UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Dana Point California Nov 3-5, 2005
MINUTES
THURSDAY, NOV 3, 2005
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: - 9:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mr. Brewster A. Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. Gavin B. President Brewster called for a minute of silence in memory of all who have lost their lives in the water in the last six months, for those who died in the efforts to rescue them, as well as in memory of the passing of retired City and County of Honolulu lifeguards Joe Mills, Capt. and Paul Shidaki C. Welcome and Introductions - Mr. Brewster expressed appreciation for the work of the Southwest Region in preparing for this meeting. The Honorable Wayne Rayfield, Mayor of Dana Point welcomed the delegates on behalf of the City of Dana Point. He challenged the USLA to partner with cities like Dana Point to increase public education and public awareness of the need for continued efforts to decrease ocean pollution through a concerted campaign on eliminating non-point pollution. II. Heroic Acts Committee: Presentation of Awards by Ms. Bowie, Chair: Heroic Acts Committee and President Brewster: A. Medal of Valor: California State Parks Lifeguard/Ranger Brit Horn who was nominated for the Medal of Valor for his rescue along the Sonoma Coast beach area on January 19, 2005. Mr. Horn rescued a surfer caught in a rip current and 14 foot swells 400 yards off shore after dark along the very rocky coast using only his rescue board. LG/R Horn was present to receive his award. B. Meritorious Act: Huntington Beach Marine Safety Officer Steve Reuter who was off-duty on May 13, 2004, was about to go surfing at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base when he heard the cries of four Marines caught in a rip current and in obvious distress. Mr. Reuter entered the water and was able to verbally two of the Marines on how to get out of the rip and to shore. Mr. Reuter then paddled out and rescued the final victim who was in dire need of flotation. MSO Reuter was present to receive the award. C. Heroic Act Award: Mackenzie Lothian, citizen, who was at Newport Beach with his grandmother on April 13, 2004. He was fourteen at the time and a former San Diego Junior Lifeguard. Mackenzie heard the cries of a ten year old boy caught in a rip current. Mackenzie swam out to the boy, and with no flotation device and unable to get out of the rip and rough surf, was able to support himself and the victim until he was able to flag down a lifeguard. Mackenzie will also be featured in the January issue of Scholastic Magazine for this rescue.
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D. Roll Call of Delegates - Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shotwell
MEMBERS VOTES PRESENT PROXY TOTAL JUNIORS NEW ENGLAND 19 1 0 0 0 0 MID ATLANTIC 1042 7 7 0 7 1102 ED ZEBROWSKI TIM GALLAGHER DAVE FOXWELL BUZZ MOGCK CHARLES HARTL DENISE BLAIR ED ZEBROWSKI III SOUTH ATLANTIC 958 7 7 0 7 410 KEVIN SWEAT TOM GILL NIKKI BOWIE MICKEY HUTTO MIKE HENSLER PAUL PIVEC RON WATSON SOUTH EAST 252 4 3 1 4 250 PATRICK MCGLAMERY ( BY PROXY) JIM MCCRADY GERRY FALCONER JOE D'AGOSTINO GREAT LAKES 164 3 2 1 3 62 JOE PECORARO ANDY BRAUDY ERIN JOYCE (BY PROXY) GULF COAST 94 2 2 0 2 110 VIC MACEO PETER DAVIS NORTHWEST 109 3 3 0 3 0 CATHY VONWALD NICK SCHRIVER BERT WHITAKER SOUTHWEST 1121 7 7 0 7 5905 ROBERT MCGOWAN VINCE LOMBARDI MICHAEL BEUERLEIN ROBERT WILLIAMS ROBERT MOORE CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM DON ROHRER PACIFIC ISLANDS 28 2 2 0 2 0 RALPH GOTO JAMES BURROS SUB TOTALS 3787 36 33 2 35 7839 NATIONAL (AT LARGE) 10 10 TOTALS 3797 7849 Life Members present were introduced. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Motion by Mr. Zebrowski, seconded by Mr. Falconer “to approve the agenda as included in the meeting packet” was passed unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - (Spring Meeting 2005 - Miami) A motion by Mr. Rohrer, seconded by Mr. Graham “to approve the minutes of the Spring 2005 Board of Directors meeting held in Miami, Florida as distributed by the Secretary ” was passed unanimously. V. MEMORIALIZATION of Executive Committee Actions authorized by electronic vote since previous meeting: A. “Shall the Executive Committee, acting as the Board of Directors and in accordance with USLA Policy III. H., appoint Carl Martinez as Nominating Committee Chairperson?”. Approved 13 Yes, 0 No. B. Change of Fall Meeting dates to accommodate proposed site (Asilomar Conference Grounds) was later withdrawn. C. “Shall the USLA President be authorized to sign a nondisclosure agreement with The Cyrano Project?” Approved: 11 Yes, 0 No.
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VI. OFFICERS ACTIVITY REPORTS A. President Brewster’s remarks are attached in addition to his previously circulated report. He invited delegates who had new items of business brought from their regions to take advantage of the scheduled committee meetings so that committee discussion can result a more efficient decision making process. He proposed that Mr. Watson, being well versed in parliamentary procedure, be appointed as Parliamentarian. No objections were heard. He closed by calling particular attention in his initial report of the funding potential represented by the Combined Federal Campaign and the similar Boeing of California Campaign. Reports attached: [04 Pres Activity Rep.Nov05.] [04.1 Pres Opening Remarks.] B. Vice President - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) Commended President Brewster’s report in that he reminding the assembly of the purpose; thank the Virginia Beach Games committee for their successful event. Report attached: [05 VP Activity Rep.Nov05.]. C. Secretary - (Mr. Dave Shotwell) [06 Sect Activity Rep.Nov05] D. Treasurer - (Mr. Greg Farry) report written prior to late submissions. Reviewed adopted budget that required significant revenue. Must wait for revenue to be realized - requires spending, $7,000 from 2005 games [07 Treas Activity Rep.Nov05] E. Recurrent Representative - (Mr. Duke Brown) reviewed pending agenda [08 RecRep Activity Rep.Nov05] F. Advisor - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) Defined role of advisor; “ we are all advisors”. Keep moving in the right direction. Mentioned AJ Summers, Bruce Baird, Tom Renick, (all deceased), past presidents, all worked hard to move USLA in right direction, we have an obligation to continue the momentum that they established. Advice to group: “ in order to move forward, put personal agendas aside . . .” [No written report] G. Liaison Officer - (Mr. Eric Bauer) reviewed some recent contacts both domestic and international. Many people work to assist us in serving the lifeguard community [10 Liaison Activity Rep.Nov05]; [10.1 ILS Dev Rep.Nov05 ]
H. Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) Virginia Beach. great job , no medical problems, reviewed future medical rep meeting agenda, mentioned Handbook on Drowning, [buy purchase now - price to increase] [11 Med Adv Activity Rep.Nov05] I. International Liaison Report - ( Peter Davis): assess needs of Americas Regions nations needs; recognize representatives of Mexican Lifeguards [get proper ID or organization]; reviewed Mexican lifeguard training events; certified 68 people, 8 instructors, ; St. Lucia hosting Caribbean area meeting; Trinidad and Tobago approached for a PWC class. Brazil completed drowning survey, reduced drowning over ten year period dramatic drop in drowning, Argentina will participate in ILS games 2006, VII. CONTRACTED STAFF REPORT
A. Development Officer - (Mr. Richard Colosi) no report [13 DevOfficer Activity Rep.Nov05] VIII. REGIONAL COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORTS A. New England - No report received. B. Mid-Atlantic - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) report on file, economic [revenue] short comings; need to address; challenged all to find ways of bringing in funds. Referenced appreciation to those who did work prior to the bylaws meeting [15 MAReg Activity Rep.Nov05] C. South-Atlantic - (Mr. Kevin Sweat) thank Southwest region for hosting; need to move forward with sponsorship and development, thanked Virginia Beach. for great nationals [16 SAReg Activity Rep.Nov05] D. Southeast - (Mr. Gerry Falconer for Mr. Patrick McGlamery) hurricane season impacted ability to provide report. Busy season, tower losses severe, Fort Lauderdale severely affected, dealing with issues; concerns about privatization of unincorporated or unprotected beaches, appreciated support in this matter from USLA, recommend every agency get certified, 2) Florida State EMS system to recognize lifeguards within system; Clearwater hosted regional competition; duality unique to region - Florida Chiefs Association; thin out ability to do things, working to unity and or coordinate, small in numbers, still committed to goals and ideals of USLA, Panhandle region, a long lost place, progress signified by Destin Beach Coordinator Joe D’Agostino present, Jim McCarthy also put a lot of effort into this effort. Jim McCrady traveled to the Panhandle countless times. Came to this meeting despite lack of utilities and damage to home; [17 SEReg Activity Rep.Nov05] E. Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) , add to report; Chicago went through drought, including membership, working to improve, Mary O’Connor left Jr Guard Program, Fire Department Dive team headed by a lifeguard, Police Marine Unit headed by former lifeguard, has helicopter. [18 GLReg Activity Rep.Nov05]
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F. Gulf Coast - (Mr Davis for Mr. Vic Maceo); Gulf Coast slowly recovering from hurricanes season; congratulations to Virginia Beach. for Nationals; thanks to Charlie Hartl; Dr. Anread Lander on nesting turtle program, grant for Handicapped access to beaches, trying surf camps. [19 GCReg Activity Rep.Nov05] G. Northwest - (Ms Cathy VonWald) Many thanks to Southwest for hosting meeting; report received; highlights; see report for new/former officers; reviewed slate; no drownings. [20 NWReg Activity Rep.Nov05] H. Southwest - (Mr. Rob McGowan) officially welcome to meeting; thanked committee for assistance in planning for meeting hosting. Summer was bad, terrible weather, red tide all summer, and again recently, jellyfish, new species, sting ray hits, Virginia Beach Nationals Tom Gill, 2006 Nationals at “Surf City” Huntington Beach, new HQ buildings Huntington Beach, LA County Southern HQ, Hermosa, new officers, (see report) Jr Guard continues to grow., exchange with New Zealand continues, sponsorship continues to be an unresolved issue. [ 21 SWReg Activity Rep.Nov05.] I. Pacific Islands - Mr. Goto suggest 50th meeting be held in Hawaii as 50th state; working to grow, working on recruiting, thank Mr. Gill for hosting nationals, expect to participate in 2006 nationals also with Junior Guards, public education work continues, drowning is usually visitors, airlines video on Hawaiian Airlines, [push to continue], statewide conference, [21.1 PacIsl Activity Rep.Nov05] IX. COMMITTEE CHAIR ACTIVITY REPORTS A. Regular Committees
1. Public Education - (Mr. Peter Davis) highlights: project wipe out, presentation educational conf, interactive TV available at this meeting, water safety projects multiple publications, Spanish, in the works: teachers lesson plans, invest poss girl scouts, pleasure to work with rob Williams as co chair. [22 PubEd Activity Rep.Nov05] 2. Membership - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) agenda, recurring problems, sponsors problems, 2006 kit, thanks UniServe for gift of pen and thermos cup, discuss perpetual membership. [23 Member Activity Rep.Nov05] 3. Competition - (Mr. Carl Drake) add to report: thank Mid-Atlantic for officials at 2005 games, agenda rule changes, packet distributed. [24 Comp Activity Rep.Nov05] 4. Heroic Acts - (Ms Nikki Bowie thank Charles Hartl with heroic act appli on web site, info on missing awards, featured in Jan issue of Scholastic mag, review award applic [25 Heroic Activity Rep.Nov05] 5. Junior Guards - (Ms Reenie Boyer) theme: one big happy family, recognize every region’s Junior Lifeguard enrollment, read listing of beaches with jg programs from all regions, [26 JrGrd Activity Rep.Nov05] 6. Certification/Textbook - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) reviewed goals and progress, [27 Cert Activity Rep.Nov05] 7. Ways and Means - (Mr. Greg Farry) reviewed agenda, accountant report, , audit in a few days, IRS return, results fo any financial issues that come out of Exec Committee meeting B. WORKING GROUP COMMITTEES
1. National Curriculum - (Mr. Carl Martinez) presented copies of lesson plans to support USLA Manual, credited committees, reported that a bank of test questions had been prepared by Duke Brown, mailing labels were ready to distribution of materials, complete package ready soon for roll out, details to follow. [29 Natl Curric Activity Rep.Nov05] 2. Grant Writing (Mr. Greg Farry) reports on his utilization of a bi-weekly newsletter indicating availability of grants and grant prospects. [No written report] 3. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell) included thanks to Kim Tyson for his assistance. [31 Research Activity Rep.Nov05] 4. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. Chip More) reviewed meetings of the last few days, reported that the USLA had the right people in the right room at the right time with the right attitude. [No written report] 5. Public Information/Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) reviewed the proposed Virginia Beach press releases; reviewed recent press contacts, press releases and national network exposure; expressed appreciation to all for participation and support at 2005 nationals. [33 PIO Activity Rep.Nov05] 6. Magazine Publication - (Mr. Mike Bartlett) expressed thanks for President Brewster for role as speaker at recent event, reviewed production of the most recent issue and indicated that it set a record for advertising, that he expected to retain this level of advertising, indicated the continuing need for articles to be contributed. [34 ALM Activity Rep.Nov05; 34.1 ALM Budget.Nov05]
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7. Website - (Mr. Charles Hartl) indicated of updated heroic awards listing, job bulletin board regarding foreign employment online, still to add membership to data base. [35 Website Activity Rep.Nov05] 8. Development (Ms. Cathy VonWald) reviewed meeting agenda, always looking for ideas and strategies [No written report] 9. Statistics (Mr. Brewster for Mr. Rick Gould) statistics are important to media and are a requirement to maintain certification. [37 Stats Activity Rep.Nov05] 10. ILS Signage: (Mr. Ralph Goto) Reported on September meeting in Berlin and the need to learning about procedures of getting things done in International arena; need national set of Signage. [10.2 Signage Committee Rep.Nov05] 11. [Added:}Mr Bauer: Reported on the significance of the USLA’s participation in the Boeing Employees Community Fund. He presented a $5,000 check from that fund to President Brewster and indicated that additional funds would be forwarded in 2006. President Brewster expressed appreciation to the Boeing Employees Community Fund. X. Meeting adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 5, 2005
FRIDAY, NOV 4, 2005
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE Morning Session
Surfline Topic – Surf generation and premium membership for USLA members Kris Okamoto, RN Hoag Hospital – Project Wipeout/Cervical Injuries Topic(s) - Prevention and care of cervical injuries in an aquatic environment. Public education endeavor with USLA and possible partnership to be formed with Quicksilver on flat water/lake safety. Nick Lerma – San Diego Lifeguard Service, Urban Search and Rescue Team Topic to include deployment of lifeguards in a disaster situation, specifically Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, 2005. Afternoon Session: Crystal Cove State Park Ken Kramer, Cal State Parks – Video Conference Presentation. An interactive presentation of the California State Park public education endeavors. Will include an underwater interaction with a diver from a classroom setting if weather permits. Two Options 1 ½ - 2 hour walking tour of the refurbished Cottages on the beach. The cottages depict the early California beach lifestyle. th They are currently be remodeled with most cottages to be completed by November 4 . Beach/Water Activities – Swim or surf. Try latest models of paddleboards, visit and tour rescue boat, or snorkel the State Parks underwater park. (Weather permitting) SATURDAY, NOV 4, 2005
XI. 11:00 am: Call to Order - Mr. Brewster XII. COMMITTEE ACTION REPORTS A. Regular Committees
1. Executive Committee: (Mr Brewster) a. President Brewster to take necessary steps with, review by the Legal Advisor, to incorporate a separate foundation to be known as the United States Lifesaving Foundation for purposes of accepting donations and investing them. The proceeds to go to the United States Lifesaving Association. Motion passed unanimously. b. It is proposed that we continue the collaboration with Sportstar Company which provides discounts on sports items (information on this was sent out with membership kits).until such times as it is determined that this is not in the best interests of the USLA. No funds were received in 2005. The program is a bonus to the members. Motion passed unanimously.
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c. The Executive Committee discussed need for phone answering system that would allow callers to direct themselves to regional presidents, officers, etc. Cost estimated to be, about $1,000 a yea. Discussion was heard on possible peripheral costs to regions and to individuals. Motion passed unanimously. d. Proposed modification of USLA Policy and Procedure 5B, (Legislative Support for Open Water Lifeguard Standards) to add the sentence:”The USLA supports legislative efforts to encourage or require the provision of lifeguard protection where people are known to swim and the provision of drowning prevention education to the general public.” Motion passed unanimously. e. Proposal to create a petty cash fund of $1,000.00 for for use at discretion of President for small items that might come up between meetings. Example given was memorial flowers for lifeguards funeral. Use of fund to be reported out to the Board of Directors by the treasurer at end of each six month period. Motion passed unanimously. f. Executive Committee discussed doing something to advance fund raising. Matter was delegated to a subcommittee of the regional presidents and legal advisor. The subcommittee recommended back the following resolution which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee to be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. That a letter of intent with SHP be immediately executed with the idea that SHP would under a contract ultimately be agreed to by the Executive Committee within the next 30 days or so to cover having SHP be the exclusive agent of USLA for sponsorship, marketing and promotion of USLA in a sponsorship sense. The Letter of Intent would be pending a formal contract with a defined specific scope of work; that the primary contact henceforth to be Mr. Goto reporting his activities to the Development Committee and the Legal Advisor; the Development Committee to report to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors any milestones and progress; that the contract would be for 2 years; finally, that the existing contract with Mr Colosi terminated on 30 day notice pursuant to the terms of his existing contract. Motion passed unanimously. g. Meeting rotation: Amendment to Policies and Procedures Section III-B: National Board of Directors Meeting Sites and Dates: Revision prepared to add Pacific Islands Region to rotation while maintaining balance of east coast, west coast and central meeting sites. Motion passed unanimously. [39.1 Exec Comm Min .3.Nov05] [39.2 Exec Comm Min .5.Nov05] [39.3 Meeting Sites.Nov05] 2.Public Education - (Mr. Peter Davis) reported on the need to establish source list for website, that the committee had placed the bulk of their resources into the video project: a fifteen minutes video including flat water safety, a five minute segment on junior guards, and a USLA professional lifeguard segment to promote USLA useful recruit personnel to the lifeguard profession. [40 PubEd Action Rep.Nov05 ] 3.Membership - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) reported that membership is down 400 regular members but up 400 junior guards; spoke about recruiting ideas, perpetual membership with fee set at: $1,000. He additionally reported on the election to Life Membership of Ron Watson. [41 Membership Action Rep.Nov05 ] Action: Perpetual Membership for Regular Professional member, dues for life $1,000. $ 500 to National Treasury, $ 250 to Chapter Treasury,$ 250 to Region Treasury; Motion passed unanimously. 4. Competition - (Mr. Sweat for Mr. Carl Drake) ideas discussed: use data base to improve registration process; 2006 at Huntington beach, update rescue 2006, Speedo to provide clothing; Myrtle beach offered to host 2007, all regions requested to submit beanie design, to develop championship manual. [42 Comp Action Rep.Nov05 ] Review of Rule Changes: Action1: proposed rule: requires competitors to wear wrist band, establishes color scheme and makes the last age group 65+. Motion passed with four dissenting votes. Action2:( rule 1.8) Sentence added: “No points may be awarded to an ineligible competitor and no points will be awarded to a team in a team event that has an ineligible competitor.” Motion passed unanimously. Action 3: ( rule 4.9) Sentence added: “except all beach flags prelims and age group finals where no false starts are allowed.” Motion passed unanimously. Action 4: Proposed to add Taplin relay as a demonstration event, beginning at the USLA National Championships in 2006. The event will be limited to two teams per chapter, with prelims to be held on Thursday, Finals TBA.. Motion passed unanimously. Action 5: to request $500 per coast to offset expenses to construct and store buoy course equipment necessary (one per coast) to conduct USLA National Competition. Equipment will belong to National. After discussion; proposal withdrawn for further refinement
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Action 6: The Competition Committee respectfully recommends that the Board of Directors amend Resolution VII-D to read. “The rotation for the USLA National Competition sites shall be alternating coasts each year, accepting by bid at the Spring Competition meeting two years in advance of the games, not to preclude bids from the two Central regions into the rotation.” After discussion, Mr. Sweat on behalf of the committee amended the motion to add that the Pacific Island Region to be treated the same as the two Central regions. Further discussion resulted in the amendment being withdrawn and replaced by the understanding that the intent of the Competition Committee was that the Pacific Islands Region would be treated as a west coast within the rotation Motion passed unanimously. Goals were stated (see attached report) 5. Heroic Acts - (Ms Bowie) : Reminder: applications must go through regional presidents, through National Secretary, Chair of Heroic Acts Committee. Research on ribbons in ongoing, Drowning Prevention Achievement award referred to subcommittee, six award proposals were presented for approval. Details are included in attached report. a. Mary O’CONNOR – Lifeguard, retired from Chicago Park District. Approved for Award of Merit. b. Gary Wise – Citizen, previous recipient. Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Approved for Heroic Act. c. Thorpe Logemann – Paramedic/Firefighter, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Heroic Act. d. Eric Coates – Lifeguard, California State Parks. Approved for Medal of Valor. Lifeguards Almquist, Dinnauer, and McKenzie, California State Parks – National Lifesaving Award. e. James Wilson – Lifeguard, East Bay Regional Park District. Approved for Meritorious Act. f. Mike Bartlett – Lifeguard, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Medal of Valor. All awards were approved unanimously. [43 Heroic Action Rep.Nov05 ] 6. Junior Guards - (Ms Reenie Boyer) announced 2006 poster contest winner; data base of junior guards has been developed; thanks to Mr. Farry and Mr. Hartl for assistance in developing the directory; offered hosting for out of state competitors, reviewed goals, reviewed Junior Guard roundtable held at end of meeting. ] 7. Point of Order: Mr. Brewster reminded the Board of the meeting procedure approved upon recommendation of the Executive Committee at the Fall 2004 Board of Directors meeting to Policies and Procedures that ”during old and new business any registered meeting participant and USLA member will be afforded the same opportunity to speak as a delegate but not the right to make or second motions or to vote” 8. Recurrent Rep: (Mr. Duke Brown) reviewed article on recurrent lifeguards in current American Lifeguard Magazine and reviewed time line for Alm Recurrent Lifeguard Profiles, 9. Certification/Textbook - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) reviewed list of applications that had been processed with recommendations for the Board to approve. Reviewed issue of the difficulty in having agencies developing written policies. The following would be accepted as policy statements: training manual, job announcement; job description, union contract, policy on letterhead signed by agency administration. Reviewed a letter to Brevard County on investigation of complaints; discussed failure of certified agencies to submit statistics; 21 hour first aid standards compliance improved. Read list of approved agencies. Motion passed unanimously Mr. Brewster invited Mr. Joe D’Agostino and Mr. Tom Green from the Destin (Florida) Fire Control District forward to receive Certification of Advanced Certification. He commended them for their efforts to create lifeguard service where there had been none He also extended thanks to Mr. McCrady and others for all their work on this effort. [45 Cert Action Rep.Nov05 ] 10. Ways and Means - (Mr. Greg Farry) reviewed accountant report; review of dues amounts scaled for permanent guards, Resolution passed within committee to recommend increase in Public Education line item by $5,000 to provide for Public Relations Firm to promote Beach Safety Week. Discussion followed. Request from the floor for a five minutes caucus. Chair granted the request. Motion by Mr. Maceo, seconded by Mr. Falconer to amend the committee resolution to make no expenditure at this time, to issue a Request for Proposal for the same services to be provided by Mr. Gills proposed contract, that upon receipt of replies either the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors would make a decision. Mr. Moore offered an amendment to the previous amendment to assign the responsibility for preparing the RFP to the Development Committee in consultation with Mr. Gill. This was seconded by Mr. Maceo. Amendment to the motion passed with seven opposed. Main motion passed as amended with seven opposed.
