Call for Nominations

October 15, 2024

The White Rock Amateur Swimming Association is placing a call for nominations for the board of directors ahead of the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2024 14:30 – 16:30 at the Peace Arch Curling Club - 1475 Anderson St, White Rock, BC V4B 0A8 and electronically.

 

Positions include; Director-at-Large, secretary, treasurer, vice-president and president.

 

Elected Directors-at-Large:

Serve as Directors of various portfolios related to the operations of the Society (e.g., Director of Communications, Director of Coaching, etc.). Directors-at-Large may have more than one portfolio and may be assigned and removed duties by Ordinary Resolution of the Board.

 

Secretary:
Responsible for the documentation of all amendments to the Society’s By-laws, will ensure that all official documents and records of the Society are properly kept, cause to be recorded the minutes of all meetings, will prepare and submit to each meeting of the Members and other meetings a report of all activities since the previous meeting of the Members or other meetings, will give due notice to all Members of the meeting of the Members of the Society, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.

 

Treasurer:

Subject to the powers and duties of the Board, keep proper accounting records as required by the Act, will cause to be deposited all monies received by the Society in the Society’s bank account, will supervise the management and the disbursement of funds of the Society, when required will provide the Board with an account of financial transactions and the financial position of the Society, will prepare annual budgets, will oversee and supervise office staff, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.

 

Vice President:

In the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.

 

President:

Responsible for the general supervision of the affairs and operations of the Society, will Chair meetings of the Members and meetings of the Board, will be the official spokesperson of the Society and may delegate this function as required, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.

 

Eligibility – To be eligible for election as a Director, an individual must:

• Be eighteen (18) years of age or older;

• Be a Senior Member or a parent/guardian of a Junior Member;

• Have the power under law to contract;

• Have not been convicted of an offense involving fraud in the past five years;

• Have not been declared incapable by a court in Canada or in another country; and

• Not have the status of an undischarged bankrupt.

 

4.15       Terms – Elected Directors will serve terms of two (2) years and will hold office until they or their successors have been duly elected in accordance with these By-laws, unless they resign, or are removed from or vacate their office.

Duties of Directors

4.32       Standard of Care – Every Director will:

a)            Act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Society; and

b)           Exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.

 

To submit a nomination for the Board of Directors, the nomination form emailed to club members will be submitted to info@wrasa.ca  The deadline for submission is November 6, 2024.

 

Please email info@wrasa.ca should you have any questions.

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There is a lot of important information on this page that you need to review carefully so you and your swimmers get the most out of the Summer swimming season!​ Make sure you read the Guppy Guidebook​ for club policies, bylaws codes and expectations. ​Volunteering at WRASA is a whole team, whole season commitment. We are entirely reliant on you, our parent members, to put together fun club events and really make the season special for the kids. And that's what we all want, right?

 

​Official Meets

You MUST sign up online in order to be included on the event list for the meet. Please make a careful note of the deadlines. ​

 

Club Events

A big part of WRASA is the summer fun we have as a team at our events. There are quite a few through the season and most need help from our parent volunteers. ​

 

Volunteering

Part of your membership obligation is to provide the club with volunteering through the season.  Please note that when your swimmer attends another club's meet, you are obliged to do one shift per weekend (timing and officiating).​

 

WRASA Season Opener

Our first event of the season is an orientation night for new families and a chance for everyone to meet their coaches, find out their training groups, get their training schedules and team uniform.