QB Club News
QB Club members receive this decal as part of the membership package
so that they can display their support for the Pirates
NEXT QB CLUB MEETIING
April 11th 6pm.
FBHS Media Room
About Us
| Executive Officers & Board Members |
| President-Chairman - Todd Willis |
| Vice President - Roy Byrd |
| Secretary - Carol Lendry |
| Treasurer - Melissa Hall |
| Head Football Coach (Board Member) - Travis Hodge |
| 2 Year Elect - Julie Lassere-Adams |
| 2 Year Elect - Lisa Henn |
| 2 Year Elect - |
The monies from donations will be used for things such as:
- Football Camps during the summer
- End of year awards banquet
- Football field and stadium maintenance
- Travel expenses
- Meals for the players as needed
- Other items deemed necessary to have a productive and successful program.
"We would like to thank everyone that supported the Quarterback Club this past season and look forward to greater success in the coming season," Willis said. "We are full of excitement and have high expectations for the upcoming season, and we look forward to working with Coach Hodge and his staff."
To get involved or for information contact Todd Willis at 753-2028.
The Quarterback Club is a not-for-profit organization filed with the State of Florida, monitored by an Executive Board but not affiliated with the High School. The Quarterback Club is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service, which means that part of your donations may be tax deductable.
Contact Us
Fernandina Beach Quarterback Club
P.O. Box 16331
Fernandina Beach Fl, 32035
(904)753-2028 (904)261-1853
(904)261-6526
Email: twillis@lumberunlimitied.com
Or, send us your request on the form below & we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Meeting Minutes
Fernandina Beach High School Fighting Pirates
Quarterback Club
Minutes of Meeting
Fernandina Beach High School Fighting Pirates Quarterback Club
Minutes of Meeting MEETING March 14, 2011
IN ATTENDANCE:
Todd Willis (President)
Melissa Hall (Treasurer)
Carole Lendry (Secretary)
Coach Hodge
Steven Lendry
Lori Manning
Suzanne Willis
Lori Venerdi
Bo Venerdi
Dana McCoy
Allison Douglas
Mike Holland
Steven Lendry
Julie Lasserre-Adams
Vicki Samora
Mitch & Dede Mitchell
NEXT QB CLUB MEETING:
April 11, 2011
6:00 pm
FBHS Media Room
DISCUSSION: Meeting Called to order by President Todd Willis @ 6:10 p.m. Reading of the last meeting minutes was waived as they are available online. Coach Projects: Paint sidewalk from locker room to field, clean locker room (tentatively 4/2 @ 8:30 am), reorganization and painting of the weight room (tentatively 4/8-10 with painting occurring on 4/9). Steven Lendry has painters donating time to help paint the weight room. A cleaning service has donated time to clean the locker room (may need cleaning supplies). For paint day for locker room, if any volunteers can bring ladders, paint rollers, etc. that will be helpful. Pizza or subs with drinks will be delivered for lunch and maybe some people can bring in cookies or brownies too. Coach Move-In Project: All people that are going to help with getting Coach Hodge and his family moved into their new home. Please meet at Lowe’s on March 19 @ 6 am so that we can be to his old home by 10. We will have the boys helping unload at the new house @ 12-1. The volunteer cleaning crew will be meeting at the new house @ 10 am to give it a quick once over. Thanks to Vicki Samora, Dana McCoy and Lori Venerdi for helping out. Fundraisers: * Car wash (April 16 9am to 4 pm) at K-Mart. The boys will be doing 4 hour shifts either in the morning (8-12) or the afternoon (12-4). Please have the boys selling these tickets when they receive them after Spring Break. The tickets are $5 and include the car wash and a free Chik-Fil-A sandwich!!. * Pirate cards will be sold towards the beginning of the school year. * Shrimp Festival Parking (April 29-May 1) the boys will need to take two 2-hour shifts over the weekend. Need to have parents to volunteer also to help with this. Also need someone to put the signs on Friday morning and then pick them up on Sunday late afternoon. * $10,000 Raffle is scheduled for May 14 in the multipurpose room. Need to sell 300 tickets. It will be a reverse raffle and the ticket will include BBQ dinner for 2 and inclusion in the raffle. There will also be free prizes and also silent auction items throughout the evening. Discussion and election to decide who to cater the meal was discussed and decided to use Sonny’s @ $7 head for Brunswick stew, BBQ, 2 sides and drinks with all set up, clean up and break down as well as gratuity included in this price. Sonny’s has been a generous supporter and it was felt that we wanted to give them the business because of this. Raffle Committee Meeting: Silent auction, decorations and other discussions regarding the raffle in particular to be discussed at a separate meeting. The date will be given later. QB Projects: Discussion regarding getting a sink for the pavilion as well as getting the grill sand blasted and cleaned up. This will be tabled for the future. Pirate Football Merchandising: Bo Venerdi discussed the in’s and out’s of merchandising and product lines. Lori Venerdi discussed and introduced the different options to supply a merchandise table at every game with Pirate gear from T-shirts, hoodies, eye patches, hats, temporary tattoos, cups, etc. Discussed feasibility and what items to offer, etc. Presales versus stock items. She discussed eye blacks and waterless tattoos being big money makers and expanding items from there. Lori noted that $2000 could purchase a good variety of items from shirts, hats, eye blacks, cups, waterless tattoos, car magnets, hoodies and blankets for the beginning of the season. Noted she looked at TA Sports and P5 Productions among others but going with P5 for clothing items based on response time. Other merchandiser being used for non-clothing items such as the eye blacks and the tattoos. Will discuss what items to order following some of our fundraisers. Discussed various pricing options for the items too but will discuss that further later. No additional comments. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm.
Scholarship Information
The Quarterback Club of Fernandina Beach
offers a scholarship each year to a football graduate of Fernandina Beach High School. The Executive Board of the Quarterback Club of Fernandina Beach evaluates three potential student/athletes from the recommendations received from the Football Coaching Staff. One Student/athlete is awarded based on effort, intangibles, leadership and overall character.Local Scholarship is for FBHS Senior Football Students/Althletes only!
To apply for scholarship, applicants must ensure that the following documents are in the hands of Fernandina Beach High School Guidance Office no later than February 7.
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- Official Fernandina Beach High School Transcripts
- Official SAT, PSAT, or ACT scores.
- Letter of Reference from Fernandina Beach High School Faculty Member
- Letter of Reference from Employer, Community Leader or Family Friend
- 200 Word Essay : "Please explain your contributions to the Fernandina Beach High School Football Team along with, advice to underclassmen to help make them a better student/athlete."
Criteria for Qualifications
- Minimum Core GPA 2.5.
- No Criminal Record.
- Letter of Acceptance from University
Funding/ Award
- The Quarterback Club of Fernandina Beach Scholarship funding will be provided directly to the University of Acceptance.
- Award Certificate will be presented during the Fernandina Beach High School annual Academic Awards Banquet.
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