Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
February 21, 2001
The club gave competitor's support grants to skaters representing WFSC at Easterns, Junior Nationals and Nationals. The following Eastern Sectional competitors received $100 each: Sarah Solomon, Ben Cohen, Meghan McCullough, Michael McCullough, Rusty Fein, Joseph Jorgens, Katie Boxwell, and Michael Jorgens (Total $800). The following Junior National Championship competitors received $200 each: Tamar Katz and Celeste Eisinger (Total $400). The following U.S. National Championship competitors received $300 each: Michael Weiss, Derrick Delmore, Joseph Jorgens, Emma Phibbs, Caitlin Obremski, Sarah Solomon, Ben Cohen, and Rusty Fein (Total $2,400).
Total income (9/1/00 through 1/31/01) was $57,664.00 and total expenses were $54,235.16 for a total income minus expenses figure of $3,428.84. In February, income is expected from the Club Freeskating Competition and Segment 3 session subscriptions.
The club has 681 members (619 home club) as compared with 633 members in February 2000. The Membership Directory has been printed and will be distributed at the Club Freeskating and Dance Competitions. The remaining directories will be mailed to members.
All the Club's sessions at area rinks will begin new segments in April with the exception of Reston Sunday. At Mt. Vernon, the Sunday Dance session (3:45-5:15 pm) will be held on 4/1, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6, 5/15, 5/20, 5/27, and 6/3. At Reston, the Saturday Dance session will continue through the summer, including Memorial Day weekend. The Sunday Moves-in-the-field and Family session will run from 4/1 until 5/20, excluding Easter (4/15). Beginning in April the Plié Power class with Rob McBrien will move to Monday nights preceding the dance session at Cabin John (through 9/24).
Special events at Mt. Vernon include: Sun. April 1: Adult Nationals Send-off (1:30-3:30 pm); Sun. April 8: Moves in the Field/Freestyle test session (8 am ^ 4 pm); Sun. June 3: WFSC Annual Meeting (12:30-3:30 pm). MIF/Freestyle test sessions are also scheduled at Cabin John on 6/2/01 and 7/8/01.
The Sunday Freestyle session at Reston has been well-attended as skaters made use of the half-price offer and several have continued to use the session. Adult skaters have been attending and pros are supporting the session. The one-time, half-price offer has been extended to the Sunday moves in the field session at Cabin John to encourage attendance. The board also instituted the addition of judges' critiques for the moves in the field sessions on March 4 and 18.
The club has received numerous requests from college students who are looking for rinks and coaches in the area. A proposal to add a bulletin board to the Web site where college students could post requests for coaches was tabled until the next meeting.
Delegates to the 2001 USFSA Governing Council are: Vera Spinner, Pat Brockner, Beth Delano, Judy Reiner, Marcia Sowles, Leslie Gianelli, Suzanne Courtright and Konrad Huppi.
The board voted to reimburse Ice Force One for their entry fee ($250) to the U.S. National Synchronized Skating Championship, in accordance with the policy to pay the entry fee for teams qualifying for Nationals. The board also voted to place a half-page ad in the Adult National Championships program book.
