Post AGM report

Dear all,

I hope that you enjoyed the beer session after the AGM :).   Here is the summaries of the meeting.

New Positions 2014 - 2015 :

Chairman: Scott Allbright

Treasurer:  Sam Coveney

Deputy Treasurer:  James Ang

Secretary: Chris Leong

Deputy Secretary:  (To be confirmed in October 2014)

Events Officer: James Ang

Newsletter Editor: Cora Fung

Dojo Safety Officer:  Shinobu Yamada

Dojo Registrar: Celine Pagnier

Equipment Officer: Sam Coveney

Web Officer: Douwe Gelling

Deputy Web Officer: Edmund Duesbury

Child Protection Officer: Celine Pagnier  (Temporary,  to be discussed among children classes instructors)

Welfare Officer:  ( To be confirmed as soon as possible)

Summaries of the AGM:

Dojo progression

A dojo heating system has been funded by crowdfunding, the Sheffield University Shodokan Aikido club and the dojo's income. 

Children's Classes has been up and running since April.

Sheffield Web site has been up and running.

The Shodokan Aikido Sheffield is now a landmark on the Google map.

World Championship 2013 has been a success with Sam and Caspar being in the forth place of tanto randori no kata and Maggy in the forth place in women's team randori.

National Squad training is happening in the dojo every other month.

A big team should be sent to the Shodokan Open 2014 on 7th June.

Over the past year since the last AGM, the student classes have been run by student dan grades.

Next big project for the dojo would be to raise funds for a minibus.

In the far future, a dojo based on a freehold property is deserved. 

Finance

The largest expense in the past year was the heating system.

The Dojo constantly has a healthy buffer of about GBP 3000.

Key fund repayment has nearly reaching the end.

Sheffield University club coaching fees has been increased by GBP 7.50  per week.

Thank you

Chris L