Silver Blades Annual General Meeting 2014

Bob Battersby(Chair):

Bob is an ex-skater and a recently-retired national and state competition judge.  He has been actively involved with ISA as a delegate and with ISA national committees in finance, governance and constitutional reform. He has also been an ISA Appeals Tribunal member in international and olympic selection matters. Bob is a SAISA life member and is currently an Adviser to the SA Ice Sports Federation Board.

The 2014 SBFSC Cmmittee Members Elected:

Honorary Auditor        Teresita Sarmiento CPA

Message From the President:

It has taken us a lot of time and effort to get to this point, and I would like to thank the committee and members for their contributions to helping the club achieve the above.

Recently there has been a significant effort by the committee and members to put together a strategic plan to promote the club over the next 2 years. It is apparent that we especially need to encourage young skaters and support new members. There have been ideas for new programs to help young skaters get started, and also to support our elite skaters pursue their goals.

We have had a number of people who have expressed interested in learning more about the IJS system and so we are considering holding a workshop in conjunction with SAISA during the skating camps this year. The idea is to provide a better understanding of various aspects of the sport and to encourage them to become involved.

The committee took on a lot in 2013 and as a result was rather stretched at times. It would be wonderful if we could have more assistance from members and supporters. If there are people would like to volunteer to assist with, or even run events such as those listed above then that would be most appreciated. Some events, such as the Social and Fund Raising dinner, don't even require experience with figure skating to put on.

In closing, I would like to acknowledge our hard working volunteers, club & state officials, judges and dedicated coaches for their support throughout the year. I would like to thank the out-going committee for their efforts and would especially like to thank our treasurer Chris for her dedication in supporting the financial side of club activities, Richard Laidlaw for his enthusiastic support as a Club Adviser, and Tracie for taking over the Club Secretary role when it was needed.

Finally, I would like to thank Bob Battersby for chairing the meeting and for his on going support of the club through out the year. Bob has been my mentoring with club matters since I commenced serving the club as a president. Thank you also to Bob's wife Teresita Sarmiento, our Honourary Auditor, for taking the time to audit the SBFSC books and provide guidance in financial matters.

Stephanie Huot

SBFSC President

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