The Annual Meeting and Picnic will be June 2 from 11:00 - 4:00 at Little Hills in San Ramon. Activities include a rock climbing wall, swimming, croquet, badminton, ping-pong, live band, and an all you can eat buffet featuring chicken, hot dogs, a variety of side dishes and drinks (including beer and wine). New this year is a potluck dessert contest. A special prize will be awarded by the incoming board to the member who brings the most creative and tasty dessert. Reservation forms have been mailed. Please return them to Lisa Erle by this Friday, May 18th. You can also download a form and find further information by clicking here.

At the last Board of Director's meeting the board approved a change to the bylaws concerning the mailing address for the club. The club does not have an official office or headquarters, but in the bylaws it stated that the Club Treasurer's home address was an "office" or point of contact to receive correspondence. However, the Board has determined that it would be more efficient to use the club's P.O. Box as a mailing address and not designate a director's home as an office or headquarters because that would be temporary and need to change depending on the status of the director. Therefore, the bylaws have been changed to reflect that the club will not designate an office or headquarters, but instead use the P.O. Box as its mailing address to receive correspondence and have on file with the state.

Section 1.4 of the bylaws has been changed to read:

Offices. The Club shall not be required maintain a principal office/headquarters. The Board of Directors shall adopt a mailing address for the Club, which shall be PO Box 72452, Oakland CA 94612 until and unless changed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall also establish written guidelines from time to time establishing who shall have access to receive and who may remove Club correspondence from the PO Box, which correspondence may include ballots cast by members in elections, from time to time. The Board of Directors may also adopt a principal office/headquarters by an amendment to this bylaw made in accordance with these bylaws.

Congratulations to Cal Figure Skating on their 4th place finish at the 2012 USFS Intercollegiate National Championships. Read more here about the team and their experience competing at Nationals this year.

Did you know that St Moritz is now a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization? This means that any donations you make to the club are tax deductable to you. We have updated our donation page to explain the various giving opportunities that are available. We also now accept donations via Google checkout so you can give using your credit card. Thanks for helping your club and your fellow members.

S.T.A.R.S. is coming to San Jose on June 3, 2012

Registration open April 16th

S.T.A.R.S. (Standardized Testing of Athleticism to Recognize Skaters)

S.T.A.R.S. is a new system of off-ice fitness assessment and development designed to support U.S. Figure Skating's existing testing and competition progressions. Its development is based primarily on the need to promote robust, all-around fitness in young American skaters; to push and maintain the athletic ability curve ahead of the skills curve; to ensure that young figure skaters are physically prepared to handle the introduction of new, more complex and more demanding skating skills; and to reduce the potential for injury typically sustained during the training of these new skills.

We recommend you consult your coach about off-ice programs and training before registering to participate.

For more information go to here. A flyer describing the program can be found here.

The Honor Roll, which was included in your membership renewal packet, has been updated and is now available here.
We apologize for leaving Catherine Ratana-Kelley off the list of our Junior Board members. We have also updated our graduating high school seniors.