Meeting Minutes: June 2014

​National Zookeeper Week

• Meeting with Jim B. and others to discuss developmental planning, get things on track and get interest
  • The auction
  • Keeper chats
• Need to touch base with management to see who is available to participate
• Also need to touch base with keepers
• Pat Thomas indicated that  Julie (photographer) sent him a lot of pictures of keepers to be displayed during NZKW

July Meeting

• Prospect Park projected for July
• AAZK has given the OK to Ashley, she has let the liaison Brittany know…she is waiting to hear back from the bosses (delayed because of AZA accred. Coming up)

BFR

• Code for discounted member tickets: “Imamember”
• If anyone wants to purchase tickets in person:
  • Get name, email, which park they are from (if applicable), and who is on their team/lane (if applicable), get cash. Lora will add them to the system
• Max of 256 tickets available
• $2,000 payment due in June
• We should set a goal for ourselves to anticipate the next payment that needs to be applied, so no one is paying out of their pocket and getting reimbursed
• Idea for next year: Early bird special needs a bigger gap between its deadline and the event, to push sales
• Bake sale should include salty items to go along with refreshments!
• Having face painting for a small fee this year!
• Sara has some raffle supplies from last year- gift bags
  • Do we have a list of BFR items sold at holiday auction?? To add to this year’s fundraising efforts
• T-shirt design is being decided upon, still have shirts from last year
• Sara will check with her shirt contact about lessening the order
• Recap:
  • Date: Monday August 11th
  • Tickets are on sale now!!!
    • Members are $35, non-members $40, will increase $5 each after July 20th
    • No tickets will be sold at the door, so we need you and your friends to buy tickets ASAP!!  Go directly to http://nycaazkmeetingminutes.blogspot.com/p/2014.html for ticket purchasing.
    • We need a list of helpers, and what you would like to be assisting with at the event.
    • We will be having a baked goods sale, as well as giving goodies to any parties celebrating a birthday or other special occasion…Please inform us if you are celebrating something!
    • We need donations and sponsors, please help us collect money or items for BFR!!!!

Barnanza

• Discussed coupling it with the holiday party

Finances

• New account is open and active!!
• We need to stay on top of our finances!! Last year was very poor in doing so (cashing checks on time, etc.)

Attendance from the BZ:
Matthew LeBron 
Kaitlyn Keys
By phone:
Melanie Weber- QZ
Ashley Herbolich-PPZ

Jared Ozga 
Sara Koplish
Cindy Maur
Lora Murphy- AQ