USLRA E-mail Meeting Minutes July 2013

1. After 2013 Shana will step down at President of the USLRA. Sam has some interest in taking over.  Shana will continue working on the website and newsletters.

2.  Both the Midwest Log Rolling Championships and Three Rivers Roleo are taking advantage of the 2013 USLRA Grant.  

BOTH APPROVED.

Midwest Log Rolling Championships secured $4,000 in sponsorship dollars:

$1,000 from Lundbeck 

$1,000 from Duluth Trading Company

$500 from Oak Bank

$500 from Advocare

$500 from STIHL

$500 from Madison Log Rolling

Three Rivers Roleo secured $4,000 in sponsorship dollars:

Dear Board of USLRA:

The directors of the Three Rivers Roleo are writing to request the $1,000 grant for our tournament to move from a level three to a level two tournament. I have attached our request form and sponsorship form to this letter.
 We have secured the following sponsorships:

• The Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern $1,500

• Kwik Trip $750 with a matching donation of $750 for a total of $1,500

• Fowler & Hammer $250

• Entry fees & Remaining Funds from 2012: $750

3. We have had a big year of expenses (trailer, brackets, USLRA Grant, etc.) and our bank account is down to $7,000.  We do have sufficient funds to get through 2013, but will not be able to spend as much in 2014.

4. Tournament Presence- Just a reminder we need to ensure 1-2 USLRA board members are available at tournaments to hand out T-Shirts to those qualified, collect registration forms from late folks, and be able to answer USLRA questions.  Please familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations.  

Midwest- Shana & Amber
Go Fourth Festival-
La Crosse Open- Polly & Shana
Namekagon River Roll Off- Sam & Shana  CHANGE TO JULY TBD
Lumberjack World Championships- Sam, Marcel, Shana, Joanie, Karl
Washington County Fair- Polly
Squamish- Shana Martin
Morton Loggers Jubilee-
Three Rivers Roleo- Leah & PollyKey Log Rolling Open- Shana & Sam

5. LWC Timing System: Jon Berard is unable to run this for 2013, but it looks like Troy Birdsong has stepped up.  We are working on a way to get him trained up.

6. Charitable Fund: It looks as if Shary Birdsong will be able to manage the charitable fund.  We will put her in touch with the Charitable fund board.

7. Program Updates: We are still in need of somebody to contact all of our current programs on the USLRA Programs page and ensure they are still running, and to see if they need any assistance.  We also want them to know about our program resources on the "Starting a New Program" page.  

Polly Pappadopolous will handle this.