Calumet Region Striders
Board of Directors Meeting
September 15, 2005

Location :  Lake County Library

In Attendance:

Cassandra Rozycki	President
Michele Hale	Vice President
Cecilia Bernal	Treasurer
Mike Wilson	Webmaster
Robin Benson-Harvey	Gold Cup Committee
Sue Brown	Past President
Pat Rhodes	Past President

Members at Large:

Porter County	Lake County	LaPorte County	Illinois
Lawrence Giannetti	Linda Kovacs	Mary Zemansky	Brian Pawola

Meeting called to order 7:07 PM by Cassandra.

President's Report:

Old Business:

• INSTEP
  • Distribution at OZ - Pat, Mary, Sue will help
  • Next Instep distribution October 8 (OE Dinner)
    • short
    • banquet insert
    • holiday insert
    • sponsors
    • Fall Frolic application
  • Submissions due September 30 (Friday)
• Marathon volunteers
  • Update > 100 signed up
  • Article in paper - Michele Hale will handle
• Voting Members/Quorum Update - still at debate (Kellenburger)
• Runner Programs
  • 5 at HRS
  • 5 at PUC
• Old Tent - purchase via closed bid at next meeting

New Business:

• Box of burgers left from SS ($12.00 approx) - available if needed
• RRCA assistance to Gulf Region - proceeds from Holiday Party
• Striderwear clearance at Fall Frolic
• Premiums in - hand out at Oz & thereafter
• Scholarship requests - checks being sent to Scannell & Hontz (Bernal)
• Valpo YMCA fair - Giannetti & Kovacs will represent CRS
  • Nov 2 5-8 pm
  • Donation - Windshirt, strider t, CRS 2006 membership (1)
• CD - update @ next meeting
• Sports Performance Institute? Table
• Living Essentials 5 hour shot - Hale getting samples for Cal City

Membership:

• Total 497
• Gold Cup 228
• Households 405

Vice President's report:

• Disney Update
  • Emails - no rooms available, will post on web site
• Cheating addressed in newsletter
• Fall Frolic
  • 50/50 - OK'ed by Bobalik
  • Newspaper (Jim Cox recipients) - Times will be there

Treasurer's Report:

• Account balances reported

Webmaster's Report:

• On-line registration update
• Over 210 race results posted

Gold Cup Committee:

• Banquet
  • Hal needs invitation draft asap - will send proof (Rozycki)
  • Will bulk mail in individual envelopes
• Race Series
  • Application update - 30 sent, 9 returned completed
  • Meeting 9/26 YMCA 7pm
  • Woodhollow - reserved & looking into prices (Benson-Harvey)
  • Invite Cary Pinkowski as guest speaker (Rozycki)
  • Send out invitation to RD's (all)

Holiday Party:

• Budget $75 for table decorations (Kovacs)

Other Announcements:

• Mike Jones injured – bad
• Tom Navarro married
• Michele Yoko married – now Hale
• Rarick Witvoet baby boy
• Jen Smith pregnant w/ boy # 3

Next meeting: Thursday October 20 at The Omni 7pm (note date change to accommodate GCC and attendance issues)

Meeting adjourned at 8:42 PM

Minutes submitted by: Cassandra