Executive Board members present were: Helen Brown, Melanie Ogren, Erika Kusjanovic, Kristi Parrott, Margaret Martin, Ivan Kusjanovic, Tom Huber, and David Mauger. Also in attendance was Basil Reyna.

  A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order at 7:12 PM.

  Goals for the upcoming year were discussed. Increasing participation, providing social activities, and keeping the website operational were the primary concerns.

  Ivan suggested becoming more involved with junior hockey leagues and possibly assisting players with obtaining hockey equipment. A suggestion was made to use the booster club website as a means for junior league players to post announcements of equipment sales.

  David suggested becoming involved with the Houston Aeros charities. Melanie has contacted Courtney Eidman to see what activities are coming up. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness 5K walk is scheduled for September.

  Margaret made the observation that the meeting minutes should be posted on the website in a timely manner. Erika made the suggestion to have a website committee.

  Tom suggested making a brochure or pamphlet of the history of the booster club be compiled and made available at the booster club table. Business cards with the booster club email and website addresses should be made available as well. Erika advised that she would like to see more training for those working the booster table.

  Activities for the membership were discussed. Tom suggested having a picnic in the fall prior to the start of the season. Erika suggested deciding on activities early and advertising to booster club members by posting a calendar on the website. It was also suggested to poll the membership to see what types of activities they would like to see this season.

  No minutes were available for approval.

  Melanie stated that the bank account information would need to be updated with Compass Bank. David, Kristi, Erika, and Melanie will all meet to go update the information.

  Melanie advised that the website account needed to be renewed. The website account currently is with Go Daddy at a cost of $9.17 per year. Tom made a motion to renew for a year, seconded by Margaret, and unanimously approved by the board. It was suggested that we consider the costs to add more space to the website at a later date.

  Kristi suggested creating a MySpace account to advertise the booster club and draw in more membership. There would be no cost incurred. Kristi volunteered to work on the My Space page. Margaret moved to accept this business, seconded by Tom, and unanimously voted for by the board.

  Melanie advised that Ryan Stanzel would still be the contact for the Aeros but he will be introducing his replacement later. She also advised that O. J. will still be the contact for the announcements. All announcements for events should be submitted at least two days in advance. She advised that the club will still provide the booster club table and 4 passes to each game.

  David discussed the possibility of changing the meeting sites to better serve the membership. It was decided that everyone would look for alternatives sites. Requirements would be places that would allow the membership to utilize a large meeting room with no charge. Erika also stated that the place we choose must be able to allow separate checks.

  The 2007 - 2008 membership letter was reviewed. A motion was made by Tom to accept the letter, seconded by David, and passed unanimously.

  The 2007 - 2008 membership application was discussed. Changes were made and will be emailed to the board members for approval.

  Melanie introduced the topic of the premium item given to the membership. Margaret will look for a premium membership item and present to the board at the next meeting.

  Mailing the membership letter and application to the current membership was discussed. Erika and Margaret volunteered to fold and mail the paperwork. Tom made a motion to accept, seconded by Margaret, and passed unanimously. David has volunteered to make the copies.

  Committees for the upcoming year were discussed. Erika suggested advertising the committees more to gain more participation from the membership. She also suggested that the chair of each committee should present the goals for the committee to the board. It was suggested that each committee have a board member be a liaison for that committee.

  Melanie advised that Barbara Pride advised that she would like to chair the Booster Club Table committee. Basil Reyna also expressed interest in chairing the committee. Tom Huber volunteered to be the liaison. Margaret made a motion to accept Barbara and Basil as co-chairs of the Booster Club Table committee. Kristi seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.

  Ivan volunteered to be the liaison for the website committee. No chairperson was named.

  Erika volunteered to temporarily chair the membership committee until another chairperson could be found. Helen will be assisting. Once a chairperson is found, Erika will be the liaison.

  Margaret said that she would be the liaison for the Charities committee.

  Tom advised that John Shaw called him and would like to volunteer to chair the Activities committee. Margaret volunteered to be the liaison. A motion was made by Tom to accept, seconded by Helen, and approved unanimously.

  David volunteered to serve as the Banquet committee liaison.

  Kristi volunteered to work on the scrapbook as well as the Booster Club newsletter.

  Melanie advised that there is a current balance of $5,752 in the account. There is still a $900 outstanding check from the banquet.

  It was decided that another executive board meeting would be held on August 7th, 2007, 7 pm, at SRO Sports Bar, Houston, Texas.

  A motion was presented to adjourn the meeting at 9:34 PM and passed unanimously.