Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
May 16, 2001
Total income for the period 9/1/00 through 4/30/01 was $87,571.75 and total expenses were $79,600.53. Analysis of the spring 2001 sessions shows the Plié Power class with a profit of 6% and the other sessions with losses as follows: Sunday dance at Mt. Vernon (-10%), Saturday dance at Reston (-7%), Monday dance at Cabin John (-6%), Sunday Moves in the Field at Cabin John (-31%), and Sunday Family session (-26%). Competitors, support expenses in April included $400 for qualifiers in the Championship events at Adult Nationals ($100 each to Beth Delano, Jeff Lubertazzi, Alison Manley and Marlene Eden), $100 for an ad in the Adults Nationals program, and $350 for ice rental for the Adult Nationals send-off.
With 725 members and 654 home club members, WFSC is the second largest club in USFSA behind DuPage FSC. Membership fees will be pro-rated ($25) as of June 1.
The club in in the process of contracting for fall/winter sessions and special events. Ice is not available at Cabin John for the Plié Power class after September. The class will move to Thursday nights at 7:20 p.m., beginning in October. The rink and programming committee is investigating the USFSA Bridge Program as a means of drawing beginning skaters into the club.
Dance professional Gary Shortland has arrived from the U.K. and will be teaching on the Sunday dance session at Mt. Vernon with temporary approval granted by the board. Pro liaison Vera Spinner introduced a proposal to invite professionals to attend board meetings on a rotating basis. She will send a letter to all club professionals asking if they would be interested in attending, and inviting suggestions to improve club operations. A similar invitation will be extended to rink managers. The moves critique sessions have been very successful and are appreciated by professionals, students, and parents.
The Nominating Committee announced the slate for the Board of Governors election, including incumbents Konrad Huppi, Ed Picken, Margo Ritter and Barbara Shaw plus new candidates John Blendell, Judy Holland, and Barbara Kapinus. The election will be held at the Annual Meeting on June 3, 2001 which will begin with the special interpretive competition (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.), open ice and games (1:30-2:00), and the meeting (2:00 to 3:00), followed by the dance session (3:45 -5:15 p.m.). The 2001 Wheeler Award recipient is Emma Phibbs and the winner of the 2001 Bachrach Trophy is Rusty Fein.
March 4-10, 2002 has been designated National Membership week by USFSA and clubs are encouraged to tie in special events. At the 2001 Governing Council, Derrick Delmore was appointed athlete representative and Deveny Deck appointed to the nominating committee for the Eastern Section.
The board approved the appointment of Florence Sifferd to the ex officio position of parliamentarian. The club is also looking for a historian to manage the scrapbooks.
