Borko and Neil Smyth just got back from the Las Vegas 2010 Senior Olympic Games! Approximately 60 players participated in the games. Neil and Borko where playing doubles in the 50-54 age group and we got 1st place! Borko also clinched 2nd place in the 50-54 singles event. Good job guys!

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San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting, 2010

September 21, 2010 7:05 PM Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

Call to order by Mark. SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Cooper, Bill Chang, James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Shelley Hardy, and Scott Roberts The approval of August 17, 2010 minutes was made by Scot and seconded by Bill Cooper. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out the Treasurer’s Report that has reconciled us through August 31 2010. Action Items: 1. Club Shirt Report. Bill Cooper brought in a Butterfly catalog. The SDTTA board saw three shirts of interest. The first a collared shirt with two colors and the choice of black/pink or white/black which sells for $50 we can purchase for $22. The second is a no collar Ino shirt that cost 40 and we can purchase for $19 and the third shirt was white with a Chinese saying we can purchase for about $19. Bill will ask Greg the sales rep if the shirts run a size larger or a size smaller. The motion was made to purchase at total of 80 shirts (50 with the collar, 25 no collar & 5 with the Chinese writing). James made the motion and it was seconded by Scott. 2. Club Shirt Logo Design. The question was brought up if this included our SDTTA logo and Bill Cooper said that we would need to get our own shirts and put a logo on them. 3. Attila Malek‘s Proposal to have a 4 star Table Tennis Tournament. Attila sent Mark an e-mail proposing to hold a 4 star table tennis tournament at our club on November 6 and 7, 2010. The proposal included splitting the profits 50/50. Attila stated that Power Pong is a 501 C3 Non Profit Organization. If we want to join him, then he would need to work on the entry form shortly and to please advise him soon. Scott made a motion to partner with Power Pong to hold the tournament here on November 6 and 7, 2010 and it was seconded by Bill Cooper. Bill Chan will turn in form to reserve the activity center. 4. Executive Director’s report. No report. 5. Webmaster’s Report. Daryl confirmed that the website usability is good. Daryl created a facebook space for members to join and members can receive instant information through it. 6. Equipment report by Bill Cooper. Bill Cooper requests to order 20 new nets and assembly. The retail cost is $59 and he can get them at a cost of $30 ($600). A motion was made to purchase 20 nets by James and seconded by Scott. The board wanted to thank Phil and his wife, John Tentor and Steve Carr for doing a wonderful job holding the San Diego Tournament in August. A motion was made to purchase gift certificates to Outback ($100 for Phil, $50 for John & $50 for Steve) by James and seconded by Bill Cooper. The next meeting of the SDTTA Board will be October 19, 2010. James made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Bill Chan. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

I want to congratulate Brana Vlasic on a superbly written article that was published in the San Diego Reader about herself and Stellan Bengtsson. Read the club’s copy or pick up your own copy of the Reader for extra pictures! If you can’t get to one, you can view the article here.

A big thanks to Phil VanDeWiele and all those involved in making our tournament run so smoothly! 2010 SAN DIEGO CLOSED RESULTS

San Diego Table Tennis Association

Board Meeting, 2010

August 17, 2010

7:05 PM

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

Call to order by Mark. SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Cooper, Bill Chang, James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Shelley Hardy, and Scott Roberts The approval of July 20, 2010 minutes was made by Bill Cooper and seconded by Borko. It was noted that Pam as previous web master had the one click touch and Daryl has it now on top of the page. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out the Treasurer’s Report that has reconciled us through July 31, 2010. Action Items: Club Shirt Report. James had started an order for club shirts with the approval of some board members. It was decided that in the future all board members were to give their input before shirts were ordered. James’s lead with the shirts was cancelled. Club Shirt Logo Design. Bill Cooper spoke to a distributor, Corey Cox who is with Butterfly equipment about the possibility of ordering their top of line shirt for about $28. Some members are interested in a SDTTA shirt with the 50th anniversary logo added to the shirt. Bill Cooper wants the club to be sure that what we buy is made of quality material. Sticker for Membership Renewal. Bill Chang brought up the subject of using colored and dated stickers instead of new membership cards to place on present membership cards. He checked the prices at Inkwell and Kinkos. A motion was made to move forward with the plan to use stickers for next years’ membership identification. Bill Cooper made the motion to use stickers for next years’ membership and Shelley seconded it. Six out of seven board members approved the vote. Borko was opposed because he felt that the cost was minimal for our present members and would see it as a possibility for about 600 members. Bill Chang will buy the stickers. Daily Play Collection, Protocol, and Waivers Discussion. An incident regarding a wheel chair bound table tennis player who was not a member and was it right to collect daily play money from this person needed clarification. A motion was made that only current National Team and World/US Champion players will not be charged for daily play. The motion was made by Bill Cooper and seconded by Scot. Pee Wee Coaching. Pee Wee coaching started August 14th under Stellan and Angie. It was noted that many new faces were seen and it was getting off to a good start Equipment report by Bill Cooper: Three tables need to be assembled. Bill will make arrangements to have the tables assembled in exchange for this years’ membership. The nets are in good shape. Executive Director’s Report: No report. Web masters’ Report: Daryl was not able to come. Next meeting is September 21, 2010. James made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Bill Cooper. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary