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Email Us: jerseyshorewvualumni@yahoo.com
EVENTS
NEWS
Game Watches
WVU vs Baylor
November 25, 7pm
The Crabs Claw, Lavallette
We always need people to help with the Chapter in many different roles especially committee members. Take a look at the committee descriptions below and sign up to help.
Approved Chapter Bylaws are below.
Officer Roles
President. Provides leadership and direction to the chapter. Maintains regular contact with WVU Alumni Association Liaison, Represents the chapter and local community of West Virginia University, serves as chief ambassador to West Virginia University along with their constituency and local community, serves as the main contact for local WVU constituents, Convenes, sets agenda for and presides over all Board and general meetings, Oversees Board, ensuring that proper records are maintained and archived. Current - Douglas Ballard
Vice President. In the absence or disability of the President, or at his request, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President. If the office of the President becomes vacant, he/she shall become President until the next annual election. Vice President additionally serves as secondary contact for WVU constituents interested in the chapter. Serve as ex-officio member of the Business to Business and Community Service Committees Current - Jeff Lamb
Secretary. All official minutes of the business meeting(s) of the Chapter must be kept by the Secretary. The Secretary shall give public notice of meetings of the Chapter, including a notice to the West Virginia University Alumni Association. The secretary shall maintain an active chapter roster of current members and a copy furnished to Alumni headquarters if requested. The secretary will also maintain the Business Network listing and update as needed. Serve as ex-officio member of the Communications and Marketing Committee Current - Felicia Gilberti
Treasurer. This officer shall be responsible for all receipts and expenditures of the Chapter and shall cooperate and assist the Secretary with the records. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection of any dues. The Treasurer shall be responsible for making an annual financial report at the annual meeting of the Chapter. File accurate and timely Chapter tax forms. Work with the Secretary to file any State or Federal Non-Profit reports as required by law. And ensuring non-profit registration remains current. Serve as ex-officio member of the Membership Recruitment & Scholarship and Social & Fundraising Committees Current - Brian Baldasare
Committee(s) of the Chapter
Jersey Shore WVU Mountaineer Parents Club Chapter - The Jersey Shore WVU Mountaineer Parents Club is the local chapter of the WVU Mountaineer Parents Club which was established to foster success by connecting parents and family members with the West Virginia University student experience. The Jersey Shore WVU Mountaineer Parents Club will host a Summer Send Off event each summer prior to the start of the WVU fall semester for incoming freshmen and any students transferring to WVU and their families who are from Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Membership is open to all current and future parents of Monmouth and Ocean County students at West Virginia University and their satellite campuses along with current alumni and friends Current Chair - Cristi Ritz King
Social & Fundraising – This Committee shall be responsible for coordinating social actives and promoting them throughout the Chapter and the community. It will also be responsible for assisting in setting up game watches and maintaining contact with the game watch hosting establishment before, during and after the event. It will work on developing fundraising events to support the Chapter Scholarship fund as well as help offset Chapter expenses these would include meet and greets with WVU dignitaries, holiday parties, and other social events Current Chair -
Membership Recruitment & Scholarship - The Membership Recruitment & Scholarship Committee shall oversee all recruitment activities pertaining to the chapter as well as recruiting future students at West Virginia University. Increasing chapter membership is its primary responsibility. The committee will be responsible for ensuring any dues collected are properly receipted and deposited. It will work closely with the Treasurer to ensure proper accounting for any scholarship donations or membership dues. Additionally, it will work closely with West Virginia University Admissions and Old Gold New Blue Campaign to get proper training to attend local college fairs in the area as well as recruiting other Chapter members to complete the training to be able to participate in college fairs. Current Chair -
Community Service Committee - The Community Service Committee shall be responsible for coordinating and organizing efforts to participate in events that promote the improvement of the chapter and the Jersey Shore community. This Committee will maintain all records of all community service hours performed by Chapter members. Current Chair -
Communications & Marketing Committee - The Communications & Marketing Committee will be responsible for documenting and promoting Chapter events. This will include social media postings (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, etc.), ensuring photographs are taken at events. Committee Chair will work with the Board to keep the chapter homepage updated and supplied with current information. The Chair will coordinate with the Secretary to retrieve minutes and newsletters which will be sent to the membership. Current Chair -
Business to Business Committee – This Committee will be focused on developing a Business to Business relationship with Alumni owned businesses in the area and communicating that out to the membership. It will arrange along with the Social & Fundraising Committee events to support local businesses and help them reach out to membership with relevant offers and products. This Committee shall maintain and update as needed a Business Network Listing and provide such listing to the Communications and Marketing Committee each quarter for publication. Current Chair -
Membership - Why We Need It Now
The Chapter worked with the Southern NJ Chapter to sponsor and support the break buses for local students to get home and back from WVU, Wall, Hamilton, Medford and Delaware. The University Parents Club took over the buses and now runs them exclusively. This was a huge loss in revenue for both Chapters. The 3-4 round trips each year would bring in enough funds to support our Parents Club summer send off event, bringing the Mountaineer to NJ for a Blueclaw baseball game and also enough to pay operating costs for the year along with at least one merchandise purchase. The summer send off and Mountaineer events initially would cost upwards of $2,500 or more especially with the ticket down payments that are due before we could sell them to members and offset some of that cost.
We want to be self sufficient and membership fees are just a start. We are looking for volunteers to help with fundraising events such as golf/tennis tournaments, B2B networking events, family events (like the Mountaineer at the Blueclaws) and other activities. If you are interested there is a link to sign up as a volunteer to the right.
Note - We will be ordering tee shirts and still have some other swag available that will be discounted to Members based on membership.
