Calumet Region Striders
Board of Directors Meeting
July 14, 2005
Location : Omni 41, Schererville
Excused: Melion, Alvarez, Navarro, Pawola
In Attendance:
| Cassandra Rozycki | President |
| Michele Yoko | Vice President |
| Hal Slager | Secretary |
| Mike Wilson | Webmaster |
Members at Large:
| Porter County |
Lake County |
LaPorte County |
Illinois |
|
Linda Kovacs
Misty Chandos |
Mary Zemansky |
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Others: Jen Adamo (visitor)
Meeting called to order 7:20 PM by Cassandra.
Motion to approve June 2005 minutes by Misty. 2nd by Zemansky. Approved.
Vice President's report:
- Newspaper submissions update
- OE Marathon team update
- Disney Group Rate update
- 50/50 winner @ Friendship of $35 was Helen Carpenter.
President's Report:
- INSTEP
- July 2005 mailing - today $65.21 for 288 or $0.226 each saving $107.59
- August 2005 distribution at Rotary Ramble - submissions DUE 8/3
- Progressive Marathon Leg Sponsor - August 9 (Tuesday pm)
- Minimum 12 Volunteers needed - but job assignments not yet known
- Theme?
Old Business:
- Collect race evaluations for
- TalTree 10 - Sue
- Gallery Gallop - Mike S
- Just a Little Run - Bill
- Munster Rotary - Michele
- I Care - Pete
- Brickyard - Michele
- Friendship - Tom
- Beginner Runner Program Updates
- Shirts ordered & handing out (cost $442.757 total, $12.30 each, sell $14.00)
- Collected $224 (discount 8 shirts for volunteers)
- Sommer's group running Run 4 Shelter
- Strider Survivor - will be on 8/18 in Lake County
- Collecting RSVPs
- Dick Macknick volunteered to grill (supply grill?)
- Contact Bill Garner to grill?
- Need to collect donated prizes
- Strider wear bucks as prizes to be used on Strider Wear
- Motion to create a budget of $500 for Survivor by Sue but no vote due to lack of quorum.
- GC Premiums - duffel bags
- Tent - Costco $200 10'x10' white, panels, back, wheel tote - Cass to buy since approved at a prior meeting
- Strider Wear inventory - Dick Pond - Cass to place order
- tank/singlet Brooks $11.00 each
- shimmel Brooks $20.00 each (custom order?)
- CDC comp entries (First Half winners)
- Jim Cunningham
- Bindy Spencer
New Business:
- Racing Against the Clock - video can be obtained
- On-Line Survey Active - results attached
- Run Hit Wonder seeking volunteers
- Merchandise Order Form - we need to include in newsletter like CARA sends out
- GC Race Event Reminders:
| Buckley | Misty | |
| Run for Shelter | Mary | BRP DHWI |
| CDC | Sue | "goldcup" = $5 off |
| Rotary Ramble | Lee | INSTEP, 50/50, strider wear on display
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| Progressive Leg | | |
| Strider Survivor | Misty | |
| Hometown RUn | Michele | |
Treasurer's report:
- Account Balances - no report
- regular checking $
- Bob Stevens $
- Jim Cox $
- CD $14,969.14
- Membership
- Total 447 (122 new)
- Gold Cup 228
- Households
- Discussion regarding rewards for volunteers - Strider bucks considered to be applied to?
- Put together a complete calendar of events
- Offer 50% off CRS 2005 membership starting 8/1/05
- Collect OE dues fees August 1
Webmaster Report:
- July 4th Special Changes
- Race Data: 14 Gold Cup Races, 127 Other Races
- 28 photo galleries, 538 photos
- 34 Personal Records
- 33 Boston Qualifiers
- Still "In the Running" - The Tenacious Ten
- New Junior Striders section under Events
- CDC Packet Pickup Form
- Gold Cup Survey Link
- Run for Shelter course being certified.
Gold Cup Committee:
- Banquet Reservation Method due to no-pays of those who were GC members, reserved and no show.
Sponsorship:
- Bruce Williams = Silver Sponsor @ $250
Additional Input to Meeting:
- Beginning runner program in Michigan City via YMCA & assistance of LaPorte County MALs - UPDATE?
- August INSTEP stuffers (8/10): S Lee Alvarez & friends
- Beginning runner program in Michigan City via YMCA & assistance of LaPorte County MALs
- Sue - RRCA recap handed out - would recommend future officers receive assistance to go to this convention for networking.
Next meeting: Thursday August 25 @ Cassandra & Sam's dinner 6pm, meeting 7pm
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM
Minutes submitted by: Big Hal
