Team meetings are scheduled every 2nd Sunday of every month, hosted at various members' homes. If you would like information about our upcoming meeting, please contact us.

Meeting Minutes for July 11, 2001

Location: Cafe Express         Call to order: 9:15 PM

In Attendance: Tim Kessler, Tracy Hunter, Brad Levinson, David Drapeau, Dan Joyner, Larry Mock, David Wheat

President Report: (Tim Kessler)
Nominations are now open for TDA officers to be elected at the TDA banquet in November.

Vice President Report: (Brad Levinson)
Daniel Duke has volunteered to provide his shave and massage services for TDA members going to Gay Games in Sydney 2002.

Secretary Report: (Larry Mock)
No report

Razzle Dazzle Dallas:
Eleven (11) signed up to get more information about TDA. Tim will email, call or mail them to followup.
Larry will mail raffle items to winners. Zee Robertson suggested that for future events like this, that we have some kind of activity, such as a dunking booth. We had $127.00 in T-shirt sales.

IGLA Championships - Toronto
Swimmers: 1.Tim Kessler, 2.Brad Levinson, 3.Larry Mock, 4.Mike Gunning, 5.Page Nance, 6.Bill Kritzer, 7.Mark Westergard, 8.Tracy Hunter, 9.Dan Joyner, 10.Bill Baker, 11. Stacy Mullikin (coach)
Supporters: 1.Dwaine Bailey, 2.Steve Miller, 3.Zee Robertson, 4.Curt Moody, 5. Anthony Mark Hankins
HAD A GREAT TIME !!!!! Summary report will be out soon.

Merchandise Committee:
Brad Levinson (apparel ordering, suits), Bill Kritzer (inventory), Larry Mock (pins, tattoos)
No new report. Sydney suit will be discussed at the next meeting.
We currently have the following TDA items for sale from Bill Kritzer. Checks payable to Team Dallas Aquatics:
T-shirt -- S (6), M (15), LG (9), XL (10) -- $12.00
Tank Top -- S (8), M (2), LG (1), XL (6) -- $12.00
Lapel Pins -- silver (76), gold (79) -- $2.00 each
Male Swimsuit (Streamline) -- (1) 30 WH (lined in black)
Male Swimsuit -- 32 WH (1)
Long-sleeve Twill -- LG (1), MED (1) -- $35.00 <20% off of $44>
Tattoo's -- (lots)

External Communications Committee:
Larry Mock (website), Tim (press releases)
Brad will submit an article with picture to The Voice for followup on Toronto. Website - give me photos from Toronto so we can add some new pictures to the gallery.

Community Events / Social Committee:
Peggy Rey and Page Nance (co-chairs), Bill Kritzer (Lifewalk)
--TDA Wednesday Night Supper Club, August 8, 8:30 PM: Tin Star (in The Quadrangle)

--Lifewalk: A team social is being planned for Sept. or Oct. at Mike Gunning's to help raise funds for this years walk.

Upcoming community / social events:

August 4	DAM - Redeye Breakfast at SMU - 7:30am
August 25	North Texas Special Olympics - Baylor/Tom Landry Center
September 23	Alan T. Ross Freedom Parade
Sept or Oct	TDA - AIDS Lifewalk Fund Raiser
October 5	DAM 20th Anniversary Celebration - Lakewood Theater
October 13, 9:00am	AIDS Lifewalk
November	TDA Banquet/Elections
November 17	DAM Post-meet party - St. Pete's Dancing Marlin (Deep Ellum)
December	TDA Holiday party
December 15	Dallas Aquatic Masters Christmas Party (DAM)

Fund Raising Committee: Larry Mock and Brad Levinson (yard sale), Mike Gunning (sponsors)
--Yard Sale: We are planning to have our next sale in the spring of 2002. Remember our policy on large items: "If two people can't easily move it.....then we don't want it." We are always collecting items for the sale. Let Brad or Larry know if a pickup is necessary. Items can be stored at Brad's warehouse.
--Individual Sponsors / Supporters: Is the same price as our dues, $30.00 and includes a TDA T-shirt or tank top, TDA pin, and tattoo.
Another TDA Sponsor Drive / Pool party is being planned for August at Mike Gunning and Dwaine Bailey's house. Further information will be out soon.
2001 TDA Individual Sponsors: 1.Steve Miller, 2.Jeff King, 3. Mark Sapitsky

