So what did we do all year?

Below is a partial list of key accomplishments. In order to add a modicum of structure to the list I broke things into groupings based on the board member who was most closely involved in the task, but it should be noted that all of these tasks involved contributions from multiple board members and club members who volunteered their time to help LPBC continue to thrive.

LPBC Board Accomplishments for 2007

Secretary:

Records: Kept tidy records of all our board meetings and distributed meeting summaries to our members

Organizer: Helped organize volunteers for club activities

House Director:

Private boat storage: cleared out some “deadbeat boats”, collected some long overdue storage fees and acquired a couple boats for club use

Completed a thorough equipment inventory: Documented serial numbers, physical description and the condition of all our boats, and made repairs as needed.

Facility improvements: Painted the boat bay doors and added some nice planters to the apron area.

Access/security: Installed card reader system on erg room/locker room doors to allow club members more consistent access to workout facilities.

Membership:

Responsiveness: Flawlessly handled 223 renewals and 126 new memberships, including orientation and card key management for a total of 349 members and did such a great job the board heard not ONE complaint! WOW!

Communication:

Internal communication: Published the first newsletter in years then followed that with the first ever electronic newsletter/blog

Events: Pulled together our fabulous season opener and season ending parties

Treasurer:

Accounting: Refined the accounting categories to better separate paddling income and expenses from rowing income and expenses

Convenience: acquired debit cards for specific board members to make club purchases more efficient, and receipts/records a little tidier.

Paddling Director:

Classes: Introduced some upper level paddling classes

Outreach: Brought a successful corporate event to the club that generated substantial income for the club

Insurance: Finally acquired adequate insurance for the clubs paddling side.

Rowing Director:

Sprints: Directed a record setting event in terms of entries and revenue.

Classes: Created and found instructors for sold out roster of LTR classes

Vice Commodore:

Community relations: Steve Brown leveraged his relationship with Alderman’s office to gain LPBC involvement in Fullerton Ave bridge construction planning process. Ultimately this may result in changes to the bridge design that would eliminate the center pillar. Also helped us get last minute alterations made to scaffolding that could have had an adverse effect on Sprints event.

Commodore:

PD relations: Worked with the PD to keep the facility open year round (so far, fingers crossed)

Leadership: I provide support and hopefully some vision to help the rest of the board accomplish the great things listed above.

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Did I forget anything? Post a comment below. Tell us what you think was important in 2007?
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