SGS50 Committee Meeting 25th January 2006   A committee meeting was held on Wednesday 25th January 2006 in the Library, SGS, at 8.30pm.   Apologies were received from Roslyn Cole.   The minutes from the last meeting were distributed. Heather is to send all previous minutes to Stephen for uploading unto the SGS50 website.   Action 1: Heather to send minutes to Stephen.   Gala Ball Tickets for the ball will cost approx £468 for 700 from Limavady Print. Valerie Lindsay has tried unsuccessfully to get sponsorship. A prototype was examined, a few changes were suggested, and it was agreed to go ahead with the printing.   Avril Pollock kindly agreed to act as the main point of contact for anyone requiring tickets. Stephen is to post Avril’s contact details on the website.   Valerie is to decide on the menu for the evening before the next meeting.   Action 2: Stephen to post Avril Pollock’s contact details on the website.   Action 3: Heather to e-mail all contacts for which we currently have e-mail addresses.   A press release is to be issued when tickets are available.   Action 4: Heather to post a letter to all other contacts we have with no e-mail address, based on the press release.   Action 4: Mr Lacey to send letters to current parents. We are to cover the cost.   Action 5: Valerie is to find out if any special rates are available for anyone wishing to stay at Jackson’s Hotel.   Raffle Austin has secured 2 Flybe tickets and 2 BMI tickets for the raffle.   Ways of running the raffle were discussed. It was decided to leave envelopes on each table for voluntary donations to the raffle. No tickets would have to be printed.   Further prizes are to be requested. One possibility is hotel weekends.   It was decided to auction the original prints of the school. Valerie is to contact Robert Boggs re auctioning the items.   Action 6: Valerie to contact Robert Boggs     Church Service Alfie Forbes will not be available to play the organ. Heather Sayers has agreed to play instead.   Desmond Sinnamon has not confirmed his availability to preach yet.   Action 7: Stephen to contact Ann McMahon to ask her to contact Desmond re the service.   Open Day on Saturday The name of the Saturday event was discussed. It was decided to call it the 50th Anniversary Reunion Day rather than Open Day.   The ladies hockey on the Saturday is being coordinated by Lorna Stevenson. Lorna is keen for the current 1st XI to provide any contacts they might have with previous years, and that the school have a team available on the day.   It was decided to begin the Anniversary Day at 12 noon, with ladies hockey at 1pm and men’s hockey at 2pm.   Memorabilia will be displayed in the school. Stephen is to approach the House Captains re an exhibition/stall.   It was also decided to sell the smaller prints of the school at the Saturday event.   Action 8: Stephen to contact House Captains.   Stephen suggested that the Kenya group be responsible for refreshments in order to fundraise for the trip. This was agreed.   The application for lottery funding was discussed. Car parking insurance will cost £100. St. John’s Ambulance will cost £135 +VAT and a donation. Security would cost something in the region of £10 per hour per steward. These are all costs to be included in the application.   To continue the website, we need to pay £80 to keep the domain for another year.   The committee were asked to think about invitations for the next meeting which was arranged for Wednesday 1st March at 8.30pm.