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B. Working Group Committees
1. National Curriculum - (Mr. Carl Martinez): no report. 2. Grant Writing (Mr. Greg Farry) no report 3. Equipment Research and Assessment (Mr. Dave Foxwell). No report 4. Bylaws/Policy and Procedures (Mr. John More) reviewed committee activity and action which resulted in bylaw amendments and the introduction of the final draft of the total revision. He presented motion to insert into the record as first reading for final adoption in the spring. Related policy and procedures revision are also prepared. Perpetual Membership has been incorporated into bylaws. He reported a bonding of people who previously experienced conflict and expressed his appreciation for work of committee. The draft bylaws will be circulated to the regions as an appendix to these minutes so that regions have an opportunity for discussion. Final adoption will be a agenda item on the Spring 2006 meeting. [ Bylaw Revision.Nov05. 5. Public Information/Publicity (Mr. Tom Gill) focused on beach safety week proposal and desire to expand website to provide more information on agencies. [ 51 PIO Action Rep.Nov05] 6. Magazine Publication - (Mr. Mike Bartlett) Need more content from all regions. Long range goals adopted. Back issues needed. Want to scan in for access on website. This project has revenue possibility. 7. Website - (Mr. Charles Hartl) adding Junior Guard contact information, additional interactive map for certified beaches, Action: move to issue RFP for web based membership data base to be merged with registration and scoring. Motion passed unanimously. 8. Development (Ms. Cathy VonWald) will continue in cooperation with Mr. Got in developing contract with SHP for fund raising and sponsorships and will develop RFP concerning National Beach Safety Week. 9. Liaison:: Mr. Bauer: no report. XIII. OLD BUSINESS
A. Mr. Maceo: GO-JG group still active. Some USLA agencies are participating; feels endorsement or association with GO-JG is important as it has value to USLA. Junior First Responder group is evolving.. Mr. Moore: Motion: Executive to move to alliance or partnership with Go-JG; second Maceo. Davis: Go-JG reviewed material found nothing Public Education USLA could not support: Mr. Bauer concerned about control of USLA intellectual property. Mr. Goto indicated that it time for the USLA to get involved or be left out. Motion passed unanimously. XIV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Mr. Sweat: presented a request to address fees for future Board of Directors meetings. XV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. Mr Brewster reviewed election procedures and appointed Mr. Grey and Mr. Daly as scruitiners. B. Report of Nominating Committee: President: Mr. Brewster Vice President: Mr. Gavin, Mrs. VonWald Secretary: Ms. Bowie Treasurer: Mr. Hutto, Mr. Farry Nominations from floor: Secretary: Mr. Richardson C. Motion by Mr. Rohrer, seconded by Mr. Hartl, that Mr. Brewster as President be elected to office by acclamation. Motion passed unanimously. D. Election by secret ballot (Candidates were given opportunity to speak to assembly) 1.Vice President: Mr. Gavin was elected. 2.Secretary. Ms. Bowie was elected. Mr. Pecoraro expressed appreciation to Mr. Shotwell for his years of service as National Secretary..
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3.Treasurer. Mr. Farry was elected.. 4. Motion to destroy the ballots by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Zebrowski. Motion passed unanimously E . Recurrent Representative: Mr. Graham (elected by regional Recurrent Representatives). Mr. Brewster expressed appreciation to Mr. Brown for his years of service as National Recurrent Representative. XVI. Appointments by President A . Medical Advisor: Dr. Wernicki: motion to approve by Mr. Lorbardi, seconded by Mr. Foxwell. Motion passed unanimously. B . Legal Advisor: Mr. More: motion to approve by Mr. Moore, seconded by Ms. Blair. Motion passed unanimously. C . Liaison: Peter Davis: motion to approve by Mr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Falconer Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Brewster thanked Eric Bauer for his selfless support of Mr. Davis as his successor. D . Advisor: Mr. Gallagher: motion to approve by Mr. Hensler, seconded by Mr. Mogck. Motion passed unanimously E . Ways and Means Commttee Chair: Mr. Farry (per bylaws). F . Public Education Commttee Chair: Mr. Williams: Motion to approve by Mr. Lombardi; seconded by Mr. Rohrer; motion passed unanimously. G . Membership Commttee Chair: Mr. Hartl: Motion to approve by Mr. Pecoraro; seconded by Mr. Maceo motion passed unanimously. H . Competition Commttee Chair: Mr. Zebrowski: Motion to approve by Ms. Blair, seconded by Mr. Falconer. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Sweat, Vice Chair, Moved by Mr. Foxwell, Mr. Zebrowski III; Motion passed unanimously. I . Heroic Acts Commttee Chair: Ms. Groh: Motion to approve by Ms. Bowie, seconded by Mr. Rohrer. Motion passed unanimously. J . Junior Guards Commttee Chair: Ms. Boyer: Motion to approve by Mr. Lombardi, seconded by Mr. Gallagher. Motion passed unanimously. K . Curriculum Accreditation Commttee Chair: Motion to approve by Mr. Martinez, seconded by Mr. Lombardi. Motion passed unanimously. L . Bylaws: Mr. More Commttee Chair: Motion to approve by Mr. Mogck, seconded by Mr. Moore. Motion passed unanimously. M . Public Information Commttee Chair: Mr. Gill: Motion to approve by Mr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Hartl. Motion passed unanimously. N . American Lifeguard Magazine Commttee Chair: Mr. Bartlett. Motion to approve by Mr. Graham, seconded by Mrs. Vonwald. Motion passed unanimously. O . Statistics Commttee Chair: Mr. Gould: Motion to approve by Mr. Falconer, seconded by Mr. Gallagher. Motion passed unanimously . P . Development Commttee Chair: Mrs. VonWald: Motion to approve by Mr. Graham, seconded by Mr. Williams. Motion passed unanimously. Q . Equipment Evaluation Commttee Chair: Mr. Foxwell: Motion to approve by Mr. Farry, seconded by Mr. Zebrowski III. Motion passed unanimously. R . Certification Commttee Chair i: Mr. Bauer: Motion to approve by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. McGowan. Motion passed unanimously . S . Grants Commttee Chair: Mr. McCrady: Motion to approve by Ms. Blair, seconded by Ms. Bowie. Motion passed unanimously. T . Website Commttee Chair: Mr. Hartl: Motion to approve by Mr. Farry, seconded by Mr. Graham. Motion passed unanimously. U . Signage Standards: Mr. Goto: Motion to approve by Mr. Gallagher, seconded by Mr. Zebrowski. Motion passed unanimously. XVII.PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Williams in response to comments that the meeting registration costs were too high indicated the planning committee head done the best they could. He pointed out the extra day necessitated by the Bylaw Committee meetings had added to traditional expenses.
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Mr. Falconer referenced a Registration Fee cap of $150 established at the Fall 2004 (Galveston) meeting. [Secretary’s note: The Ways and Means Committee Action Report from that meeting includes mention of a fee cap of $150 proposed by the Mid-Atlantic Region. No action on the matter is indicated in that report or in the Board of Directors meeting minutes.] Mr. Bauer: expressed thanks to Mr. Brewster for Having confidence in him to appoint him as Liaison Officer for the last two years.. Mr. Maceo: indicated that this meeting had been characterized by the best spirit of cooperation and unity observed since 1981. Mr. Moore: commented that this was the most productive meeting he had ever been involved in including the work of the Bylaws Committee, the Regional Presidents decision on Fund Raising and the Executive Committee taking care of business. He offered his congratulations to everyone here. Mr. McGowan expressed thanks to Mr. Williams for his work in hosting meeting; behind the scenes and that of Ms. Boyer as fashion coordinator. It was the most productive and “come together meeting ever. XVIII. FUTURE MEETINGS A. 2006 Spring: Mid-Atlantic, April 27 - 29 B. 2006 Fall: Northwest: Nov 2-4 C. 2007 Spring: South-Atlantic Apr 26-28 XIX. PRIVILEGE OF THE CHAIR Mr. Brewster conveyed thanks to Southwest Region for incredible meeting; particularly for for logistics and excellent meeting rooms He also expressed thanks to delegates for confidence in reelection as President. He described the meeting is a continuation in the organization’s evolutionary process in working collaboratively together. “We get much more done as we learn to trust in each other in everything we do. Each region is doing the best it can to advance goals and get invaluable work done. We must continue to work to protect and save those we don’t know.” XX. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was heard from Mr Lombardi, seconded by Mr. Maceo. Motion passed unanimously at 2:15 pm.
10 United States Lifesaving Association Executive Committee
10:00 AM, Saturday November 5, 2005 Dana Point, CA
Minutes Present: President - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) Vice President - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) Mid-Atlantic - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Secretary - (Mr. Dave Shotwell) South-Atlantic - (Mr. Kevin Sweat) Treasurer - (Mr. Greg Farry) Southeast - (Mr. Patrick McGlamery) Recurrent Representative - (Mr. Duke Brown) Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) Advisor - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) Gulf Coast - (Mr. Vic Maceo) Liaison - (Mr. Eric Bauer) Northwest - (Ms Cathy VonWald) Legal Advisor - Dr. Peter Wernicki Southwest - (Mr. Rob McGowan)
1. President Brewster presided. 2. Cathy VonWald reported on discussions held with Scott Hubbell that arrived at an informal agreement proposing that his firm, Scott Hubbell Productions (SHP), would become the exclusive agent of the USLA for the purposes of marketing sponsorship and promotion, and that a Letter of Intent should be developed toward that end. Discussion followed about various details of the proposed agreement. Ms. VonWald reviewed key points of the proposed agreement. a. Ralph Goto would act as liaison between SHP and the USLA reporting any significant developments directly to the Executive Committee and reporting regularly to the Board of Directors. b. “Marketing Sponsorship and Promotion” is not limited to Competition but also may include Public Education, PSAs, etc. On the other hand it does not limit or involve the activities of the Public Information Officer and Committee. General publicity remains the purview of the Board of Directors and the organization at large. c. All existing agreements at the National and Regional level will remain in force. Regions to forward inventory of relationships to SHP. d. Contacts regarding new contacts, possibilities shall be forwarded to SHP. e. SHP to begin work immediately upon approval of the Board and signing of a letter of intent. f. Goal of $200.000.00 annual in cash or in kind contributions and product g. Development Committee to prepare and disseminate questionnaire to regions immediately. h. SHP requests wish list from national and regions. i. Contract length: 2 years. j. Final contract evote to be affirmed by evote. 3. Motion from Development Committee “to accept recommendation of Development Committee.” Motion passed unanimously. President commended all involved on good work in bringing this agreement in to the Executive Committee 4. Mr. Bauer asked for discussion on a pending request to Ways and Means for support for a contractual arrangement with a Virginia Beach public relations firm in the amount of $5,000.00 to promote Beach Safety Week. Extensive discussion followed. No action taken. 5. Mr. Colosi to be terminated as Development Director by letter and with thanks, upon signing of an agreement with SHP." Meeting adjourned, 10:45.
David M. Shotwell, National Secretary
C:\My Files\USLA\National\05 Fall Dana Point\Exec Comm Min Sat.wpd President’s Activity Report United States Lifesaving Association May 2005 – November 2005
1. Overview: Over the past six months, much has been accomplished on behalf of USLA by various Executive Committee members and many others who worked collaboratively in the best interest of lifesaving. We have continued to make decisions by consensus, which should lead toward a further cementing of a team approach to furthering the business of USLA. I’d like to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the past six months. 2. Activities Since Last Meeting 2.1. Safe Sea Lotion: Per the decision of the Board of Directors in Miami Beach, I worked with the company which produces this product and with Legal Advisor Chip More to achieve a contract that meets USLA’s expectations. The contract has been signed. It guarantees USLA $1,000 upon signing of the agreement and no less than $5,000 in income (including the $1,000 signing payment) per twelve (12) month period for the life of the agreement, with the first twelve month period commencing May 1, 2006. The agreement continues through April 30, 2009. 2.2. First Aid Cream: Per the decision of the Board of Directors in Miami Beach, I worked with the company which produces this product and with Chip More to achieve a contract that meets USLA’s expectations. The contract has been signed. It offers USLA $5,000 upon acceptance, three paid full page ads in American Lifeguard Magazine, and additional income in the form of a specified amount for each product sold. If proceeds to USLA from product sales are less than $10,000 in the 3rd year, or less than $12,500 in the 4th year, or less than $15,000 in the 5th year, either party has the option of terminating this agreement, without harm or liability to the other. 2.3. Combined Federal Campaign: USLA has been approved to be involved in the Combined Federal Campaign for charitable contributions from federal employees. Numerous offers have been received from local campaign managers across the USA for USLA to participate in promoting the donation of funds to USLA by locally situated federal employees. Our lack of staff has frustrated this opportunity, but does not prevent federal employees from donating if they are aware of the opportunity and favorably inclined toward USLA. We have already been notified of a $150 payroll deduction contribution from a member of the Air Force. It will be interesting to see what total level of contributions USLA is able to garner based on our mere inclusion in the campaign. As well, it may be prudent to consider the possibility of promoting ourselves better to federal employees to encourage contributions. 2.4. Boeing of California Campaign: Under circumstances similar to the CFC campaign, a former lifeguard from California, Daniel Lineback, who works for Boeing, asked that USLA be added to the list of recognized charities to which employees of this company can contribute. This employer matches employee contributions, doubling their value to a point. The application was similarly lengthy to that of the federal campaign. We were notified on October 3, 2005 that the employee fund had approved an unrestricted grant to USLA of $5,000. This is in addition to any individual employee donations that might be made.
Page 1 of 5 USLA President’s Activity Report – November 2005 2.5. Red Cross and YMCA Meeting: A now annual meeting was held with the American Red Cross and YMCA, this time in Las Vegas. The two day meeting was very productive. A letter of understanding, symbolizing our intention to work collaboratively, has been drafted and will be discussed by the Executive Committee. We also agreed upon a plan to conduct research into lifeguard vigilance (e.g. how long a lifeguard can reasonably stay attentive before given a break) and lifeguard scanning procedures (e.g. what are the best methods of scanning). There is no inherent cost based on the methods agreed upon. There is great value in our ongoing alliance which reaches into a number of areas, but continues to position us as the leaders in lifesaving in the US. 2.6. Endowment: It was agreed in Miami Beach that an endowment should be created for USLA. I have developed a proposed corporate structure and bylaws which have been submitted to Chip More for review and comment. The intent of this endowment is to hold and invest donations to USLA, preserving the principal and allowing USLA to benefit from the proceeds. 2.7. International Life Saving Federation: As Lifesaving Commissioner for the International Life Saving Federation, I attended a committee meeting of the International Standards Organization addressing consistency in beach signs and warning flags. Unfortunately, Mr. Goto was not able to represent the United States due to a death in the family. The process, while very challenging, is slowly moving us toward a world standard that will hopefully be recognized by both ILS and ISO. 2.8. Media: During this period I’ve handled manifold requests from the media and attempted to respond quickly and professionally. There has been heavy attention to rip currents in the media this year, due to the success of our 2004 campaign with NOAA, our website, and beach signs. We were invited to appear on the Today Show. I asked Tom Gill to act as the USLA spokesperson for a live interview, as he is our designated public relations representative. I appeared on the same show in a taped explanatory segment regarding rip currents. My compliments to Tom for an excellent job. Separately, ABC News 20/20 aired a segment on problems of drownings and lack of lifeguards in the Panhandle. This piece focused on Walton County. USLA provided extensive source material for this piece. After it aired, I was asked to respond to email questions from viewers and a Q&A appeared on the 20/20 News website. Part of the value of a breakthrough of this nature is that media entities tend to follow upon one another and to recontact organizations that have previously been interviewed. This will hopefully help to build USLA’s image and public recognition, as well as help us with sponsorships, since sponsor tend to appreciate visibility. 2.9. Membership Offers: After the May Board of Directors meeting, two opportunities arose to help provide extra value to our membership. Surfline, a web-based surf prediction service offered to provide certain free services to USLA members. Not wishing to miss this opportunity, I authorized the inclusion of flyers offering the free service in USLA membership kits. A similar opportunity arose with Sports Star, a company which offers pro-deals on certain equipment to professionals. I similarly authorized the inclusion of these flyers. I was reticent to act in each case, without specific approval of the Board or Executive Committee, but did advise the Executive Committee in each case. The problem was a need to act quickly enough in time for the membership kits being
Page 2 of 5 USLA President’s Activity Report – November 2005 circulated. The Membership Committee will need to decide if these relationships should continue in future years. In both cases, the companies paid for the flyers and the flyers did not increase our costs of mailing, but did increase membership value. 2.10. Cyrano Project: Through personal contacts, I was referred to a nonprofit organization developed to assist other nonprofits generate funds called the Cyrano Project. Discussions resulted in the offer of a retired clothing executive to assist in promoting the idea of a line of clothing linked to USLA. This required the signing of a non- disclosure agreement, which was approved in a vote of the Executive Committee. This effort is ongoing. 2.11. Miami Beach Certification: At the request of Southeast Region officials, I wrote a letter to Miami Beach encouraging them to meet the standards of USLA certification and to apply therefor. 2.12. Lifesaving Hall of Fame: The International Life Saving Federation is moving forward on a plan to develop an International Life Saving Hall of Fame. It appears this proposal will be approved at the next Board of Directors meeting in February. I was tasked by the USLA Board of Directors at our Miami Beach meeting to contact the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) to reopen discussions on this same topic and the interest of the ISHOF in housing a lifesaving hall of fame. I wrote a letter to the new Chief Executive Officer and had an excellent conversation with him about the subject. A variety of possibilities were raised, including the housing of the international hall of fame at the swimming hall of fame. It was agreed that the Chief Executive Officer would write a letter to the president of International Life Saving offering the possibility of housing the International Life Saving Hall of Fame at ISHOF. For reasons unknown, he has apparently not sent this letter. For the time being, it appears the International Life Saving Hall of Fame will reside at ILS Headquarters. On a related note, the ISHOF Chief Executive Officer advised of the intention of ISHOF to begin issuing a heroic acts award, which sounded similar, if not identical, to that of USLA and for similar achievements. I expressed a concern that this title could pose a conflict with USLA’s own awards, but was advised that this plan, spearheaded by Dr. John Fletemeyer, has been in the works for some time. According to ISHOF’s website, the organization has now initiated the “Jeff Ellis Heroic Deeds Award.” It states, “Criteria for this Award include: the deed must occur in an aquatic environment and must be performed by a member of the public who is not employed as an emergency first responder, the deed must be responsible for saving the life of a victim or victims and the deed must be verifiable by a testimony of an independent witness.” Jeff Ellis is the principle of Ellis Associates. 2.13. Department of Labor Regulations: During the summer, the Department of Labor issued a bulletin clarifying regulations for the employment of lifeguards. Specifically, this circular stated that beach lifeguards must be at least 16 years of age, which is consistent with USLA minimum recommended standards in existence since the early 1980s. Unfortunately, these standards have not been followed by some New Jersey beach patrols. In fact, the desire to continue to employ 14 and 15 year old lifeguards appears to have had some influence over the reluctance of these New Jersey lifeguard agencies to be USLA certified. Extensive local media attention was focused on this issue and I wrote letters to the editor stating the USLA recommendations, the reasons for them, and
Page 3 of 5 USLA President’s Activity Report – November 2005 the basis of them (i.e. the Galveston conference). A second aspect of the regulations is a requirement that any lifeguard under the age of 18 be paid time-and-a-half (premium) overtime for any work over 40 hours in a week, which is not always required for lifeguards 18 and over. The Department of Labor is conducting an investigation based on a complaint by a New Jersey resident against a specific beach patrol. The outcome is pending. If it is upheld, it may have a salutary effect of removing a barrier to USLA certification for some agencies and further solidifying USLA’s embrace of lifesaving agencies throughout the country. 2.14. Federal and State Legislation: About a year ago, a drowning occurred in the jurisdiction of the Town of Palm Beach (FL), but in an unguarded area. Jonathan Slade, a brother of the man who died in the drowning contacted me and we corresponded for a period of time. His family made a donation to USLA and indicated an interest in changing laws to mandate lifeguard protection and safety education. He indicated that was a lobbyist in Washington and would be handling anything of this sort pro bono. Due to his ignorance of some of the elements of the public safety response to his brother’s death, I contacted Don May. Don was able to research the incident and provide great detail, which I provided to the family. Essentially, firefighters responded to the incident and a firefighter with lifeguard experience made efforts to effect a rescue in absence of lifeguards. I have been keeping the Executive Committee posted with respect to this effort. This has included an outline of proposed legislation and, in October, meetings with numerous federal legislators. Specifically, individual meetings were conducted with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and her staff, as well as staff members from the offices of: Senator Bill Nelson, Senator Mel Martinez, Member of Congress Robert Wexler, Member of Congress Clay Shaw, Member of Congress Illeana Ros- Lehtinen, Member of Congress Allen Boyd, Member of Congress Bill Young, Member of Congress Jeff Miller, and Member of Congress Ric Keller. Further meetings are planned, along with meeting with state legislators. USLA Policy V-B allows for the following: “The USLA supports efforts by local, state and federal authorities to mandate the USLA Guidelines for Open Water Lifeguard Training and Standards and the USLA Lifeguard Agency Certification Program. We believe this is consistent with the furtherance of high standards in the lifesaving profession and the promotion of open water aquatic safety for the public.” It is my recommendation that this policy be expanded to state the following: “The USLA supports legislative efforts to encourage or require the provision of lifeguard protection where people are known to swim and the provision of drowning prevention education to the general public.” This language would specifically authorize actions such as have been taken to date in a number of areas. Notwithstanding this language, it would be my expectation that specific proposals be reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee (between meetings of the Board of Directors.)
