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Retired AD’s needed
to assist
with annual WADA
Workshop
By Mike Bates
Information Coordinator, WADA
It won’t be too much longer and the annual WADA
Workshop will be here… so the call is going out now to retired Athletic Directors
or Activities Directors from around the state, seeking their help.
The
2004 event will be held Saturday thru Tuesday, Nov. 6-9, at the Radisson
Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton. It will be the 38th annual event for the Wisconsin
Athletic Directors Association (WADA).
“There are a couple of ways for the retired
A.D.’s to stay involved, for them to stay in contact with the organization,”
said Don Swanson of Janesville, the Retired A.D.’s Liaison to the WADA
Executive Board. “One is to
participate in the 8th annual Retired A.D.’s Golf Outing which will be held
at Evergreen Country Club in Elkhorn on Sept. 21. Another way is to help out at the annual WADA Workshop in
November.”
Activities in the 2004 WADA Workshop will start
on Saturday, Nov. 6, with the Past Presidents’ Dinner. Retired A.D.’s are needed to work the
registration table on the mornings of Sunday and Monday, Nov. 7 and 8, as
well as in several other areas throughout the WADA’s largest event of the
school year.
“The biggest thing is we need Retired A.D.’s to help with
the registration table on those two days, but, we also need them to help with
selling the 50-50 raffle tickets, award door prizes, things like that,” said
Swanson, who had been the A.D. at Janesville Craig High School before his
retirement. “It’s certainly not
a lot of hard work, it’s a great way to stay connected, and they can have a
lot of fun, too.
“It’s
important that we have more retired A.D.’s get involved with the WADA
Workshop. Not only will it be a
good way for them to stay in touch with other A.D.’s, but it would help us
out tremendously,” added Swanson.
To
volunteer, contact Swanson via telephone at (608) 752-4851, via regular mail
at
29 South Martin Rd., Janesville, WI 53545, or via e-mail at deswan@jvlnet.com.
Specific
details regarding the WADA Workshop will be announced. Some of the basic information is
already posted on the WADA web site at www.wadawi.org.
The
event on Sunday, Nov. 7, will included Leadership Training Classes, the CAA
Exam, booths from numerous exhibitors, the Opening Session with a keynote
address by a speaker to be announced, the Distinguished Service Awards
Banquet, and the WADA/Vendor Social.
The
schedule on Monday, Nov. 8, includes a meeting for new athletic directors,
booths from exhibitors, a Women’s A.D. caucus, the Workshop Keynote Address,
four sets of mini-sessions, the WADA Awards Luncheon where the presentation
will be made of the special awards and A.D. of the Year award, a middle
school AD caucus and election, more LTC class offerings, and a Monday Night
Football party.
Activities
on the final day, Tuesday, Nov. 9, include a Fellowship of Christian Athlete
Breakfast, the WADA Annual Meeting, a WIAA Open Forum, and the wind-up
luncheon.
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The web site for
the WADA is www.wadawi.org and Mike
Bates may be reached via e-mail
at mbates1@new.rr.com.
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