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	Latest News     Nastia Liukin @ Woodfield Mall on Saturday, August 7th   JCPenney is working with Warner Bros., along with Nastia Liukin, and debuting a new back to school line of girls' clothing called Supergirl by Nastia. We are having an event at Woodfield Mall with Nastia on Saturday, August 7th that all are invited to attend.  In addition we are going to hold a contest to win a chance to be a "Supergirl" for a day, receiving a $200 gift card to JCPenney, dinner with Nastia, and a Supergirl prize pack  (Click Here for more information) Illinois Meet Scheduling Phase 2 Submit by July 27th Phase 2 will be for second  meets (Click here to download form).  Form must be emailed in excel format to :  NorbertIL@aol.com  & gymmom4@aol.com 7/14/2010 The time to help University of California, Berkeley men's gymnastics is now! USA Gymnastics has been in  contact with the administration of the University of California, Berkeley,  and the Cal Gymnastics Forever Foundation, which has launched an impressive initiative to help men's gymnastics at Cal. At this time, we urge you to support the efforts of Cal Gymnastics Forever. The organization has raised more than $44,000 and received more than 100 letters of support. The leadership of Cal Gymnastics Forever is developing a business plan to present to the University next week, and they plan to include all letters of support, along with a summary of donations and financial pledges. The details and links for online donations and letters of support are available through the group's website, www.calgymnasticsforever.com, or its Facebook page. The Cal Gymnastics Forever team has made it very easy to submit your letters, including an online "auto-create" letter system that only needs you to enter your name and contact information and click a button. Please submit your letters and your pledges now so that your voice will be heard. The gymnastics family has shown repeatedly what can be accomplished when we join forces, and we would appreciate everyone's joining the effort to save this historic and storied program. Thank you in advance for your generosity and for helping us make sure the men's Cal gymnastics team celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2012. Regards, Peter Vidmar   Steve Penny Chairman        President/CEO   7/2/2010       UPDATE USAG-Illinois NEEDS your help!   USA Gymnastics has again selected Chicago to host a Nationally televised gymnastics meet, the Cover Girl Classic being held from July 22-25th, 2010 at the UIC Pavillion.  This is the second prestigious artistic gymnastic event to be held here in Chicago in 2 years (we hosted the American Cup at the Sears Centre in February of 2009).  This is also the last qualifying meet to the USAG Visa Championships, which is our National Championships, and this is both an International Competition as well as a Junior competition.   We are in need of at least 40 volunteers on Thursday, July 22nd starting at 10:00am through approx. 4:00-6:00pm at the UIC Pavillion to set up the podium first, then the equipment.  We then need 40 volunteers to tear down the equipment after the event is over on Sunday July 25th starting at about 4:00pm to load the equipment back on the trucks and tear down and load the podium.  We would GREATLY appreciate your assistance in this task!  We are looking for coaches, parents judges, and athletes aged 14+ to help us out.   All we would need is for ANY volunteer to sign-up at the following link: Click here: :: USA Gymnastics :: 2010 CoverGirl Classic ::  and click on the "Sign up now" button on the right side below VOLUNTEERS.   They will then be contacted by either myself or Cindy Moreno with further information.  As a thank you for their help, we are attempting to confirm that volunteers will be able to use their credentials to enter the arena for free during any of the competitions and watch the events from a designated seating area for volunteers.  This is not confirmed yet, however this has been allowed in the past.   Thank you so much for your time and for your assistance in this matter.  We look forward to putting on another remarkable event here in Chicago and hope that our hard work and dedication continues to bring us these meets, and hopefully a future National Championship competition!  I look forward to seeing you at the Classic!   Steve Cacchione American Eagles Gymnastics 1880 Circuit Dr. Round Lake Beach, IL 60073 (847)201-1567-gym (847)366-8841-cell   6/29/2010 New Committee Minutes posted on left 6/28/2010 Meet Directors here is a preliminary list of Meets that have been submitted so far.  This List is for INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT SIGNIFY ACCEPTANCE onto the Illinois meet Schedule.  Team Coaches please do not rely on this list for accuracy or for developing your 2010-11 meet schedule as this is a preliminary list that can change  (Click Here) 6/17/2010 Judges Volunteer Forms for Regional  Training Camps July 15th deadline (Click here for form) 6/16/2010 2010-2011 State Series Bid Forms are posted under the State Series page on left.  