2.15. National Lifeguard Championships: I had the great privilege of attending the Nationals this year and observing the excellent job done by Virginia Beach. This was a well organized event at an ideal venue. The surf was, at times, challenging. Just the kind of event we aspire to inspire. My thanks to Tom Gill and his crew, as well as the entire organizing group, volunteer officials, and participants. Page 4 of 5 USLA President’s Activity Report – November 2005 2.16. Jack Nicklaus: As requested, I wrote Jack Nicklaus regarding the possibility of working with USLA in developing drowning prevention public service announcements. I received a gracious letter in reply advising the Mr. Nicklaus would not be able to participate. 2.17. Scoring System: Per the direction of the Board of Directors and in consultation with Mr. More, a contract on the scoring system for the USLA Nationals was agreed to. 2.18. Nominating Committee: It was rightly pointed out by Tim Harmon at the conclusion of the most recent Board of Directors meeting that it was my obligation to appoint a Nominating Committee for review and approval of the Board of Directors and that this obligation had been overlooked. Subsequent to the meeting, I proposed the appointment of Mr. Carl Martinez to the position and the Executive Committee agreed to the appointment. My thanks to Mr. Martinez for his work. I would like to express the opinion that it would be ideal if nominations for all officers by a fixed date prior to the elections could be made a mandatory part of our process. I believe this would add to our ability to consider and debate in advance of the meetings, so that our elections proceed in a more orderly manner, similar to that of all persons standing for local and federal elective office. 3. Conclusion: Working together on the many projects proposed by our officers, committee chairs, and members, there is great promise for significant progress to achieve some of our long held goals for USLA. Please email me, call me, or take me aside to discuss any issues you think we ought to be addressing. Together, we can make a real difference for USLA, the lifesaving profession, and drowning prevention.
Lifesaving Aye,
B. Chris Brewster, President
Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com
Page 5 of 5 USLA President’s Activity Report – November 2005 Board of Directors Opening Presentation B. Chris Brewster November 3, 2005
It is, I believe, one of my roles as president to attempt to remind you all of how far we’ve come and what impact we can have on the lifesavers, the people of this country and, indeed, the world. It would take too long to list all of the successes of all the committees and all the individual leaders of this organization over the past six months, so I will mention a few representative examples. First, our ongoing work in the Panhandle of Florida, where hazards are many and lifeguards are few, is finally paying off. Spearheaded by the Southeast Region, much has been accomplished. One example is Pensacola, where the Santa Rosa Island Authority, after much work on our part, finally, meaningfully addressed the problem. [Read Editorial – Pensacola News Journal] Pensacola isn’t the only place. In Destin, a beach patrol has been created where there was none before and indeed, seeks certification at this meeting. There is talk as well of a beach patrol being developed in Walton County. A few years ago, it seemed as though no matter what we said and no matter what we did, nothing would change. Now, much has changed, because of us. Because of USLA. Untold numbers of deaths will be prevented, untold numbers will go home safe. There is much yet to be done, but we will persevere and ultimately prevail throughout the Panhandle. Two years ago, we embarked on a partnership with NOAA to educate the nation about rip currents. That has turned into an incredibly successful program embraced by communities throughout the nation who have benefited by public education materials. Nationally, as of September 7, 2005, Sea Grant alone (an affiliate of NOAA) has produced and distributed 3,600 rip current safety signs, 5,500 posters, 6,500 table tents, 10,000 refrigerator magnets, tens of thousands of
Page 1 of 6 brochures, and scores of news releases. And that is only Sea Grant. These signs are common along the entire Florida coast and communities and organizations throughout the US have reproduced the materials. People are beginning to understand rip currents and why it is so important to swim near a lifeguard. USLA is increasingly being recognized as the authority in open water safety. And in that vein, you will note from the report of the Public Information Committee that USLA was featured on four network television news shows. Not only that but we are increasingly quoted in newspapers locally and nationally. Our authority is being strengthened and our visibility is rising. In this country, we hold certain truths to be self-evident. That all of us are created equal; and that we are endowed with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is no surprise that the drafters of these words listed “life” as the first inalienable right, for without life, one cannot enjoy liberty or the pursuit of happiness. As lifesavers then, we offer protection of the most prized right recognized by all Americans. We are guardians of untold millions who depend so very much upon us. What would society pay for a device that would ensure that no one would die by drowning? What we would pay for an invisible shield that would ensure that a child, a spouse, a friend were always protected? The price seems incalculable … immense. But who would not wish to own it? Alas, such a device does not exist. Instead, we are the shield. We are the shield between injury and safety. We are the shield between loss and preservation. We are the shield between death and life. We protect property, yes. But most importantly, we protect human beings. And the value of our efforts accrue not just to those human beings themselves. They accrue to the other human beings whom those we have protected love and need. Indeed, every accident that doesn’t happen. Every injury minimized. Every death prevented benefits an untold network of family, friends, and others whose lives will be
Page 2 of 6 enriched at some future time by the person who benefits by the intervention of a public safety provider. For all of our many successes, we also sometimes meet with failure. It is a simple fact that no organization succeeds at every endeavor. Good organizations though take reasonable risks to succeed, usually accomplish their goals, and always learn from their failures. It is important I think, in fact essential, that we revel in our successes, emphasizing our achievements, which are many. We cannot overlook initiatives that did not achieve our goals. We must learn from them. But we must most importantly encourage each other to excellence. We are a family, and as in all families there is an unstated devotion to the mutuality of purpose, to the success of each other and to the success of all of us. There is normally comity. There is occasionally contention. In the end, the greater good always triumphs. When you observe error, gently and respectfully propose correction. When you observe failure, do what you can to help turn it into success. When you observe one of us stumble, help them up. We are here not primarily to criticize, but to advance our collective purpose. As president of this amazing organization, my job is to be both a leader and a servant. I aspire to be a servant to you and to the lifeguards of America, endeavoring always to implement our common goals in the interest of advancements in the lifesaving profession and in drowning prevention. I aspire also to help lead us toward those same, common goals. Comes now our elections, as they do every do years. A certain amount of jockeying and intrigue have come to be an inevitable part of this process. There seems sometimes to be great energy devoted to electing “our candidate,” who normally seems to be from the region promoting the candidate. There is nothing inherently wrong with this, except for the sense that a primary goal for each region should be to have a representative of each region among the national officers.
Page 3 of 6 The goal of this body should, I think, be to elect and to approve appointment of the best people regardless of region. To do otherwise is to intentionally promote candidates less qualified for reasons of regional or personal ego. Our national officers do not, in truth, represent this Board, but rather the hopes and dreams of the lifesavers of America. I hear frustrations sometimes about the progress and speed of this organization in accomplishing our goals. We must all take some responsibility for that if we are electing officers based not purely on a sense of who best fits the job. I would remind all that the Executive Committee, which acts in the Board’s stead between its meetings, includes a representative of each region. So each region will inevitably be represented in decision-making regardless of who the national officers may be. I would also ask you to look to your current elected officers. Mr. Shotwell is from the Mid-Atlantic, yet I have not ever heard one word that he slanted his work in favor or against his region. He has simply done his job as objectively as possible in serving you and serving USLA. Had he been from a smaller region, like the Northwest, might he never have been elected? And might we have been less well served as a result? Presently our Secretary, Treasurer, Legal Advisor, and Advisor are from the Mid-Atlantic. Our Medical Advisor is a former Mid-Atlantic lifeguard. That is five of the nine members of our Executive Board and three of the seven with votes. Is that, by mere fact, a bad thing? I submit it is not, just as I submit that it would not be an inherently bad thing if none were from the Mid-Atlantic. We need to select the most appropriate fits among us for the roles that must be played. I have noted that our own Liaison Officer in his report for this meeting has recommended another person for the job in the next election cycle. He has only served in this role two years, but has concluded that someone else who has proven skills in the area is a better fit. This is the type of selfless devotion to moving USLA forward that is needed as we
Page 4 of 6 approach this process. I recognize and congratulate Mr. Bauer for this. It is the type of spirit we need to emulate. Let us also consider transition. Being a member of this group of elected officials is a great privilege, but it comes also with great responsibility. Sometimes one understandably tires after a period of years of the same work. Regardless, we need to ensure that the up and coming people among us feel that there is opportunity to assume key positions at a time when those among us with the experience to provide valuable advice are available. This ensures that we do not lose the enthusiasm and ensure a careful transition of leadership. It ensures that the energy necessary to do all the work we must do is harnessed. If you want change, you must change. So as you discuss this election process, I encourage you strongly to step back from specific desires to elect someone from your region and to look around and figure out, honestly, who is the best fit for each position. And if you catch yourself saying, “If you vote for our candidate for X position, we’ll support your candidate for Y position,” step back and ask yourself, is this in the best interest of lifesaving? Let’s have ourselves some good discussions on the best people for the jobs, regardless of region. The people you elect are the people you will count on for the next two years to lead us toward accomplishing the hopes and dreams of this Board of Directors and indeed of the lifesavers of America. Choose wisely. Choose well. In that spirit, I am asking anyone who wishes to propose a person whom the president has the power to appoint for the coming two years, meaning committee chairs, advisors, liaison officer, etc. to let me know this. I will note it and ensure that the president elected for the next two years, whether me or someone else, has the opportunity to take that interest and recommendation into account. You should feel free to put your own name forward. Indeed, please do if you wish to continue. You should feel free to suggest someone who is not even here. I have heard that a potentially contentious process of updating our bylaws has evolved into a meaningful and productive discussion that
Page 5 of 6 puts regionalism aside. If that is indeed the result, the members of USLA could not be better served. And it is they we serve. I congratulate that spirit of the Bylaws Committee. I welcome that spirit, as I think should you all. I want to thank all of you who, over the past two years, have served with distinction. The work of so many committees and particularly committee chairs has been, in a number of cases, phenomenal. I have appreciated particularly the devotion of so many to such a glorious cause. In conclusion, and by no means not only with respect to elections, but with respect to all we do. This organization and the spirit of the founders and the hopes of the lifeguards of America rest in your hands, in our hands. Let us not disappoint them. Let us always promote the nobility of lifesaving and ensure the protection of all those we watch over.
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DATE: November 3, 2005
TO: USLA Board of Directors Miami Beach, FL
FROM: Jerome Gavin Vice President
SUBJECT: Vice President’s Report Fall 2005
I would like to thank Virginia Beach for an outstanding National Lifeguard Championship this past August. It was a thoroughly professional and enjoyable games. The Championships are one of the most looked for activities of our members. It allows for an exchange of information between the agencies and for life lasting friendships for our lifeguards. Our Junior Guards also develop lifelong friendships and are inspired to become professional lifeguards.
I would like to thank Cathy VonWald and Ed Zebrowski for their tireless work on the Development Committee. We need to use part of this meeting, as a group, to discuss how to further proceed.
I also believe that we need an update of the USLA involvement in the GoJG program. This program has advanced greatly and I believe that the USLA should be involved in it. It can only benefit our goals of public education in water safety.
Finally, I want to thank Dave Shotwell for his tireless efforts as Secretary for the last twelve years. Sitting next to Dave and acting as his “eyes and ears” as he keeps track of all of the activity from the floor, I know first hand the amount of work that he does to keep the meeting minutes accurate. Dave, we’ll miss you.
REPORT OF NATIONAL SECRETARY to the USLA National Board of Directors
Dana Point - Nov 3, 2005
This is the 24th and last report I will submit as National Secretary. After 12 years in this office I am not standing for reelection. I find the ever increasing scope of the responsibilities of my present employment do not leave me enough time to give adequate attention to the USLA duties and also provide the free time for the retirement years we are supposed to be enjoying. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to serve the nation’s finest organization of professional lifeguards in this manner. I appreciate the cooperation and support I have enjoyed during my tenure as National Secretary. I expect to remain active in national, regional and chapter activities and to attend national meetings.
Once my successor has been elected I will arrange for the transfer of files, corporate seal, records, etc. I plan to spend a few months getting the archival files of minutes and correspondence into better order before shipping them to the new repository. I received these records in excellent order from Rick Gould and want to do the same for the new National Secretary. The meeting support paraphernalia has been brought to this meeting in a separate shipping case that can leave in the custody of the new person.
These 12 years have seen significant changes for the work of the secretary as well as the organization. The internet has become an essential tool for communication and publicity through email and the web site bulletin board. The Laptop computer permits direct digital recording eliminating the need for tape recording of meetings. Electronic voting via email has expedited the conduct of business between semi-annual meetings. Creation and circulation of officer and committee reports via the internet has replaced the need for extensive mechanical copying and also eliminated considerable postage expense.
For this meeting pre-meeting activity reports have been processed and distributed to Executive Committee, committee chairs and delegates. Organizational correspondence and files have been kept up to date since the last meeting in Miami. A library of archival CD-ROMs has been maintained in addition to the hard copies of minutes, reports and correspondence from earlier years.
Calls to the 866-FOR USLA line and answering machine continue to diminish. Each call is important to the person calling and is responded to appropriately when a message is left. It is evident that the web site and email provide most of the communication needed for the organization. I appreciate the cooperative response I have continued to receive from USLA members throughout the organization as I have attempted to have these contacts handled by appropriate USLA representatives. Often such contacts request same or next day response. I am not aware that any have gone unanswered.
For several months following the Spring meeting a log of incoming calls and answering machine messages was kept. Call back to randomly selected callers reinforced my previous conclusion that the vast majority of callers who do not leave a message take the advice of the answering machine message urging them to check the USLA website for the answer to their query. Most of the messages left were membership queries or problems which were forwarded to Charlie Hartl for response.
David M. Shotwell, Sr., National Secretary [email protected]
USLA National Recurrent Representative Committee Report Fall 2005
Recurrent representatives discussed submitting profiles of recurrent lifeguards for the American Lifeguard Magazine at the last meeting. We will continue to review this activity and create a time frame for submission of profiles. The information will be specific and will include: • name • lifeguard agency where the guard is employed • number of years that the lifeguard has been with that agency • what the lifeguard does off-season • a significant lifeguard event in his or her career • possible picture I will speak with Mike Bartlett prior to the Recurrent meeting to ascertain the best way to present the information.
The representatives will be asked to critique the revised article on the recurrent lifeguard and the role he or she plays in a lifeguard agency. Also within the article there will be an overview about the recurrent representative and the role he or she plays locally, regionally, or nationally.
Hopefully we will finish preparing the national lifeguard survey program for a link on the website.
We will review actions or problems during the past summer to see whether seasonable lifeguards were affected. The committee will discuss current practices to retain recurrent lifeguards from summer to summer.
Respectfully submitted by,
Julian K. “Duke” Brown
Julian K. “Duke” Brown National Recurrent Representative Liaison Officer Activity Report United States Lifesaving Association May 2005 – November 2005
There has been fairly light activity since the Spring Meeting. Some of my activities are as follows:
1. Certification Activities – Camp Pendleton and Encinitas were up for review and were recommended for approval, Long Beach and Camp Surf, San Diego are up for review in the next 6 months. 2. Shari Latta of LA County will be visiting South Africa in the Spring. I have written letter of introduction to facilitate her visit. 3. Boeing Employees Fund had a luncheon which I attended, representing Chris Brewster and the USLA where 6 non profit agencies were sponsored by an individual employee, including the USLA. Employees donated $5000.00 to the USLA. Other recipients were Anaheim Ballet, Rainbow Services, Salvation Army, Share Ourselves, Southeast Symphony Association. Boeing has donated $3,176,000 so far in 2005. Thanks Boeing!!! 4. Peter Davis has been doing some very important liaison work, and I would highly recommend him to step in as Liaison Officer for the USLA. I coordinated a request, from a volunteer firefighter in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico to get some training going for their department. They are now participating with Cabo San Lucas in water rescue training. Victor Zavala the President of the Mexican Lifesaving Association making great strides in his Country. 5. I continue to answer e-mails almost daily, from foreign nationals, who are interested in lifeguarding in the U.S. 6. Tsunami Warning, on a side note I had the opportunity to respond to a tsunami warning, and was able to clear about 200 people of the beach. In the shadow of the event in Indonesia, people were surprisingly cooperative. However, it is clearly evident that the warning system is inadequate, and that response and planning is needed on a local, regional and national level. Lifeguards would be the most appropriate responder to this type of event. As San Diego has done with flood rescue, Lifeguards should be taking the lead with FEMA to develop an appropriate response. 7. IP Camera System- On another work note, After a couple of years in development Newport Beach Lifeguards are about to implement a Shoreline Observation System (SOS). Initially we will install approximately 10 cameras. In coordination with Surfline, and Seven Seas Internet, we will be able to view all 7.5 miles of Newport Beach remotely. This enhances our ability to watch the water in more areas, than is possible because of reduced staffing. This will not replace lifeguards but may actually prove that areas are in need of increased staffing. A picture is worth 1000 words. We may also use the Tropos Network to provide phone service to our towers and vehicles. I would be glad to provide information. Liaison Officer Activity Report United States Lifesaving Association May 2005 – November 2005
There has been fairly light activity since the Spring Meeting. Some of my activities are as follows:
1. Certification Activities – Camp Pendleton and Encinitas were up for review and were recommended for approval, Long Beach and Camp Surf, San Diego are up for review in the next 6 months. 2. Shari Latta of LA County will be visiting South Africa in the Spring. I have written letter of introduction to facilitate her visit. 3. Boeing Employees Fund had a luncheon which I attended, representing Chris Brewster and the USLA where 6 non profit agencies were sponsored by an individual employee, including the USLA. Employees donated $5000.00 to the USLA. Other recipients were Anaheim Ballet, Rainbow Services, Salvation Army, Share Ourselves, Southeast Symphony Association. Boeing has donated $3,176,000 so far in 2005. Thanks Boeing!!! 4. Peter Davis has been doing some very important liaison work, and I would highly recommend him to step in as Liaison Officer for the USLA. I coordinated a request, from a volunteer firefighter in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico to get some training going for their department. They are now participating with Cabo San Lucas in water rescue training. Victor Zavala the President of the Mexican Lifesaving Association making great strides in his Country. 5. I continue to answer e-mails almost daily, from foreign nationals, who are interested in lifeguarding in the U.S. 6. Tsunami Warning, on a side note I had the opportunity to respond to a tsunami warning, and was able to clear about 200 people of the beach. In the shadow of the event in Indonesia, people were surprisingly cooperative. However, it is clearly evident that the warning system is inadequate, and that response and planning is needed on a local, regional and national level. Lifeguards would be the most appropriate responder to this type of event. As San Diego has done with flood rescue, Lifeguards should be taking the lead with FEMA to develop an appropriate response. 7. IP Camera System- On another work note, After a couple of years in development Newport Beach Lifeguards are about to implement a Shoreline Observation System (SOS). Initially we will install approximately 10 cameras. In coordination with Surfline, and Seven Seas Internet, we will be able to view all 7.5 miles of Newport Beach remotely. This enhances our ability to watch the water in more areas, than is possible because of reduced staffing. This will not replace lifeguards but may actually prove that areas are in need of increased staffing. A picture is worth 1000 words. We may also use the Tropos Network to provide phone service to our towers and vehicles. I would be glad to provide information. International Lifesaving Federation Development Committee Americas Region
USLA Activity Report Fall ’05- Dana Point, California
The Americas Region has had quite a bit going on since the last report.
