From the Committees www . wsca . org 2023 - January - 7
Meeting Minutes
website has been updated . Working with Sandy to update the procedures and also working on updating the Judges test before testing in the spring .
Marketing & Promotions : Rachel Duenow Things are going good and Social Media is going well . There are 8,837 followers on Facebook and there were 72,000 hits on the livestream video . There were 33 vendors and Champ Show this year . The digital Champ Show Program was very successful . Mid November the November / December of the Spotlight will be issued . Working on the new website with Anthony . The ad revenue is up with digital Spotlight .
Nominating : Kevin Berger There are 4 open positions on the Board . Elections will be held at the General Meeting .
Procedures : Sandy Strube Nothing to report .
Publicity : Lori Taylor : New Royalty Court was introduced : Kalli Koepp ( WSCA Queen ), Sarah Smith ( WSCA Princess ), Jordan Erickson ( Ms . Horsemanship ), Abby Simon ( Ms . Games ), Malli Stevens ( Ms . Congeniality ). WSCA Queen and Princess will be attending the NFR the 2 nd week of December . Upcoming they will be attending banquets , Winter Carnival parade , Skijoring , and Bell Ringing .
The 2021-2022 Royalty Court fulfilled all of their requirements , so it is requested that they receive the final reimbursement for their jackets . Motion made by Julie Gintner , seconded by James Duenow to award final payment to past Royalty Court for jacket reimbursement . Motion carried unanimously .
Royalty : Bridget Behrns Buckles for the new Royalty Court have been ordered . Kalli Koepp ( WSCA Queen ) and Sarah Smith ( WSCA Princess ) will be attending the NFR in December , with thanks to the sponsorship from Sportsline Photography . The silent auction brought in $ 2,413 and half of this will be split with the Royalty Court . The raffle ticket sales brought in $ 5,936 .
Pony Pals would like to donate back the $ 500 to WSCA , for their award for Malli Stevens winning Ms . Congeniality . Will discuss and revisit as to where the funds will be donated .
Safety Committee : Corey Swartout Absent . Nothing to report .
Scholarship : Julie Gintner There were 3 recipients , awarded $ 1,250 each . Grace Moeller , Isabella Witucki , and Miles Flack . Julie would like to encourage past applicants who have not been awarded a scholarship to reapply for next year .
Old Business :
In regards to adaptive classes at Champ Show , will need to decide how to break down the classes and determine the qualifications . We can look the guidelines that Special Olympics and 4H use . It would be helpful if others can reach out to people or places to let them know we are looking to add adaptive classes to Champ Show so they can prepare for next year .
Received a quote from Kelly Kurth for Liability insurance on the stalls for an annual amount of $ 1,700 . 1M per occurrence , 2M aggregate , with a $ 500 deductible . For Inland Marine insurance , it was quoted for $ 5,700 , with a $ 5,000 deductible . Damage from loading and unloading would be excluded . At this point the cost of Inland Marine insurance would exceed the benefit .
New Business : Entry refunds and request for Vet and Medical reasons . Motion made by Kevin Berger , seconded by James Duenow to approve refunds . Motion carried unanimously .
Adjournment :
Motion made by Kevin Berger , seconded by Josey Peterson to adjourn the meeting at 12:06 PM . Motion carried unanimously .
Next Board Meeting : December 7 , 2022 Western Saddle Clubs Association , Inc . Board Meeting Minutes , October 30th , 2022 Submitted by Leslie Mason , WSCA Executive Secretary