Crew Union Offseason Thread: Meetings, Suggestion Box, Volunteering, etc.

We will be having a general meeting Sunday at Claddagh following the Carling Cup final. Brad Friedel and Aston Villa take on Manchester United at 10am and then we'll have a meeting afterward (about noon) to talk about this season. We'll talk about some new changes the Crew have made for supporters this year (GA seating!), unveil our new scarf and shirt designs that members will get and discuss a few organizational changes including introducing our new executive board. Hopefully a lot of you can make it down to the pub for the meeting as well as some soccer and beers.

 

Yeah, we'll post a wrap up here and on the website.

 

I don't think the meeting will be longer than a half hour or so, though I could be wrong if people are really talkative. As far as hanging out and drinking, no idea.

 

I'll try to post a summary later today. Have an outline, just want to add some more details.

 

note: tried to remember everything we talked about, this should at least cover most of it.

CSU General Meeting 02-28-2010

Welcome - John

Upcoming Events - John

• MAR 09 8pm: Toluca (CL Semis 1st Leg)
• MAR 17 8pm: at Toluca (CL Semis 2nd Leg)
• MAR 26 TBD: Crewsmas Eve Party at Claddagh
• MAR 27 4pm: Crewsmas (Crew Home Opener against TFC)
• MAY 04 TBA: Connor Senn Memorial Match (Crew vs OSU)

Game Day Changes - Kevin

• General Admission Seating by Section
• Supporter's entrance on west side of stadium with a tent and table for merchandise and information.
• There will hopefully some bi-lingual ushers to avoid some of the language barrier issues we've had in the past.

Tickets - John

• Season Tickets
  • Section 101 through Crew Union: $270 ($15 per game for 18 matches)
  • Nordecke Season Tickets through the Crew: $17 per game (and only availale in Section 138-139)
• Individual Tickets
  • $17 for Crew Union members
  • $20 for non-members
  • We're going to be better about only giving the member price to members to encourage getting a membership.
• The front office is not supposed to sell tickets in 101, 142 or 141 as they are supposed to go through the supporters groups.

Road Trips - Kevin

• MLS did us no favors in our schedule this season. We're currently evaluating our options and talking with the other groups whether we will do buses for NY and Philly. Count on buses to DC, Chicago and TFC.
• End of April - Dayton Dutch Lions (Scrimmage)
• Open Cup (TBA)
• MAY 20 (THR): New York
• AUG 05 (THR): Philadelphia
• SEP 04 (SAT): Washington, DC
• OCT 08 (FRI): Chicago
• OCT 16 (SAT): Toronto

CSU Organization - John

• Executive Board
  • The executive board will help provide guidance to the CSU leadership. This is part of the effort to make Crew Union a stronger organization that will continue to be successful for years to come. The initial members of the executive board have all been involved in CSU and it's previous incarnations for several years, but for various reasons have not been able to participate as actively in the organization in recent years. This is a way for us to keep these valuable members involved in the organization.
  • Members
    • Steve Abreu
    • Kevin Hughes
    • Matt Morgan
    • Graham Randall
    • Michael Saad
    • Scott Wittler
• Opportunities for Members
  • We are looking for some members that would like to become more involved with the group. We have a few things we're looking for, but these are ideas and we're open to suggestions if you have something you're passionate about and want to take on. Most of these are things we haven't had time to do or been able to give them the focus we'd like. Also, we're not looking for a major time commitment on any of these (unless you want to and that's fine too).
  • Web Developers
  • Content Creators/Maintainers for Website
    • Make sure content on site is up to date
    • Add new content as needed
  • Philanthropy Chair
    • Connor Senn Match
    • Crawl-For-Cancer type fund raisers
  • Columbus Brigade Chair
    • Handle everything related to USMNT
      • Viewing Parties
      • US Road Trips
  • Road Trip Chair
    • Help coordinate road trips
  • Chapter Liaison
    • Keep chapter information up to date
    • Help as needed
  • Tailgating Committee
    • Generate ideas for how to improve the tailgates

2010 Memberships - Kevin

• 2010 CSU scarf and T-Shirt
• Crew Supporters Union 2010 membership card
• Exclusive discount on individual league match tickets
  • Normal day-of-game ticket price for section 101: $26
  • Non-member ticket price for section 101 bought from CSU: $20
  • Paid-member ticket price for section 101 bought from CSU: $17
• Match-day discounts on your entire tab at The Claddagh Irish Pub (our official pub)
  • 15% off during CSU Official Away Watch Parties
  • 10% off before/after Crew home games
• Access to member exclusive pre-sales and priority ticketing for supporters road trip
• Discounted price on CSU Merchandise
• Price will be $20 and include scarf or t-shirt; $25 for both

Social Media - John

• We've had a lot of success with expanding into Facebook and Twitter; Want to get info about the group out to as many people as possible through social media, the website and mailing list.
• Facebook
  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crew-Supporters-Union/347031995062
  • 256 Fans
  • Adding the ability to purchase tickets and merchandise through Facebook
• Twitter
  • twitter.com/CrewUnion
  • 265 Followers

Questions/Closing - John

John Clem - walk@crewunion.com
Kevin McCollough - kmmc@crewunion.com

 

So busy trying to make sure to include all those notes in that post...

Thanks to everyone that came out Sunday morning, we were really happy with the turnout and how it went.

 

where the fcuk does that fit?

beautiful by the way

 

Fourth Annual Crewsmas Eve Party

For the fourth year in a row Crew Supporter's Union is hosting a Crewsmas Eve party the night before the MLS season opener. Join us at Claddagh Irish Pub on Friday March 26th for what should be an incredible night! All Crew fans are welcome!

More details to come on drink specials, promotions and possible player appearances!

Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=375088380662
When we get closer I'll create a thread in the main forum.