USFSS Board Meeting
July 1, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:05pm CST by Dan Hanks.
Attendance: Lizzie Hill, Dan Hanks, Emily Ferrans, Wendy Tarlow, Marie Ralff, Rachel Medina, Niina Baum, Destinee Kiel, Dan Bocock, Brigid Kassing, Chris Speers, Ron Klepadlo, Anna Marmann
Meeting Minutes: June 2025 meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Lizzie. Dan B seconds. All in favor.
Treasurer Report: Marie is switching banks to allow USFSS to make international wire transfers to IFSS. USFSS currently has $21,500.35 in Bluevine, $1,000.00 in Relay, and $721.84 in PayPal.
Athlete Selection Committee: Lizzie stated we got IFSS pre-selected athletes so USFSS was able to send out 113 acceptance letters for Team USA. 89 of the 113 have accepted their spots so far.
Sponsorship/Fundraising Committee: Dan Bocock states they haven’t had a committee meeting since the last board meeting. Dan has sent the updated sponsorship letter to some potential sponsors and is waiting to hear back from Scherrer Construction. Lizzie updated that GLSDA also could not host the raffle due to state restrictions.
WCh Fundraising Ad Hoc Committee: Destinee, Danielle, and Lizzie had a meeting with Kinetic Dog Food for sponsorship. Kinetic will do a pre-race pallet sale with proceeds from those sales going to USFSS and will be donating 100 bags for USFSS to sell at $40/bag and all of those proceeds go to USFSS and will donate $1,000 cash to provide USFSS $5,000+. Desintee is meeting with Nupro. Destinee is running a soda can drive and has 26 bags already and is interviewing with the news station to promote the event. Lizzie is also putting out some feelers with potential sponsors.
Race Accreditation Committee: Taylor is not in attendance to provide an update. Dan H mentioned that the race accreddition application period is open.
WCh Race Committee: Dan H stated we have finalized a contract with MWP for the venue. Niina is coordinating details for the Banquet Dinner and the parade. The WCh merchandise store is almost open and ready.
Race Results Audit Committee: No update at this time.
USFSS Code of Ethics: Dan H presented a code of ethics document created by the executive committee for the board members.
USFSS Congress: Dan H is looking to find a date to set for Congress.
Motion to adjourn by Lizzie, second by Dan B. All in favor. Adjourned at 8:01pm CST.
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