Club President Kristin Keller called the meeting to order
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and pledge
Round up for Rotary has begun at Piggly Wiggly. This will be a great fund raiser for our club.
Sonny Huntly introduced Chris Crosby, one of our scholarship recipients. Chris goes to USC and has a 3.6 GPA!!! - Awesome job Chris. He has worked at Dockside and his plans are to either be a sports attorney or go into sports marketing.
Lynn King collected Happy $$
Speakers:
The head coaches for USCB new men's and women's basketball program were our speakers.
Coach Sharon Versyp, has come out of retirement to be the head coach of the women's program. Coach Versyp has a distinguished and impressive resume as both a player and a coach. Most recently she was head coach at Purdue University for 15 years. She is passionate about her job as well as giving back to the community and helping and mentoring students. She is excited to build the women's program, with recruiting and fund raising being among her first tasks. The challenge is to recruit talented students who are not all freshmen. The basketball facility is supposed to be ready by November.
Coach Ron Fudala, Head Coach of men's basketball, comes to Sand Shark Athletics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is passionate, energetic and positive with a love for helping others grow their own culture. His goal is to help the athletes become the best version of themselves. He spoke about the program's staples: Character, Commitment, Culture, Ownership and Appreciation. He also said that Adversity = Growth and that there will be some adversity involved in growing the basketball program. He also expressed the desire to build a community product. His goals - Connect, Serve, Learn, improve - all with love, passion and service.
Exciting times for USCB as they launch these new athletic programs.