December 11, 2007
6:30pm
I. The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm with Sam Ketterman, President, presiding.
II. The minutes of November 13, 2007 were approved.
III. Old Business:
a) Review of Bylaws: A meeting with Kim Jones will be held after the holidays.
b) Grassroots to Champions Seminar: This will be held on April 19, 2008. Information on their coaches is available on the Grassroots to Champions website. Logistics will need to be addressed at least two months prior to the event (i.e. at least by February).
c) Proposal to transfer to Philadelphia Council: Sam found out that the only requirement necessary to join the Philadelphia Council is to be located within one hundred miles of the Philadelphia City Hall, which we are. Nick asked about the benefits of belonging to any Council. Sam thought that we could get more information on that when we receive the application which is being sent to us. Susan stated that she would check with USFSA to get their perspective on belonging to a Regional Council.
d) Off-ice Programs: Update: the McFaul Center is not available until the 2nd and the 9th of February, due to basketball and other activities. Therefore we will go with the Monmouth Meadows Community Center on the 26th of January for the sports psychologist and the nutritionist. The center charges $100.00 per day. The strength and conditioning speaker is available later in February. Questions about assessing interest and advertising were discussed. It was decided that the programs would be free for members and there would be a charge of $10.00 for non-member families. Children must be accompanied by an adult and parents are encouraged to attend with their children. Board members are encouraged to spread information about the programs through word-of-mouth. An on-ice program by Philip Dulebohn was discussed with a proposed date of the 3rd or 4th weekend in June. Roy will follow-up on this.
e) Joint testing with the Baltimore Figure Skating Club: There was a lot of discussion on this subject. Some felt that there would not be much to be gained by embarking on this. It would stretch out the session to two days and we don’t really make money on testing. It’s always hard to coordinate such an activity when there are many people involved. However, Lynn agreed to call them and set up a meeting with the understanding that no decisions would be made at that time. Information would be brought back to the board for decision-making.
IV. Standing Reports
a) Treasurer: There was no report due to Linda’s absence.
b) Secretary: There was nothing to report from the secretary.
c) Membership: presented by Susan Dennison. The club has 74 members. Leigh will update the email distribution list with Susan’s member information.
d) Carnival Committee: Nothing new to present.
e) Fundraising Committee: presented by Roy Wisniewski. Roy turned in the venue contract and the receipt for the tickets. It was agreed that Roy should be given funds for such things as tablecloths, balloons, tote-bags that will be given to sponsors as a thank-you.
f) Youth Committee: There was no report from Molly.
g) Adult Committee: No report.
h) Test Committee: Presented by Lynn Tobia. Lynn discussed some difficulty getting judges for the March 8 test session due to a CRC competition being held on the same date. There was a lot of discussion on this subject of joint testing with the Baltimore FSC. Some felt that there would not be much to be gained by embarking on this. It would stretch out the session to two days and we don’t really make money on testing. It’s always hard to coordinate such an activity when there are many people involved. However, Lynn agreed to call them and set up a meeting with the understanding that no decisions would be made at that time. Information would be brought back to the board for decision-making.
i) Publicity Committee: Presented by Sam Ketterman. The board agreed to the brochure.
j) New business
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V. Other: None.
VI. Adjournment at 8:00 pm.