12/29/2018
This year we had 25 official members sign-up on the Boston Mills website. I had 27 sign up on the bus list at school. I have waited, as long as I possibly can to see if I received any phone calls for late joiners. At this time, I have only received one phone call of interest. I contacted our bus company that I am contracted with to see if they had any smaller buses. They do not. The transportation cost was based on 40 members. We are unable to pay for the transportation at this time based on 27, possibly 28 members. We are short $1,046.35. I have been the advisor for the Poland Middle School Ski Club for 7 years, keeping it through the years when I did not have a child in the program so that it would still be available to my daughter once she reached 7th and 8th grade and was eligible. I am saddened that her 8th grade year there was not enough interest to maintain the club. I have contacted Boston Mills. They have moved our first session to 1-12-19 hoping that would give us a little more time. They also offered to make us a car club. I think the distance that we travel, a car club is not in our best interest and myself as the advisor keeping track of 28 kids that show up at different times and could leave at different times is too large a challenge. She has agreed if we cannot pick up our totals that she will refund everyone's money. The bus company asked that I contact them by Monday to let them know if I am canceling. I would need to hear from 12-13 additional people that want to ski to have a club this year. I will be canceling ski club and the busing on Monday morning if this doesn't happen. On Monday, I will send another email letting you all a know a window when I will be home so that you can stop and pick up your transportation checks. At that time, you can let me know if you would rather I shred the check