If you remember from my last report, part of what we decided to do as a committee was to build a database for each region and to try to contact lifesavers and government entities within each of the countries to determine how we can best support lifesaving and public education efforts in the country. I was appointed head of a subcommittee that was charged with the task of coming up with a questionnaire that assesses both the strengths and the needs of developing nations in order to prioritize allocation of resources. We decided it would be difficult to determine how to assess need unless we had both a rating system and a questionnaire that can be used in conjunction as an assessment tool. I have finished the rough version of the rating system and am waiting for the subcommittee to give input before completing the questionnaire. At that point, the next task will be to get the questionnaire out to all the developing countries in the Americas Region.
Below I have listed the highlights of recent activity within the Americas region:
1. Mexico- At the time of writing this, a training team from Texas was just about to leave for the state of Veracruz. The cities of Veracruz and Boca del Rio’s combined municipalities requested a training class to be done using the new AMS (Mexican Lifeguarding Association) standards. Also, the spiritual head of Club Tortuga, Bob Burnside has been working with the sister cities committee of Palm Springs, California and officials in the area of Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo on the possibility of revamping and expanding their existing lifeguard program. On October 17-24th 5-7 instructors will train between 65-90 lifeguards in the area. One of the goals of the interaction is the establishment of a junior lifeguard program. Also, in Cabo San Lucas, working with Club Tortuga and the San Diego lifeguards, they have now run 7 training programs in 2 years. Now there are 40 guards and fire fighters in the program. 2. St. Lucia- will be hosting a meeting and conference of The Royal Caribbean Lifesaving Association on the 12th and 13th of November in St. Lucia. The Islands at present intending to attend are Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, and possibly Montserrat, St. Vincent, Antigua, and Dominica. Canada will be sending two development officers down as well. Which islands come will depend on both cost and ability to get the time off to attend. They are going to explore the idea of a Caribbean Federation and not an Association as it would be more appropriate for the area and political structure of the islands, etc. 3. Trinidad/Tobago- After considerable hemming and hawing, Trinidad/Tobago had a training crew from the Australian Lifesaving Association come to the area in September to teach a class in PWC rescue. The students received a certificate of completion. 4. Brazil- A recently finished drowning survey showed that since 1995, when Brazil joined the ILS, they have reduced their national death rate by drowning by 30%. This means that each year there are 1,000 less deaths occurred by drowning per year. 5. Argentina- was awarded an award from ILS/Australian Lifesaving to train and send a team to the upcoming International Lifesaving Competition in February in Australia. The Argentinean Lifesaving Association is planning an aquatics conference for South America and their annual International Distance Swim race in October and November respectively. 6. Peru has expressed interest in joining ILS and is hosting a conference in Lima in mid December. The conference will address some issues brought forth by the hurricanes this year in the Gulf of Mexico. Topics will include pools, swift water, urban flooding, and open water lifesaving. ILS will be sending Dr. David Szpilman of Brazil to the conference to help foster relations. 7. Venezuela is working on a training program for developing an international competition team and hopes to have some kind of seminar in that area in the near future. No dates are set at this time. They have also expressed an interest in sending a group up to Galveston for USLA/ILS lifeguard training. Graduates from this academy will serve as instructors for beach guards upon their return.
Respectfully Submitted By:
Peter Davis Representative- Americas Region International Lifesaving Federation 10-10-05
USLA SIGN STANDARDS COMMITTEE REPORT
As noted in the President’s report, I was not able to attend the recent meeting of the Beach and Water Safety Signs Working Group (ISO TC 145 SC 2 WG 4) of the International Standards Organization (ISO) that was convened in Berlin, Germany in late September.
After speaking with Mr. Brewster, who attended the meeting as a representative of the International Life Saving Federation (ILS), we agree that there is a substantial amount of work to be done in order to meet the ambitious goal of standardizing beach warning signs for international use. We are also involved in the procedural learning curve of trying to understand the review and decision-making process of the ISO, as well as trying to ensure that input from water safety professionals/experts (USLA/ILS) is considered in this process.
One thing is clear: the USLA needs to address the issue of standardizing beach warning signs used in the United States, specifically on those beaches protected by USLA certified agencies. The ILS has approved warning flag standards, and it is my understanding that the USLA should now be conforming to these standards.
The standardization (and use of) beach warning signs for USLA beaches should begin with a review of existing signs currently in use by our agencies. To this end, I am asking all regions to submit whatever beach warning signs that are being used to me at: [email protected]. A set of signs and symbols currently being posted at Hawaii beaches is available for review at: www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/bsigns.html
After receiving input from the regions, USLA agencies, and any other interested parties, I will attempt to conduct further review, electronically, with the goal of having a set of symbols to present for approval and adoption at the Spring 2006 USLA Board of Directors Meeting.
Thank you for your interest in and support of this project. Aloha nui loa.
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph S. Goto, Chair 11/05
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From: Richard Colosi To: [email protected] Date: 10/25/2005 7:37:49 PM Subject: Fall Meeting Report
To: USLA Board of Directors and Delegates From: Dick Colosi, USLA Development
Date: October 25, 2005
Re: 2005 Fall Development Report
Combined Federal Campaign - Place of Employment Giving
In 2001, I first recommended that the USLA take the necessary steps to qualify for place of employment giving donations. With the completion of a full functional audit by Greg Farry and the writing of a annual report by Chris Brewster, the necessary criteria were met and the USLA has been accepted for the 2005 CFC Fall Campaign. This is a significant accomplishment that holds real promise for providing the USLA a stable source of funding.
To make this opportunity payoff, we will need to promote this method of giving in various way in particular, volunteering as a speaker to employee groups during giving campaigns.
Other promotional opportunities could include; 1. Educational speakers mentioning work place donor designations 2. Distributing donor information and pledge cards to the parents of junior lifeguards 3. Promoting work place giving as part of Beach Safety Week. 4. Articles in ALM.
If the USLA is to succeed in competing for the charity dollar and building a direct donor base we must assertively market the organization and its mission.
Equally important, place of employment giving is a good first step in building a direct donor base of contributors that could lead to more significant support. The donor information that is routinely provided by the CFC in order for us to send Thank You letters can be used to construct a donor base from which more substantial gifts could be cultivated. From such a donor base, a planned giving program can be built that includes tax advantaged gifts as well as bequests.
Board of Directors Meeting Sponsorships
It was not until mid September that I was first contacted by the meeting organizers regarding sponsors. This was very late in the scheme of things.
In responding to this concern, the organizers informed me ³sponsorship on our end is looking pretty good so I am not pushing a need for sponsorship this is more of a courteous gesture².
Because of the lack of time and expressed need, I decided to defer my efforts to next Spring.
USLA Fund Raising
Generally speaking, corporate support for the USLA comes from the marketing budgets of the companies involved. As such, monies received are not charitable contributions given altruistically for the purpose of furthering the goals of the USLA. On the contrary, while there may be no specific mention in any written contract signed by the USLA with the supporting company, the relationship is expected to generate sales of company products or services through our members as well as our clientele. If the supporting firm sees no gain here, their support will not continue. To be successful at obtaining and retaining significant sponsors, the USLA needs to recognize this reality and actively advocate supporting USLA sponsors.
In addition, there are several endemic realities regarding USLA fund raising that must be recognized. First is the impact of regional independent activities on sponsor retention and acquisition. No longer can the USLA promise a sponsor
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unified national participation. In addition, the lack of cohesiveness here allows sponsors to cherry pick agencies or regions. If we were united, a national deal is much more likely. Second, trademark restrictions on use of the word Lifeguard could continue to plague us when approaching sponsors. See my recommendations under Trademark Issue.
With regard to endemic realities allow me to give you the following perspective,
At this time, the USLA has limited ability to offer a sponsor the kind of exposure that warrants large cash support. Imagine if the USLA could offer nationwide the kind of marketing opportunities that some local agencies provide e.g. product name or logo on lifeguard trunks, shirts, umbrellas and chalk boards. Those $1,000,000 deals we dream of would be achievable because this kind of national exposure would be worth it to the sponsor.
Unfortunately, there are inherent limitations on what the USLA can offer a sponsor with regards to exposure. I hope we can change that one day soon but this is where we are right now.
Competition Funding Essentially, the USLA has one showcase event that it can market, the Nationals. After pitching the Nationals to many sponsors over the years, I have found that they view the tournament as an event with limited or local marketing appeal. This is due to several factors that need to be addressed. 1. small spectator crowds 2. limited media draw 3. imprecise race start schedules 4. long time gaps between races 5. the expansiveness of the venue
For the reasons cited above, during my tenure, the USLA has lost significant sponsorships. i. e. Jantzen, Yamaha, Rodale Press, Weider Publications, Fosters, Chevy Trucks, Casio, Hawaiian Tropic, Panama Jack, Bayz.
If the regionals and nationals were offered as a series, these events would have greater marketability in the eyes of sponsors. Further, if we could have local lifesaving agencies promote a national sponsor at municipal events, the value of USLA sponsorship would grow significantly.
I am asking all delegates to work toward implementing the recommendations in this report. We need this in order to make the USLA a more unified cohesive national organization when it comes to marketing. By doing so, hopefully we will be able to offer sponsors the kind of exposure that warrants significant cash support.
I very much share the concerns of the Board regarding the limited success of recent funding efforts. I have identified some of the reasons that have come from dealing directly with these frustrations and offer some necessary steps the USLA must take to achieve greater success.
In addition, it has not been my practice to elaborate on the many attempts made to find funding for the USLA but to simply give a general overview on my efforts, highlighting any successes. This is based on a belief that most of us only want to hear good news. In hopes of giving you a greater understanding of the situation, President Brewster has asked me to provide a more detailed report which follows.
2005 Competition Sponsors.
For over ten years, Ingram has given the Nationals $10,000 for very little more then an ad in the program book and their logo on event materials.
Wachovia Securities is committed to continuing its support of the the Mid Atlantic Region.
Public Education Funding
In another area, I believe USLA public education programs have not realized their funding potential with foundations primarily due to the lack of research data on the effectiveness of these efforts. We need to provide foundations convincing research data on the scope and effectiveness of our educational programs for the USLA to be successful here. The same goes for the Junior Lifeguard program.
Trademark Issue
As discussed, someone owns trademark rights to the word Lifeguard and is actively protecting those rights. This causes significant problems for the USLA itself and with acquiring USLA sponsors.
After acquainting a patent attorney with our problems regarding the trademarked term "Lifeguard", I was advised that we should pursue trademarking the alternate term "American Lifeguard" as a more expedient option.
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Trademarks are established in specific areas or classes of trade or commerce such as sportswear, sunscreens.
The Board needs to decide if it wishes to proceed and how many trademarks to apply for. I recommend establishing a trademark for "American Lifeguard" in classes such as; 1. Sports apparel 2. Sunglasses 3. Sunscreen lotions and sun protective products 4. Educational materials
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From: Richard Colosi To: [email protected] Date: 10/25/2005 7:37:49 PM Subject: Fall Meeting Report
To: USLA Board of Directors and Delegates From: Dick Colosi, USLA Development
Date: October 25, 2005
Re: 2005 Fall Development Report
Combined Federal Campaign - Place of Employment Giving
In 2001, I first recommended that the USLA take the necessary steps to qualify for place of employment giving donations. With the completion of a full functional audit by Greg Farry and the writing of a annual report by Chris Brewster, the necessary criteria were met and the USLA has been accepted for the 2005 CFC Fall Campaign. This is a significant accomplishment that holds real promise for providing the USLA a stable source of funding.
To make this opportunity payoff, we will need to promote this method of giving in various way in particular, volunteering as a speaker to employee groups during giving campaigns.
Other promotional opportunities could include; 1. Educational speakers mentioning work place donor designations 2. Distributing donor information and pledge cards to the parents of junior lifeguards 3. Promoting work place giving as part of Beach Safety Week. 4. Articles in ALM.
If the USLA is to succeed in competing for the charity dollar and building a direct donor base we must assertively market the organization and its mission.
Equally important, place of employment giving is a good first step in building a direct donor base of contributors that could lead to more significant support. The donor information that is routinely provided by the CFC in order for us to send Thank You letters can be used to construct a donor base from which more substantial gifts could be cultivated. From such a donor base, a planned giving program can be built that includes tax advantaged gifts as well as bequests.
Board of Directors Meeting Sponsorships
It was not until mid September that I was first contacted by the meeting organizers regarding sponsors. This was very late in the scheme of things.
In responding to this concern, the organizers informed me ³sponsorship on our end is looking pretty good so I am not pushing a need for sponsorship this is more of a courteous gesture².
Because of the lack of time and expressed need, I decided to defer my efforts to next Spring.
USLA Fund Raising
Generally speaking, corporate support for the USLA comes from the marketing budgets of the companies involved. As such, monies received are not charitable contributions given altruistically for the purpose of furthering the goals of the USLA. On the contrary, while there may be no specific mention in any written contract signed by the USLA with the supporting company, the relationship is expected to generate sales of company products or services through our members as well as our clientele. If the supporting firm sees no gain here, their support will not continue. To be successful at obtaining and retaining significant sponsors, the USLA needs to recognize this reality and actively advocate supporting USLA sponsors.
In addition, there are several endemic realities regarding USLA fund raising that must be recognized. First is the impact of regional independent activities on sponsor retention and acquisition. No longer can the USLA promise a sponsor
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unified national participation. In addition, the lack of cohesiveness here allows sponsors to cherry pick agencies or regions. If we were united, a national deal is much more likely. Second, trademark restrictions on use of the word Lifeguard could continue to plague us when approaching sponsors. See my recommendations under Trademark Issue.
With regard to endemic realities allow me to give you the following perspective,
At this time, the USLA has limited ability to offer a sponsor the kind of exposure that warrants large cash support. Imagine if the USLA could offer nationwide the kind of marketing opportunities that some local agencies provide e.g. product name or logo on lifeguard trunks, shirts, umbrellas and chalk boards. Those $1,000,000 deals we dream of would be achievable because this kind of national exposure would be worth it to the sponsor.
Unfortunately, there are inherent limitations on what the USLA can offer a sponsor with regards to exposure. I hope we can change that one day soon but this is where we are right now.
Competition Funding Essentially, the USLA has one showcase event that it can market, the Nationals. After pitching the Nationals to many sponsors over the years, I have found that they view the tournament as an event with limited or local marketing appeal. This is due to several factors that need to be addressed. 1. small spectator crowds 2. limited media draw 3. imprecise race start schedules 4. long time gaps between races 5. the expansiveness of the venue
For the reasons cited above, during my tenure, the USLA has lost significant sponsorships. i. e. Jantzen, Yamaha, Rodale Press, Weider Publications, Fosters, Chevy Trucks, Casio, Hawaiian Tropic, Panama Jack, Bayz.
If the regionals and nationals were offered as a series, these events would have greater marketability in the eyes of sponsors. Further, if we could have local lifesaving agencies promote a national sponsor at municipal events, the value of USLA sponsorship would grow significantly.
I am asking all delegates to work toward implementing the recommendations in this report. We need this in order to make the USLA a more unified cohesive national organization when it comes to marketing. By doing so, hopefully we will be able to offer sponsors the kind of exposure that warrants significant cash support.
I very much share the concerns of the Board regarding the limited success of recent funding efforts. I have identified some of the reasons that have come from dealing directly with these frustrations and offer some necessary steps the USLA must take to achieve greater success.
In addition, it has not been my practice to elaborate on the many attempts made to find funding for the USLA but to simply give a general overview on my efforts, highlighting any successes. This is based on a belief that most of us only want to hear good news. In hopes of giving you a greater understanding of the situation, President Brewster has asked me to provide a more detailed report which follows.
2005 Competition Sponsors.
For over ten years, Ingram has given the Nationals $10,000 for very little more then an ad in the program book and their logo on event materials.
Wachovia Securities is committed to continuing its support of the the Mid Atlantic Region.
Public Education Funding
In another area, I believe USLA public education programs have not realized their funding potential with foundations primarily due to the lack of research data on the effectiveness of these efforts. We need to provide foundations convincing research data on the scope and effectiveness of our educational programs for the USLA to be successful here. The same goes for the Junior Lifeguard program.
Trademark Issue
As discussed, someone owns trademark rights to the word Lifeguard and is actively protecting those rights. This causes significant problems for the USLA itself and with acquiring USLA sponsors.
After acquainting a patent attorney with our problems regarding the trademarked term "Lifeguard", I was advised that we should pursue trademarking the alternate term "American Lifeguard" as a more expedient option.
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Trademarks are established in specific areas or classes of trade or commerce such as sportswear, sunscreens.
The Board needs to decide if it wishes to proceed and how many trademarks to apply for. I recommend establishing a trademark for "American Lifeguard" in classes such as; 1. Sports apparel 2. Sunglasses 3. Sunscreen lotions and sun protective products 4. Educational materials
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Thank you to Rob Williams, and the Southwest Region for hosting this meeting. The location is great.
Thanks also to Tom Gill, Gary Felch and all the support staff in Virginia Beach for putting on a great National Championship. Super job.
Our regional events were held in Avon, NJ (juniors), Rehoboth Beach DE and Margate NJ. As usual all parties did a fine job. Our Champions were Sea Colony, DE in the small chapters division and Ocean City, NJ in the large division. Congratulations.
The new rules regarding certification in New Jersey presented new problems for us, but with the leadership of Tim Harmon we are making headway and hopefully we will be better off in the long run. Use of under age guards and the publicity that accompanied it created quite a stir, but again the publicity will hopefully be a positive for us as we strive for uniform standards throughout the state.
As has been pointed out numerous times by many people, funding needs to become a top priority. We cannot continue to complain about our resources as we approach the meeting and then leave without some concrete plans only to complain again as the next meeting approaches or we are affected by a shortage in our region.
Membership seems to be down in most areas and that can be attributed to the lack of a membership kit. We need to act now if we want to grow as an organization and gain more respect on a national level.
Our hope is that we can accomplish a lot at this meeting and that we strive to make decisions that are best for the entire organization and not self-serving.
Finally, a huge thank you to Dave Shotwell for his years of service as secretary, it is a job wanted by few and done well by even fewer. Thanks, Dave your dedication will be missed.
Let’s continue to move forward together.
Respectfully Submitted, Ed Zebrowski President Mid-Atlantic Region
United States Lifesaving Association
Fall Board of Directors Meeting
Dana Point, Ca November 3-5, 2005 South Atlantic Lifesaving Association
President We would like to thank the Southwest Region in advance for being our gracious host Kevin Sweat of the 2005 Fall Board of Directors meeting. Vice President Tom Gill Sponsorships continue to be an issue with the USLA and the lack of movement to Treasurer obtain a Marketing Director. The lack of motivation to move forward by many of the Mickey Hutto regions has affected the South Atlantic Region the most with hosting the USLA Secretary championships the last two years with little or no assistance from a full-time person Nikki Bowie assisting in obtaining necessary sponsorships. Virginia Beach managed to host a Competition Chair successful championship on a shoe string budget. It time we make some decisions and Paul Pivec stop postponing decisions that may not affect your region at the moment, but has Recurrent Rep affected many other regions. Duke Brown
Advisor The USLA should continue to encourage e-votes in order to move expeditiously and Mike Hensler not wait until board meetings to accomplish all the work of the USLA. E-votes are successful and should continue to be utilized to achieve success and expediency.
