The newer, softer Will has waited and waited and waited. Long enough.
Disclaimer: Today’s column in no way reflects on or is directed toward our current USATF Nebraska Association LDR Chair. I like Peter Falcon and continue to support him in any way possible. Including today’s words. He doesn’t deserve to carry this burden any longer, so unceremoniously and unprofessionally dumped in his lap.
My/Our beef is with the cat(s) whose place he took. I will maintain my ameliorated paradigm by not mentioning any other names.
What was decided back in January of 2014, amidst many shenanigans, secrecy, fakery, distortion and fibbery, was that our Association would conduct a Grand Prix Series, replete with a few shekels for those that scored most and best. The Grand Prix ended last October. So far there have been no prize money checks issued. The 2014 LDR Chair bailed on the program after serving only a portion of his elected term. But I’m giving everyone every possible benefit of the doubt here, I’m sure there were Good Reasons. It remains, in my opinion, his duty to clear up this mess, but hey, I know how much some of you value my take on such things.
But that still leaves many of our Association athletes that chose to focus on and participate in the Grand Prix, still waiting for the Promised reward. I’ll only speak of the Overall Grand Prix winner, Kyle Clouston, Pete Kostelnick 2nd O/A, the Overall Masters Female Grand Prix Winner Stacy Shaw, and 3rd Overall Masters Female, Linda Kunasek. They run for and with me so I feel comfortable speaking on their behalf.
Where’s the money? There is over $13,000 in our LDR coffers, more than ever. Why hasn’t the few hundred dollars been paid out to those that earned it? There have been a dozen emails trying to get the checks issued, not through lack of effort then.
At least one of the top finsihers has refused to renew their USATF membership because of this. And with that, I’ve had ENOUGH.
I won’t allow Peter, or our association’s progress, to suffer a black eye over this. I’m taking it on personally, and today. And to those that walked away, we didn’t need you in the first place.
Expect an update this week.
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