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Event: Dec 11, 2014, 4:17pm
Pickleball Association Meeting
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 FeedBack ( 0) SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association
General Meeting
December 11, 2014
The meeting was brought to order at 4:17 p.m.
Rich Ferris announced that the guest speaker, Kevin Eggers had cancelled due to illness. His talk regarding pickleball injuries and how to prevent them will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Treasurer reported a current balance of $2,876.58 in the account. Receipts for the year were $4,357 with expenditures of $2,439, for a net of $1,918. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s report.
Membership chair Steve Baer reported that at the end of 2013, the club had 94 members. He is projecting 152 paid members by the end of 2014. This is a nearly 62% increase in one year.
Rich Ferris announced the results of the election, With 91 members voting, the following new officers were elected:
President: Chris Jerman
Vice President: Bob Hills
Secretary: Sally Grasso
Treasurer: Lon Alness
Rich thanked all the outgoing officers for their work and effort supporting the club.
Chris Jerman outlined some of the future plans for the club. This includes continued growth of membership, new courts and possible tournaments.
Bob Hills discussed the development of a framework to grow the club. This includes a new mission statement with eight segments addressing all aspects of the club, current and future. Briefly, the segments are:
1. Promote the game (recruit)
2. Programs for all skill levels (time)
3. Promote skill levels and knowledge (train)
4. Promote skills outside SBR.
5. Host tournaments
6. Build the SBR Brand.
7. Be the voice of pickleball with Robson Management.
Bob also announced the members will be asked to complete an extensive survey in the near future.
Quail Creek has agreed to a meeting on February 19th which would follow the same format as last year. The only change would be players are allowed to select their own partners this year.
The club will again hold a Festival at SBR in late April or early May.
Sally Grasso stated an apparel order was submitted December 9th. Please give your check to Sally if you ordered anything. In the future, all payment will be due at time or ordering, not receipt.
Bill Reynolds said he was trying to get more paddles for members to try out. He also stated the need for volunteers when we do get new courts for maintenance and tournaments.
Training for referees and line judges will be available after the first of the year.
A list of tournaments is located at the pickleball courts.
Members were asked to pick up balls off the court when play is complete and return them to the holders located on each court.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Alice Ann Lenzini
Secretary
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