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March 2026 Executive Board Meeting- NO Meeting held

3/31/2026

February2026 executive board meeting

2/24/2026

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club Executive Officer’s Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 2/24/26
Time: 7:30pm
Location: via Zoom
Meeting Type: Regular- Executive Officers Meeting
1. Call to Order

7:32 pm
Art Cuaron

2. Roll Call

List of attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Tina Carasco, Angel Young, Board Members Present: President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer

Executive Members Absent: none

3. Acknowledgement of January Financials 7:34pm

Art conducted a high-level overview in the meeting
Financials for January were sent by email before the meeting, all board members acknowledged receipt and did not have any questions

4. Senior Gift Review (7:40pm)

Reviewed “home plate” wall decal option and costs ($60.00 per home plate)
Reviewed Jersey Shadow box option and costs (~$140.00 per Jersey Box)
Discussed both options and if we should do both for the 5 seniors OR one of the gifts
Board approved “Home Plate” option only at 7:45pm
Art will take care of ordering for the 5 seniors
Discussed Mom’s gift- frame of some sort made on Shutterfly, maybe a collage. Board agreed on this option and Angel was going to take the lead to collect pictures and make the collage frames

5. Banquet Discussion (7:54pm)

Discussed the option to hold it at the same location that we had it last year:
- Center Pointe Vistoso Community Center, 3350 N La Cañada Dr, Oro Valley, AZ 85755
- Need to have Kristin Rizzo reserve, target is Saturday, May 30th
- Coach Encinas let Art know he would like 9 awards and we will distribute certificates for those at the banquet
- pool/food/beverages/games

6. Hat/Shirt Sales (8:00pm)

Discussed selling the surplus inventory of blue and white hats as well as the extra shirts (blue/light blue and grey)
Board agreed to sell them to anyone that would like them: $30.00 per hat/ $25.00 per shirt
Board also discussed and agreed to give the following to each board member and our two Gold Sponsors:
- Each Board Member would get one hat color of their choice
- Dana Alstrom ( State 48 AV) and Cindy White (Subway) would get a hat of their choice and a shirt.

7. Possible Summer Camp Fundraiser (8:05pm)

Art let the Board know that Coach Encinas would like to hold a Summer Baseball Camp as a fundraiser. Need to establish a date and anything that the board will need to do to help.
If we move forward we will need to fill out the form and send to school/Student Council for approval

5. Adjournment (8:10pm)

all members meeting

1/27/2026

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club All Member Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 1/27/26
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: IRHS High School, Library lecture Hall
Meeting Type: Regular- All Member Meeting
1. Roll Call

List of Executive Member attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Angel Young, Tina Carrasco

Board Members Present: President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer
Executive Members Absent: none
All Members who were present (signed in):Mike Young, Brian Wilson, John Utterback, Alisa Bolling, Jorge Lopez, Luke Baer, Daniel Klodzinski, Jeff Onan, Dana Alstrom, Micala Baer, Monica Aguilar, Cristen Peters, Rob Peters, Claudia Diaz, Manny Carrasco, April Palmer, Felicia Mendoza, Vanessa Cate, Rosemary Encinas, Brittney Mendez, Lindsey Enriquez, Debbie Chop and Kristin McQuay

2. Review of Program Expectations by Coach Julian Encinas:

Program Expectations for the season, both player and parent
Roster Sizes
Tryout Schedule
Reminder: all parents make sure player registration is complete for the athletes, who can not play without it. Attend District meeting Thursday February 5th at 5:30pm

3. Booster Final Fundraising Update for 2025-26 season
A. Calendar Fundraiser

Sales ran 10/6 – 10/19
Team goal: $7,500
Total contributions: $10,123
Net contributions: $9,761.36
Booster keep: $8,785.22
Player keep: $976.14

B. Golf Tournament Fundraiser

Sponsorships: $13,350
Golf Registration: 10,500
Raffle/Mulligan Sales: $3010
Hole Fundraisers: $408
Total Revenue: $27,260
Total Expense: $12,945.86
Total Profit: $14, 322.14.14
Booster keep: $14,015.14
Player keep: $307.00

C. The Orange Guy

Team Goal: 400 boxes
Total Sales: 337 boxes
Total raised: $8,166.99
Booster Keep: $7,166.99
Player Keep: $1000.00

