Meeting was held at 7:00pm in Gambrell Hall room 250. This will be our room for the remainder of the semester.Attendance: 33Parts of this meeting were very similar to our first meeting, for we had a number of new members. Please refer to the meeting minutes for Jan 21 for information on the Wind tunnel, tandems, AFF, the FJC, the Spring Break Trip, and the BANFF Film Fesitival in March. MLK Day of ServiceA special thanks to the members who came out to represent the Flying Gamecocks during the MLK Day of Service. It was really cold! ..but we all hung in there as we helped to assemble a shed for a Habitat for Humanity home. Thanks Tori Druce, Sarah Frenzel, Erin Snyder, Laura Ware, and Bekah Smith. It was a great time, and we hope to have lots more Flying Gamecocks out there next year! Clarification of Dues:Membership Fee: $20 This is a one-time fee for new members. This membership fee covers a club tee-shirt and INCLUDES semester dues. (For the semester you pay your membership fee, you will NOT be required to pay an extra $15 semester dues) Semester dues: $15 This includes any meals we prepare at the drop zone for the club. These dues are for returning members. Disclaimer: 7 minutes in heaven with any individual will not be granted as part of semester dues. Upcoming Skydive Weekends!Feb. 20-22: Mardi Gras Event Weekend March 20-22 April 17-19 ** Feb. 11 is the last day to pay a deposit (reserves you a skydive) for the Mardi Gras Skydive Weekend (Feb. 20-22).Tandem Deposit: $50 AFF Deposit: $100 A word on deposits:A deposit will go towards the cost of your skydive, and the difference is paid when we arrive at Skydive Carolina. The AFF deposit is only for students NEW to the AFF program who still need to take the FJC (First Jump Course). If you are a returning AFF student, please call Skydive Carolina to reserve your next jump. 803-581-5867 or visit http://www.skydivecarolina.com/ Gamecock InvitationalThe Gamecock invitational will take place during Carolinafest 2009. It will be a mid-year competition to prepare for collegiates and get our name out there! Hosting this invitational means:-brining collegiate teams from all over the country to our home drop zone for competitions -building our club credit -an opportunity to raise money for the club -Cypress Reps will be there, and they give preference to collegiate entries -Free Training! The Premier Swoop Team "Team Fast Track" will be providing free training for collegiates -Free Coach jumps for our members who are off AFF (this is awesome!) How to make the invitational happen:-Planning for this invitational will take a lot of work and organization! -Skydive Carolina will be organizing the skydive logistics, and the Flying Gamecocks (you and me!) will be organizing the rest We need flying Gamecocks to work the event.. which means helping set up, running the registration table, etc. as well as to help plan the event.. which means contacting other college skydive clubs, among other things. If you're interested in helping make this milestone happen,please send an email to
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or contact Laura Ware at a meeting. Next meeting: Wed. 4 Feb 2009 at 7:00pm in Gambrell Hall room 250 |
