Has the USMS ever consider starting a foundation? Many nonprofit organizations have one so that their members and other intersted parties can give large donations and the organization can use the foundation to help with extensive costs.
Generally, they are very easy to run once they have been started.
Or does the USMS have a donation mechanism connected to the membership? Has anyone ever discussed a true membership drive? I've never seem any type of membership pamphlett or brochure. If the new magazaine is going to be the property of USMS, this seems to me to be a great way to entice more people into membership and making donations. I live in a small town of about 33,000 in west central Illinois. There are two members to CMSA, however, there are other poeple who have swam in college and still swim. When I've mentioned USMS to them, they do not see a reason to become a member -two used to get Fitness Swimmer and didn't know about Swim Magazine.
I generally swim in postal races because trips to Chicago to swim for the day can be very expensive. The organization does offer many benfits to swimmers outside of simply being a link to compettition. Oddly, I don't even know towhom to address this question.
USMS has so many benefits that many people could use. The organization seems ot be very passive though.
Parents
Former Member
Dear Craig,
There have been several notices about the USMS Endowment Fund in SWIM Magazine over the last few years. In fact, we have printed notices about the Endowment Fund ever since it was first established. The latest notice appeared on page 37 of the July/August SWIM Magazine and accompanied the article "Competing until the Very End" by John Feinstein in the July/August issue of SWIM Magazine.
In case you don't have that issue of the magazine on hand, here is the notice:
USMS Endowment Memorial Gifts
The United States Masters Swimming Endowment Fund was designated as one of the recipients of memorial contributions in memory of David Gregg. As a result, several generous contributions were received by the Endowment along with numerous memorial statements about the contributions David made to his family, his team and his community.
The Endowment Fund continues to be a vehicle for memorials, celebrations and considered philanthropy by the swimming community because its good works will serve us all and help keep the spirit and memory alive of people like David Gregg, Doc Counsilman and others in the process. Because of the generosity of Masters swimmers, their friends and families, the Endowment Fund has now grown to over $150,000.00 and grants have been made in each of the last two years to support worthy research.
Information about the USMS Endowment Fund can be obtained from Doug Church, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Endowment Fund, DChurch@cchalaw.com, P.O. Box 10, Noblesville, IN 46061; 317-773-2190. The Endowment Fund is actively soliciting grant requests for the 2004 calendar year.
Please let us know if you would like additional information.
Sincerely,
Bill Volckening
USMS Editor / USMS Endowment Fund Board of Governors
Dear Craig,
There have been several notices about the USMS Endowment Fund in SWIM Magazine over the last few years. In fact, we have printed notices about the Endowment Fund ever since it was first established. The latest notice appeared on page 37 of the July/August SWIM Magazine and accompanied the article "Competing until the Very End" by John Feinstein in the July/August issue of SWIM Magazine.
In case you don't have that issue of the magazine on hand, here is the notice:
USMS Endowment Memorial Gifts
The United States Masters Swimming Endowment Fund was designated as one of the recipients of memorial contributions in memory of David Gregg. As a result, several generous contributions were received by the Endowment along with numerous memorial statements about the contributions David made to his family, his team and his community.
The Endowment Fund continues to be a vehicle for memorials, celebrations and considered philanthropy by the swimming community because its good works will serve us all and help keep the spirit and memory alive of people like David Gregg, Doc Counsilman and others in the process. Because of the generosity of Masters swimmers, their friends and families, the Endowment Fund has now grown to over $150,000.00 and grants have been made in each of the last two years to support worthy research.
Information about the USMS Endowment Fund can be obtained from Doug Church, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Endowment Fund, DChurch@cchalaw.com, P.O. Box 10, Noblesville, IN 46061; 317-773-2190. The Endowment Fund is actively soliciting grant requests for the 2004 calendar year.
Please let us know if you would like additional information.
Sincerely,
Bill Volckening
USMS Editor / USMS Endowment Fund Board of Governors
