Volunteers

Nominations for Directors – Needed NOW!

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The planning for the 2019 Season is now starting. An important part is filling positions for the Board of Governors (directors), officers and committees.

We need your help! NOW!

Directors for Board of Governors Needed – Nominations Close October 1

Each year we need to replace at about 5 to 8 Directors on the Board, at least one or more from each Division. Elections as needed will be completed before the November General Membership Meeting.

Members may nominate other members or volunteer as candidates for the Board from their Division. Contact your Division VP ASAP to nominate candidates or volunteer to serve.

Board Directors are the representatives for the general membership. The Board is the ultimate authority for Metro Seniors. Four meetings each year are scheduled to review and approve operations and plans for the future.

Serving on the Board is a great way to help improve Metro Seniors. It is not a huge commitment of time. But you will have the opportunity to make a real impact for the future of Metro Seniors!

Officers Needed

Executive Officers – President, First VP, Treasurer, Secretary, and Division VP

Executive Officers are nominated and elected by the Board of Governors (Directors). Officers are responsible for all plans, budgets, schedules, and all operations for Metro Seniors.

Officers are usually filled from the Directors on the Board. They are committed, interested, knowledgeable, and have a sense of continuity.

Committee Members Needed

Committees are the real lifeblood of Metro Seniors. We always need volunteers from all divisions on standing committees including:

Handicap Committee (Dick Jones, Chair)
Rules Committee (Gary Brown, Chair)
Publicity/Communication – Tony Ellebracht, Chair)
Special Events – (Frank McLaughlin, 2019 Chair)

Other committees are also available.

First Tee Collection / Donations at 2018 General Meeting

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Looking for a way to make more space in your garage or basement?
Get those extra golf clubs and old but usable bags and even used (or new shoes) to the Metro Seniors Member meeting on March 13 and make a donation to First Tee.  Maybe you can even get a tax deduction for 2018 for your donation.
Past President Bob Zaruba is organizing Metro St. Louis  Seniors Golf Association collections at the General Meeting for the First Tee Charity.  Donate your excess golf gear for great use with their charity program for kids.
First Tee will be at the Kirkwood Community Center about 12:15 – 1:00 on Tuesday March 13 – right before the annual spring meeting.  Get there early, make your donation, and meet friends at your Division Table before the meeting.  Parking gets full early.
First Tee gladly accepts golf clubs that are no older than 15 years old, golf bags that are in good usable condition and golf balls.  Sorry, we cannot accept anything with alcohol advertising.
Want more information about First Tee – CLICK HERE

With the 2nd Swing Club Donation Program you can put any of your old equipment to great use and make a huge impact. The value of your used clubs and equipment is sent to generate cash donations.

Can’t make the General Meeting????  You can still make a donation that will benefit First Tee of Greater St. Louis.  The following directions will help.

HERE ARE A FEW TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR EQUIPMENT DONATION:

First Tee has an online donation form that includes a detailed valuation for lots of equipment.  If you use their form, you can get a detailed tax valuation summary for your donation.

Click here to get started.

  • When completing the donation form, fill in our chapter name to ensure the donation is directed to us (there are 165+ chapters so this is important!).
  • If you have equipment to donate that you cannot find in the system, add it to your shipping box and make a note in the “notes” section of the donation form.
  • You can also donate golf balls, apparel, golf bags, range finders, etc. 2nd Swing’s staff will process the items and contact you about their donation value.
  • When shipping your equipment to 2nd Swing, please print your FREE shipping labels and include a copy of your donation summary in each box. The donation summary can be printed directly from the website or from your email confirmation.
  • A donation receipt will be sent to you within 3-4 weeks of receiving the donation. Our chapter will receive your donation within a month.

Electronic Score Card Testing – 2018

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Electronic Score Cards are moving into pilot testing for weekly tournaments at the start of 2018 season.

Want to be part of the testing?  Want to get the tournament results out faster?  Volunteer to be part of the testing team.

We need 8 to 10 (or more) volunteers who:

  • Have an internet connected smartphone (Iphone or Andriod) – most are
  • Know how to access website on their phone
  • Are willing to help others
  • Are interested in helping make our scoring process better, faster, less expensive

How to volunteer?   Email to David Wicks – David.L.Wicks@gmail.com  (or tell Rick Hines or Tom Stiern)

A couple of meetings are being planned for February (probably about 2 hours).

We initially will be organizing tests for Division 2 and Division 5.  Volunteers will be trained on the “electronic score card” (really easy).  Volunteers will also help plan the full scale data entry for specific weekly tournaments.

Volunteers may also demonstrate the score card at the General Membership meeting in March.

When the season starts, we expect that a team of volunteers (4 to 6) will run the tests.  They will also show playing members how to enter their own score cards.