As the need for lifeguard services increase we must continue to convince city, county, state and federal decision makers to increase lifeguard services or at least hold steady to continue safeguarding visitors that are attracted to our waterways across the nation.
As usual we will face many difficult decisions at this meeting I hope we can make decisions that will be in the best interest of the organization and discuss them with vigor and spirit, understanding we must respect one another because at the end of the day we all have the same goals. Page 1 of 1
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 10/12/2005 12:13:58 PM Subject: Great Lakes regional report
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 10/12/2005 12:13:58 PM Subject: Great Lakes regional report
Great Lakes Regional Report
It was a very hot summer in our region with only one or two days of rain all summer. Crowds at our lake front in chicago were very large. Membership was again a problem because of the administration but the region has met to set up plans for more activities next summer. Our junior guard program was really hit with the lost of Mary O Connor as our co ordinator. There is hope that next year the program will get back to normal.
Joseph Pecoraro President
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Cathy VonWald Our Regional meeting was held September 30th in Santa Rosa, California. Our Spring President Meeting is scheduled for Donner Lake, California. The date is yet to be determined.
Bert Whitaker Membership Vice President
Nick Schriver According to our count, the Pacific Northwest Region has 112 members. We are Secretary pleased with the increase even without the additional of a Regional packet supplement. We will be looking for sponsors and donors on the Regional level to provide a Jim McCray membership packet item for next year. Treasurer
Dan McCormick Agency Activity Advisor We are very happy to report that there were no drownings in lifeguarded areas this Lucas Lambert season in the Pacific Northwest. Thank you to all the agencies for their hard work and Recurrent Rep dedication to make this happen.
East Bay Regional Parks continues to employ preventive strategies that are having a positive effect on their staff and park visitors. Swim breaks have proven to minimize the missing persons/lost children last seen in the water. Swim breaks take place 3 times per day for 15 minute periods. Breaking up chair sits by implementing various
alternate stations has helped increase lifeguard awareness and break up the tedium of the traditional rotations. The marker buoy being placed in every chair has helped in having it deployed for all reports of missing person/ children. A drop off rope was added at two swim facilities, which has raised awareness of the drop offs and has reduced the rescues at those beaches.
Sonoma County Regional Parks had an outstanding summer with the annual Lifeguard Training Academy for new hires. The Academy is approximately 80 hours of intense hands on training.
Swimmers at the Spring Lake Lagoon increased by 125% this summer while the visitors at Healdsburg Veterans Memorial beach decreased. The chlorination system at Spring Lake Lagoon continues to be effective at minimizing the incidence of P.O. Box 337 swimmers itch, and improving overall water conditions for public safety and enjoyment. Healdsburg, CA 95448
Tel/Fax: 707.528.4718
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The Redwood Coast Chapter hosted two fundraiser swims this season. The Spring Lake swim way held on May 21 and the Lake Sonoma swim on June 26th.
It was a typical summer for the SFFD and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The lifeguards are on duty with the GGNRA until November 9th this year. The good news: there were no drowning events at either Ocean Beach or San Francisco Bay. Stinson Beach had one shark siting, but no attacks, 6 swimming rescues, 15 board rescues and 3 IRB rescues. Ocean Beach averaged 3 rescues a month so far this season.
There are now 300 SFFD ARRT Certified members within the San Francisco Fire Department
Public Education
East Bay Regional Parks continues to keep public education a top priority and has continued the recurring collaborative programs.
Sonoma County Parks conducted it’s second annual Water Safety Day in partnership with the Red Cross . The water safety day, “Vamos a Nadar” was conducted completely in Spanish and reached approximately 150 children and 300 parents. Workshops were held concurrently for children and their parents on water safety.
In an effort to minimize drowning, and address the need for bilingual lifeguards in their community, the Sonoma County Water Safety Committee created a new program, “Vamos a ser salvavidas” (Become a lifeguard), which provides scholarships and lifeguard training for bilingual youth in Sonoma County. This program was successful this past summer with 5 new bilingual lifeguards completing the necessary minimum certifications to obtain a life guarding job in the County.
We would like to publicly thank Peter Davis and the Public Education Committee for their work on the DVD and bookmarks. They will be widely used in our Region.
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Competition
Our Regional Lifeguard Competition was held in July in Lake Tahoe. Hosting the competition there, boosted the members from that Chapter and Lake Tahoe claimed their first NW Region victory. It was a successful event for everyone involved. The 2006 competition site is tentatively set for Chrissy Fields in San Francisco on July 25 & 26.
Regional Officers
President, Cathy VonWald Vice President- Bert Whitaker Secretary- Nick Schriver Treasurer- Jim McCray Advisor- Dan McCormick Recurrent Rep- Lucas Lambert
Cathy’s Contact Info
Cathy VonWald 16507 126th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072 h-425-488-2589 w-425-452-7681 cell-425-890-5127 fax-425-882-1968 Email- [email protected]
3 Gulf Coast Region Report USLA 2005 Fall Board of Directors Meeting
The Gulf Coast Region is slowly recovering from the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We would like to thank those of you who offered to help during our time of need. It really brought home to us what it means to be part of a brotherhood of lifesavers. We hope all of you feel equally comfortable to call on us when your time of need arises.
Virginia Beach put on a great National competition this year. Congratulations to Tom Gill and his staff as well as all the USLA people involved. Special thanks go to Charlie Hartl for all his work. We sent a group of sixty Junior Lifeguards, parents and Lifeguard competitors and while we many never send such a large group again, it was a great venue. A couple of our guards almost got to take a tour of the Virginia Beach jail. For any of you who weren’t there, there are no open containers allowed in Virginia Beach!
Working with Dr. Andre Landry of Texas A & M University, we are working on expanding the existing Kemp’s Ridley turtle-nesting program.
In a combined effort with the Texas General Land Office, the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, and the Gulf Coast Region of ULSA, we have received a grant to provide better handicap access to our beaches. This grant will be used to increase the number of beach wheelchairs we provide as a courtesy.
Respectfully submitted, Peter Davis 10/06/05
California Surf Lifesaving Association
Southwest Region - United States Lifesaving Association
PO Box 366 - Huntington Beach, California 92648
World Wide Web: www.cslsa.org
Robert C. McGowan SOUTHWEST REGION ACTIVITY REPORT President Dana Point, California Vincent N. Lombardi III November 2005 Vice President
Michael A. Beuerlein Welcome to sunny Southern California, and if we can believe the weatherman, it Secretary will stay that way throughout our meeting. Major kudos and thanks to Rob Williams for taking the lead role in organizing this meeting. We all hope that this proves to Robert E. Williams Treasurer be a memorable and productive meeting for all of you. Special thanks are due to Ken Kramer of California State Parks for hosting our afternoon at Crystal Cove. I Robert A. Moore hope you all plan on attending, as it should be an unforgettable experience. We Past President/Advisor would also like to thank Dave Shotwell for his many years of service as Secretary of the USLA. Dave, your expertise will be missed; we only hope that your Christopher R. Graham Recurrent Representative predecessor will be nearly as competent as you have been over the past years. Your services have been truly outstanding. Thank you. Don C. Rohrer First Executive Delegate Congratulations to our friends from the Great Lakes Region for your victory in the Michael S. Bartlett World Series, and congratulations and condolences to the Gulf Coast Region for Second Executive Delegate your second place finish. I still think the Angels got a bad call!
Charlotte M. Graham Alternate Executive Looking back at the summer of 2005 in the Southwest Region, I don’t remember Delegate very many sunny days, surf over ankle high, or big crowds. It was pretty much the summer that never was, in fact, probably the worst summer weather-wise in over 15 years. June gloom lasted well into August, and once everybody went back to school, summer finally arrived. By the end of August through Labor Day, the sun decided to come out and summer started. It has continued through September and into October with more sunny days (some with record temperatures) and surf than we experienced the previous three months.
Although this summer was weak on weather and surf, it had plenty of red tide, jellyfish, and stingrays. I heard that Huntington and Newport (I saw Rob Williams talking about it on the TV news) had over 2,000 jellyfish stings in one day! Now that’s about as bad as it gets. I can’t recall ever having as many stingray hits as we had this summer. The red tide has come (for the majority of the summer) and gone, but it lingered off and on into October.
Long Beach hosted the CSLSA Regional Competition for the second time this year, with sponsorship from Scott Hubbell Productions, our regional sponsorship coordinator. Without the help of SHP, Inc. we would not be nearly as successful as we are as a region. They provide sponsorship for our membership drives, our kits, and our competitions. We owe a multitude of thanks to SHP, Inc., Joanne Warzoha, and her staff and management at Long Beach City, and the CSLSA Executive Board members that helped run and officiate the competition. Thanks again to Jay Butki, Competition Committee Chair, for his help setting up the course. The results of our Regionals can be viewed at www.cslsa.org.
Thank you very much to Tom Gill and his staff for a great USLA National Competition in 2005. The venue was great and there was even some decent surf! I actually rode better waves on Thursday afternoon than I’d surfed all summer in California! It’s up to us next summer, USLA Nationals 2006, and you can expect an outstanding event at Huntington State Beach. The organizing committee features Gus Avila and Herb White as coordinators, and many experienced California watermen on the committee. The venue is Beach Boulevard, between Huntington State and Huntington City Beach, in the heart of “Surf City.” Huntington State is the host chapter and it promises to be as good a USLA National Lifeguard Championships as you’ve ever seen. The competition site is within walking distance of both the Huntington Beach Hyatt Regency and the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. There are also many more moderately priced motels a little farther away.
Two of our agencies moved into new headquarters buildings this year. Huntington City moved into their operations and separate training and junior lifeguard buildings at the beginning of summer. The Southern Section Los Angeles County Headquarters in Hermosa Beach was recently completed and we are in the process of moving in right now. A dedication ceremony for the building and new pier entrance is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Please stop by if you can.
Elections for our 2006 – 2007 Executive Board were held at our Fall CSLSA Meeting. Representing our region for the coming two years will be President Rob McGowan, Vice President Charlotte Graham, Secretary Mike Beuerlein, Treasurer Rob Williams, Advisor Bob Moore, Recurrent Rep Ross Pounds, and Executive Delegates Don Rohrer, Mike Bartlett and Alex Peabody. Vince Lombardi and Chris Graham chose to step down from their positions on the board and they will be missed, many thanks to both of them for their hard work over the years.
Our Junior Lifeguard membership continues to grow. According to Reenie Boyer, our JG chair, we have close to 6600 Junior Lifeguard members in our region! The juniors will be competing in Santa Barbara next summer for their regional championships. We have ordered 15,000 “tide chart” tide books to distribute to all JG programs next summer. The Junior Guard of the year program continued with $100 scholarships awarded to the top JG’s in each agency. Keep up the great work Reenie.
The exchange committee selected two lifeguards to represent the CSLSA in New Zealand this winter. Christopher Gildert from Camp Pendleton and Peter Belden from Newport Beach were chosen from the field of sixteen applicants. The proceeds of the raffle at this meeting will go towards offsetting their travel expenses.
Three of our Executive Board members and one alumnus spent many hours reviewing and rewriting the USLA By-laws. We sent our efforts to Chip More and they were circulated by Dave Shotwell. Hopefully those of you who were interested were able to review our efforts. It is our hope that they will facilitate a smooth by-laws meeting.
Sponsorship of the USLA remains an unresolved issue, and we hope as many of the rest of you do, that we can come to some sort of an agreement and move forward with a national sponsorship proposal. One of the orders of business that needs to be addressed at this meeting is the rotation of future meetings and Nationals. The CSLSA would like to respectfully request that the 50th Annual meeting be held in our region where the organization was founded. Here’s to a productive and enjoyable meeting.
Yours in Lifesaving,
Robert McGowan, President California Surf Lifesaving Association PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION REPORT USLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FALL MEETING NOVEMBER 3-5, 2005
A Regional Council has been formed with representatives from each of the three neighbor island chapters and two Oahu chapters represented. Officers of the Pacific Islands Regional Council are: Ralph Goto (President), Marian Feenstra (Vice President) and Jimmy Barros (Secretary-Treasurer). Other members of the Regional Council are: Larry Davis (Hawaii Island), Archie Kalepa (Maui), Kalani Vierra (Kauai), and Ken Rust (Aloha Surf Lifesaving).
The Region’s activities have been primarily focused on organizing chapters and recruiting new members. A membership kit for the region is being developed to encourage more sign ups.
A representative team from Hawaii competed at the 2005 Nationals in Virginia Beach and placed 4th in the small teams division. Mahalo to Tom Gill and his staff who made the event a memorable one for the Hawaiian competitors! Special thanks to Maui Jim Sunglasses for their generous sponsorship of the Hawaii team.
The 2005 Duke Kahanamoku Ho’olaule’a was conducted in August to celebrate the birthday and life of Hawaii’s legendary waterman. Two teams from California traveled to Oahu to take part in the week’s events, which included a Surfboard Water Polo Tournament, the Duke’s One Mile Ocean Swim, and the Waterman Challenge. The Duke’s Ho’olaule’a (celebration) is an annual event that occurs during the third week of August, and any USLA lifeguard agency or team is welcome to participate.
Hawaiian Airlines has begun showing an ocean safety video on all incoming flights to the islands (approximately 4,400 passengers every day). This is the culmination of ongoing efforts for the past twenty years, and will hopefully result in a significant reduction in rescues and drownings involving visitors to Hawaii.
The 2005 State of Hawaii Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention Conference will be held November 9-10, in Honolulu. Featured speakers will include Mayor Mufi Hanneman, Jane Wigginton, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Elizabeth Char, M.D., Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. This year’s conference will focus on disaster response by first responder agencies. Conference agenda and information are posted at: www.honolulu.gov/esd
We sadly note the passing of retired Captains Joe Mills and Paul Shidaki this past year. Both veteran Hawaiian lifeguards contributed greatly to the development of the City & County of Honolulu’ Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division.
United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Activity Report
Fall 2005 Meeting Dana Point, California
Since the last meeting the Public Education Committee has been busy. Here are a few of the more notable activities since the last meeting.
-Project Wipeout- A partnership has been formed with Project Wipeout and they are in the process of creation co-branded versions of their activity book, coloring book, and information brochure. All these will be made available on the USLA website, along with the NOAA/USLA/Sea Grant rip current brochure and poster. Chris Okamoto will be presenting at the Educational Seminar.
-Interactive CD- The interactive CD is now complete! 10,000 copies have been sent out to all the regions. If you have not done so already, see your Public Education Rep. to get copies for your chapter. A special thanks to Vice Chair Rob Williams for all his work on this project.
-Water Safety Projects- By the time we are meeting all water safety projects (including the NOAA/Sea Grant rip current material) should be at a central location in the website and should be available in both a low resolution and a high resolution format (thanks to Webmaster Charlie Hartl for his work on this). Modifications should be run through the Public Education committee.
-In the works- Upcoming projects/possibilities are teachers’ lesson plans to support the existing material, a water safety video with segments on Junior Lifeguards and USLA, and the possibility of a Girl Scout Open Water Awareness patch. We’ll keep you advised as these develop.
Respectfully submitted by:
Peter Davis Chair Public Education Committee 10-10-05
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Membership committee Report
The membership committee will meet to discuss recruiting problems and the effect of no national sponsorship. We will also discuss any problems brought up from the members at the meeting. The national kit will also bee discussed.
Joseph Pecoraro Chairman
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International Competition
Kevin Sweat conducted the try-outs for the USLA National Team to the 2006 World Games in Australia.
Rules
All of the rule changes adopted after the Fall meeting have incorporated into the official rules and posted on the website.
Several proposed rule changes were introduced at the Spring meeting. These have been converted into the rule change format for the Fall meeting.
Projects
Results database – Jay Butki now has the past five years compiled. Errors in past event programs were corrected for the 2005 National Competition Program.
After adoption of the Interfuse event registration proposal, committee members worked with Mr. Hartl and the Interfuse team on developing the business logic for the registration and results program. The program development was completed in time for use at the 2005 Nationals.
A comprehensive spreadsheet of competition officials from 2002 through 2005 has been compiled. The spreadsheet has data on 46 officials.
2005 Nationals
The National Competition was conducted in Virginia Beach. There were few controversies despite a new venue and new registration program/procedure. There were 23 officials from regions outside of the host region. This includes 13 provided by the Mid-Atlantic region.
United States Lifesaving Association Heroic Acts, Recognition, Awards and Presentations Committee Activity Report October 5, 2005
I. Past award winners from Spring 2002 to the present have been added to the Heroic Acts page of the web site. We are still in need of winners from 2000 to 2002. Also, we currently only list Medal of Valor and Heroic Act recipients on the site; no other categories are listed. We will need a recommendation from the committee if we would like to have all award recipients on the web site. The application for awards is now available in a link on the Heroic Acts page of the website. Thanks to Charlie for his work to update this information.
II. Two medals for the Medal of Valor were ordered. One was for Jecoa Simmons, who received an out of date medal at the Miami Beach meeting and the other is for Brit Horn who we approved at the same meeting.
III. We have been informed that we may have three award recipients from California present at the Board of Directors meeting. We will make presentations on the first day of the business meeting around 9 AM to hopefully capitalize on any press coverage and any local dignitaries who may be present. Also, Scholastic Magazine is writing a story on teen lifesavers and Mackenzie Lothian, who is receiving the Heroic Act Award at this meeting, will be featured in the January issue.
IV. Research is ongoing concerning Class A ribbons for Medal of Valor Recipients. We also have a proposal to present ribbons for other award categories and to also present ribbons to past winners.
V. The committee has been requested to honor the USLA Policies and Procedures and route all award applications through the appropriate region president prior to bringing the application to the committee.
VI. We have 2 official submissions to date and several other emails suggesting possible awards.
VII. Awards approved at the Miami Beach meeting have been produced and are ready for distribution. I will distribute them in Dana Point unless anyone would like them prior. Adrienne and I can now produce these awards in-house in a quality manner, so that in the future we have the ability to send them to recipients in a more timely fashion. United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Committee Activity Report November 3, 2005
I. Overview All communication indicates that it was a successful Junior Lifeguard summer. Most programs seem to be expanding. It is exciting to hear how many different versions of Junior Lifeguard Programs we have affiliated with the USLA and they all have the common theme of teaching water safety!
II. Status of Goals Set at Prior Meetings I am proud of our JG USLA Membership participation for the summer of 2006. All Programs will be recognized by a framed certificate. We have our summer 2006 JG Poster Contest Rules to distribute at our Committee Meeting. The second attempt at our Junior Lifeguard Program Directory will also be distributed at our Committee meeting. We continue to work on developing our Mission Statement. There needs to be added participation from JG News in the American Lifeguard Magazine.
III. Other Business Conducted Since Last Meeting I continue to field questions on where and how to join a Junior Lifeguard Program all across the United States.
Mr. Farry and Mr. Hartl continue to be very helpful and responsive on all JG USLA Membership questions as well as lost Membership Cards.
IV. New Issues Brought to the Committee’s Attention We are excited to hear about the 2006 Nationals. Mr. Davis and Mr. Moore are developing a release form for JG art work and future contests.
