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Membership Information for
Hershey FSC
General Information
All members, with the exception of Affiliate Members,
designate the Hershey Figure Skating Club as their "Home
Club" with the U.S. Figure Skating by completing this
membership application.
The membership year runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
Payment must accompany each membership application.
All memberships are subject to approval by the HFSC
Governing Board, however, skating privileges, if applicable,
may start after the Club is in receipt of the completed
application with proper payments.
Additional skating or non-skating members may also join for
an additional fee.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
1 year
U.S. Figure Skating Membership.
1 year subscription to Skating magazine (one per household)
1 Free Test for Full
Members of HFSC, ice and judges fees still appy.
Discounted test fees at
HFSC-sponsored test sessions
Participation in Holiday (Additional costs apply) and Spring Teacher Appreciation
Recitals
Annual Judges Critique (Pre-Preliminary FS Level and Up)
Club parties and extra special events
Access to practice ice at HFSC open pratice sessions, and
Hersheypark Arena and Giant Center practice ice sessions
HFSC email news & updates
Access to purchase official club apparel
Opportunities to purchase discount or special tickets to ice
shows at Giant Center
Option to apply for support of costs for approved qualifying
competitions
(please see club officer)
Opportunities to volunteer in club activities that support
the sport of figure skating
Affliate members please see specific listing of included
privileges.
Membership Levels
Junior Skater with Parent/Guardian
Includes:
For one skater under the age of 18 (a junior member), and
one adult member who is the skating member's parent or
guardian.
- Two U.S. Figure Skating
memberships
-
Two Hershey FSC memberships
-
Junior member may join Badge,
Advance, Theatre or Competitors Club skating program
(whichever
is applicable, additional fee applies).
-Skaters age 14 and older
may participate in adult club skating sessions for the
purposes of practicing
ice dancing.*
-The
adult member has voting rights at club meetings. This
includes the annual Membershp Meeting
and any special club meeting called by the HFSC Board
of Governors. (Board meetings not included).
-The
adult member receives all privileges listed under the adult
Skater Membership.
Please note: The privilege of attending club meetings
is not open to persons under the age of 18. This
membership specifically provides for an adult member to
represent the interests of the skating member
at official club meetings.
Adult Skater
For skaters 18 years of age
or older.
Includes:
- One U.S. Figure Skating membership
- One Hershey FSC membership
- Adult
club skating program privileges (additional fee applies)
-
Attendance and voting rights at club meetings, this includes
the annual Membership Meeting and any
special club meetings called by the HFSC Board of Governors.
(Board meetings not included).
- Adult
skaters who are training to compete or test at the
intermediate level or higher may request
special privileges from the Board of Governors to participate
in the Competitors Club skating program.
(additional fee applies).
Skating Professional
For professional skating instructors 18 years of age or
older.
Includes:
- One U.S. Figure Skating
membership
- One Hershey FSC membership
- Adult Club
skating program privileges if desired. (additional fee
applies)
- Attendance
and voting rights at club meetings. this includes the annual
Membership Meeting and any
special club meetings called by the HFSC Board of governors. (Board meetings not included.)
Collegiate
-
Proof of full-time college or university attendance is
required. Collegiate members are
entitled to all privileges listed under the adult Skater Membership.
- Please
note: the membership fee covers 4 years of membership.
Members who are still under the
age of
18 are not eligible
to attend club meetings.
Additional
Member | Skater/Non-Skater
-
Additional family members
are welcome to join for an additional fee. Additional
Members
should indicate on the application if they
will be a "skating" or "non skating" member and
must comply
with the applicable first membership
qualifications and privilges.
-
Please note:
additional members will not receive a separate subscription
to Skating
Magazine.
Affiliate
For
skaters who participate in the sport on a regular basis, are
currently a “Home Club” member at
another U.S. Figure
Skating club, and would like to
participate in certain HFSC skating programs and
utilize
HFSC sponsored USFS test sessions without paying
the non-HFSC member fee (currently $25.00
per test session).
affiliate Members do not have voting privileges and are not
eligible for support of any
expenses to qualifying and/or
non-qualifying competitions by the club. USFS membership and
Skating
magazine subscription are a benefit of the Home Club
membership.
Affiliate
membership includes all benefits of the other Hershey FSC
membership types except for the
following:
- Voting privileges.
-
Attendance
privileges at club meetings.
-
Competitor’s send-off party.
Non Skater
For non-skaters who are interested in supporting the club
and being involved in figure skating in non-
skating ways such as volunteering at club sessions and events, or
serving as a U.S. Figure Skating
Judge or official (certification
process required). there are no skating privileges with this
membership.
the Hershey Figure Skating Club appreciates all
its non-Skating Members for their support and
dedication to
the sport of figure skating and the Hershey Figure Skating
Club.
