Attendance: Laurie Vertefeuille (PFO President), Al Wilder (PFO Vice President), Karen Ford (PFO Treasurer), Corinne Fitting (PFO Secretary), Kristen Michaud, Cindy Hair, Tina Abell, Mary Paule Monks (WT Guidance), Kirk Murad (WT Principal)

Secretary’s Report: Minutes from the February 13 meeting accepted with no changes.

Treasurer’s Report: Checking Account Balance is $2,904.37 ($746 of which are held for reimbursement to other organizations).

Old Business:

Ms. Hair reported that the proof of the cookbook came in today. It was divided up among the members to check against the originals we sent in. Everyone needs to finish reviewing and send in any changes to the school by Friday. Ms. Hair will then return to Jumbo Jack’s for printing. We have some advance sales. And, we will put sign-up sheets in the Teacher’s Lounge and Guidance Office. The ordering forms are also up on the web. Ms. Vertefeuille created a certificate to recognize the students whose entries were selected for the cookbook.

We discussed choosing tech-wear to offer for next year. Ms. Vertefeuille would like input from the group for the next meeting on what types of tech-wear people want.

Support for future athletic events. This year, we have raised approximately $113 in bottled water sales, $68.50 in basketball concessions, and $25.00 in tech-wear sales at games. The PFO voted to donate the $68.50 to WT Athletics Department. The baseball/softball/track seasons are coming up. When the Spring Schedule becomes available, Ms. Monks will coordinate with Mr. Wilder on the sharing the schedule. We would like to coordinate better with the parents and teams on offering the concessions and get more parent participation. Mr. Wilder will contact each spring sport coach to see if we can get a parent contact for each.

Ms. Vertefeuille had a PFO table at shop orientation and made a few sales. It was good to have PFO presence at the event.

New Business:

We discussed sharing fund-raising profits with other school groups. It would be a good idea to establish a policy in how the PFO shares profits and to make sure we have buy-in from the group asking for funds. Mr. Wilder knows of an application form that another school Booster Club uses, and we’ll take a look at that at the next meeting, and work on what type of policy we want to establish.

PFO needs to begin considering fund raising options for next year. Ms.Vertefeuille has received a number of fund-raising flyers, and we went through a few options, though nothing was decided. Ms. Monks will provide the PFO with the letter listing the guidelines for fund-raising for next year.

Linda R. Martin Foundation: This foundation is run by a family with recent graduates and students at WT, and it provides scholarships for WT students in addition to supporting other worthy causes. They are looking for donations for a silent auction and dinner to be held in May, as well as attendance by PFO members.

The new Summer Reading program was discussed. The incentives (prizes) for reading don’t need to be provided until the fall. Mr. Wilder will keep in touch with Dr. Ashton on this in the meantime.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm.

The next meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2007.