Reenie Boyer P.O. Box 1768 Newport Beach, CA 92658-9815 Telephone: (949) 644-3170 [email protected] National Certification Committee – Activity Report United States Lifesaving Association May 2005 – November 2005
1. Overview: There are now 104 lifeguard agencies and ARRT agencies certified or under review. Please see attached list for details. 2. Status of Goals Set At Prior Meetings 2.1. Issue Approved Certifications: STATUS -- Completed 2.2. Conduct Necessary Follow-up: Follow-up with agencies whose certifications require further evaluation. STATUS: Completed (see below) 2.3. Open Water Swim Event Safety: Publish final recommendations of USLA recommendations on open water swimming event safety. STATUS: Completed and published to the Lifeguard Library 2.4. Solicit and Review New Applications: Mail new and recertification applications, review new ones received, and recommend action on them to the Board of Directors. STATUS: Completed 3. Holdover Reviews 3.1.1. Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ: This agency requested and received a six month extension. An application was received and is under review. 3.1.2. Laguna Beach, CA – This agency was approved pending receipt of corrected policy on first aid. A letter was sent to the agency and agency made necessary corrections to its policy. The agency certified. 3.1.3. Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ – This agency was approved pending receipt of an agency policy on their swim test. A letter was sent to the agency. The agency has not provided a policy and has not been certified. 3.1.4. Pismo Beach, CA: This agency was given a six month extension due to delays on the part of the assigned CO. 3.1.5. Sea Bright, NJ – This agency was approved pending receipt of proof of a required core curriculum approved first aid course. A letter was sent to the agency. The agency has not provided proof of a required core curriculum approved first aid course and has not been certified. 3.1.6. Solana Beach, CA – This agency was approved pending receipt of a corrected first aid policy. A letter was sent to the agency. The agency provided a corrected first aid policy and was certified. 4. Complaint Reviews: A complaint was received regarding Brevard County, Florida. Letters have been written and received to try to resolve the issues. This will be discussed during the committee meeting. 5. Additional Issues: None c: Meeting Agenda – National Certification Committee USLA Lifeguard Agency Certification Status Report Page 1 of 1 Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com
UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM STATUS rev:10/19/2005)
Total Lifeguard and ARRT Agencies: 104 Region
Lifeguard Agencies Approved: 93 ARRT Applications Approved: 3 8 Northwest Regular: 54 34 Southwest Advanced: 40 1 Gulf Coast First Time Applications in Progress: 6 First Time Applications in Progress: 2 22 Southeast 15 South Atlantic Subtotal: 99 Subtotal: 5 16 Mid-Atlantic 1 New England 2 Great Lakes
First Next Certification Certification Certificate Lifeguard Agency Approved Status Expires Level Officer Region Sent
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ* May-95 Pending CO May-05 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic Pismo Beach, CA* May-95 Pending CO May-05 Regular Drake, Carl Southwest
Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ May-02 Pending Agency May-05 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic Sea Bright (Borough of), NJ May-02 Pending Agency May-05 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic
ARCVLSC/Jax Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-02 Pending CO Nov-05 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic Boca Raton, FL Nov-95 Pending Board Nov-05 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast Cape May Beach Patrol, NJ Nov-95 Pending CO Nov-05 Regular Kiziukiewicz, Ed Mid-Atlantic Camp Pendleton, CA Nov-99 Pending CO Nov-05 Regular Bauer, Eric Southwest Delray Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-95 Pending CO Nov-05 Advanced Tracy, Clint Southeast Encinitas (City of), CA Nov-95 Pending Agency Nov-05 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest Hollywood, FL Nov-95 Pending CO Nov-05 Advanced McGlamery, Patrick Southeast Lack's Beach Service, Inc., SC Nov-95 Pending Board Nov-05 Regular Brown, Duke South Atlantic MCCS Water Safety Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Nov-99 Pending CO Nov-05 Regular Goto, Ralph Southwest Nag's Head Ocean Rescue, NC Nov-95 Pending Board Nov-05 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic Newport News, VA Nov-99 Pending Agency Nov-05 Advanced Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic Palm Beach (Town of), FL Nov-95 Pending Board Nov-05 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast Port San Luis Harbor District (Avila Beach), CA Nov-99 Pending Board Nov-05 Regular Gould, Rick Southwest St. Lucie County, FL Nov-95 Pending CO Nov-05 Advanced McCrady, Jim Southeast Santa Cruz, CA Nov-95 Pending Agency Nov-05 Regular Richardson, Bill Southwest Scarboro Beach State Park, ME Nov-02 Pending CO Nov-05 Regular Shotwell, Dave New England Seal Beach, CA Nov-99 Pending Agency Nov-05 Advanced Bowman, Max Southwest
Bethany Beach Patrol, DL May-96 Certified May-06 Advanced Simmons, Bill Mid-Atlantic 06/20/03 Brevard County Ocean Lifeguard Div, FL May-94 Certified May-06 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 11/13/03 Camp Surf (YMCA), San Diego May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Bauer, Eric Southwest 06/20/03 Cape Canaveral, FL May-98 Certified May-06 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 04/27/04 Cape May Point, NJ (Town of) May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Harmon, Tim Mid-Atlantic 04/27/04 Charleston County Park & Recreation, SC May-96 Certified May-06 Regular Putz, Rob South Atlantic 06/20/03 Clearwater Beach Patrol, FL (City of) May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/20/03 Galveston Beach Patrol, TX May-96 Certified May-06 Advanced Gavin, Jerry Gulf Coast 06/20/03 Hampton (City of - Buckroe Beach), VA May-00 Certified May-06 Regular Foxwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 06/20/03 Hawaii (County of), HI May-96 Certified May-06 Regular Goto, Ralph Southwest 06/20/03 Imperial Beach, CA (City of) May-98 Certified May-06 Advanced Richardson, Bill Southwest 06/20/03 Indian River County Ocean Rescue, FL May-03 Certified May-06 Advanced Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/20/03 Kauai Lifeguards (County of), HI May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Goto, Ralph Southwest Long Beach Marine Safety Division, CA May-94 Certified May-06 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 06/20/03 Los Angeles City, Dept of Parks & Rec., CA May-97 Certified May-06 Advanced Bowman, Max Southwest 06/20/03 Maui (County of), HI May-96 Certified May-06 Regular Goto, Ralph Southwest 07/27/03 Mauna Kea Beach Resort, HI May-96 Certified May-06 Regular Goto, Ralph Southwest 08/01/03 New Jersey (State Dept. Env. Protection) May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 06/20/03 Palm Beach County, FL May-96 Certified May-06 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 06/20/03 Pinellas County Park Department May-03 Certified May-06 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/20/03 Pompano Beach, FL May-96 Certified May-06 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 11/13/03 San Diego Lifeguard Service, CA May-94 Certified May-06 Advanced Richardson, Bill Southwest 11/13/03 Santa Rosa Island Authority, FL May-03 Certified May-06 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 06/20/03 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, VA May-98 Certified May-06 Regular Brown, Duke Southeast 07/10/03 Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, NC May-03 Certified May-06 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/13/05
Boynton Beach, FL Nov-03 Certified Nov-06 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 11/13/03 Coeur d'Alene, ID (City of) Nov-98 Certified Nov-06 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 04/27/04 Coronado, CA (City of) Nov-00 Certified Nov-06 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 11/13/03 Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA Nov-00 Certified Nov-06 Advanced Fennell, Bob Northwest 11/13/03 Santa Barbara (City of), CA Nov-00 Certified Nov-06 Regular Bauer, Eric Southwest 11/13/03 Ocean Beach (Village of), NY Nov-03 Certified Nov-06 Advanced Healey, Andy Mid-Atlantic 11/13/03 Virginia Beach Department of EMS Nov-03 Certified Nov-06 Regular Simmons, Bill Mid-Atlantic 11/13/03
American Medical Services, OR May-01 Certified May-07 Advanced Dan McCormick Northwest 04/27/04 Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL May-01 Certified May-07 Advanced Wotton, Phil Southeast 04/27/04 Hayden, ID May-04 Certified May-07 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 04/27/04 Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue (Town of), NC May-01 Certified May-07 Advanced Hensler, Mike South Atlantic 04/27/04 Los Angeles County Parks Department, CA May-04 Certified May-07 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 04/27/04 Nassau County Ocean Rescue, FL May-04 Certified May-07 Regular Hensler, Mike South Atlantic 04/27/04 Norfolk, VA (City of) May-01 Certified May-07 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 04/27/04 Sonoma County Parks and Recreation, CA May-01 Certified May-07 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 04/27/04 Ventura County Harbor Department, CA May-01 Certified May-07 Regular Bauer, Eric Southwest 04/27/04
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Atlantic Beach Patrol Division, FL Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 12/01/04 California State Parks, CA Nov-04 Certified Nov-07 Regular Brewster, B. Chris Southwest 02/15/05 Corolla Ocean Rescue, NC Nov-04 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 12/01/04 Deerfield Beach Ocean Rescue, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-07 Regular Wotton, Phil Southeast 05/13/05 Delaware State Parks, DE Nov-98 Certified Nov-07 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 05/13/05 East Bay Regional Park Dist., CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Regular McCray, Jim Northwest 12/01/04 Honolulu Ocean Safety (City & County of), HI Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Regular Richardson, Bill Southwest 12/01/04 Huntington Beach Marine Safety Division, CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 12/01/04 Lake Mission Viejo Patrol & Rescue Dept., CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 12/01/04 Lantana Marine Safety, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Shoemaker, Jim Southeast 12/01/04 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Operations Nov-96 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 12/01/04 Martin County (Emergency Services), FL Nov-01 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Wotton, Phil Southeast 12/01/04 Newport Beach Fire Department, CA Nov-94 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 12/01/04 Oceanside, CA Nov-04 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 12/01/04 Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Nov-04 Certified Nov-07 Regular Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 12/01/04 St. Johns County - Division of Beach Safety, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-07 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 05/13/05 Sarasota County Lifeguards, FL Nov-96 Certified Nov-07 Regular Shoemaker, Jim Southeast 12/01/04
Citrus County Parks & Recreation, FL May-02 Certified May-08 Regular McCrady, Jim Southeast 05/13/05 Fenwick Island Beach Patrol, DE May-05 Certified May-08 Regular Kiziukewicz, Ed Mid-Atlantic 05/13/05 Ft. Lauderdale Ocean Rescue, FL May-05 Certified May-08 Regular Tracy, Clint Southeast 05/13/05 Kitty Hawk Ocean Rescue, NC May-02 Certified May-08 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/13/05 Laguna Beach, CA May-95 Certified May-08 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 06/01/05 Neptune Beach Public Safety - Lifeguard Division, FL Nov-96 Certified May-08 Advanced Petersohn, Scott South Atlantic 05/01/05 Ocean Grove, NJ May-95 Certified May-08 Advanced Mogck, Buzz Mid-Atlantic 05/01/05 San Clemente Marine Safety, CA May-97 Certified May-08 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 05/01/05 Sandpoint, ID (City of) May-99 Certified May-08 Regular McCormick, Dan Northwest 05/13/05 Sea Girt Beach Patrol, NJ May-97 Certified May-08 Regular Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic 05/13/05 Shore Beach Service (Hilton Head), SC May-95 Certified May-08 Regular Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/13/05 Solana Beach (City of) May-97 Certified May-08 Advanced Gould, Rick Southwest 06/01/05 US Ocean Safety May-97 Certified May-08 Advanced Bauer, Eric Southwest 05/13/05 Volusia County Beach Patrol, FL May-95 Certified May-08 Advanced Brown, Duke South Atlantic 05/13/05
Lifeguard Agency - First Time Applications
Alum Creek State Park, OH Pending CO Pecoraro, Joe Great Lakes Destin Fire Control District, FL Pending Board Hickham Airforce Base, HI Goto, Ralph Southwest Lavallette, NJ Pending CO Monmouth County Park System, NJ Pending Agency Shotwell, Dave Mid-Atlantic Rochester Hills, MI Pending Board Regular Gavin, Jerry Great Lakes
Aquatic Agency Response Team
Central Fire Department - Santa Cruz, CA Nov-03 Certified Nov-06 Gould, Rick Southwest 11/13/2003 Kauai (County of) Fire, HI Nov-97 Pending CO Nov-00 Goto, Ralph Southwest San Francisco Fire Department, CA May-97 Certified May-06 McCormick, Dan Northwest 04/27/04 Maui (County of) Fire, HI Pending CO Goto, Ralph Southwest
* Six month grace period granted
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Activity Report National Curriculum Accreditation Program Fall 2005 National Board of Directors Meeting United States Lifesaving Association
Please accept the following report as an addition to preparatory documents that will be distributed prior to the fall 2005 meeting of U.S.L.A.’s national board of directors in Dana Point, California.
Lesson Plans To Accompany ‘Manual’
1.1 Lesson plans with one “look and feel,” prepared to accompany the U.S.L.A. “Manual,” are being submitted to the chair of the U.S.L.A. editorial board.
1.2 The original versions of these lesson plans were prepared by five different contributing authors. Their names appear below:
• Mr. Julian K. “Duke” Brown • Dr. Betsy A. McKinley • Mr. Daniel McCormick • Mr. Robert E. Ogoreuc • Mr. Kim W. Tyson
1.3 It should be noted that Dr. Betsy A. McKinley also served invaluably as technical advisor for this lesson-plan project.
1.4 Before being submitted to the publisher, the lesson plans will undergo a final review by the above-cited chair of the U.S.L.A. editorial board.
Bank of Test Questions
2.1 A bank of test questions has been prepared to accompany the cited manual.
2.2 These test-bank questions have been prepared by Mr. Julian K. “Duke” Brown. Earlier work on a bank of test questions was done by Mr. Eric Bauer.
Mailing-Label Database
3.1 A database has been prepared for some 1,781 two-year and 2,134 four-year United States colleges. 3.2 This database will help to promote the finished educational package accompanying the cited “Manual.”
Package Rollout Lies Ahead
4.1 Once the pieces have been published (i.e., lesson plans, etc.), the educational package can be rolled out. 4.2 However, formal U.S.L.A. board approval will be sought before any rollout takes place.
(Signed) CARL MARTINEZ, chairman National Curriculum Accreditation Program UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION EQUIPMENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 26, 2005
I. Research ( a comparison) on swim fins was delayed until further notice. The research was being conducted at the University of Texas with the assistance of Kim Tyson. Kim was in Galveston, TX assisting with hurricane relief (Katrina). A tentative rescheduling for Spring semester is planned.
II. The Cape May Beach Patrol with the assistance of Bill Oat did an evaluation on their new Polaris Ranger ATV. Evaluation results will be available from Bill Oat at the national meeting.
III. An evaluation on a recently new product received will be conducted with results hopefully available at the spring national meeting. The product is called THE SURF WING.
Public Information/Public Relations Committee Activity Report USLA 2005 Fall Board of Directors Meeting
The USLA arguably experienced its greatest summer of publicity on the national airwaves over the summer. These included:
CBS Early Show: Live interview prior to Memorial Day Weekend NBC Today Show: Live interview prior to 4th Of July Weekend ABC News Show 20/20: In depth look at drowning death on Panhandle of FL NBC Dateline: In depth look at causes and dangers of rip currents
And these were just the national segments that I either watched or participated in during the summer on Broadcast TV. The USLA name is consistently being heard on the national, regional and especially coastal areas. By reading through the Lifeguard Digest submitted by President Brewster you can see how USLA members are constantly in the news. It is here that you see where we need to educate our members on how to deal with these interviews to promote the USLA along with their own beaches and services.
In both of my National interviews I was assisted (pro bono) by the marketing firm of Barker, Campbell, Farley (B-CF); from Virginia Beach. Certainly part of the reason for their assistance was to make their best customer, The City of Virginia Beach, look good. But they truly searched out the message of the USLA and how we could promote the national organization. I think the result of the interviews was the message of the USLA was clearly heard by the audience. B-CF has presented a proposal to work for the USLA to promote our message on a national level. It is attached with this report for you to examine before the meeting and will be discussed in the committee meeting.
The addition of the national games computer program from what I have heard has already paid dividends. Individual beaches from across the country fielded questions from local media on results at the National Championships. This vehicle will continue to increase publicity for one of our largest public relations events. It is up to every beach however to supply information about local media outlets to enhance the system.
Going back to our goals, increase the publicity of the USLA’s goals and accomplishments to our members, increase the name recognition of USLA around the country and unify the message from the USLA, we are moving in the right direction. Our focus in this meeting should continue to move the ball forward.
Submitted Respectfully, Tom Gill Chairman
Attachment: B-CF Proposal
10.27.05
Tom Gill Public Information Officer United States Lifesaving Association 700 Newtown Road Virginia Beach, VA 23502
Tom,
Thank you for asking us to put together a communications plan for the United States Lifesaving Association.
We enjoyed our work with you this summer. It was a pleasure to provide you with media training for your appearances on the Today Show and the Early Show. We think both of those segments turned out quite nicely; each of them growing from “tips” related pieces to those that showed your expertise, as well as bringing the broader message of “swim on a USLA guarded beach” to millions of people nationwide.
Working with you and your group to publicize the USLA National Championships was also a very rewarding experience. Virginia Beach was honored and quite proud of the fact that the championships were held here. I think that pride was evident in the number of local media placements BCF secured, including a front page article in the Virginian-Pilot and numerous television segments in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
We have included a plan that will help you emphasize the three areas you described last week: The Board meeting in April, “Beach Week” and the USLA National Championships.
If we are chosen to help you with your communications, in addition to these three programs, it is my hope that we could talk sometime in the future about a more encompassing program that could possibly produce a societal shift and have people across the country searching for beaches that are USLA accredited, ultimately raising the profile of the USLA and its programs.
Our next steps would be to discuss this proposal and activities with the USLA, discuss budgets, determine timelines, designate spokespeople/ roles and develop key messages. Once we come to an agreement, BCF will provide a formal budget proposal for USLA approval.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards, Chris Mordi BCF
2006 United States Lifesaving Association Communications Proposal Presented by BCF
April Board Meeting $2,600 Mission – Publicize the USLA, its activities, people receiving recognition or awards during the event.
Strategy - Reaching out to local press where the event is being held, as well as hometown media for those being recognized with awards. Depending on the key-note speaker, we would also reach out to national media with that person’s story and his/her relation to the USLA. We would begin work on this four weeks in front of the event.
Key Activities - Drafting, editing, distributing a press release, media relations, follow-up reporting.
Target media/ audience – Local press where event is being held, hometown press for honorees, possible national media.
Beach Safety Week $12,000 Mission - Bring the safety message and expertise of the USLA to beach goers nationwide.
Strategy – Activate the message of the benefits of swimming at a USLA-guarded beach by leveraging the expertise of the USLA to dispel long-held beach safety myths, tips to make a day at the beach safer and more enjoyable.
Key activities – Creation of a clever mailing to catch the attention of members of the media; drafting, editing, distributing a press release; nationwide media relations; media training spokespeople; presence at high-profile interviews; follow-up reporting. We would begin work on this 10 weeks in front of Beach Safety Week.
Target media/audience - Focus primarily on media located on coasts, family-oriented and travel magazines, newspaper travel writers (including those writing for syndicates) who are writing “back to the beach stories,” as well as national media including network morning shows.
United States Lifesaving National Championships $4,000 Mission – To gain coverage of and create buzz around the “Superbowl of Lifeguarding.”
Strategy – Generate excitement for and recognition of the event by leveraging the stories of the most successful lifesaver teams; create profiles of each event describing the difficulty of the contest, the training involved and the most successful teams/competitors.
Key Activities - Creation of a clever mailing to catch the attention of members of the sports media; drafting, editing, distributing a press release; nationwide media relations; media training spokespeople. Work would begin 12 weeks in front of the event.
Target media/audience – Local media around the event location, national broadcast and print sports media (including wire service reporters).
TOTAL $18,600
Sample Media Targets
This is not exhaustive list, but a sampling of those media we would pursue.
Broadcast The Today Show The Early Show American Morning (CNN) Oprah Coast-oriented news stations
Newspapers Miami Herald Virginian-Pilot Palm Beach Post The Chicago Tribune New York Times Los Angeles Times
Magazines Ladies Home Journal Real Simple Family Fun Men’s Journal Outside
2005-2006 ALM Projected Per Issue Budget (Revised Printing & Mailing Costs)
EXPENSES Per Issue *Printing 12,600 issues (20 COLOR pages + 16 B&W)$ 10,525.00 $0.835 per Alternations to proof (scanning/design)$ 500.00 magazine Mailing @ $0.3123 per magazine$ 3,500.00 Mailing Services (printing addresses)$ 850.00 AOL High Speed ISP (Mike Bartlett)$ 200.00 Graphics & Design (Jennifer Velasquez $30 x 30 hrs.)$ 900.00 $ 16,475.00 ALM Annual Budget Allocation $45,000$ 49,425.00 3 issues per year REVENUE w/o ads Advertising (estimated not including commissions)$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 TOTAL PROJECTED COST PER ISSUE $16,475.00 $1.30
Actual Per Issue Cost
EXPENSES Fall 04 Winter 05 Summer 05 *Printing 12,600 issues (20 Color + 16 B&W)$ 9,652.00 $ 10,525.00 $ 10,525.00 Art prod., scan/design, move pages$ 275.00 $ 364.00 $ 350.00 Alterations to proof$ - $ - $ 250.00 Mailing @ $0.3123 per magazine$ 3,243.72 $ 3,841.29 $ 3,478.19 Mailing Services$ 850.00 $ 850.00 $ 850.00 Mail Extras$ - $ 53.00 $ - Office (misc. items)$ - $ - $ - Graphics & Design ($30/hr.)$ 900.00 $ 900.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 14,920.72 $ 16,533.29 $ 16,653.19
REVENUE (advertising)$ 3,210.00 $ 5,210.00 $ 6,675.00 TOTAL ACTUAL$ 11,710.72 $ 11,323.29 $ 9,978.19 $1.06 each $0.898 each $0.791 each * 2004 Printing was @ 11,000 Note: Summer 05 Issue saw a record ad revenue just under $6700.00 ALM Activity Report- USLA Board Meeting- Fall 2005
Prepared by Michael S. Bartlett, Magazine Committee Chair
Summer Issue The Summer Issue of the American Lifeguard Magazine was completed and mailed out in late July less than 30 days past the mailing deadline. Advertising income soared again to a new record $6,675.00 for this issue! With numerous signed contracts on file, advertising revenue is expected to stay in this range for at least the next year and perhaps longer. This increase is directly related to the addition of the color pages that businesses desire combined with good economic conditions. Gross advertising revenue accounted for 63.4% of the printing costs, crossing the 50% mark for the first time! The cost per magazine came in at $0.791 each while we printed 12,600 magazines and mailed out nearly 12,350.
$50 Cover Shot Award The $50 Cover Shot Award went to Brent Jacobsen from Newport Beach for the dramatic photo of a Newport Beach lifeguard jumping off their “Sea Watch” rescue vessel in large surf.
Graphics & Design The issue was the first ever for our new Graphics & Design expert Jennifer Velasquez who delivered us a new and improved publication. I’ve received numerous calls and emails from members expressing positive comments on the new format. I must say that my experience working with her on her first issue was very pleasant. She returns calls and emails promptly. Her overall knowledge and organization in preparing the magazine was excellent. She continues to do an excellent job working on the Cal Surf News magazine with their new editor Richard Godino from LA Lakes. Our printer representative Faith Pentall at Inland Litho had positive comments to say of her experience working with Jennifer. I look forward to working with her on future issues.
Next Issue The deadline to submit articles for the next issue is Nov. 10th with distribution set for Dec. 1. Please email me your content preferably at [email protected] . You can still use [email protected] (however, this is sent only to my work email), or contact me at 714-345-5792.
United States Lifesaving Association Executive Committee
1:00 PM Thursday November 3, 2005 Dana Point, CA
Minutes Present: President - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Mid-Atlantic - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Vice President - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) South-Atlantic - (Mr. Kevin Sweat) Secretary - (Mr. Dave Shotwell) Southeast - (Mr. Gerry Falconer) Treasurer - (Mr. Greg Farry) Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) Recurrent Representative - (Mr. Duke Brown) Gulf Coast - (Mr. Vic Maceo) Advisor - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) Northwest - (Ms Cathy VonWald) Liaison - (Mr. Eric Bauer) Southwest - (Mr. Rob McGowan) Legal Advisor - (Mr. John More) Pacific Islands - (Mr. Ralph Goto) Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) (and observers)
President Brewster open the meeting and presented an agenda which was approved by consensus. 1. National Fund Raising: Considerable discussion was heard on need for improved fund raising efforts to support growing national programs and public education proposals. Consensus was reached that the President should appoint a committee of regional presidents and Chip More chaired by Cathy VonWald to make immediate contact with Scott Hubbell with a goal of developing a strategy or proposal that could be brought back to the Executive Committee on Saturday morning (November 5, 2005). 2. Ongoing ARC, YMCA consultations: Mr. Brewster reported on regular talks with aquatic leaders of these organizations. He indicated the discussions were in part about spheres of activity and influence and research. He indicated he anticipated a letter of agreement being prepared by ARC to be available soon. It would be reviewed by Chip More and possible subsequent presentation at the next BOD meeting 3. Skin Cancer Foundation: This was an advisory progress report. There is an agreement in place to work collaboratively but no projects proposed as yet. Mr. Brewster had been asked to contribute a magazine article on Skin Cancer and lifeguard concerns which he had done and which has been published. 4. Rotation of National Meeting as stipulated in the Policy and Procedures (III B) needs adjustment to allow for the newly approved Pacific Islands Region. Discussion followed. Mr. Gallagher indicated he would write out a revised meeting rotation for consideration later in the meeting. 5. Endowment: USLA Foundation: Mr. Brewster referenced documents circulated prior to the meeting and excerpts of proposed bylaws for the proposed USLA Foundation. The proposed foundation to be a separate corporation to accept donations on behalf of USLA. President Brewster reviewed the concept, led discussion and answered questions. Proceeds from the Foundation would go to the USLA to support programs. Highlights of bylaw requirements: a. Conservative management of funds. b. Non profit status must be maintained. c. Tax forms must be filed in a timely manner. d. Board of Directors composed of one person from each region e. Organize its own board officers. f. Proceeds distributed in accordance with designated formula which is designed to protect principle. g. Provides for future h. Provides a place for the USLA Board of Directors to place donated funds. Anticipate nine months to a year to complete documents and various governmental filings. Expenses to create foundation are estimated to be $70 - $100. Fund is protected if USLA runs into future financial difficulties,
C:\My Files\USLA\National\05 Fall Dana Point\Exec. Thu v 2.wpd A morion was made by Mr. Pecoraro, seconded by Mr. Bauer to recommend to the Board of Directors that President Brewster proceed with creating the fund after review of documents and procedures by Mr. More as Legal Advisor. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Surfline Collaboration Advisory: President Brewster reviewed the proposal originally presented by Surfline to offer discounts to the general membership. This was put into effect for the 2005 - 2006 membership year. Upon review, Surfline has decided not to continue the program as USLA's membership base is not in full alignment with Surfline's market. However, Surfline intends to offer free access to lifeguard agencies for emergency reparedness." 7. SportStar Collaboration Advisory: This program provides discounts on sporting goods via flier placed in membership packet advertising program.. Chair proposed that recommendation be made to Board of Directors to continue offering discount to membership at no cost to USLA. Consensus to approve. 8. Phone System Upgrade: This had been proposed at previous meeting (Miami: Spring 2005 meeting) but postponed by Ways and Means Committee pending analysis of present call pattern., A motion was made by Mr. Gallagher, seconded by Mr. Pecoraro, to again recommend the upgrade. Motion passed unanimously. 9. Cyrano Project : A non disclosure agreement previously approved via eVote that enabled the Cyrano Project to proceed with negotiations with prospects. No progress has been made since the agreement was approved. 10. Petty Cash Authorization:: Mr. Brewster presented the need for authorization for the expenditure of small amounts of money on behalf of USLA in the discretion of the President between meetings. He suggested $500. Mr. Gallagher moved, Mr. Maceo seconded, authorization for discretionary expenditures by the President not to exceed $500.00 be recommended for approval by the Board of Directors. Discussion of the motion included a higher budgeted amount. Mr. Bauer moved, Mr. Pecoraro seconded, an amendment to the motion to change the limitation to $1,000.00. The amendment was approved unanimously. The main motion was then approved unanimously." 11. Future Meeting Schedule: Mr. Gallagher presented future meeting site schedule and explained that regions within each designated area would negotiate among themselves as to the specific host and location for each meeting.
YEAR AREA SEASON AREA 2005 WEST FALL SOUTHWEST 2006 EAST SPRING MID-ATLANTIC 2006 WEST FALL NORTHWEST 2007 EAST SPRING SOUTH-ATLANTIC 2007 CENTRAL FALL GREAT LAKES 2008 WEST SPRING PACIFIC ISLANDS 2008 EAST FALL SOUTHEAST 2009 WEST SPRING SOUTHWEST 2009 EAST FALL MID-ATLANTIC 2010 CENTRAL SPRING GULF COAST 2010 WEST FALL NORTHWEST 2011 EAST SPRING SOUTH-ATLANTIC 2011 WEST FALL PACIFIC ISLANDS 2011 EAST SPRING SOUTHEAST 2012 CENTRAL FALL GREAT LAKES 2012 WEST SPRING NORTHWEST 2013 EAST FALL MID-ATLANTIC 2013 WEST SPRING SOUTHWEST 2014 EAST FALL SOUTH-ATLANTIC 2014 CENTRAL SPRING GULF COAST Consensus was approved to recommend this schedule to the Board of Directors. 12. OTC Advisory: President Brewster indicated that OTC had paid $1,000 up front and owed additional $4000 upon signing which had not been paid. This is a First Aid Cream merchandise endorsement contract. Mr. More as Legal Advisor was involved in attempts to obtain the revenue due. Mr. More to will pursue funds per agreement.
C:\My Files\USLA\National\05 Fall Dana Point\Exec. Thu v 2.wpd 13. Trademark issues: Mr. Colosi had recommend in several reports the advisability of obtaining trade marks on certain words and phrases of importance to the USLA. Discussion resulted in a continued request to Mr. Colosi to go back to same attorney to obtain estimate of what it would cost to pursue matter. Mr. Zebrowski to contact Mr. Colosi regarding this matter. Mr. Bauer also offered to investigate alternatives.
Meeting adjourned 2:55 PM.
David M. Shotwell, National Secretary
C:\My Files\USLA\National\05 Fall Dana Point\Exec. Thu v 2.wpd United States Lifesaving Association Executive Committee
10:00 AM, Saturday November 5, 2005 Dana Point, CA
Minutes Present: President - (Mr. B. Chris Brewster) Medical Advisor - (Dr. Peter Wernicki) Vice President - (Mr. Jerry Gavin) Mid-Atlantic - (Mr. Ed Zebrowski) Secretary - (Mr. Dave Shotwell) South-Atlantic - (Mr. Kevin Sweat) Treasurer - (Mr. Greg Farry) Southeast - (Mr. Patrick McGlamery) Recurrent Representative - (Mr. Duke Brown) Great Lakes - (Mr. Joe Pecoraro) Advisor - (Mr. Tim Gallagher) Gulf Coast - (Mr. Vic Maceo) Liaison - (Mr. Eric Bauer) Northwest - (Ms Cathy VonWald) Legal Advisor - Dr. Peter Wernicki Southwest - (Mr. Rob McGowan)
1. President Brewster presided. 2. Cathy VonWald reported on discussions held with Scott Hubbell that arrived at an informal agreement proposing that his firm, Scott Hubbell Productions (SHP), would become the exclusive agent of the USLA for the purposes of marketing sponsorship and promotion, and that a Letter of Intent should be developed toward that end. Discussion followed about various details of the proposed agreement. Ms. VonWald reviewed key points of the proposed agreement. a. Ralph Goto would act as liaison between SHP and the USLA reporting any significant developments directly to the Executive Committee and reporting regularly to the Board of Directors. b. “Marketing Sponsorship and Promotion” is not limited to Competition but also may include Public Education, PSAs, etc. On the other hand it does not limit or involve the activities of the Public Information Officer and Committee. General publicity remains the purview of the Board of Directors and the organization at large. c. All existing agreements at the National and Regional level will remain in force. Regions to forward inventory of relationships to SHP. d. Contacts regarding new contacts, possibilities shall be forwarded to SHP. e. SHP to begin work immediately upon approval of the Board and signing of a letter of intent. f. Goal of $200.000.00 annual in cash or in kind contributions and product g. Development Committee to prepare and disseminate questionnaire to regions immediately. h. SHP requests wish list from national and regions. i. Contract length: 2 years. j. Final contract evote to be affirmed by evote. 3. Motion from Development Committee “to accept recommendation of Development Committee.” Motion passed unanimously. President commended all involved on good work in bringing this agreement in to the Executive Committee 4. Mr. Bauer asked for discussion on a pending request to Ways and Means for support for a contractual arrangement with a Virginia Beach public relations firm in the amount of $5,000.00 to promote Beach Safety Week. Extensive discussion followed. No action taken. 5. Mr. Colosi to be terminated as Development Director by letter and with thanks, upon signing of an agreement with SHP." Meeting adjourned, 10:45.
David M. Shotwell, National Secretary
C:\My Files\USLA\National\05 Fall Dana Point\Exec Comm Min Sat.wpd USLA Board of Director Meeting Locations
Draft proposed at the November 2005 Board of Directors meeting for inclusion in Policies and Procedures.
Year Area Season Area 2005 West Fall Southwest 2006 East Spring Mid-Atlantic 2006 West Fall Northwest 2007 East Spring South-Atlantic 2007 Central Fall Great Lakes 2008 West Spring Pacific Islands 2008 East Fall Southeast 2009 West Spring Southwest 2009 East Fall Mid-Atlantic 2010 Central Spring Gulf Coast 2010 West Fall Northwest 2011 East Spring South-Atlantic 2011 West Fall Pacific Islands 2011 East Spring Southeast 2012 Central Fall Great Lakes 2012 West Spring Northwest 2013 East Fall Mid-Atlantic 2013 West Spring Southwest 2014 East Fall South-Atlantic 2014 Central Spring Gulf Coast United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Fall 2005 Dana Point, California
Action Report
-The Public Education Committee decided to look for sources for “gimmies” for kids to follow up school presentations. Charlie Hartl will help us to identify items such as pencils, Frisbees, small toys, etc. He will also make them available in the “Public Information/Education” section so regions can order them directly from there.
-The Committee agreed to put the bulk of our resources into a video project that will include the following components: 1. An approximately 15 minute water safety video that will be modular in format and will include a flat water component. 2. A short (5 min) segment on JG programs to be used primarily for recruiting. 3. A USLA/Professional Lifeguarding segment that will be designed to promote USLA in areas where it doesn’t exist and to recruit to the profession of open water lifesaving.
We agreed to put $5,000 from this years’ budget and $5,000 from next years’ budget towards this project and see how far we could get. Peter Davis (reluctantly) agreed to take the point on this project and do the bulk of the new chairs’ (Rob Williams) work for him. The committee also agreed to send video footage to Peter so we could cut costs on this project, while still have it represent the different areas USLA lifeguards work in.
Also, Susan Tyson is reportedly very close to finishing the Teacher Lesson Plans which will go on the website when complete. She is going to send them to the Chair and he will forward them to the committee for review and suggestions. Denise Blair offered to go through them as she is a teacher and has the most expertise on the committee. When she finalizes them, they will be included in the body of work the committee has completed.
Finally, I would like to say how much I enjoyed being the chair of the Public Education Committee and working with all the members and with the Co-Chair (Rob Williams) and with the secretary (Andy Braudy). I think Rob was an excellent choice for the next chair and wish him luck.
Respectfully Submitted, 11-15-05 Peter Davis United States Lifesaving Association Public Education Committee Fall 2005 Dana Point, California
Action Report
-The Public Education Committee decided to look for sources for “gimmies” for kids to follow up school presentations. Charlie Hartl will help us to identify items such as pencils, Frisbees, small toys, etc. He will also make them available in the “Public Information/Education” section so regions can order them directly from there.
-The Committee agreed to put the bulk of our resources into a video project that will include the following components: 1. An approximately 15 minute water safety video that will be modular in format and will include a flat water component. 2. A short (5 min) segment on JG programs to be used primarily for recruiting. 3. A USLA/Professional Lifeguarding segment that will be designed to promote USLA in areas where it doesn’t exist and to recruit to the profession of open water lifesaving.
We agreed to put $5,000 from this years’ budget and $5,000 from next years’ budget towards this project and see how far we could get. Peter Davis (reluctantly) agreed to take the point on this project and do the bulk of the new chairs’ (Rob Williams) work for him. The committee also agreed to send video footage to Peter so we could cut costs on this project, while still have it represent the different areas USLA lifeguards work in.
Also, Susan Tyson is reportedly very close to finishing the Teacher Lesson Plans which will go on the website when complete. She is going to send them to the Chair and he will forward them to the committee for review and suggestions. Denise Blair offered to go through them as she is a teacher and has the most expertise on the committee. When she finalizes them, they will be included in the body of work the committee has completed.
Finally, I would like to say how much I enjoyed being the chair of the Public Education Committee and working with all the members and with the Co-Chair (Rob Williams) and with the secretary (Andy Braudy). I think Rob was an excellent choice for the next chair and wish him luck.
Respectfully Submitted, 11-15-05 Peter Davis Membership Committee Action Report Fall 2005 Committee Action Report Dana Point, CA November 5, 2005
Joe Pecoraro, Chair
1. Status of Membership: a. Regular: 400 down b. Junior: 400 up 2. Need more outside benefits 3. Discussed a reduction of price – referred to Development Committee 4. Perpetual Membership: a. $1,000 b. Referred to Ways and Means Committee 5. Discussed higher dues for Professional Members (year ‘round staff) a. Referred to Ways and Means Committee 6. Discussed National Kit 7. Life Membership application from South-Atlantic Region for Ron Watson: approved for recommendation as Action Item to the Board of Directors.
USLA Competition Committee
Facilitator: Carl Drake Room: Dana V Date: Nov 3, 2005 Time: 3:30 . Meeting: Fall 2005 @ Dana Pt. Chair Carl Drake Great Lakes Jerry Gavin South Atlantic Paul Pivec Vice Chair Kevin Sweat Gulf Coast Peter Davis Southeast Don May Northwest Bert Whitaker New England Medical Advisor Dr. Wernicki Southwest Jay Butki Mid-Atlantic Tim Gallagher
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• 04-21 Charlie Hartl provided an update on the registration program purchased from Interfuse. General consensus is that the program worked well and only minor changes are needed. Mr. Hartl would like to integrate USLA membership and the program together to speed the registration process.
• 04-11 Jay Butki provided an update on the 2006 Nationals to be held in Huntington Beach, he introduced Gus Avila who will organize the games.
• 05-08 I provided an update on Rescue 2006. The final selections for the team will be announced by November 11, 2005. The final trials will be today at Soka University. Speedo has agreed to sponsor the team with uniforms. All flights and hotel reservations are reserved. • 05-07 Mrytle Beach as made an offer to host the USLA National Championships if the Mid-Atlantic passes.
• 05-03 The competition Committee has requested that all regions submit a beanie design and color to the Competition Chair before the 2006 USLA Championships.
• 04-12 The committee is working to develop a manual to conduct the National Championships.
• 04-13 Jay Butki still needs any results from the USLA National Championships prior to the year 2000. Needs Approval • 04-02 Summary: Requires competitors to wear wristbands, sets the color scheme and makes the last age group 65+
Proposed Text:
COMPETITION CATEGORIES -- All USLA events will consist of the following:
Age groups for Men and Women start at age 30 and continue in five year increments to 65+. All competitors will wear wrist bands according to their age group. (30-34, 35-39) Open White 30-34 Red 35-39 Blue 40-44 Lime 45-49 Grape 50-54 Lemon 55-59 Tangerine 60-64 Black 65 + Light Blue
Competition officials may change the color scheme as necessary. Age groups compete in the following events:
Recommend Motion: Approval
• 04-18 Summary: Allows for team points to be deducted for using an ineligible competitor.
Proposed Text: (Removed text has strikeout and added text has underline)
1.8 ELIGIBILITY -- Each individual must be a bona-fide PROFESSIONAL MEMBER of a USLA chapter lifeguard service or a retired professional lifeguard receiving a pension from said lifeguard service. Foreign competitors must apply in writing to the USLA National Committee Chairman for a waiver of eligibility requirements and will not be eligible for awards or points. Foreign competitors may compete in individual events only (no relays involving the flag line of buoys). A NON-PROFESSIONAL MEMBER may compete if they were a professional member for three seasons/years and maintain their membership in the USLA. Non-professional members may only compete for a USLA Chapter that they were a member of during their PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP years. COMPETITORS must have paid their USLA dues prior to commencement of USLA Championships. No points may be awarded to an ineligible competitor and no points will be awarded to a team, in a team event, that has an ineligible competitor.
Recommend Motion: Approval
• 04-20 Summary: A single false start (Beach Flags) will be cause for disqualification
Proposed Text: (Removed text has strikeout and added text has underline)
4.9 CAUSE FOR DISQUALIFICATION -- Any competitor who violates the rules of a given event may be disqualified. One false start is allowed per heat except all beach flags prelims and age group finals, where no false starts are allowed. A second false start caused by any competitor in the race will disqualify the competitor causing the second false start (see Section 3.10-3). Any competitor that is deemed to be unsportsmanlike by the officials will be disqualified for the remainder of the competition. Fighting will not be tolerated. Any competitor involved in a fight shall be disqualified from the remainder of the current competition as well as any USLA sanctioned competitions in the following year. Striking any official is grounds for a lifetime suspension from USLA events. Any competitor entering the water in the competition area, in an event that they are not in shall be subject to disqualification. Anyone aiding a competitor shall cause that competitor to be subject to disqualification.
Recommend Motion: Approval
• 05-04 Move to have a Taplin relay as a demonstration event, beginning at the USLA National Championships in 2006. The event will be limited to two teams per chapter, with prelims to be held on Thursday, Finals TBA.
Recommend Motion: Approval
New Items Motion was made and approved to request $500 per coast to construct and store 1 buoy coarse per coast for the USLA National Championships.
The Competition respectfully recommends that the board of Directors edit Resolution VII-D to read. The rotation for the USLA National Competition sites shall be alternating coasts each year, accepting by bid at the Spring Competition meeting two years in advance of the games, not to preclude bids from the two Central regions into the rotation.
• Goals
1. Working towards adopting ILS competition rules for the USLA National Championships. 2. Solidify the bid process for hosting the USLA National Championships. 3. To not be the last committee meeting to finish. 2005 Fall Board of Director’s Meeting November 3, 2005 Dana Point, California Heroic Acts – Recognition, Awards and Presentations Committee
Members Present: Great Lakes - Jerry Gavin Gulf Coast - Tony Pryor Mid Atlantic - Bart Mattaliano Northwest - Bob Fennell Bert Whitaker South Atlantic - Nikki Bowie – Chairperson Adrienne Groh – Vice Chairperson Tom Gill Southeast - Jim McCrady V Southwest - Mike Bartlett Alex Peabody Bill Richardson
l. Call to order ll. Introduction of members and confirmation of personal contact information. lll. Old Business – a. Applications must go through regional presidents before being submitted to the committee. The more lead time prior to a Board of Directors meeting, the better. b. Research on Class A ribbons will be on-going. We had approved yellow and blue as the colors for the ribbon, but it was suggested in committee to use red, white and blue similar to police, fire, EMS. Class A ribbons will be presented to Medal of Valor recipients only. c. “Drowning, Prevention, Achievement Award” was tabled to a sub-committee for further research. The sub-committee will consist of Mike Bartlett, Jerry Gavin, Alex Peabody and Jim McCrady.
lv. New Business – a. Thanks to Publicity Committee for getting out information regarding presentations to our award recipients at our meetings. Attached is the press release that was generated for the presentations for this meeting. b. Discussion on when to present awards at Board of Directors meetings. Depending on meeting agenda and availability of dignitaries, we will tailor the presentations accordingly. This will require prior communication among Heroic Acts Chair, Publicity Committee and host committee. We need to budget money to pay for recipients lunches. c. The committee will send a notification letter informing/congratulating recipients and inviting them to receive their award at the next Board of Directors meeting at their own expense.
