May 2007 VTAACC Minutes

Attendance
Cheryl Klein, Jennifer Jones, Franklin Yancey, Craig Dennis, Gary Lark, John Maddox

Golf Tournament

  • Netted approximately $3,000
  • Had 70 players

Wine Tasting

  • June 2nd, Dolce Vita, $25 (time???)
  • Confirmed speaker from school of architecture
  • Need more auction items!!

Fundraising

  • Last time at the arena, we made $235
  • Wachovia Championship, had 30 volunteers, grossed $175K, raised $2500-$3000
  • There is an opportunity to work the Coca-Cola 600 and All Star Race

Community Involvement

  • Re-Store – Saturday in July?

Football Watching 2007

  • Daddy’s

Misc.

  • 58 Charlotte area students have accepted to go to VT; need to invite to Family picnic
  • People who volunteered at Golf tourney/arena events, to get free entrance to wine event. Maddox will head up this “volunteer program”
  • Other alumni chapters are talking about selling wrist bands to support 4.16.07. We decided not to join in.
  • Some of the largest alumni chapters are having “welcome to <insert city name>” for the new alumni moving to their city. We declined to have separate event, but to invite the new alumni to our wine/auction event

Next meeting:
June 6th 6.30pm
Allen Tate