D. Nighthawk Classic Youth Baseball Tournament Fundraiser

Total raised: $7991.19
Booster Keep: $7,275.19
Player Keep: $716.00

4. Reviewed Current Items to be Purchased for Program

List of items to be purchased: dirt, turf conditioner, hill topper, balls, tarps, tanner tees, full size hack attack, lineup cards, dugout charts, hitters mats, player hats and speaker. This list is not final.
Total estimated cost: $11,755.00

9. Adjournment (7:38pm)

Executive Members meeting

1/26/2026

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club Executive Officer’s Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 1/26/26
Time: 7:30pm
Location: via Zoom
Meeting Type: Regular- Executive Officers Meeting
1. Call to Order

7:32 pm
Art Cuaron

2. Roll Call

List of attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Tina Carasco, Angel Young, Board Members Present: President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer

Executive Members Absent: none

3. Review of Presentation and Discussion Topics for the All‑Members Meeting (1/27/26)
The committee reviewed and discussed adjustments to the total amount allocated to athletes from the fundraising proceeds generated through the Orange Guy sales and the Youth Baseball Tournament.
Due to the ability to secure improved pricing and faster delivery for essential equipment and team swag, the group considered revising the previously approved athlete allocation from the Orange Guy fundraiser.
A motion was made and approved to adjust the Orange Guy fundraising distribution as follows:

Boosters: $7,166.99
Athletes: $1,000.00
Total Raised: $8,166.99

The committee also reviewed the distribution of funds from the Youth Baseball Tournament fundraiser. The agreed‑upon allocation is as follows:

Boosters: $7,275.19
Athletes: $716.00
Total Raised: $7,991.19

These allocations were approved by unanimous vote at 7:43 p.m.

4. Review of Current Equipment, Field, and Swag Needs
The committee reviewed the list of requested items submitted by Coach Julian. Items discussed included, but were not limited to: turf conditioner, hill topper, Tanner tees, lineup cards, and player hats.
The group approved the purchase of the identified items at an estimated total cost of $11,755.00.
This decision was approved unanimously at 7:56 p.m.
5. Discussed Next Agenda Items and Upcoming Events:

Varsity Media Day 2/14 8:30am-11am
Senior Gifts
Planning EOY Banquet

5. Adjournment (8:10pm)

executive members meeting

12/9/2025

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club Executive Officer’s Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 12/9/25/25
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 5072 N. Wild Life Dr.
Meeting Type: Regular- Executive Officers Meeting
1. Call to Order

6:02 pm
Art Cuaron

2. Roll Call

List of attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Tina Carrasco, Angel Young, Board Members Present: President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer

Executive Members Absent: none

3. Approval of Agenda

Reviewed agenda, approval to review all items on agenda

4. Discussed Financials (6:07pm)

Reviewed budget with adopted budget numbers, spent YTD and available balance.

5. Orange Guy Delivery Logistics (6:18pm)

ICS drop off first at 7:15am- all donation boxes first
8:30am at Walmart on La Cholla- all pickups for players
Discussed efficiencies and that last year it was a cluster and it took to long. Art is to follow-up to create a better plan with Kristin Rizzo, The Orange Guy rep, to have a better plan to make the pick up more efficient.

6. Baseball Fundraiser Planning & Logistics (6:50PM)

We now have 5- 10u teams paid and 6- 14u teams confirmed (need to pay)
For now, we will keep one location at Joaquin Murietta
Umpires are being coordinated with Bill Leaf
Looked a map of the park, we will have to entrance fee stations, we will take cash and Zelle
Boys responsibilities will be: field maintenance (if needed, help with a parent at entrance stations and anything else that will be needed. We want them to be present and there to support the teams
We will need parent volunteers to help with snack bar, grilling and entrance stations. 7am-7pm snack bar coverage, 10am-7pm grilling coverage, and 6:45am-6pm entrance station coverage needed. Tina Carrasco if working on schedule and shits. We will ask for parent volunteers first and the we will fill with NJHS & Key Club student volunteers
We will need food/snacks and dry good donations. We will ask for donations from parents first and then supplement with Amazon and Walmart gift cards. Tina to send out sign-up/donation requests through sign-up genius
We will purchase rings for each winning team. We will do generic rings that do not have IRHS on them, just champions etc. Need to find a vendor

7. Discussed Portion of Golf and Orange Sales to the Athletes versus Boosters (7:00pm)

By unanimous vote:
- Golf 98% profit will be kept by Boosters, 2% to the athletes account
- Orange Sales 95 % profit will go to the athletes account, 5% will be kept by the Boosters

