Membership Package 1997

Membership information for the 1996-1997 membership year.

Webmaster's Note:

We keep track of things at the club based on calendar years, fiscal years and membership years. While a year is always a 12 month period, no two of these years start on the same day.

We all know about the Calendar year, however, there are two other 12 month periods that affect the club and it's members financially.

Our Fiscal Year goes from July 1 to June 30. This is the 12 month period that governs our budget and the term of office for our board members. Our tax returns are also filed for this period of time.

Then there is the United States Figure Skating Association's membership year. This period goes from October 1, to September 30 of the following calendar year.

USFSA membership is not pro-rated. In other words, if you join the USFSA half way through the skating year, you must still pay full price. It also complicates things, because the school year starts sometime between late August and early September, depending on the school. Since many of our school-age members take skating as an alternate physical education program, our club skating programs must begin approximately the same time. So here's the basic policy of this club governing membership dues, with allowance for new members wishing to take part in club sessions during September.

• If you are currently a member, you don't need to have your membership paid until October 1 to be involved in club sessions. Even if you are not planning to renew your membership, it is still in effect through September 30
• If you are planning to enter an event that will be held after October 1, whose registration deadline is prior to October 1, you must pay your next years membership before the application can be signed.
• Between September 1 and October 1 skaters participating in fall program activities requiring club membership are required to join in advance.
• Skaters joining as a full member between October 1, 2026 and August 31, 1997 are required to pay full membership.
• The board often approves special limited membership programs to allow non members access to classes during the last three months of the school year, or during the summer.

Santa Rosa Figure Skating Club tries to keep dues as low as possible. We do this by collecting only funds needed to cover required overhead like USFSA dues, "Skating" magazine subscriptions, the club newsletter, insurance, and other membership related administrative expenses in the dues. We cover our club programs such as club ice, lessons, club shows, competitions, etc. through a combination of fund raisers and participant fees.

All members should have received their membership packets by now, If you haven't, please contact Beverly Salaz

Fees for 96-97 are as follows...

First skating member or professional, $60.00

Additional skating or non skating member, $35.00

Associate member, $35.00

In addition, the board has passed a resolution requiring 25 hours volunteer time, or a $100 additional per family using club certain qualifying club services. If you do not use any of the these services, this requirement is waived.

Fees for additional skating & non-skating members are the same (non-skaters paid a little less in years past). We invariably have had situations where a parent would step out on the ice, or need to be backstage where the wet surface of the floor, from skaters going on and off the ice, made life a little more hazardous for those in shoes. As a result, last year we decided it would be best to insure all members. If a non-skater decides to start skating, they do not have to upgrade their membership as they did in the past.

MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE 1997

Dear Member:

Enclosed is your preprinted membership registration, club information card, volunteer request form, and for some, a statement regarding money owed in lieu of volunteer hours.

• Please review preprinted forms, fill in requested information, and don't forget to sign;
• Complete ALL information on blue card, also don't forget to sign the contract for volunteer hours that is located at the bottom of the card;
• Fill in your request form;
• DO NOT KEEP ANY COPIES FOR YOUR RECORDS, please return forms and dues to me at this address:

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