Monthly Salle Santa Cruz Mailing List Email

This is a brief reminder of some relevant SSC things.

First, on the use of the list:
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1) To send email to the entire SSC list use the following address:
santacruzfencing@yahoogroups.com

2) If you reply to an email from the list, by default, the reply
will only go back to the entire list. Remember that before sending
off an insult, challenge, marriage proposal, or whatever.

3) If you try to send email and it fails, the most likely reason is
that you're sending from a different email address than the one
that you signed up with the list. For example, if you signed up
as "sabreur@..." and try to send email from
"bob@..." your email will not be sent. Only MEMBERS
may send email to the list, and membership is determined by the FROM
email address.

4) Related to #3: if you change your email address, you need to subscribe
the new address to the list, and (preferably) un-subscribe the old one.
If you need help with either of these things, contact Mary Keane at:
mary.keane@...

5) If you have other questions about the use of the list, or issues with
it in some way, send them directly to Mary: mary.keane@...
She will do her best to assist you, or farm it out to someone else.
(Delegation is her specialty.)

6) Please use the list only for SSC related items. The list is probably
bigger than you know. Humor, politics, and other items are all good
things, but please don't use this list to start discussions about them.
You may inadvertently offend or bother someone you've never met.

What is appropriate includes: any SSC business (meetings, parties,
competitions, volunteer opportunities, etc.), other fencing related
items (events, suppliers, articles, links, etc.), and probably other
things not listed here.

Use your best judgment on this. Remember: if you send it here, A bunch
of email addresses you don't know get it. Do you really want them all
to read it? Is it related to the club or fencing in some way?

7) If you need to contact just one person, it is generally best to look
email them individually, rather than email the entire club looking for
them. If you need contact help, email Mary, who can dig up the data
for you if it is available.

8) This goes without saying, but please be polite. A lot of people read
these emails, and they are indexed for posterity on the Yahoo servers
as well, though only list members can read them there. It is always
possible to express differing opinions kindly and respectfully. I
trust we all know that, and that we will all do that.

Next, a simple reminder about putting things away:
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When the club closes up after a session, and the gear needs to get
put away, please put it back into the totes - one strip's worth
per tote - and stack them neatly in the storage closet. Other gear
that doesn't go into the totes (weapons, jackets, masks, etc.) all
have designated places as well - hangars, bags, and the like.
PLEASE put all the gear away neatly so that the next session it is
easy to find and get setup again.

Ordering the really cool Salle Santa Cruz warmups
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Warmup ordering instructions

Ordering Clothing with the Embroidered Club Logo

1. Contact Bam Designs (Mary Fletcher) at bamfletch@... or the phone number
listed above

The Bam Designs catalog is stored in the club closet - there are lots of
clothing options in the catalog. If you purchase the clothing from Bam Designs,
the embroidery charge is often free. You'll want to discuss the price of the
item and the embroidery options with Mary.

If you're going to purchase the Santos warmup set or have some other clothing
embroidered, you need to discuss embroidery options, time lines, price, etc.
with Mary. The embroidery charge will be around $10-15, depending on the item.

2. Have the clothing sent to Bam Designs.

You can purchase the Santos warmup from New Horizons and have it shipped to Bam
Designs or you can ship your own clothing to Bam Designs.

New Horizons http://www.newhorizonssoccer.com/soccer-warmups-prod.itml/icOid/381
or http://www.newhorizonssoccer.com/ and search for Santos Soccer Training Suit.

BAM Designs
259 Wares Mill Road
Dunnsville, Va 22454
(804) 445-9779

When the warmups are finished, they'll be mailed back to you.


Finally, on the use and fixing of club equipment:
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Jeff Powell is our club armorer. He will do his best to fix things when
they break. You can assist him in this effort by following a few simple
steps when something breaks:

1) Set it aside. Do NOT just put it back in the totes with
the working gear. Broken gear can be put into the storage
closet, (IN PLAIN SIGHT, PLEASE!) just not in the totes. See
the rest of these notes, however. If you determine something
is broken and Jeff Powell is there, please hand it to him personally.

2) Mark it. Use some tape and wrap it so it isn't usable without
breaking the tape. (Correspondingly, if you find something that
is taped up, do NOT use it. Leave it for Jeff to fix.)

3) Write a quick note about the problem and tape it to the item.
If you replace a floor cable because it's not working, for
example, just tape it up, add a note that says "flaky - sometimes
won't let a foil touch register" and include the date.

4) Tell Jeff about it. You can do this by sending him email at:
jeffp@...
or you can tell any of the regulars that might there when
you find the problem: Eric, Mary, Bob, Mark, etc.. Mary is a
particularly good candidate for such a message, as she and Jeff
exchange email semi-regularly.

Thank you for reading this. If you have suggestions for additional content
in this monthly automated reminder email, please send them to Mary Keane.

Mary Keane, President
mary.keane@...

Jeff Powell, club armorer
jeffp@...