8. Discussed “Appreciation” Idea for Sponsors (7:5pm)

Creating a “plaque” with a Thank you from the athletes and a photo
Discussed golf pictures and what have we done with them
- Sent out social media post 12/1/25 with golf photos and thanked sponsors
- Will use in future promotion
Adriane to send Angel good group photo so we can get an appreciation plaque priced out

9. Future Discussion Items (7:25pm)

Field Day- need to schedule with Coach Julian- paint, repairs etc for preparation of first home game
Media Day- need to schedule, need to coordinate with Coach Julian
Senior Gifts
Year-end Banquet
Next Executive Board Meeting: 12/30/25- Baseball Tournament Preparation 6:00pm

10. Adjournment (7:25pm)

all members meeting

12/2/2025

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club All Member Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 12/2/25
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: IRHS High School, Library lecture Hall
Meeting Type: Regular- All Member Meeting

Call to Order

President Cuaron called the meeting to order at 6:36pm.
2. Roll Call

List of Executive Member attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron,, Angel Young

Board Members Present: President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer
Executive Members Absent: none
All Members who were present (signed in):Martha Graves, Donnie Gandolf, Courtney Carson, Dana Alstrom, Robert Santiago, Kristin Rizzo

3. Review of October & November 2025 Financials (6:55pm):

Reviewed budget with adopted budget numbers, spent YTD and available balance.

4. Reviewed Calendar Fundraiser Final Numbers (7:02pm)

Sales ran 10/6 – 10/19
Team goal: $7,500
Total contributions: $10,123
Net contributions: $9,761.36
Booster keep: $8,785.22
Player keep: $976.14
Top seller: Jacob Taijeron

6. Reviewed Estimated Golf Financials (7:12pm)

Sponsorships: $13,350
Golf Registration: 10,500
Raffle/Mulligan Sales: $3010
Hole Fundraisers: $408
Total Revenue: $27,260
Total Expense: $12,915
Estimated Profit: $14, 344.14
We anticipate the profit number to go up as we have not received the final invoice from the Golf Course

7. Discussed Orange Sales Fundraiser (7:17pm)

Discussed importance of hitting last years number 330 boxes
Need participation from the boys to hit this goal
Profit maybe slightly less on the same number of boxes due to inflation on gas, delivery and inspection costs. We will not know the final profit number until the delivery information is provided to The Orange Guy.

8 . Discussed Upcoming Baseball Tournament Fundraiser (7:24pm)

January 10/11, 2026
Joaquin Murrieta Park
10U/12U/14U age groups
$600/$650/$700
2 teams signed up so far
6 teams max per division
Volunteers needed for snack bar, grilling, entrance fee
Discussed when we will make the call to cancel the tournament or go forward with the tournament.
It was voted by present members 1/1/2026 will be that decision date. This will allow time to finalize all the details etc.

9. Adjournment (7:25pm)

All members meeting

10/21/2025

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club All Member Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 10/21/25
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: IRHS High School, Library lecture Hall
Meeting Type: Regular- All Member Meeting

Call to Order

President Cuaron called the meeting to order at 6:38pm.
2. Roll Call

List of Executive Member attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Andrea Wilson, Angel Young

Board Members Present: President, Secretary, 1- Vice President. Treasurer
Executive Members Absent: Vice President
All Members who were present (signed in):Kristine Hoey, Malindy Maldonado, Courtney Carson, Dana Alstrom, Claudia Diaz, Robert Santiago, Daniel Klodziniski
Coach Julian Encinas

4. Review of September 2025 Financials (6:50pm):

Reviewed budget with adopted budget numbers, spent YTD and available balance.

