Hello Otters,

Don’t blink!! Believe it or not, we are quickly approaching the end of our swim season. As we start wrapping up, we are looking for 3 new members to join the Board for next season. Roles that will be vacated after this 2018 swim season: WHALe League Representative, Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator.

Our out-going board members are Rock Stars and will be sorely missed. I think our swim team reflects our current board to a degree in that we have a set of individuals that really strive to do their best and contribute to make this a great team. We hope to find individuals that can help further our goal of building a great swim community.

Benefits of being on the Board:

• You always have a good parking spot, lol
• Do you tend to have a bunch of great ideas that come to you while you are sitting in your chair, waiting on the next race? You get to voice them and help implement them
• You have a say in how our team is run 
• You learn more about the sport 
• If you like to be involved with your child's lives and sports, this is a great way to do it
• Discounted swim registration costs

A Board Member’s term is 3 years and each year 3 Board Members retire. This ensures that we can start a new season with 6 experienced Board Members, who can impart their knowledge to the 3 new Board Members.

The Board's season begins each Nov/Dec and meets once a month. During May and June (the actual swim season) the Board will meet as needed.

Voting will take place at the end of team party on Friday, June 22, 9-11am. All team parents who are present may cast a ballot. You do not have to be present at party to be on the ballot, but candidates will be given an opportunity to tell a little about themselves/qualifications to other parents with whom they may not be acquainted, so there is often an advantage to being on deck.

If you have any interest in these positions, please contact me directly. If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself or any of our current Board members directly. See detailed job descriptions below.

Please help us in continuing to build a great team! 

-Todd

Todd Cummings, President CRSW Swim team

[email protected]

Job Descriptions:

Secretary: The Secretary shall have one vote and shall have charge of the records and correspondence of CRSWST under the direction of the President and shall be the custodian of records. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of proceedings of all meetings, attend to all correspondence and perform other duties incident to office of secretary. The Secretary shall electronically distribute minutes. The Secretary shall make all reservations and notify all members of special meetings.

League Representative: The League Representative shall have one vote and shall be ready to assist the Board at any time. The League Representative shall attend all CRSWST and all WHALe Board of Directors meetings and voice all CRSWST viewpoints to the other League Representatives. The League Representative shall have full authority to vote at League meetings in the best interest of CRSWST. The League Representative shall communicate all League policies and requirements to the Board on a timely basis. The League Representative is responsible for meeting the requirements of WHALe. Additionally, the League Representative shall communicate with his/her counterpart on other teams regarding any necessary information for upcoming meets, at least a week prior to the meet. This role also is very involved in the communications and technical aspects of the meet. They work directly with the computer operators and highly involved in meet logistics.

Volunteer Coordinator: The Volunteer Coordinator shall have one vote and shall be responsible for assigning or accepting volunteer assignments from swim families to fill all volunteer jobs that are necessary to run the team's swim meets, including any end of season championship meet(s).