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Minn.) as the featured athletes. USCA ice techs David Staveteig (Grand Forks, N.D.) and Kevin Madsen (Willmar, Minn.) prepared the ice for this fundraiser at the Ice Palace, which contributes $25,000 annually to USA Curling along with sup- porting Honolulu chari- table causes selected by ASB. Twenty teams of six people representing Honolulu businesses each participated in two sessions Tursday aſter- noon and evening, in the main fundraising events. In addition, McCormick and Rojeski spent time at Moanalua High
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School teaching the AP Physics class about the sport. Te kids then visited the Ice Palace the next day to try the sport out. Te Olympians also had a live segment on Hawaii News Now to help promote the sport and the bank’s charities. Te fiſth charity event in Honolulu is being planned with Ameri- can Savings Bank for next fall. USA Curling greatly appreciates this kind donation from ASB. Q
// BOARD MEETING NEWS From Page 21: Board Resolutions While this board resolution focuses on existing and pending members,
it is not meant to hinder USCA director, staff and member support of the formation of new clubs that are fully intending to back the national curling community through USCA membership. Because of the ramifications this resolution could have on athletes and
coaches involved with non-member clubs in the midst of the competitive season, the USCA Chairman has agreed to a 30-day delay in implementing the resolution. “Curling has enjoyed tremendous growth in the United States in the past
15 years, with membership more than doubling to over 20,000 in that time,” said Rick Patzke, USCA Chief Executive Officer. “Tis is directly correlated to the sport’s inclusion in the Olympics and the resulting national exposure, but the new growth would not have happened without the hard work and passion of dedicated USCA members who helped plant seeds and nurture development around the country. More curlers means more clubs and more people supporting everything from local leagues to bonspiels all across the United States. Tis also means more demands on USCA member services and programs, so a unified community is crucial to future success.” In other actions:
Transgender Policy Te Board amended the “Transgender Participation in Curling” Policy.
Tis policy details the USCA’s commitment to preventing discrimination based on gender identity. Tis policy applies to all events that lead to and include world-level events conducted by the World Curling Federation, in-
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Twenty teams representing Honolulu businesses participated in the main fun- draising events of the Fourth Annual American Savings Bank Hawaii Charity Curling Classic in Honolulu at the Ice Palace. Te event is a fundraiser for local Honolulu charities and USA Curling.
cluding Order of Merit events and U.S. national championships. Specifi- cally, curlers will be allowed to compete on the gendered teams of which they identify with, pending they provide one of the following: Government issued ID stating identified gender; letter from a licensed physician or ther- apist outlining curler gender; letter of registration from the USCA confirm- ing the curler gender. Recommended practices for club-level activities are included in the full policy.
Stick Delivery Policy Te Diversity and Inclusion Committee’s proposed Stick Delivery Policy
was voted on but not approved by the Board. Te proposal was to allow curlers who utilize the stick in their delivery to compete in the USA Curling Arena National Championships and Club National Championships, albeit using the World Curling Federation rule for the stone release point. Arena Championship Realignment
A proposal from the Arena Championship Committee for realignment
of USCA state/regional divisions as they relate to Arena Championship team allocation was sent back to committee. Ad Hoc Library/History Committee Established
Te board chairman established an Ad Hoc Library/History Committee
with Nick Wellen as chairman. Tis new committee will be tasked with reviewing and compiling available records of past event winners and other documents, as well as establishing an organizational library. Q
he Fourth Annual American Savings Bank (ASB) Hawaii Chari- ty Curling Classic took place Oct. 5-6 in Honolulu, with Olympi- ans Debbie McCormick (Rio, Wis.) and Shawn Rojeski (Hibbing,
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