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A Call for Volunteers !

10/13/2020

 
Dear Ski Friends:

Over the past 9 months, our ski club’s Board of Directors has experienced an attrition in its composition due to a variety of personal reasons.  With a traditional membership (non-COVID) of 300+, SJSC needs a full Board to effectively administer the various trips, activities, and operational needs of the club.

Please take a few minutes to look at the list below of open positions to which I included a brief job description.  Most only require you contribute an hour or two a week of work.  Monthly Board meetings last 2 hours and are done virtually via ZOOM.  If you are unsure of your ability or of failure don’t be – we won’t let that happen.  The Board is harmonious and we all work together for one reason – our members.  We try to ensure a friendly, fun, and welcoming environment at all events.  What a great way to learn more about our ski club and improve it with your ideas!

Vice President – The vice president works with all Board members and presides over meetings in the absence of the president.  The vice president is expected to serve in that capacity for one or two years to learn the organization then elevate to president for one or two years.

Secretary –
The secretary takes and maintains the minutes of Board and other meetings as may be necessary.  The secretary uses their personal mailing address to receive correspondence on behalf the club.

Asst Webmaster –
Works with the club webmaster by maintaining the club’s website and social media (Facebook) platforms.  Prepares and distributes Constant Contact messages as needed.  Graphic experience nice but not required.

Asst Treasurer –
Works with the treasurer who receives, disburses, and records all funds belonging to the Club. Files all of the club tax returns and any other required regulatory documents.  Good bookkeeping skills are required.

Ski Director -
 Works with the Ski Committee, club officers, leaders, and vendors in the planning and organizing of ski trips for the club. {for next Ski Season}

Graphic Artist –
Periodically we need someone with computer skills and a creative mind.
If you have any interest in one of the position, have any questions, or would like to recommend a friend, please feel free to call me at 609-575-1395 or email at: joebroski@comcast.net

Thanks!
Joe Broski, President

Step-by-Step Trip SignUp Instructions

8/4/2020

 

OnLine Trip Registration is LIVE - Wed 8/5 @ 7 pm

8/2/2020

 
As a lead-up to Opening Night (August 12th).. 
On-Line trip registration goes Live on Wed - Aug 5th @ 7 pm.

Simply go to the clubs web-site / ski page...
where the Trip Flyers are currently posted... 

@ 7 pm Registration will be turned ON - right on the same page!

It will look ALOT like the button on the right   >>>
{and, no.. this is NOT the real button.. don't click it}
Register
All existing trips will be available to register on the 'WAIT LIST'.. 

And - not to worry, right now, "wait-list" does not mean the trip is full..

This is simply an electronic version of getting in line at a trip sign-up table
(like we did the 'Old Day's..  last year..)

The difference is, there is no actual standing in line (we couldn't do that anyway..)

Live Registration will be available from 7 pm Aug 5th..
right thru Opening Night on Aug 12th.  *1

On Opening Night, Trip Assignments will be made and
deposits collected (with the ability to pay on-line via credit card)
(did we mention we're taking EVERYTHING online!)

*1 - Just like a physical line.. the further to the front you are, the better chance you will get on the trip..   so don't wait too long to register.  If you are the 40th person in line on a 36 person trip..  you're probably not going to get a spot on that trip.

Completing the eDocs...

7/21/2020

 
Hold Harmless Agreement and Liability Release

These documents - which have been part of the membership and
trip sign up forms for years are now freestanding documents
requiring electronic signature.

All Members must sign and submit both of these new eDocs
as part of the membership application process.

The PDF version these documents is available for review here
Hold Harmless Agreement and Liability Release

As you complete the On-Line Membership Application, you will
be prompted to request the new eDocs from our new provider (Eversign
).

NOTE:  Don't just check the box..   you need to click on the link/statement !

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Simply fill out the document request with your email address...
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The green message is success....
don't click [Start Signing] again..  you'll  just get another link...
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At that point - go back to completing your Membership application..
make the Dues payment (on-line, for convenience) and
then check your email for the link to the official
Hold Harmless Agreement and Liability Release eDocs..

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All you need to is open the email click the link, review, sign and submit..
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Once completed, the eDocs will be automatically sent to
Membership for review and attached to your member profile.

That's it!

Upon receipt of the eDocs and Payment of your Dues..
your membership will be active.. and you'll ready for the
Trip pre-Registration process that begins on Aug 5th

Membership SignUp open at 7 pm tonight..

