The membership desires to revise the AWBB by-laws as discussed at our February 1, 2010 meeting.  Attached are "marked up" and "clean" versions of the proposed changes to the by-laws.  The membership will vote on April 5, 2010 on this language to replace the existing language in the by-laws.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

 
 

Ø      NUMEROUS GRAMMATICAL AND OTHER CHANGES THAT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS “CLEAN-UPS” FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION (REPRESENTED BY THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED TEXT), INCLUDING:

 

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “FINANCE COMMITTEE” AND ALL REFERENCES TO THIS COMMITTEE

o       RENAMING OF THE AWBB SCHOLARSHIP

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “BINGO COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE VARIOUS FUNDRAISERS AND THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THEM, INCLUDING THE JAZZ CONCERT

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “POINT RECORD COMMITTEE”

o       CHANGES TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE “UNIFORM COMMITTEE”

 

Ø      NUMEROUS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION (REPRESENTED BY THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED TEXT), INCLUDING:

 

o       CLARIFICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION PURPOSE

o       MORE DETAILED DEFINITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKE-UP

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING THE HANDLING OF SITUATIONS WHERE AN OFFICER CANNOT COMPLETE THEIR TERM OF OFFICE

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TREASURER

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING THE ABILITY OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE AS NON-VOTING ADVISORS TO / MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

o       ADDITION OF STANDING COMMITTEES NOT CURRENTLY LISTED IN BY-LAWS, INCLUDING BOOSTER WEAR, CHAPERONE, CHICKEN BBQ, FUNDRAISING, HOSPITALITY, NOMINATING, PREVIEW NIGHT, SCHOLARSHIPS, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND WEBSITE AND DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH

o       MORE DETAIL ON THE DUTIES OF THE GENERALS’ EXPRESS COMMITTEE

o       DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF NEW SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING THE NEED FOR AND SCHEDULING OF FINANCIAL REVIEWS OF THE ORGANIZATION’S ACCOUNTS, ASSETS, AND RECORDS

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING AWBB’s NON-PROFIT STATUS

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

o       MODIFIED LANGUAGE REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR REGULAR BY-LAW REVIEW

 

Ø      RESCISSION OF AMENDMENT 1-2003 REGARDING “POINTS”

 

Ø      ELIMINATION OF “TREASURER’S GUIDE TO ASSIGNING PO NUMBERS”

The membership desires to revise the AWBB by-laws with respect to scholarships as discussed at our February 1, 2010 meeting.  Based on the recommendation of the Scholarship committee and as revised by the membership at our February 1st meeting, the membership will vote on March 1, 2010 on the following language to replace the existing language in the by-laws:

The Scholarships committee consists of three (3) members for the purpose of administering the AW Band Booster scholarship program.  There shall be three (3) non-renewable scholarships each in the amount of $ 750 awarded annually to graduating seniors who meet all of the following eligibility criteria:  (1) enrolled in band at the time of the application, (2) continuously participated in the band program from the beginning of their freshman year, and (3) will be attending a two or four year college or university.  One (1) of the three (3) scholarships shall be awarded placing an emphasis on the applicant’s musical achievements.  The committee is responsible for:  preparing and distributing the scholarship application, establishing appropriate submittal deadlines, collecting completed applications and forwarding them to the “selection committee”, and ensuring that the appropriate awards are made to the selected graduating seniors.  The scholarship recipients shall be chosen from the applicants by a “selection committee” appointed by the Scholarship Committee.  The “selection committee” is made up of five (5) members or former members who meet the following criteria:  (1) not related by blood or marriage to a graduating senior band member and (2) has no child in high school in the year that they participate as a Selection Committee member.  The “selection committee” is responsible to review the submitted applications and make selections based on the rubric established by the Scholarships committee.  The dollar amount of the scholarships may be increased or decreased by the membership if financial conditions warrant.

Volunteering opportunities

 

AWBB has the following openings for:

 

Chairpersons on our Standing Committees for Calendar year 2009 –2010

    Nominations Chairperson -  Find Candidates for Executive Committee for 2010-2011
    Vice President
    Treasurer

 

Chairpersons on our Standing Committees for Calendar year 2010 –2011 
        Chicken BBQ Co-chair

 

Contact Doug Michael
doug.michael@radcoindustries.com

Volunteers are needed to assist with the Fan Club Card booth at Roche de Boeuf on September 26th (9am to 4pm) in Waterville.  The Fan Club Card booth (corner of Farnsworth and Second St. at Smedlap Smithy's) is going to be right next to the Band Booster wear booth for convenience of students and parents taking shifts together.  Especially needed are our parents that have enjoyed using their Fan Club Card as they can give the best testimony and further our sales in face-to-face conversations.  Anyone interested in volunteering can contact me at gpschaffer@earthlink.net.

This site is for sharing information with Anthony Wayne Band Booster volunteers and Band Parents. It is basically a site by Band Booster volunteers to help us run our organization.

Most of the boosters are parents of current Anthony Wayne band students, but we welcome anyone who wishes to volunteer and work with us to make the AW Band one of the best in the area.