May 13, 2008
6:30pm
I. The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm with Sam Ketterman, President, presiding.
II. The minutes of April 8, 2008 were approved.
III. Old Business:
a) Review of Bylaws: No news yet from Kim Jones. Chris Wright will follow up with here
b) Grassroots to Champions Seminar: A thank-you was received from Audrey Weisinger. We had 30 participants, including 4 coaches. Feed-back was very positive. There was some confusion regarding private lessons on Sunday, due to the fact that the coaches did some scheduling of their own, resulting in double-booking. The Board would like to do a follow-up session with G to C in the fall. Sam will get more information on this. He will also find out where they are showing the video that they made during the seminar. In the meantime, White Rose is hosting a Grassroots to Champions Seminar in August. The Club purchased equipment from Grassroots for the members’ use during lessons. The items included ankle buzzers, Champion Cords and the DVD describing the proper use of the Champion Cords.
c) Future Programs and Club Benefits: The Board approved the scheduling of three different classes for club members:
1. Free to members.
2. $15.00 for non-members, as space is available.
3. Four sessions for each class.
4. No more than $3000.00 to be spent without further Board approval.
5. To begin as soon as instructors and ice are available.
6. To be coordinated by Roy Wisniewski and Jerry Rochester.
Linda Gettier made several suggestions:
1. Give free membership to long-term members – the Board was not in favor of this.
2. Host an awards dinner.
3. Have other social events such as picnics, etc.
4. Ask the Youth Committee for their ideas.
It was decided to create a subcommittee which would develop a social calendar. Chris Wright will head this up with Jerry Rochester and Lisa Lupton.
IV. Standing Reports
a) Treasurer: Presented by Linda Gettier and approved by the Board. See attached.
b) Secretary: None
c) Membership: Presented by Susan Dennison. We still have 73 members.
d) Third Annual CFSC Showcase: Nick Kohut presented a summary of the work he and others have done on the Showcase. We need one more judge and Jerry Rochester and Lynn Tobia will assist with getting someone. The kerosene heaters will need to be filled.
e) Fundraising Committee: No discussion.
f) Youth Committee: Laura Gettier has said that the Youth Committee would like the club to sponsor more parties.
g) Adult Committee: Heather Piepenburg placed second at Adult Nationals. Heather Cywinski placed eighth in her event. Lee Jones and his partner came in second in their event.
h) Test Committee: Presented by Lynn Tobia. There were 20 skaters in the last testing sessions. Only one child did not pass. None of the adult skaters passed. Two or three skaters were from other clubs.
i) Publicity Committee: Changes were made to the Aegis ad for the Spring Showcase.
V. New Business: There will be a General Membership meeting on June 23. Ice time will be available. We will still have a separate June Board meeting.
Someone asked if a person must be elected to the Board in order to be an officer; the answer is yes.
There was a discussion on whether Linda Gettier’s new job as head of Ice World operations presents a conflict to her work on the Board. The Board stated that Linda would be expected to recuse herself from any vote in which there could be a conflict of interest, but otherwise there would be no reason why she could not hold her current office.
VI. Other: Jerry Rochester and Lisa Lupton were guests at this meeting.
VII. Adjournment at 8:35pm.