7/21/2020

 
After months of work behind the scenes we are ready to launch the new On-Line Membership Sign-Up for the 2020-21 Ski Season!

You will be filling out all the same forms..  with all the same information (plus a couple other questions / choices..) - but we are eliminating the paper..  and you will not have to type all the same information in again..

That's right.. fill out the forms this year... and - not only will all the info carry to the Trip Registration forms (yeah.. we do that!) - but the info will also carry to next year..  making renewing membership a breeze.

In addition - since we are still very limited with having physical meetings..  you can pay your Membership Dues On-Line with a Credit/Debit Card..  and we're absorbing the 3% Card Processing fee we are charged for all on-line transactions.

That's right..  easy - online payment (no snail-mail checks..) and no Fees (at least, not for membership dues!)

Sign Up is a breeze....
Just go to the [SJSC Application]  link on the club website

          > > Shown here > > >

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Just enter your email address to start the application..
(Use the same as you used last year - so we can 'Welcome' you back!)

Then - just fill out the easy-to-follow form, make your Dues payment on-line and then look for the eDocs link from Eversign in your email.

Complete and submit the required Hold Harmless Agreement and Liability Release and that's it!  You'll be a active Member.. 

..  ready for the Trip pre-Registration that kick's off on Aug 5th!

Socially Distant General Meeting - July 8th

7/5/2020

 
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We're back!! Please come to our 1st in person meeting in many months at Laurel Acres Park. It will be great to see our ski friends again, and learn what has been going on behind the scenes. Ski Trips, social events and online signups will be discussed. If you don't feel comfortable coming in person, we will have a zoom session going on simultaneously.

We are asking the that you comply with in person social distancing and the NJ One Pledge rules. See link below for more info:

https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/general-public/how-can-businesses-organizations-and-residents-support-new-jerseys-restart-and-recovery-what-is-the-one-jersey-pledge

Bring your own food and chairs. There is no grilling or alcohol allowed.

Looking forward to seeing all of you there!!

Good things are coming!

6/27/2020

 
We are moving to a completely digital platform..  

No more paper membership applications.. 

No more paper trip registrations...


If you haven't moved or changed your birthday,
why keep filling out the same info, form, after form..
every.....     single..     year?

We've been wondering the same thing..
and now we're doing something about it!
(and between you & me.. I think you're gonna love it!)

Trip Flyers are Here!

6/21/2020

 

Rational Optimism - A message from our President

6/15/2020

 
Where are We Going?

With all the uncertainty in the world right now we know you have questions about the coming ski season. Some of you may be wondering whether there will even be a season or why we are still planning one.

We recognize that many have lost loved ones and that recreational snow sports are trivial in comparison with loss of human life, loss of jobs, housing and businesses. When the board met in late March, the travel and global health outlook was fairly bleak. After extensive discussion, the board decided to move forward with the season with a guiding principle we came to call “Rational Optimism.”

Skiing and riding are our passion and the club is a community. With the hard work of the committees and volunteers, the cooperation of the resorts and our vendors, we forged ahead. No one knew what the season ahead would look like but we began planning for a season like no other. The season had to be scalable – the ability to add, drop, defer and change trips with as much flexibility as possible. We would need to find a way to have opening night – even if we could not meet. We would need to find a way to get forms signed and payments made – in a world where suddenly no one wanted to touch paper or cash.

All of our volunteers went to work on this and have made unbelievable progress in three short months. You will learn more about the changes to the trip signup process as well as the trips currently on the schedule at the June 17, 2020, Zoom general meeting.

Candidly, I am not certain which trip(s) I will attend next year. I remember during April and early May - when the health crisis was at its worst in our area - looking at my computer screen saver of Rendezvous Bowl and my framed photo with ski club friends at the Blackcomb Glacier often. I recall thinking that I was so glad I had gone on those trips, had those experiences and memories, particularly if returning to those places might not be all that easy in the future.

As I write this, the travel and public health outlook, while still less than ideal, look a little brighter. Neither the club nor I can tell you whether you should purchase a pass, what will happen if there is another shutdown, or what skiing will be like if social distancing remains. There is a certain amount of risk involved in all adventure travel. This coming year will involve a bit more risk, no doubt. Each and every turn we are fortunate enough to experience will be that much more rewarding having faced the prospect of a winter without sliding on snow.

Everyone will need to make their own decisions in their own time. The club understands this. We remain Rationally Optimistic.

- Jeanine

Preview of next Season's Trips

4/11/2020

 
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