Hello fellow members,

A few weeks ago, I got invited to a last-minute happy hour session at Cozymel’s down here in San Diego. Somehow, my friend’s co-worker’s friend from outta town just happened to be a sports reporter for Fox 10 News in Mobile, Alabama. As soon as he heard that I play table tennis, he was all about it. He said he was interested in doing a story about me for ESPN.com because people there liked ping pong too, but I thought he was just being nice. As it turns out, he was quite serious!

Check out the interview online: http://es.pn/paratabletennis

San Diego Table Tennis

Association Board Meeting

February 8, 2011

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

Call to order by Ron at 7:12 pm.

SDTTA Members Present: James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Ron Spencer, Bill Chang, Jock Oubichon, and Shelley A Hardy. Communications limited to items not on the agenda. Limit 3 minutes. The approvalof January 11, 2011 board meeting minutes was made by James and seconded by Borko. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out treasurer’s report to members present and it was sreonciled through to January 31, 2011. Membership discussion: Mark recommended that each renewing member need to fill out all spaces on the membership form. It was noted that all new members can sign up at SDTTA.com. It was noted that there are many blank areas and that it will take time to get the database with all the correct info on members. There needs to be a drop down for members to do family memberships online. Mark wanted to go over with Daryl the need to post the TT shirts on our website. There are 23 left and add a dropdown with sizes. The board would like Daryl to attend board meetings to give webmaster report, give advice or answer questions at the beginning or end of board meeetings. Action Items: Equipment report: Borko stated the following: There are 13 unopened nets 22 tables assembled (handicapped table included) 2 unassembled in boxes 2 tables at a local Sr Center It was suggested by Phil to buy an all-metal piece w/threads to make the part of the net stronger and less likely to break. Borko stated that their were 86 members signed and the total membership donation if $560. Welcoming suggestions for new members. Reserve a table for beginners/new members A volunteer committee person introduce visitor to people to challenge for the evening Recommend all new people to come Thurs. night to play in the round robing Volunteer new committee will bring recommendations to the next board meeting (Shelley, Esteban & need one more person to discuss welcoming new people to the club) 4.. Guidelines for partial memberships: a. $50 until Sep30th b. $25 from Oct 1st to Dec 31st c. Keep jrs. As they are The motion for SDTTA to use these guidelines was proposed by Shelley and seconded by Bill. All approved the motion. Monitoring: SDTTA wants to ask players to put their membership /receipt by net on table or on their bags so that they can be visibly seen. 6. Jock will be editing/updating the membership form. It was agreed to print 500 copies and stay with the yellow paper. 7. Discuss running tournaments in house. Ron wants SDTTA to sponsor our own league tournament for later on this year. USTTA sanctioned tournaments is where a fee if paid to USTTA and they give us a list of players.. Nonsanctioned means no fee but the club is responsible to get the word out. The best tournament is to have the right prize money. Next month Ron has invited a person to be present at our board meeting. 8. New technology to consider is blue tables. Ron brought up that there are new state of the art blue tables that would bring this club up to the level of having quality tournaments. We will bring this one action to the SDTTA members to vote on. 9. Committee for Initiatives. Ron would like to put together a committee of 4 SDTTA members who the board agrees to and come up with initiatives that the club members chose as priorities for the club to support . Mark made a motion to adjourn the meeting and James seconded it at 9:05. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley A Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

San Diego Table Tennis Association

Board Meeting, 2010

January 11, 2011

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.

