MID-CAN MASTERS SWIM CLUB

 

MINUTES

Of the meeting Thursday, May 13, 2004, 7:30 –8:15 pm

 

Present: Roy (President), Rod C., Kathleen, Shannon, and Terry.

 

Regrets: Tracy, Bob, Rod M.

 

  1. Approval of the Agenda. 

By agreement

 

      2.  Approval of the Minutes of April 15.

            By agreement

 

  1. Business Arising from the Minutes
    1. Pop Sidwell. Scheduled for U of M Pool, Nov. 20, 2004. 

Kathleen is organizing the dinner at St. John’s College; she expects it to

cost about $20.00 per person with a special price for children.

    1. Progressive Dinner.  The dinner will be Saturday, May 15.  Everything is ready but only about 14 people have registered to date.
    2. T-shirts. The order for shirts was briefly discussed.  This issue will be discussed in detail at the next meeting when Bob is back.
    3. Club Poster. Tracy made a draft poster that was circulated and discussed.  Suggestions were made about the revising it and creating another draft.

 

  1. New Business
    1. Discussion with Gary Thompson, Recreational Services, U of M.  Norm, Mary Ann, and Roy met with Mr. Thompson and a group from the university to discuss the viability of Mid-Can and the possibility that the club could become more integrated with the Recreational Services as it was in the past.  This would help ensure the viability of the club and may be beneficial to the university.  Roy though the discussion was fruitful and another meeting will be scheduled in about 3 weeks.
    2. Marketing.  Kathleen has talked student in the Asper School of Buysiness who is required to develop a marketing plan before he graduates.  The student was a competitive swimmer and coaches a club now, so he is interested in and knows about swimming programs.  Kathleen will continue talking with him about developing a marketing plan for Mid-Can. She will report back next meeting.
    3. Report on Master Swimming Manitoba, April 28. Terry reported the items discussed in this meeting.  The most important items was on the tentative meet dates: Pop Sidwell-Nov 20, 04; Pentathalon-March 5 or 12, 05; Provincials-April 16, 17, 05.

      

 

  1. Other Business

There was no other business

 

      6.   Adjournment