Notes from the EVP

EVP Announcements 4/26/07

Attention Technical Controllers

A Technical Controller is needed to serve as an appointed official at the 2007 Nationals in Bakersfield, CA., from August 13-18. If you are available and willing to volunteer, please contact Tom Dusin and Gene Davis as soon as possible.

Regional Guidebooks Available

EVP has 2007 Eastern Region Tournament Guidebooks available for anyone who has not received one, or who received one damaged. Contact Doug Robbins at (724) 816-1995 if you need one.

Eastern Region Contact List Update

There has been an update to the Eastern Region Contact List since the 2007 Eastern Region Tournament Guidebook was published. Please see updated list.

2007 Nationals Officials Announced

Eastern Region Council selected the following officials to serve at the 2007 Nationals in Bakersfield, CA.

2007 Eastern Regionals Officials Update

The list of chief and appointed officials for the 2007 Eastern Regionals at Twin Lakes has been updated since the copy that appeared in the 2007 Eastern Region Tournament Guidebook. The current list as approved by Eastern Region Council is as follows:

Upcoming Winter Meeting Notes and Requests of Council (posted 12/13/06, re: Winter '07 WaterSkier issue)

DATE CORRECTION:

The initial dates published in the Water Skier for the 2007 Winter Meeting & Clinics unfortunately were wrong. The 2007 Winter Meeting & Clinics will take place 1/20-21/07 at the Valley Forge Suites Hotel in Chesterbrook, PA. All USA Water Ski Members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Several items of interest are on the agenda. Among them are the 2007 Regionals at Twin Lakes, the Regional Participation Task Force recommendations to council, the Lex Carroll Memorial Scholarship Fund, use of WSTIMS for scoring and administration of tournaments, and recommendations from our web master.

ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES:

Please prepare a report of committee activity to present either verbally or in writing to the membership at the Winter Meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please submit a written report to me via e-mail by Monday, January 15, 2007. Please e-mail it to me at drobbins@teleplexinc.com or you can snail mail it to me at 114 Grove Hill Road, Baden, PA  15005.

ATTENTION ALL STATE FEDERATION PRESIDENTS:

Please prepare a report of state activity in 2006, as well as report of planned events and activity for 2007. In the event you are unable to attend the meeting, please send a designated representative to deliver your state report to council.

ATTENTION ALL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES:

Please attend the meeting as there are several pivotal issues which will be discussed and may ultimately be decided. In the event you cannot attend, please send an alternate representative from your state in your place so we will have a quorum to take action and conduct the business of the region.

I'd like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season, and as always, thank you for your contributions to the Eastern Region.

Doug Robbins
Eastern Region EVP

Headquarters Lake Status (posted 5/15/05, July '05 WaterSkier issue)

The lake at USAWS & AWSEF Headquarters has been completed for use. The John Roach Memorial Jump tournament was held at the site in April. Initial reports are that the water skis great and no backwash! A business plan is in the process of being completed to determine its future use. Thank you to the donors from the Eastern Region to the project. It is a worthwhile one that benefits our entire membership and the water ski community as a whole. Funding is still needed to complete site enhancements necessary for future uses. Please contact Carole Lowe at (863) 324-2472 for details on making tax deductible contributions.

Doug Robbins
EVP

Scholarship Opportunities (posted 5/15/05, July '05 WaterSkier issue)

The American Water Ski Educational Foundation (AWSEF) has scholarship opportunities available to student water skiers. Instructions and scholarship applications are available on the AWSEF web site, which can be accessed via link from www.usawaterski.org. Additionally, the Lex Carroll Memorial Scholarship is available annually to students from New England states (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut). Contact Carole Lowe at AWSEF Headquarters for more detail (863) 324-2472, and/or application.

Doug Robbins
EVP

Thank You (winter 2004/spring 2005 WaterSkier issues)

For the first time in several years the National Senior Judges & Scorer’s Clinic was held in the Eastern Region. On behalf of the Eastern Region, I’d like to thank several folks for their efforts. Thanks to AWSA President Jim Grew, and Judges & Scorers Committee Chair Jeff Smith for all their efforts to bring the clinic to the East in 2005, and make it so valuable to the attendees. Thanks to Roger Hammel for securing a convenient, top notch, and affordable Hotel & Conference Center. A special thanks to Roger & Linda for their hospitality hosting the reception at their home, and Al & Peggy Harris for their help with the reception. Thank you to Regina Jaquess for offering the professional skier’s perspective throughout the clinic. Perhaps most importantly, I’d like to thank all those who attended the clinic. Thanks to all the officials from other regions who ventured to D.C., your participation was a tremendous added benefit. Thanks particularly to all the Eastern Region officials who attended, your attendance and participation are another glaring example of the tremendous dedication you contribute to our sport.

Doug Robbins
EVP

AWSAEAST.ORG – Under New Management (winter 2004/spring 2005 WaterSkier issues)

Mike Shepard, the Eastern Region’s webmaster, relocated to Florida early last summer. His career led him there, although for a water ski family it couldn’t have worked out better. On behalf of the entire region I’d like to express my sincere appreciation for his time and effort as webmaster and wish the Shepards all the best in sunny Florida.

The Eastern Region is very fortunate to have another dedicated member with the expertise to assume the vital role Mike no longer could perform. Darlene McCormick, a W4 slalom skier and official from Vermont, took over for Mike as the webmaster of the Eastern Region website late last summer. Darlene views the site as a tool with almost unlimited potential for its use and communication ability. So members with items they wish to announce, poll questions they wish to ask, links to local club websites they wish to establish, photos, and/or results, please submit them to Darlene for posting on the site. The more the region participates, the better our site will be. I sincerely appreciate Darlene assuming the role of web master. The region has already benefited from her creative improvements to the site.

Doug Robbins
EVP