5. Reviewed Calendar Fundraiser Final Numbers

Sales ran 10/6 – 10/19
Team goal: $7,500
Total contributions: $10,123
Net contributions: $9,761.36
Booster keep: $8,785.22
Player keep: $976.14
Top seller: Jacob Taijeron

6. Reviewed Golf Tournament Needs for Player/Parent Volunteers:

All players present signed up for a volunteer spots
All parents present signed up for volunteer spots
Parents present also signed up for raffle donation items

7. Discussed Upcoming Orange Sales Fundraiser

Sales 11/15 – 12/5
Delivery week of 12/8
Box of oranges: $40
Box of grapefruits: $40
Program keeps 100% of proceeds (after transit and inspection fees)

8 . Discussed Upcoming Baseball Tournament Fundraiser

January 10/11, 2026
Joaquin Murrieta Park
10U/12U/14U age groups
$600/$650/$700
3 teams signed up so far
6 teams max per division
Volunteers needed for snack bar

9. Adjournment (7:45pm)

executive board meeting

10/14/2025

Organization Name: IRHS Baseball Booster Club Executive Officer’s Meeting
Board Meeting Date: 10/14/25
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 5072 N. Wild Life Dr.
Meeting Type: Regular- Executive Officers Meeting
1. Call to Order

7:06 pm
Art Cuaron

2. Roll Call

List of attendees: Art Cuaron, Adriane Cuaron, Tina Carasco, Angel Young, Andrea Wilson, Julian Encinas

Board Members Present: President, Secretary, 2- Vice Presidents, Treasurer
Executive Members Absent: none

3. Approval of Agenda

Reviewed agenda, approval to review all items on agenda

4. Review of September 2025 Financials (7:26pm)

All members approved and made verbal acknowledgement of the current financials, bank statement, monthly and annual summary.

5.Update on Calendar Fundraiser Progress (7:35pm)

Reviewed total money fundraised up to 10/14/2. Fundraiser closes 10/19/25

6. Update on Sponsorship Progress (7:45pm)

Reviewed annual and single hole sponsors who have been confirmed, paid.
Discussed ideas to reach out to other sponsors who may want to sponsor the team- realtor, La Hacienda in OV.

7. Golf Tournament Planning and Logistics

Raffle Ticket Sales & Distribution-
- Discussed logistics for how we will have a winner per raffle item. It was decided each raffle prize will be assigned it’s own basket for collection and we will pick a winner per prize
- This will happen after the golfers have teed off and winners will be announced/displayed at the lunch
- It was discussed what if there are not raffle tickets for a prize?- per the previous board members, should not be an issue as in the past all raffle items have had tickets.
- It was decided that winners must be present to win
- Approved pricing for raffle tickets:
  - $5- 1 ticket, $20- 5 tickets, $30- 10 tickets, $40- 20 tickets, $50- 50 tickets
- All raffle labels will be created by Tina and Andrea
Golf Tournament Winners
- Discussed what prizes and winners we had last time
- Decided we would do the winning foursome, prize IR Baseball coffee tumbler and $50.00 gift card to American Eat (donated)- per player
- We also will have a winner for Longest Yard and Closest ot the Hole
  - Each player receives IR Baseball coffee tumbler
Golf Tournament Photography
- Discussed the need for photos as we do not have access to any from last year. Will help with post tournament and future tournament promotion.
- Current media vendor: $80.00 per hour, plus extra time for photo editing
- Decided at 8:19pm to hire Joel Encinas (student) at $40.00 an hour with 3 hour max $120.00 total. No post editing fee.
- It was also discussed to hire Joel for season and potentially pay $20.00 per game, it was decided to table this conversation for a later time.
Golf Tournament Golf Bag Purchase
- Decided at 8:25pm to purchase the golf bags from Dixon golf, for each player who pays and attends the tournament.

8. Next All Members Meeting Date/Agenda (8:30pm)

Discussed next All Members date, it was decided to have it on 10/21 at 6:30pm
Agenda items to be reviewed: boys roles sign-up for golf tournament, parent volunteer roles and discussed what we need athlete and parent volunteers to help with:
- Registration desk
- Set-up
- Raffle Sales
- Mulligan Ball Sales
- Welcome Players
- Breakfast pick-up

9. Miscellaneous Items Discussed (8:45pm)

Website Issues on Mobile
- Brought to our attention on a mobile device the website looks funky (half of it is blacked out, it is still navigable but we will need to resolve in the future
- Need to explore options to optimize site for mobile
Tax Donation Options
- Launch 2025 Tax donations again to boys and their families, easy way for people to get a tax break and help the program
- Secretary Cuaron to reactivate the page on the website for instructions
Fry’s/Kroger VIP Card Proceeds
- Have families add IRHS Baseball to their VIP proceeds, IRHS baseball gets a small fraction. However, this helps the program, we receive about on average $75 a quarter
- Secretary Cuaron to reactivate the page on the website for instructions

11. Adjournment (8:50pm)

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