V. Attached are the six proposals that we had for awards. The following awards were approved:
1. Mary O’Conner – Lifeguard, retired from Chicago Park District. Approved for Award of Merit. 2. Gary Wise – Citizen, previous recipient. Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Approved for Heroic Act. 3. Thorpe Logemann – Paramedic/Firefighter, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Heroic Act. 4. Eric Coates – Lifeguard, California State Parks. Approved for Medal of Valor. Lifeguards Almquist, Dinnauer, and McKenzie, California State Parks – National Lifesaving Award. 5. James Wilson – Lifeguard, East Bay Regional Park District. Approved for Meritorious Act. 6. Mike Bartlett – Lifeguard, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Medal of Valor.
Application for Award of Merit
After 30 years of dedicated service to the Chicago Park District Lifeguard Service, Mary O’Conner has retired from duty. She started as a lifeguard at Calumet Beach on Chicago’s South Side and progressed to Lifeguard Captain and Aquatic Supervisor and led the Chicago Junior Guard program for decades. Her dedication has led to her being a role model and thousands of children have benefited from her leadership for the rest of their lives. We would like to honor her at a function to be held on 11-25-2005.
Submitted by: Jerry Gavin, Great Lakes
James McCrady,
It is my understanding you were considering submitting Gary Wise for a commendation for the events surrounding the water rescue on Aug. 30th. I would like to give you my personal perspective on this call.
Attached you will find our incident report with the facts of the call. I feel the effort and professionalism that Gary Wise displayed during the event deserves a better description then the report provides.
The SWFD received a report of a possible water rescue. I was the first unit to arrive on scene. The beach in front of me was vacant but a quick scan to my right spotted a frantic family at the waters edge. I ran down the beach and made contact with the family members. They stated that the victim was in the water and just disappeared. (A brief note on the surf conditions, the winds were SE 10-15 mph, producing a surf height of 6-8 feet, very choppy and inconsistent break due to remnants of Hurricane Katrina swell, very strong west to east lateral current, multiple fixed and traveling rip currents.) A quick scan of the immediate surf area revealed no visible victim. Due to the surf conditions and no visual on the swimmer, the decision was made to keep all rescue swimmers out of the water.
The Walton County Sheriff's Department launched a PWC to try and locate the victim. Within a minute, the two deputies were thrown from the PWC as a wave overturned the craft. Two SWFD personnel entered the water and retrieved the PWC and righted it, got on and tried to begin a search for the victim. Within a minute they also were thrown from the PWC by a wave. At this point I called Gary on his cell phone and stated “Gary, I am watching a water rescue spiral out of control, I could use your help. He replied “I will be there in a minute mate!”
Now with 4 personnel in the water and only 1 USLA trained, I was concerned but still felt they were ok for the moment as they all had some for of flotation device. The deputies had on life jackets and our personnel were in life jackets and our USLA trained swimmer Division Chief Glen Keuhner had a rescue tube. The deputy made it to shore but the SWFD personnel were caught in a very strong rip, another firefighter entered the water to assist and became trapped in the rip. At this time we had air support from a medivac helicopter hovering over our personnel in the water. Our trained swimmer lost his rescue tube when he was hit by a large wave. Now I became very concerned and passed command to a Lieutenant on scene and entered the water with a rescue tube to get to Glen. Not being fully prepared to enter the water (as I had long pants on) my swim was hindered. I was able to get to Sgt. White, reassure him that we would get to shore. I was unable to fight the current to reach Glen and he unable to swim to me against the current. I stayed in physical contact with Sgt. White, who by now was exhausted and stay in visual and voice contact with Glen, who was holding his own.
I looked to the shore and saw Gary and a deputy bringing out a line. I told Sgt. White this is it, swim for the line. We made it to the line and then pulled ourselves to shore. Sgt. White and the other firefighter were transported to the hospital for exhaustion. Glen finally broke free for the rip and swam in.
With all personnel out of the water and accounted for, the helicopter broke off of their position above us and began searching for the victim. The victim was located a half mile east of our location about 500 yards of shore. We drove to a position on the beach, parallel to the hovering helicopter. I discussed a plan with Gary, which was for Gary to swim out to the victim and secure him with a rescue tube and we would use a PWC to get a line out to him and pull them in. Gary entered the water 100 yards up current and swam through extreme surf conditions, made it to the victim and secured and confirmed. The PWC did make it to Gary's position, but the line had been depleted from the spool. With the surf conditions what they were and coupled with the fact that the PWC stalled twice, Gary waved the PWC off and said he would swim the victim in to shore.
Gary began the swim in with the victim, (later discovered to be 240lbs). I became very concerned as I saw that Gary was heading towards a very strong rip and I had no way to warn him. Gary sensed and felt the current but by this time had reached a sand bar. Gary was able to stand on the sand bar and drag the victim up current 200ft and then continued the final 200 yard swim to the beach, where we relieved him of the victim.
That is the sequence of events during this call, which lasted over 2 hours. Gary's out and back swim took 40 minutes of intense physical and mental endurance. This was probably the most demanding rescue or attempted rescue that I have ever witnessed and I have been in the fire service for 21 years.
When considering the actions of a person to save another, a positive outcome is not the truest measure of the effort, dedication and selfless act put forth. I would hope that this description would shed some light on the absolute courage and dedication the Gary Wise displayed on Aug 30th, because a friend asked for help. Gary had absolutely NO DUTY to act on this day and yet he answered the call.
If I can be of any further information please feel free to contact me.
Sean Hughes Deputy Chief SWFD 850-267-1298 [email protected]
2005 Fall Board of Director’s Meeting November 3, 2005 Dana Point, California Heroic Acts – Recognition, Awards and Presentations Committee
Members Present: Great Lakes - Jerry Gavin Gulf Coast - Tony Pryor Mid Atlantic - Bart Mattaliano Northwest - Bob Fennell Bert Whitaker South Atlantic - Nikki Bowie – Chairperson Adrienne Groh – Vice Chairperson Tom Gill Southeast - Jim McCrady V Southwest - Mike Bartlett Alex Peabody Bill Richardson
l. Call to order ll. Introduction of members and confirmation of personal contact information. lll. Old Business – a. Applications must go through regional presidents before being submitted to the committee. The more lead time prior to a Board of Directors meeting, the better. b. Research on Class A ribbons will be on-going. We had approved yellow and blue as the colors for the ribbon, but it was suggested in committee to use red, white and blue similar to police, fire, EMS. Class A ribbons will be presented to Medal of Valor recipients only. c. “Drowning, Prevention, Achievement Award” was tabled to a sub-committee for further research. The sub-committee will consist of Mike Bartlett, Jerry Gavin, Alex Peabody and Jim McCrady.
lv. New Business – a. Thanks to Publicity Committee for getting out information regarding presentations to our award recipients at our meetings. Attached is the press release that was generated for the presentations for this meeting. b. Discussion on when to present awards at Board of Directors meetings. Depending on meeting agenda and availability of dignitaries, we will tailor the presentations accordingly. This will require prior communication among Heroic Acts Chair, Publicity Committee and host committee. We need to budget money to pay for recipients lunches. c. The committee will send a notification letter informing/congratulating recipients and inviting them to receive their award at the next Board of Directors meeting at their own expense.
V. Attached are the six proposals that we had for awards. The following awards were approved:
1. Mary O’Conner – Lifeguard, retired from Chicago Park District. Approved for Award of Merit. 2. Gary Wise – Citizen, previous recipient. Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Approved for Heroic Act. 3. Thorpe Logemann – Paramedic/Firefighter, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Heroic Act. 4. Eric Coates – Lifeguard, California State Parks. Approved for Medal of Valor. Lifeguards Almquist, Dinnauer, and McKenzie, California State Parks – National Lifesaving Award. 5. James Wilson – Lifeguard, East Bay Regional Park District. Approved for Meritorious Act. 6. Mike Bartlett – Lifeguard, Huntington Beach, California. Approved for Medal of Valor.
Application for Award of Merit
After 30 years of dedicated service to the Chicago Park District Lifeguard Service, Mary O’Conner has retired from duty. She started as a lifeguard at Calumet Beach on Chicago’s South Side and progressed to Lifeguard Captain and Aquatic Supervisor and led the Chicago Junior Guard program for decades. Her dedication has led to her being a role model and thousands of children have benefited from her leadership for the rest of their lives. We would like to honor her at a function to be held on 11-25-2005.
Submitted by: Jerry Gavin, Great Lakes
James McCrady,
It is my understanding you were considering submitting Gary Wise for a commendation for the events surrounding the water rescue on Aug. 30th. I would like to give you my personal perspective on this call.
Attached you will find our incident report with the facts of the call. I feel the effort and professionalism that Gary Wise displayed during the event deserves a better description then the report provides.
The SWFD received a report of a possible water rescue. I was the first unit to arrive on scene. The beach in front of me was vacant but a quick scan to my right spotted a frantic family at the waters edge. I ran down the beach and made contact with the family members. They stated that the victim was in the water and just disappeared. (A brief note on the surf conditions, the winds were SE 10-15 mph, producing a surf height of 6-8 feet, very choppy and inconsistent break due to remnants of Hurricane Katrina swell, very strong west to east lateral current, multiple fixed and traveling rip currents.) A quick scan of the immediate surf area revealed no visible victim. Due to the surf conditions and no visual on the swimmer, the decision was made to keep all rescue swimmers out of the water.
The Walton County Sheriff's Department launched a PWC to try and locate the victim. Within a minute, the two deputies were thrown from the PWC as a wave overturned the craft. Two SWFD personnel entered the water and retrieved the PWC and righted it, got on and tried to begin a search for the victim. Within a minute they also were thrown from the PWC by a wave. At this point I called Gary on his cell phone and stated “Gary, I am watching a water rescue spiral out of control, I could use your help. He replied “I will be there in a minute mate!”
Now with 4 personnel in the water and only 1 USLA trained, I was concerned but still felt they were ok for the moment as they all had some for of flotation device. The deputies had on life jackets and our personnel were in life jackets and our USLA trained swimmer Division Chief Glen Keuhner had a rescue tube. The deputy made it to shore but the SWFD personnel were caught in a very strong rip, another firefighter entered the water to assist and became trapped in the rip. At this time we had air support from a medivac helicopter hovering over our personnel in the water. Our trained swimmer lost his rescue tube when he was hit by a large wave. Now I became very concerned and passed command to a Lieutenant on scene and entered the water with a rescue tube to get to Glen. Not being fully prepared to enter the water (as I had long pants on) my swim was hindered. I was able to get to Sgt. White, reassure him that we would get to shore. I was unable to fight the current to reach Glen and he unable to swim to me against the current. I stayed in physical contact with Sgt. White, who by now was exhausted and stay in visual and voice contact with Glen, who was holding his own.
I looked to the shore and saw Gary and a deputy bringing out a line. I told Sgt. White this is it, swim for the line. We made it to the line and then pulled ourselves to shore. Sgt. White and the other firefighter were transported to the hospital for exhaustion. Glen finally broke free for the rip and swam in.
With all personnel out of the water and accounted for, the helicopter broke off of their position above us and began searching for the victim. The victim was located a half mile east of our location about 500 yards of shore. We drove to a position on the beach, parallel to the hovering helicopter. I discussed a plan with Gary, which was for Gary to swim out to the victim and secure him with a rescue tube and we would use a PWC to get a line out to him and pull them in. Gary entered the water 100 yards up current and swam through extreme surf conditions, made it to the victim and secured and confirmed. The PWC did make it to Gary's position, but the line had been depleted from the spool. With the surf conditions what they were and coupled with the fact that the PWC stalled twice, Gary waved the PWC off and said he would swim the victim in to shore.
Gary began the swim in with the victim, (later discovered to be 240lbs). I became very concerned as I saw that Gary was heading towards a very strong rip and I had no way to warn him. Gary sensed and felt the current but by this time had reached a sand bar. Gary was able to stand on the sand bar and drag the victim up current 200ft and then continued the final 200 yard swim to the beach, where we relieved him of the victim.
That is the sequence of events during this call, which lasted over 2 hours. Gary's out and back swim took 40 minutes of intense physical and mental endurance. This was probably the most demanding rescue or attempted rescue that I have ever witnessed and I have been in the fire service for 21 years.
When considering the actions of a person to save another, a positive outcome is not the truest measure of the effort, dedication and selfless act put forth. I would hope that this description would shed some light on the absolute courage and dedication the Gary Wise displayed on Aug 30th, because a friend asked for help. Gary had absolutely NO DUTY to act on this day and yet he answered the call.
If I can be of any further information please feel free to contact me.
Sean Hughes Deputy Chief SWFD 850-267-1298 [email protected]
National Certification Committee – Action Report United States Lifesaving Association November 3, 2005
1. Attendance B. Chris Brewster – Chair Tim Harmon – Co-Chair, Mid-Atlantic Jim McCrady – Southeast Kim Tyson – Gulf Coast Ralph Goto – Pacific Islands Mike Beuerlein – Southwest Bob Fennell – Northwest Jerry Gavin – Great Lakes Scott Petersohn – South Atlantic Dr. Peter Wernicki – Medical Advisor 2. Business Conducted 2.1. Applications for certification and recertification were individually discussed and recommendations for action were developed. A list of agencies recommended for certification can be found in the Recommended Board of Directors Action section of this report. 2.2. The committee discussed difficulties of some applicants in understanding and complying with the requirement to maintain written policies on their swim test and to submit them with their application. It was agreed that reference to the agency’s swim test for all lifeguards formally stated in the following would be accepted as equivalent to policy: 2.2.1. An agency policies and procedures manual 2.2.2. An agency training manual 2.2.3. A formal job description issued by the employing agency (for all lifeguard job classifications or ranks) 2.2.4. A current job announcement issued by the employing agency (for all lifeguard job classifications or ranks) 2.2.5. A union contract (covering all lifeguard job classifications or ranks) 2.2.6. A publicly issued policy on agency letterhead and signed by the agency administrator (for all lifeguard job classifications or ranks) 2.3. A letter will be sent to Brevard County advising of the outcome of an investigation of complaints received and requesting modifications of its policy regarding lifeguard training to conform with the requirements of USLA and to ensure that training either be completed prior to assignment or in a trainee program consistent with USLA requirements. 2.4. The possibility of restricting use of the USLA Job Bulletin Board to USLA certified agencies was discussed. It was decided not to take this action at this time.
Page 1 of 3 2.5. The problem of agencies failing to submit statistics was discussed. It was decided to address this by maintaining a list of email addresses culled from certification applications and sending out email reminders in August, January, March, and thereafter as necessary. The Chair is to coordinate this with the program administrator and National Statistics Coordinator. 2.6. The issue of first aid curricula for agencies that do not utilize DOT First Responder as a minimum was discussed. Scott Petersohn agreed to bring forward a proposal at the next meeting to require that supplemental first aid training to bring an agency to the 21 hour minimum should be consistent with specified elements of the DOT First Responder curriculum. Mr. Petersohn will recommend appropriate elements thereof for committee review and approval. 3. Committee Goals 3.1. Issue approved certifications 3.2. Conduct necessary follow-up on certifications delayed 3.3. Write Brevard County with outcome of review of complaint 3.4. Follow-up on swim policies issues with Ocean City, NJ and Sea Bright, NJ (Harmon) 3.5. Work with National Statistics Coordinator to develop an electronic reminder system for statistics 3.6. Solicit and review new applications 4. Recommended Board of Directors Action 4.1. It is resolved that the following agencies shall be certified in accordance with USLA rules for the periods and at the levels noted: 4.1.1. Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ – Regular through May 2008 4.1.2. Ocean City Beach Patrol, NJ – Six month extension (to address swim policy) 4.1.3. Sea Bright, NJ – Six month extension (to address swim policy) 4.1.4. Boca Raton, FL – Regular through November 2008 4.1.5. Camp Pendleton, CA – Advanced through November 2008 4.1.6. Destin, FL – Advanced through November 2008 4.1.7. Lack's Beach Service, Inc., SC – Regular through November 2008 4.1.8. Nag's Head Ocean Rescue, NC – Advanced through November 2008 4.1.9. Palm Beach (Town of), FL – Regular through November 2008 4.1.10. Port San Luis Harbor District (Avila Beach), CA – Regular through November 2008 4.1.11. Rochester Hills, MI – Regular through November 2008 4.1.12. ARCVLSC/Jax Beach Ocean Rescue, FL – Six month extension to address medical aid training components, 40 hour lifeguard training policy, and a single equipment oversight
Page 2 of 3 4.1.13. Cape May Beach Patrol, NJ – Certify regular upon receipt of swim test policy 4.1.14. Cape May Point, NJ – Certify regular upon receipt of swim test policy 4.1.15. Delray Beach Ocean Rescue, FL – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.16. Hollywood, FL – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.17. MCCS Water Safety Kaneohe Marine Corps Base – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.18. Pismo Beach, CA – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.19. St. Lucie County, FL – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.20. Santa Cruz, CA – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.21. Scarboro Beach State Park, ME – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.22. Seal Beach, CA – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.23. Encinitas (City of), CA – Six month extension (review incomplete) 4.1.24. Newport News, VA – Six month extension (review incomplete) 5. New Committee Chair – Subsequent to the Committee’s meeting, Eric Bauer was appointed by the USLA President and confirmed by the Board of Directors to act as Chair of the National Certification Committee. Lifesaving Aye,
B. Chris Brewster, Committee Chair
Tel: (858) 581-1221 – Fax: (720) 535-3274 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.lifesaver1.com
Page 3 of 3 Public Information/Public Relations Committee Activity Report USLA 2005 Fall Board of Directors Meeting
The PIO/PR Committee met on November 5, 2005 to discuss the actions in the past months since the Spring Meeting in Miami. The USLA experienced large amounts of positive and important publicity as an expert in open water rescue through national, regional and local broadcast and print media.
Turning our attention to the future, the committee looked at a proposal from Barker – Campbell Farley to promote the USLA on a national level at a proposed cost of $18,000.00. The suggestion was made to negotiate to just promotion of Beach Safety Week and ask for funds to be added to and earmarked through the Public Education committee from Ways & Means.
(The above actions were taken and funding approved in committee, but then was denied in a vote on the floor. See the minutes for further explanation.)
The discussion then moved towards the website. One suggestion was made to promote the USLA to the guards by highlighting business promotions available to the members. Finally a suggestion was made to put in an interactive map highlighting USLA guarded beaches in areas around the country that a visitor may look at in perusing the website. Hopefully the lists of agencies could become links to the agency websites.
Note: The PIO/PR Committee will work with the Development Committee to submit an RFP for Marketing and Public Relations. United States Lifesaving Association
PO Box 366 Huntington Beach, California 92648
World Wide Web: USLA.ORG
AMERICAN LIEGUARD
B. Chris Brewster M*A*G*A*Z*I*N*E President 15481 Cottonwood Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Jerry Gavin Tel: (714) 345-5792 Fax: (714) 374-1500 Internet: [email protected] Vice-President ======
Nikki Bowie Secretary ALM Working Committee Action Report- Fall 2005
Greg Farry Treasurer I. Last Issue Feedback Chris Graham Recurrent Representative • Corrections/changes (noted in next issue) • Circulation issues- check with Uniserve Peter Davis Liaison Officer • Improvements- add new officers, chairs
Tim Gallagher Advisor II. Goals (Next Issue Input)
Chip More • Deadlines (Winter Issue- Nov. 15 for copy; Dec 15 go to print) Legal Advisor • Article assignments/agency profiles/photos/misc.(need more input from some regions that are underrepresented) Dr. Peter Wernicki Medical Advisor • Advertising leads (very solid for next 3 issues)
• Budget changes (membership @ 12,400, so printing will remain Michael S. Bartlett ALM Managing Editor at 12,800)
III. Old Business
• Jennifer Velasquez did an outstanding job as our new Design & ALM Committee Graphics Michael S. Bartlett Chair IV. New Business
Phil Rogers • A new long range goal is to scan all back issues of the ALM starting Secretary with the earliest issues and convert to PDF available on the USLA Greg Farry website (Bob Dillon, Tim Gallagher and Charlie Hartl will work Financial Advisor together to locate all back issues and scan, etc.) Tim Gallagher Publication Advisor
Charlie Hartl Membership Liaison
Tom Gill Public Information Liaison
Andrew Healey Photography
Jennifer Velasquez Design & Graphics
ALM Managing Editor’s Address: 15481 Cottonwood Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Tel: (714) 898-6966 Fax: (714) 374-1500 Internet: [email protected]