[cst_2014_board] Re: Volunteer Deposit

  • From: Karen Doty <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 14:28:31 -0600

Thanks Heidi and CAPS,

My step daughters left this morning and I am not working today, so let me
know if you would like me to do anything else.

Sorry, I was completely distracted last week.

Karen



On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Heidi M Mechtenberg <mechtenberg@xxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> I think I will reach out to them... try to get their side of the story.
> Hw
>
>
> On August 2, 2014, at 1:08PM, Daniel Ostergren  wrote:
>
> I second Lisa's opinion. ~Dan
>
> šŸŒ
>
> On Aug 2, 2014, at 11:20 AM, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Redacted sender
> "lisabhubert@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote:
>
>  Here are the thoughts running through my mind on this issue:
>
>    1.  Is it really clear to the families to communicate with CAPS when
>    leaving the team, or is it just clear to us because we are so involved in
>    the details?     This is a good chance to step back and see how things look
>    from the general swim team population.
>    2. If their child left the team that early in the season and didnā€™t
>    drain our resources, I donā€™t think we should keep the volunteer deposit.
>    It would be different if they were asking for a refund of team dues.
>    3. What did we decide on the Stoltz family volunteer deposit?  They
>    let us know early on (I think week 3) that Madison had too much going on to
>    participate on the team this summer.  I think we decided and communicated
>    to the family that we can refund $138 and the volunteer deposit.  They
>    never responded to Marleneā€™s email, so we didnā€™t send them the refund.  Are
>    they on the list of families that didnā€™t volunteer?  Now that I think about
>    it, I wonder why we required a response from them and didnā€™t automatically
>    send them the $138 refund after their initial email.
>    4. Bottom line opinion from me:  We should not keep Thieman and
>    Stoltzā€™s volunteer checks.
>
> Thank you for the open discussions -
> Lisa
>
>
> *From:* Trish Biggio <jmtmom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* ā€ŽSaturdayā€Ž, ā€ŽAugustā€Ž ā€Ž2ā€Ž, ā€Ž2014 ā€Ž10ā€Ž:ā€Ž19ā€Ž ā€ŽAM
> *To:* cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>  This should have been an issue that the Inward Liasons.  I heard
> nothing, did you Carol?
>
> Trish
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* cst_2014_board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
> mailto:cst_2014_board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <cst_2014_board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of *Marlene Hutton
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 02, 2014 7:37 AM
> *To:* cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [cst_2014_board] Re: Volunteer Deposit
>
>
>
> Exactly--I'm sure there are two sides to this, and there could be some
> issue that we don't know about at all.  It makes it difficult when we're
> missing one side entirely because it hasn't been communicated to the
> board.  It will be interesting to see what the coaches say, because if the
> family communicated with them about this, and that information wasn't
> passed on to the board, then that needs to be addressed so it doesn't
> happen again.  However, if the family didn't communicate with the coaches
> either about this, that's a different situation.--Marlene
>
> On 8/1/2014 11:52 PM, CAROL CLEAR wrote:
>
> I think it would be interesting to see what the family had to say compared
> to what the coaches had to say. I know we may not be able to do that but I
> get the feeling there might be two different stories.
>
> ~Carol
>
>
> On Aug 1, 2014, at 3:59 PM, "Marlene Hutton" <marlene.j.hutton@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>  Ashlyn Thieman is the swimmer who had the issue with the coaches and her
> swim cap.  I don't know if this plays into her quitting the team or not.
> As far as I know, they have not asked for any other monies back.   I think
> the family had communicated with the coaches about a medical issue Ashlyn
> was having midseason, but I have no idea whether they talked to the coaches
> about quitting the team for the rest of the season.  Asking the coaches
> seems like the best next step on this one.  Otherwise, as you said, Heidi,
> and as Trish said, if they didn't communicate this with anyone, how could
> we know?  I'm also a little concerned about the line "I would prefer not to
> divulge the details"  in this parent's email.  If a parent isn't willing to
> tell us about a disagreement with the coaches (or with the board, for that
> matter)  then it becomes possible to accuse anyone of anything.  But, maybe
> they did communicate they were quitting to the coaches, and the coaches did
> not pass that along to us.  If that is so, that is an issue we need to
> address as well.--Marlene
>
> On 8/1/2014 2:40 PM, Andy and Heidi Mechtenberg wrote:
>
> Karen, sending this to the board.
>
>
>
> Did anyone know about this family quitting?  Did they ask for any of their
> other monies back?
>
>
>
> I am inclined to ask what transpired, so that we can improve our process
> in the future.
>
> I am inclined to keep the check if we didnā€™t know that this family
> formally quit the team.  There was opportunity here to communicate a
> problem and to refund the fees if it came down to that.
>
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -Heidi
>
>
>
> *From:* Karen Doty [mailto:karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx>]
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:14 PM
> *To:* Andy and Heidi Mechtenberg
> *Subject:* Fwd: Volunteer Deposit
>
>
>
> Your advise?
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *John Thieman* <johnthieman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Volunteer Deposit
> To: Karen Doty <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Carrie Thieman <carrielthieman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> I would like to be exempt from this fee.
>
> My daughter quit the swim team in mid june due to disagreements with the
> coaches.
>
> i would prefer to not divulge the details but also do not feel it fair to
> pay for a fee on a team with which she spent only 3 weeks.
>
> Thanks
>
> John and Carrie Thieman
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> > On Jul 31, 2014, at 10:03 PM, "Karen Doty" <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Collindale Families,
> >
> > Collindale Swim Team records show that you have not fulfilled your
> volunteer requirements during the swim season.  Therefore, your $50 check
> will be deposited into the Collindale Swim Team bank account the week of
> August 4th.  If you think this may be in error, please contact me.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Karen Doty
>
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