Want to see a working test score card?  CLICK HERE

Only Division 1 (2017) members’ numbers and 2017 dates are set up for the test.  You can click to chose the courses, the members, and the tees.  You input numbers (1 to 9) for the hole by hole scores.  Scores are totaled automatically.

Then SUBMIT the final data.  It is easy, accurate, and once you do a few, it will be fast.

 

 

New Officers for 2018

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With the new year, we have changes in officers.  The following changes were approved by the Board of Directors for the 2018 Season.

Rick Hines has completed his term as Past President and on the Executive Committee.  He is continuing as VP for Division 5.

Bob Zaruba has completed his term as President and moves to Past President and continues on the Executive Committee.

Dave Wicks, as of January 1 will be the President and will continue on the Executive Committee.

Larry Roth, currently a Director for Division 1, has been confirmed as First Vice-President and will begin serving on the Executive Committee.

Don Skitt is stepping down from the Secretary position.  Craig Carothers has been confirmed by the Board as our new Secretary.

As previously announced, Denis Carter is now our Treasurer, replacing Ed Gautier.

Finally as a special recognition, Herb Walker has stepped down from responsibilities on the Board after 18 consecutive years of service.

Please be sure to express your thanks to these folks.  They have kept this organization healthy, fun and vital for many years.

Starters and Scorers – Instructions and Schedules Update

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ALL MEMBERS – Please remember we need everyone (including new members) in each Division to volunteer as Starters or Scorers each season.  The job is not hard.  We have simplified the instructions.  Starters and Scorers are really facilitators – handing out and collecting score cards and handling the Closest To Pin markers.

Scorers – We do ask that you assign the Scorer Finish Time accurately.  Then scan score cards for completion (all blanks full), and legibility (if you can’t read it, neither can we). If incomplete or illegible ask group to clean it up.  You don’t have to check math.  You don’t have marshal or policing duties.

The Pace of Play Log Sheets are new, but tee groups are responsible for completing their member IDs at registration and times and comments at scoring completion.  Should take less than a minute for each tee group.

MEMBER TEE GROUPS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SCORE AND TIME DATA AND ACCURACY, LEGIBILITY AND COMPLETION on Universal Score Card, Course Scorecard, and Pace of Play Logs.

The new checklists/instructions for Starers and Scorers have been updated.

Plus we have the current (3-28-17) Starter/Scores Schedule for Divisions 1 and 4 online.

All members and especially new members should look over the instructions.  If you know the process, registration and scoring will go faster and be more accurate.  CLICK HERE, for a step by step illustrated instruction for scorecards and Pace of Play Log sheets.

CLICK HERE for Starter Scorer Checklists and Division Starer / Scorer Schedules.

 

Division 1 at Belk Park – Friday, August 19

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Playing @ Belk Park @ 7:00 using the Gold and Red tees.  It is a 1 & 10 start.
See you there
Tx Vince Italiano
Division 1 VP
vwopperi@aol.com
Still need people for Innsbrook.  Contact Vince Italiano to volunteer as starter/scorers for Innsbrook.
Belk Park:
880 Belk Park Rd.
Wood River IL 62095
(618) 251-3115 		 From Mo – I-270 to IL over Chain of Rocks bridge to I 255 North (exit 7) toward Wood River. Take exit 6 and turn left onto Edwardsville Rd. Turn right onto Lakin Blvd., then right onto Rock Hill Rd. Turn left onto Belk Park
Rd to golf course. 

1st Tee Donations

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Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf Association will be having a collection drive at our Spring General Meeting, March 22, for the 1st Tee of Greater St. Louis.

Equipment donations to the 1st Tee of Greater St. Louis will help many local kids get involved in the game of golf who otherwise would not be able to learn and play the game.

Equipment donation are tax deductible.  Please fill out the attached form and bring it and the equipment with you to the General Meeting.

Accepted equipment are golf bags, individual woods, full sets and individual irons, putters, golf shoes (pairs), golf balls.  Golf bags with brand names of alcohol beverages ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Download (PDF, 447KB)

Volunteers Needed

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Metro Seniors needs volunteers!  We want representatives from all Divisions on several Committees.

  • Into Rules of Golf, Dave Hampton will be your chairman.
  • Want to know the ins and outs of handicaps and the courses we play, Dick Jones is your man.
  • Want to help make the weekly outings go better, tell your Division VP.
  • Interested in learning stuff about websites or blogs, call Dave Wicks (me).
  • Want to help out with Special Events (or learn how to run a tournament), Frank Mantia is there for you.

New Members – we want you too.  What a great way get involved and meet more folks to play golf with!

You will be working with a great group of guys to make Metro Sr better and you will learn something

Contact your Division VP. or someone on the Board post a feedback to this site, join the site Forum and post your interests, or send any of us an email.

Most committees don’t take a lot of time.  Plus. sharing the load makes it easier and more fun for everyone!