Membership Committee: (Co-chairs: Tim Kessler and Bill Kritzer)
No report
Dues Paid Members 2001: 1.Tim Kessler, 2.Bill Kritzer, 3.Larry Mock, 4.Page Nance, 5.Brad Levinson, 6.Mark Westergard 7.Peggy Rey, 8.Tracy Hunter, 9. Mike Gunning, 10.Monty Sullivan, 11.Rex Toltschin, 12. Darrell Oldham, 13.Dan Joyner 14.Brad Lengyel, 15.Bill Baker, 16.David Wheat, 17.Anthony Mark Hankins, 19.Roger Kennedy

Dan Joyner suggested we have a table out at "The Crossroads" to distribute team information.

Swim Meet / Travel Committee:
Dan Joyner (travel logistics), Brad Levinson (travel logistics2), Larry Mock (meet packets)
Upcoming Swim Events:

July 21-22	Long Course Zone Championships - Austin, TX
July 27	DAM - 2k and 5k swim at SMU (deadline July 25)
July 29	DAM - 10k swim at SMU (deadline July 25)
August 16-19	Long Course National Championships - Federal Way, WA (deadline July 13)
September 1	Maui Channel Swim (deadline August 11)
September 3	Waikiki Roughwater swim (deadline August 20)
September 8 (new)	Swim for Life: Providence, Rhode Island
September 9	La Jolla 1 and 3 Mile Ocean Swim - San Diego
September 22	Kansas City Waves - East vs. West Showdown - Kansas City, KS (deadline Sept 5)
September 29	Swim SF 2001 - San Francisco
**October 6	DC Annual Columbus Day Classic - Washington, DC
**November 17	DAM - Short Course Meters Swim Invitational - Baylor / Landry Center
**December 15	DAM - Christmas Relays - SMU 10:00am
**November 2-9, 2002	Gay Games VI - Sydney, Australia

(**TDA sanctioned)

Swim Department:
TDA designated practices at SMU: Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri 7:15-8:15pm, Sat 10:30-11:30am
Stacy Mullikin coaches at Baylor on Thursday's 6:00-7:00 pm
A full practice schedule for DAM can be found at:
http://www.damswim.com Dallas Aquatic Masters Online

Next team meeting is Wednesday, August 8, 8:30pm at Tin Star (the quadrangle). The team meetings have been changed to take place at Wednesday Night Supper Club since we seem to have a better turnout that night.

Meeting Adjourned: 10:05 PM

Special Notes:
USMS membership is required to compete. Remember to register as Dallas Aquatic Masters (plus give me a copy)
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY...............JEFF KING JULY 19
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY...............MIKE GUNNING JULY 23

Cyber Stuff:
TDA website: http://www.TeamDallasAquatics.com Team Dallas Aquatics
Dallas Aquatic Masters (DAMM): http://www.damswim.com Dallas Aquatic Masters Online
IGLA website: www.igla.org International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (Index)
IGLA info signup: www.egroups.com/group/IGLA-List eGroups : IGLA-list
OutSports: www.outsports.com/ Sports & Gay Athletes and Sports Fans: Information On Jocks, Sports News & More
Gay Games, VI website: http://www.gaygamesvi.org.au/ Gay Games VI & Cultural Festival - Sydney 2002
USMS: United States Masters Swimming
North Texas Masters Swimming: http://www.ntmasters.org North Texas Masters Swimming Page
USA Swimming: www.usa-swimming.org/toolbox/ Communications Toolbox
Ear Mitts Bandless Ear Muffs: www.earmitts.com www.earmitts.com
Parigi: http://dwp.bigplanet.com/parigi/homepage/ PARIGI - Home Page