OMB Staff:

Shira is GTF again this year, and Kim Rottschaefer is the band admin again this year.

BANQUET:

The school is organizing a banquet to commemorate 100 years of bands at Oregon. They’re developing a history book with pictures, etc. along with a highlights DVD. Jordyn Lueker is the contact. I will contact Kathleen to get any info she might have. Les Simons is also a good contact. Renee will contact the snail mail people for info & will have them mail it to Jordyn if they’re interested.

October 10 (Friday night before homecoming). They reserved the Valley River Center and can have up to 600 people there! Banquet cost per person should be somewhere around $30 per person.

Paying guests/family members will be welcome (spouses, kids, significant others, etc.)

2008 Space Limitations:

We need to let our member base know that there may be limited space at this year’s games at Autzen (because of the banquet). We won’t know the exact cutoff will be until Dr. Wiltshire knows how big the band will be. If everybody achieves their numbers this year, the band will be 208 strong.

There’s probably going to be a run on seating this year. We will count the registrations as they come in, so it will be first-come, first-serve. Mark the registrations with a sharpie! Dr. Wiltshire also has a room reserved at the Valley River Center as a homecoming participation option for alums that will have a TV there and will most likely be catered so they can watch the game out of the elements.

SCHOLARSHIP:

To set up an endowed scholarship, you need to set up $25k that will allow you to do an annual $1000 scholarship with no end date. It would then be managed thru the university along with their other scholarships. They will most likely talk about this at the banquet. Dr. Wiltshire will check with the alumni association, and Laura will talk to Lani about the collection & administration of the funds while we’re building the endowment. Dr. Wiltshire may be able to get an announcement at the HC game with a video clip, etc. with information on how they can donate.

The OAB will offer the $500 scholarship again this year.

Renee will put the scholarship application online.

FOB:
November 1 is this year’s event, and it’s championships, so Dr. Wiltshire isn’t sure what that means for purchasing trophies, but ad sales are unaffected. Festival GTF is Jenn Wood, and Nick Sherman is the student coordinator. Renee motioned spending $200 on an FOB ad this year. Corianne seconded; all approved.

BAND BANQUET:

The OMB Band Banquet is usually first weekend in January after they come back from break. OAB will try to attend this season’s banquet. Corianne motioned that we offer first year free membership cards (pre-printed out at the banquet for all graduating seniors and imprinted with their names). This makes them card-carrying members with their first year free! Rob seconded; all approved.

PICKUP GAMES:

There are two pickup games this year. (August 30 & September 6.) The September 6 game may be tough to fill but OMB students should be back on campus by then, which should help.

Both garter bands but not all the section leaders will be at the first pickup game on the 6th. School doesn’t start until the 29th (and band camp is the 15th.)

PICKUP GAMES SHIRTS:

There will be spirit shirts again this year.

INSTRUMENTS FOR PICKUP GAMES:

Loaner horns will be done thru SOM. At the time of registration, if they need a horn we will direct them to the SOM. SOM may be able to do sousas as well.

HIGH SCHOOL PICKUP GAME ATTENDEES:

High school students are free to pickup games because it’s a recruiting tool but adults have to pay. High school band directors who bring kids don’t have to pay because that’s also part of recruitment.

High school students are welcome to the pickup games but not the other events.

PICKUP GAMES PARKING:

This is still a question. They have construction going on at the SOM so it’s unclear where their buses will leave from. Probably will be in front of Mac Court but Dr. Wiltshire will let us know.

Washington is bringing a band to the pickup game (current & alum). It’s possible that we could do a get-together with them, but Dr. Wiltshire would have to get back to us on specifics. There will be a shared tune with Husky/Duck bands, plus they’ll play the national anthem together.

SOUSAS FOR PICKUP & OTHER GAMES:

Phil will do sousas (two) for the first two takers. Laura may be able to ask a couple of the band directors she knows if we get into a pinch with lots of sousa registrations.

HOMECOMING:

DRUMS:

OMB is storing our drums, so Robert can transporting again. They’ll need to get a van, etc. like last year.

DRUMLINE:

Homecoming drumline – Laura will ask Jeff Swanson again this year.

DIRECTOR:

Laura Arthur did a great job last year, so we definitely want her again. (Phil motioned, Corianne seconded, all approved.) Others have mentioned a desire to direct, so we can add a spot on the form that asks if they were a drum major. Laura will personally contact the drum majors to see if they’d be interested in any drum major duties. She’ll also let Laura know that we are opening it up to more than one drum major this year.

T-SHIRTS:

T-shirt inventory is good. We will not order shirts, nor will we allow pre-orders. We’ll sell what we have.

JACKETS:

Corianne & Robert will be in charge of jackets & drums again for the games this year. Need laundry plan for the jackets? Dr. Wiltshire will check into this. If nothing else, they have a dry cleaner they get a deal with. We will work with Kim on this.

ARMORY:

Jeannette will do the Armory arrangements again this year. (We have the Armory until 2010.)