Meeting Minutes May 3, 2021

• Meeting called to order at 6:31pm
• Minutes from April 2021 meeting are posted on the COBA website
• Financial report:  Savings $4757.19; Checking $5448.06 ( $1000.00 cleared, $222.85 to Monarch Trophy for Senior Awards, +$1025.00 cash donations directly to COBA deposited). Future expenses: engraving on UIL Trophies
• COBA membership for 2020/2021: 29 members
• SnapRaise fundraiser update:  Very successful!  A check in the amount of $11,747.60 will be sent to COBA at the Churchill HS address in 4-6 weeks.  Thank you to Vanessa Gil for spearheading this fundraiser and to all who donated to our orchestra!
• Priorities for the fundraiser funds: new Peter & the Wolf wolf and cat costumes, subsidize tickets for orchestra students to go to the Symphony, pay for clinicians to come to WC and give classes to our orchestra students, buy stickers & tshirts to give to 5th grade Strings students and middle school orchestra students to increase interest in joining the WC Orchestra, any travel expenses
• Both the Varsity Orchestra and the Non-Varsity Orchestra earned Sweepstakes in UIL competitions. Congratulations!
• Orchestra Banquet/Celebration will be this Friday, May 7th at the Orchestra building.  It is entirely organized by the Orchestra officers.
• Scholarship Committee will meet May 4 6:30pm in the Orchestra room.  We have received 5 applications for the scholarship.
• Final Concerts of the year will be May 17th for class periods 1,2,3,6 at 7pm and May 18th at 7pm for 4th class period both in the Naeglin Theater.  All seating is assigned.  COBA board members will provide assistance in ushering family and friends to their assigned seats. A SignUp Genius will be sent out to volunteer as an usher.
• Thank you to Jovany & Xochilt Vega who have stepped to fill the role of President of COBA for the 2021/2022 school year.
• Ongoing discussion about Silent Auction as a means to fund the Scholarship vs a GoFundMe campaign or a combination of both. Heather Elizondo will work on this.
• Meeting adjourned 7:46pm