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Suffield Little League Board of Directors Meeting Monday, June 11, 2007

Attendees: The following board members were present: D. Mercik, M. Voisine, J. Dion, J. Kulas, S. Pallotti, H. Labarre, B. Schnepp, W. Pare, S. Looney, R. Mankowski and K. Wagner. Also in attendance: Joanne Stafford, Jim Droney.

Minutes: Dave Mercik reviewed the minutes of the meeting held on May 14, 2007. Minutes were accepted and approved.

Fundraising: Joanne Stafford discussed having UPS represented at the closing ceremonies to present a check for their $1,500 donation to the league. Members were reminded about the upcoming golf Tournament being held on Saturday, August 11th. Joanne also discussed activities and ideas for the booth at Suffield on the Green. Joanne plans to sell hats, waterbottles and magnets. Volunteers will be needed to staff the booth. The league also received $1,100 from the pictures at opening ceremonies.

Closing Ceremonies: The closing ceremonies were discussed. John Kulas and Scott Looney will hand out the trophies for the Farm and Instructional Divisions. AA, AAA and Majors will play All-star games comprised of approximately 4 players from each team.

All-Stars: The 2007 All-star tournament was briefly discussed. Coaches will be selected based on a variety of qualities, including but not limited to being in good standing with the league, track record, prior experience coaching, prior experience coaching all-stars, etc.

Fields and Maintenance: Good feedback was noted on the condition of the fields and facilities at the Christian complex. The condition of the Juniors baseball field will be an opportunity for improvement going forward. Ideas were discussed on how to address, including the Town of Suffield taking care of grooming the field and/or locating a site box like at the other satellite fields for coaches to have equipment close by.

Somers Sanitation offered to make a $3,000 donation to replace the dugouts on the Majors Division field. The group discussed ideas for the design of the dugouts which could include a fenced in area for equipment to help keep players and fans separated for safety sake. Accu Foundation could assist with the foundation work and will be seeking further donations for the concrete materials to help keep the cost down. Scott Looney will bring design ideas and cost estimates to the next meeting.

The desire for new sod for major’s field was also discussed. Decisions will be made on facility improvements after the financial status is reviewed at the next meeting.

Umpires: The group noted great improvement in the umpiring situation this year with the addition of adult umpires as well as the improvement of the young umpires. The idea of recognition awards for the young umpires was discussed to create additional interest among the young umpires.

Constitution: No discussion took place. The Constitution will be addressed at the next meeting

Finance: No discussion took place. The Finance report will be addressed at the next meeting