Call to order by Mark at 7:05 pm.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Mark, James, Jock, Bill Chang, Borko, Ron Spencer, and Shelley SDTTA Members Present: Esteban Sandoval and Rashid Kazerooni. The approval of December 14 and28, 2010minutes was made by James and seconded by Jock. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out copy of Treasurer’s report to all members present and it was reconciled through to December 31, 2010. Bill also passed out a report comparing our expenses and collections for last year. He stated that we would have enough money in our savings to get us through for the next year as a worst case scenario. SDTTA members wanted to share their concerns about the club as a whole not making new people feel welcome. Rashid stated that some new people do not want to come back. Esteban wanted the board to know that there are concerns and possible ways to welcome new people. It was recommended that the board be proactive in welcoming new members. An action item will be added to the board agenda for February. Action Items: Introduction of new board members. Ron Spencer and Jock Oubichon were newly elected and James Kahn was reelected and all were welcomed to the SDTTA Board Meeting. Vote on new board positions: Chairman – Ron Spencer (will share equipment management with Borko) Vice Chairman – James Kahn Executive Director – Mark Adelman Treasurer – Bill Chang Secretary – Shelley Hardy Public Relations Director – Jock Oubichon Borko Dragojlovic – Member Relations (will share equipment management with Ron) All board positions were voted on and seconded by the Board. Only one abstention was duly noted for the Chairman position. Discuss Membership dues. Jock gave input about serving on the board in the past and the club was ready to branch out and start satellite facilities because we had the membership to support this move. Borko reemphasized that we need more members and then offer lessons periodically. Our membership is down and lowering fees will bring in past and new members so we can generate more money for the club. Ron Spencer stated that he believed that more people will join with lower fees and that the club will appeal to more people. Ron Spencer made a motion to reduce membership fees: $50 Adult $100 family (2 members and $10 additional up to total of $130) $30 Junior $ 5 Daily play $ 2 Daily play for Jr’s up to 17 $ 2 Guests from neighboring Mexico The motion was seconded by Jock and passed with one opposing vote by Mark. A motion was made by Ron and seconded by Shelley to revisit the new membership fee structure and donations at the July Board meeting. It was passed unanimously by the board. Discuss Jerry Harris’s email regarding rising city fees for BPAC rental space. There will be a BPAC board meeting February 1 at 6 pm and all SDTTA members are encouraged to attend. Mark and Jerry will draft a note to the city council encouraging them to keep BPAC open and financially low enough that we can afford to pay and play there at our current hours. Mark is proposing a possible joint letter with badminton and volleyball before the SD city council meets. Hardship membership. Suresh who is our representative that members can go to in case of a hardship came to the board about a member claiming hardship. The board passed and the membership was given free for this year to Richard (last name withheld out of respect to member). Discuss 501c Tax Deductable contributions through the Rec. Council. Mark and Jerry Harris will make this proposal to BPAC at the next meeting which is February 1. Rehab Tournament Sat, Feb 5th. Registration 9-9:30 am. Play 10 – 1pm. Connie Hegley is park official for this tournament. Borko, Shelley, and Esteban Sandoval are volunteering to help with this tournament. California State Games. Andre Scot volunteered to attend the meetings receive the materials and take notes. Earl will run the tournament. The board needs to know when the tournament is being held. Executive Director’s report. No report. Webmasters report. No report. The next meeting is February 8, 2011. Motion to adjourn was made by Jock and seconded by James. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

San Diego Table Tennis Association Special Board Meeting

December 28, 2010

Call to order by Mark.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Cooper, James, Borko, Mark, Shelley, and Scott. Bill Chang was unable to attend. SDTTA 2011 newly elected Board Members present: Ron Spencer and Jock Oubichon. Action Items: New member sign up procedures and incentives for 2011. It was decided by the SDTTA board that the most efficient signup method was to use the SDTTA website and these members will bring their receipt. A board member will issue the 2011 sticker to existing members and a membership card with a 2011 sticker to new members. Enforcement for existing members will be effective February 1, 2011 ($5 daily fee for non members). James recommended that a list of current members be posted on our SDTTA notice board starting 2/1/11 and updated weekly. A motion was made by Bill Cooper and passed by the board to have as an incentive a $10 discount to all single members ($90) and family members ($110) who sign up before 2/1/11. Ron made a motion that he would speak to Daryl about the possibility of printing up a membership card on line off the SDTTA website. The motion was made by Borko and passed by Bill Cooper. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

As we close out another year of great table tennis, competitive tournaments, great coaching programs and our dedication to continue to nuture, promote and grow the sport, we are compelled to share with you an important matter regrarding the daily use of our space within the Balboa Park Athletic Club. As you know we faced a serious financial problem with the city last year. We were successful for the most part in defusing the issue, but unfortunately the economic climate in San Diego– relative to community programs– will again be challenging in the months ahead. The city is again facing economic issues that could seriously impact the welfare and stability of our club, specifically regarding potential cut backs on hours of operation. It will take all of us working together to respond–when and where necessary, to defend our club hours of operation, standards of procedure, and positioning within the BPAC environment and with the City Council. We thank you for your continued support, and with your help we will maintain our standards of operation, including adequate hours of operation and plenty of playing time. NEW: Here is a memorandum from the San Diego Parks & Rec: Read the memo here. SDTTA Board of Directors