WVST Executive Meeting October 27, 2009

In Attendance

Tony Crann, Eileen Saunders, Rhonda Tompkins, Shelley Parter, Iris Macdougal, Ethel Malister, Randy McDougall

1) Randy reported several swimmers have potential for Team NB Team Atlantic selection Feb with meet in May Jacjques, head coach CNBO in Moncton may do a clinic breaststroke and butterfly. Research cost for pool billeting etcetera..

2) Randy agreed to do Monthly time trials in the club. Last Friday Thursday of the month. This will be used for swimmer benchmarking and development.

3) Sharpespurchased the Platium corporate sponsorship.Website updated and Jeff Clowes was contacted to update the media board..

4) Fundraising is necessary to look at pool cost and paying the coaches. Between partnership and fundraising the target is to raise $5,000

5) Potential Fundraisers. Toll booth, partnerships, meet, dates for sobeys? Lottery license. Finish off the basket for Christmas.

6) Partnership fundraising. Check with each and see if they want to sign up . Somebody needs to take ownership and see what can happen with it. Is there one parent who would commit to this and make the calls. Tony will send another round to the parents on the Partnership.

7) Christmas Party- suggestions or ideas for that. Glow swim and a pizza party. Rhonda will see if she can get the pizza donated half price. Done in the pool on the 17th. Would this be an appropriate date. Ask parents to bring deserts.

8) Rhonda can you get the bill for the month of October and make sure they don’t charge us for those dates we cancelled.

9) Clothing – for this year if this is what we need and we can get them locally lets get new ones for everyone and then the fees for youth and senior include the cost of the suit. If everyone has the same suit. We are ok with the no gray and the black suit bought locally but want to see the engraving of the logo and what it looks like. For the finished product.

10) When booking Sobeys and have the schedule to fit so that the seniors can be sure to be there..

11) Lindsay will do the coaching 101 and run another 101. There is one in PEI. Thinks she has a place to stay. The cost would be $500.00. This course is November 27, 2009. She needs to be registered this week. If she has a place to stay we definitely should send her to go. Confirm place to stay.

12) Nominations for the VP of the club. Iris McDougall was elected VP.

The next meeting for the executive will be December 1st, 2009. To be confirmed with Board.