Bids are due by July 10, 2010 @ 10pm 6/16/2010 Illinois Meet Scheduling Phase 1 Submit by June 30th  Phase 1 will be for previous existing meets (Click here to download form).  Form must be emailed in excel format to :  NorbertIL@aol.com  & gymmom4@aol.com 6/12/2010 Corrected Electronic Newsletters posted on left under Newsletters and Minutes.  Minutes from meeting will be posted as soon as they are approved. 6/03/2010      We are presently looking for Athletes that meet the following criteria   AWARDS TEAM (2)     Youth Position - Age 16 and older The Awards Team will participate in all awards presentations.  Positions include:  Awards Trays, Flowers, Athlete escorts, and Presenter escorts.  The Awards Team should be dressed in black evening apparel.  Awards Team reports to Staging Manager.   SCORING RUNNERS (3)      Youth Position - Age 12 and Up Runners are needed for various duties throughout the competition.  These include but are not limited to running rotation results to designated coaches, production table, VIPs  and media and running technical videos to the Technical Director at the production table.  Runners will be trained by the Competition Director at Volunteer Rehearsal.  Runners report to the USA Gymnastics Competition Director at the Production Table.   SQUAD LEADERS (4)           Youth Position - Age 14 and Up    Squad Leaders will participate in the opening ceremonies by leading athletes to the competition floor.  It will also be the responsibility of Squad Leaders to lead their squad to each competitive event following the official rotation schedule.      Squad Leaders report to Staging Manager at Staging.   After we have received your interested email by June 30, 2010 (contact both Cindy Morano ( cindymorano@hotmail.com)  Norbert Bendixen (norbertIL@aol.com )   Name __________________________________ club _____________________________ email __________________________ age _______________________   USAG number__________________ 6/03/2010 Safety Course Scheduled A Safety Course has been scheduled for Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Eaglewood Resort Spa in Itasca, IL  You must register for the class online..  The course code is EP07182010IL 5/18/10 2010 Illinois USAG Final Election Results   Level 4  -  Cindy Morano Level 8 - Dan Miller Ballots were counted by  Mr. Terry Theobald, IL USAG Election Commissioner.  Ballot counting was supervised by Mr. Russell P. Maas The following were unopposed  Level 6 - Andrew Morreale Elite- Todd Gardner Secretary - Kathleen Gebhardt 5/13/10 USA Gymnastics National Business Conference Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Marriott, Hartford, CT Early Bird Registration Deadline - May 15, 2010 5/13/10 We are host to this years 2010 Cover Girls Classic.  We are in need of Volunteers for this event.  This year USAG has a link to a new automated registration system for volunteering Please click the link below to register.  WE NEED YOUR HELP.  Thanks   Direct Volunteer Link: https://2010cgc.theregistrationsystem.com/en/registration/index/754 4/27/10                        Illinois State Senior & Awards Banquet Each year we host an Awards Banquet to honor the athletes from our state for their accomplishments that year.  Guests are welcome to attend this Afternoon Luncheon and Awards Banquet.  This year's banquet will be held Sunday, May 16, 2010   2:00pm at the Esplanade Lakes by Double Tree, 3500 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, IL  60515  The following is a list of those that will be honored. High School Senior Athletes Illinois Elite Athletes JO National Qualifiers Eastern Level 9 Qualifiers All State and Regional All-Around Champions Illinois Lifetime Achievement Inductees If you have any questions please email Cyndi Zimmerman gymmom4@aol.com  or call after 7pm  630 664-5530 Please fill out & mail the following  banquet form if you have not received one.   (Banquet Form) Illinois State Committee Elections Voting will be conducted online from  May 1 -15, 2010 Vote closed on the 15th at 10:00 pm Click here to vote (Starting May 1, 2010) (Now Closed) Reminder: Only Women's Professional Members in good standings as of May 1st can vote. Click here for Resumes of Candidates The following were unopposed  Level 6 - Andrew Morreale Elite- Todd Gardner Secretary - Kathleen Gebhardt Periodically USA Gymnastics releases broadcast e-mails to the Membership. Some members are not receiving these communications.  If you did not receive the recent e-mail ,with J.O. Clarifications,  - please contact Mike Bowman at mbowman@usa-gymnastics.org     January 2010 J.O. Clarifications   http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/PDFs/Women/Member%20Updates/January2010clarifications.pdf News Archive 2006-2007     News Archive 2007-2008   News Archive 2008-2009 News Archive 2009-2010

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