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Region 2 Newsletter March 30, 2020This newsletter comes with great hope that we will soon all be able to be off quarantine, and everyone can begin the recovery process. I know things are uncertain at this point. There are many resources for everyone at the following link including upcoming webinars: weekly conference calls with USA have been very beneficial. They are keeping us abreast of all the possible changes in the works. They are looking at redoing schedules and changing in response to the postponement of the Olympics. As soon as I know about dates/location for National Congress, I will let you know. 2021 Westerns and NationalsThe 2020 hosts were given the first right of refusal. After April 1, they will know if both hosts can host in 2021. For Level 10 Nationals in 2021, Emerald City has indicated they do want to host. RegionalsRegion 2 and all other regions are all giving the first right of refusal to the regional hosts that did not get to host in 2020 unless they had already awarded the 2021 bid. If that was the case, they are offering them first chance on the 2022 bids. I am waiting on hearing from all the parties involved and will announce as soon as this is finalized. This will include having a calendar of events for 2021 and 2022. Some research was done on the possibility of rescheduling the Region 2 Xcel Championships to late spring or early summer.? It was deemed that the number of potential participants and well as the number of clubs that might have participated would not be representative of a championship event.?? In addition, it is entirely unclear when things will return to normal and everyone’s well-being is of the utmost importance.?? As such there will be no rescheduling of this event.State Chairman ElectionsElections begin April 1 and continue through April 15th. In Region 2, no elections will occur in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. Alaska will have a new chairman, Charlene Moss. Current Chairman, Martha Dunn, is moving back east to take care of her mother. We wish her the best and she will be missed. She has been an excellent representative for Alaska. Mark Kindelspire will continue in Idaho and Josh Burnham in Montana. Oregon will have a new chairman, Meg Doxtator. A big thank you to Molly Gill for all her work on the committee. She has done a great job as state Chairman of Oregon.Hawaii is having an election between Cora Taylor Fonseca and Pam Zak. Washington is having an election between Sandy Flores and Susan Riley. Regional Senior RecognitionThe region is going to have a section on the website for the senior class of this year. Anyone with seniors, please send your state chairman the following by April 15th: NameClubLevelCollege/University/PlansPictureIf you can do it in this table format, it will be easier to put together. We have permission to have them on the website if we do not have birthdates or USAG numbers. I will have a section for each state. I know it cannot replace them having a season ending event, but we can pay them tribute.NCAA and USA Gymnastics (any high school athlete grad year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 that is interested in college gymnastics)USA Gymnastics has been working with the NCAA to help connect athletes and schools. They have come up with a form that will be will put together as a list for colleges and universities. Please see the attached form. Reminder - athletes also need to go online and update their bios at USA Gymnastics. Directions on doing this are on the attached form. Once live, there will be a hyperlink attached to each athlete’s name that will take you to their online bio, which is why it is so important that these be filled out.? Athletes will be able to enter in any social media webpages specific to them (personal webpage, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube).? These will prove helpful to recruiters, as they will still be able to see any videos of routines or skills that have been uploaded. 4/10: Form due back to?cnaik@4/15: NCAA tab on website live with athletes listedAgenda Items Regional MeetingPlease send any ideas for agenda items to your state chairman. The agenda will be sent in for approval April 5th to the NACC, so any items will be due April 4th. The committee will be having a ZOOM meeting April 18th.National MeetingsAll regional chairmen are having meetings in May (dates to be determined). Please send any items you want put on agendas for discussion to the appropriate chairman:Administrative: Marian DeWane r2racc@ Technical: Linda Mulvihill gymit@Xcel: Dianne Palmer tenskira@JO: Tiffany Quincy tiffany@omega- Stay safe everyone!Marian ................
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