibility of basketball hoops was raised and it was reported that at one time we had both permanent and portable basket ball hoops, however, they were destroyed. SSL will speak with Msgr. Martin about painting outlines for hopscotch.

It was requested if the SSL would donate a basket for raffle at the dinner/dance. The board approved the donation of two baskets.

Brenda Yackeren adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacqueline LaColla

Attendance:

Peggy Gallagher

Joan Hill

Theresa McGuire

Patti Glinski

Desiree Pampolina

Lynn Amodeo-Smith

Maria Galiano

Maggie Carmody

Irene Moody

Trudi Newhard

Nancy Metz

Nunzio Giavatto

Brenda Dennehy