Board of Directors Notes

OUTDOOR VICE PRESIDENT - TODD NELSON

Greetings fellow archers, welcome back to the printed version of the Arrow magazine. The last two years have been a challenge for most of us involved in archery with restricted shooting opportunities. Hopefully 2022 will start to get back to normal starting with the MSAA regionals. The 2022 MSAA state indoor tournament will be April 9-10 in Redwood Falls MN. Let’s show how resilient archers are and make this years indoor the grand event that it has been in the past! The location of the outdoor tournaments will be decided at the MSAA policy meeting January 15th 2022. The dates have been set however, Target/50 meter is June 11-12 2022, Field July 16-17 2022 and 3D August 6-7 2022. Let’s make 2022 great and support our local clubs and state organizations.

RECORDS KEEPER - PAUL PARSONS

All records have been tallied up and certificates have been printed and mailed out soon as well as brought to State Indoor to hand out. Postage is so expensive and this will save on some dollars for the organization. If you feel there are missing certificates, or inaccurate information, please let me know and I can research this and make corrections. It is very important from here on to fill out score cards correctly, legible, and in its entire in order for me to keep records straight. I look forward to the 2022 season. Reach out to me at 507.401.0469 if you feel the need.

INDOOR VICE PRESIDENT - PAUL PARSONS

Things are ramping up for regionals in order for flighting for indoor to happen. To be honest, things are a little out of sorts and we all are doing our best to get information out to you all in a timely manner. Please be patient and keep an eye out on Facebook, and the MSAA website for updated information. We should be starting to get back to a somewhat “normal” for State Indoor this year and that will be exciting. Reach out to me at 507.401.0469 if you feel the need.

WEBMASTER - JOSEPH ZIMMERMAN

The web hosting and Weebly web management system has been renewed for 2022. 2021 Facebook Analytics: Total Page Likes.................................................... 1,900 Page Reach............................................................ 17,735 Page Visits ...............................................................2,219 New Page Likes.........................................................134 Paid Reach..............................................................9,600 Paid Impressions ($80) .....................................21,900 Website 2021 Analytics: Pageviews............................................................. 50,775 Unique Pageviews..............................................20,897 Looking forward into 2022 I will be working on getting the records listed within the MSAA App. We will continue our research into a CRM or Membership Management System to centralize and create a standard way of handling and managing membership information. Also I will be looking into a different website system in order to update the web template.

TREASURER - BRUCE STROM

Just a quick update on the MSAA financial situation. The past couple of years COVID has impacted our memberships like all of us knew it would. The good news is we have nothing to worry about as the Board has built up enough reserve over the years for just such a downturn. At the same time our costs have been going up over the years and we need to keep up with these increases. Consequently the Board recently voted to increase both the shooter fees and Membership fees. These fees have not been raised for years and the Board felt it necessary to try to match the increase in ongoing yearly expense. On another note, the 2022 Regional Indoor shooter numbers are just starting to come in and we are looking much better than last year. Overall, with the new increases in place, we are in good shape financially and we are looking forward to a much more normal year this year and many more years to come. Let’s get shooting!!!

EDITOR - STACIE MULSO

I’m excited to be part of the process to help bring back the printed Minnesota Arrow. Our goal is to print 2 editions per year and also create 2 more online editions. It is a great way to get information about upcoming shoots. This issue is a bit light on club information as we get back into the process of printing, but my hope is that you will send me your upcoming club shoot dates/activities to put in the next issue. Watch for updates on the website and Facebook.

Want to Get More Involved in MSAA?

If you or someone you know would be interested in filling one of the open Board or Governor positions, reach out to Paul Parsons at 507-401-0469 or indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org