MN Metro Chapter News

Year End Golf and Annual Meeting at Valleywood Golf Course

News from the Minnesota Metro Chapter

October 2023

This newsletter is presented by: Kristyn Baker, Coldwell Banker Realty

Save the Date!

December

9th - Holiday Event

Welcome New Member!

Trish Sieh

The Chapter currently has 168 members!

Year End Event Recap

Our year end event took place yesterday, September 30th, with 9 holes of golf in the morning and lunch afterward at Valleywood Golf Course.

Kymberly Eide, our chapter President, held our annual meeting during lunch. She shared the chapter’s financial status, membership results this year, key initiatives, and activities and, of course, thanked the many, many volunteers who helped make our programs and services valuable for our members.

A summary document will be shared with all of you in a separate email so all members have access to the chapter update. Please look for this coming in the next couple of weeks, along with information about awards and recognition.

Great News for Active Subs!

This year we had 52 subs sign up to ‘fill in’ for prepaid league members when they could. 31 of those subs were ‘active’, meaning they subbed at least one time this summer, subbing for 109 spots. To reward those active subs, we will be crediting their sub fees paid this year toward next year’s fee. Basically, we’ll ‘roll it forward’ to 2024. And - we’ll be holding a drawing for a nice gift card prize for active subs. Those affected subs will be notified separately and we will announce the drawing winner in a future newsletter.

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Board Transition

Our Chapter Board’s term for 2023 is ending and by November 1, we will have seated a new Board for the 2024 year. I will be staying on another year as President but my fellow Board Members (Laurie Stanek – Treasurer, Terry Fraser – Leagues/Events and Sonja Kloiber – Membership) will be stepping down from their roles.

We are excited to share that we have two new Board Directors approved and ready to join us. Kristie Hotze has been approved for a 2-year term and will serve as our Treasurer. Anita Nelson, currently our Marketing Chair, has agreed to also take a Board seat; she has been approved for a 1-year term and will serve as a Director At Large.

We are actively seeking a fourth member of the Board for a 2-year term. If you are interested or know someone who you would like us to reach out to, please contact our Nominating Committee though Deb Thompson. We did not hold elections for these Board Director roles because there were fewer candidates than seats available. If we have multiple candidates for the final seat, we will hold elections for that seat. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly by email. – Kymberly Eide, President, MN Metro Chapter LPGA Amateurs

Fun at the Solheim Cup

10 Chapter members traveled to southern Spain for the Solheim Cup. They report it was a fabulous trip, in spite of the outcome.

The 2024 Solheim Cup will be Sept 10-15 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. It’s always a great event and a great excuse for a girls trip!

Loyalty and Persistence = Recognition and Reward.

Here at the LPGA Amateur organization, we like recognize loyalty every year by sharing a list of our members hitting milestones in tenure. This year, we want to thank and recognize the following members for their loyalty to our organization. A gift will be sent to each of those below in acknowledgement and thanks.

Members with Milestones in 2023

5 Years

Genelle Bierbaum, Kristie Hotze, Laurie Stanek

10 Years

Autumn Hamilton, Ann McCrackin, Heather O’Connell, Heather Smith

15 Years

Alicia Barber, Denise Gorman, Susan Raber, Judy Vandermolen

20 Years

Joan Schimml, Joanne Stowel

25 Years

Kymberly Eide

30 Years