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    Parents Another Booster Club Question

    I wonder if this would be a legit activity for a Booster Club (BC)? Use the BC to establish and maintain money accounts for each team athlete whether they are in the BC or not. In addition, use the BC to prepare a set of materials which are made available to all athletes which solicit...
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    Parents Another Booster Club Question

    You are correct GymJudgeMom. The booster clubs which are allowing individual accounts to accept non-profit monies (telling contributors that the donations are tax exempt and not paying income tax on the individual account's contents) are putting the non-profit status of the booster club at...
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    Parents How common are restrictive media rights at low level events?

    Thanks gymmomntc2e6, I'm looking through the USAG entry forms and athlete registration documents to see if I can find anything authorizing photography or "media rights". So far I don't see any.
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    Parents How common are restrictive media rights at low level events?

    Thanks for the response gym law mom, I believe they had three photographers working the floor and they were doing their best to shoot every competitor.
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    Parents How common are restrictive media rights at low level events?

    Thanks for your response Tumblequeensmom, I've been thinking about asking our gym to make sure that any event which we host does not use a photographer which requires such a restrictive contract.
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    Parents How common are restrictive media rights at low level events?

    Thanks for your response Shawn, we had to fight the urge to escalate the issue at the event. We didn't want to disrupt the proceedings. The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I got which prompted my wordy post. Phil
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    Parents How common are restrictive media rights at low level events?

    :confused:I may be overreacting, however, the following issue has me worked up; I attended a gymnastics competition at the Allen Texas, Eagle’s Wings Gymnastics Center “2008 Girls Rock the Houseâ€￾ USAG Level 3-6 Event Competition on Saturday, to watch my niece compete. After witnessing a...
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    Hello from Royse City Texas

    Hello all. My name is Phil and I'm the Uncle and a contributing sponsor to my nine year old niece who is currently competing in the lower J.O. levels. I'm a retired Electrical Engineer and split my time between a small business pursuit (Video Surveillance Sytems for Schools and Commercial...
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