RFSC Board Meeting Minutes
Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:30 PM
Jayne Strause, President – present
Bob Haight, Board Member/Co-Vice President – present
Ann Lundberg, Board Member/Co-Vice President – present
Brian Koland, Board Member/Treasurer – absent
Dan Koopmans, Board Member/Secretary – absent
Catharina Field, Board Member – present
Andra Hall, Board Member – present
Melissa Steinberg, Board Member – absent
Kelly Christensen-Swanson, Board Member – present
Brenda Boily-Salmanpour, Board Member – present
Carole Dillemuth, Membership – present
Cheryl Funk, Ice Committee Chair – present
Pam Sandborg, Pro Liaison – present
Cathy Taylor-Sharp, TCFSA rep - present
Steve Hartley, TCFSA rep – absent
The Board approved October 2008 RFSC minutes with one spelling correction. Bob will print out the October minutes and post them on the Club board. Bob will email the minutes to Charlie Strause to post on the RFSC web site.
Brian was absent, but he sent a one-page balance sheet for
October. The board reviewed the current
account balance sheet and agreed that we are currently $5000-$10000 in
debt. We have an outstanding bill for
October Ice with city of
No news because there was no TCFSA meeting in October. Monday is the Presidents’ meeting at Breck Ice Arena. No TCFSA meeting in December.
The Club will have an approximate loss of $1300 for Winter I ice. Fifty contracts were received, most asking for one session. Cheryl suggested that we survey parents to determine when they want their skaters to skate, and we can use that information to buy ice in the spring. Cheryl noted on Friday November 21 we will have 4 hours of ice reserved at the Coliseum. She is organizing a fun skate from 6:45-8:15pm. All ISI and RFSC members will be invited. Board members agreed to bake desserts and bring tables.
Vote on New Members: Kailey Beer, Erin Beer, Dianne Caravela, and Laura Farr. All four members were accepted. Carole will send out a new member list to board members. Brenda is going to follow up on a lead for a person to handle new member mentoring. Andra will contact two people who are interested in volunteering in some capacity with the Club.
The coaches are thinking about building a bridging program to bring new members from ISI to RFSC. Pam also suggested that board members introduce themselves to coaches and parents when they are at the Arena. This will build good will. Bob will make some identification tags for board members to wear, which will be kept with the rink book.
Fifteen club members have received front-line training to work at Xcel events; one has had manager’s training. About ten more members are interested in receiving front-line training. RFSC members tried to work at two events, but Xcel overbooked and canceled RFSC participation. We discussed how much money to credit members who work more than two events. The board agreed to give $50 credit for each event worked over two. This credit will be available for ice contract purchase. Ann will write a description of this credit program for distribution to membership.
· Arntsen email discussion (postponed to December meeting).
· Jane Johnson who is taking over the tights sale.
· Nancy Reimann for agreeing to be the new Volunteer Chair
· Lisa Hoelscher for agreeing to be the new Membership Chair
·
Jayne and Bob and Brian for writing City of
· Cheryl for handling the extra ice contracts and November fun skate
· Andra for organizing the Xcel fund raiser
· Davanni’s fundraiser update (Ann Lundberg) Total of $119 collected from Davanni’s.
· Xcel update—see fundraiser report above.
· Club fundraiser
The board discussed following up on the information expressed by members in the Winter I ice contract. Andra will call club members who expressed interest in volunteering at Xcel. Three members agreed to make a $100 gift. Bob will compose a thank you letter along with stamped envelope to mail donation to Brian Koland, Treasurer. Bob will also send thank you letter to 3 parents who agreed to buy 4 ice sessions per contract. Twenty five parents did not respond. We divided up these among the board members, who will call to discuss. Bob will write a paragraph asking for support in the Winter II contract.
· Grant update (Jayne Strause)
Jayne sent in the grant proposal to
· Poinsettia update (Jayne Strause)
Email sent to club members encouraging them to sell Poinsettias.
· New apparel sale update
Club will receive $350 from this sale.
· November 21 at the Coliseum (Cheryl Funk)
See Cheryl’s Ice report.
· Coaches/Pros Rink Book Proposal (Brenda Boily-Salmanpour)
The board discussed and agreed to give Brenda’s proposal to the coaches. The coaches will help monitor the skaters on the ice.
· Competition volunteer hours
We found a typo on the competition description about volunteer hours.
· Jolene’s fund raising opportunity: Great Lakes Scrip (substitute for money). Board members may go to glscrip.com for more information. The fund raiser involves club members buying gift cards from the GLS, and the club receives a percentage of the purchases. Ann will send out information to board members.
· Catharina said Nancy Reimann agreed to be Volunteer Chair. Carole will contact her and give her information about the position. Jayne will invite her to the December board meeting.
· Carole said Lisa Hoelscher agreed to be Membership Chair and will transition into the position over the next 6 months. Carole will invite her to the December board meeting.
· We recognized Nia Hall’s first place finish in the Upper Great Lakes USFA competition. We also recognized Rebecca Jacobson, Nia’s coach.
Meeting adjourned 9:17pm
Next meeting December 4, 2008