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250: Sustainable Fitness, Cork, and Benefits of Rolling With Addie Conner

I think today’s topic is a fun one and an unexpected twist on physical fitness and well-being. This episode is going to be all about foam rolling and why it should be part of our daily self-care. I’m here with Addie Conner, the co-founder of a company called 42 Birds. Rather than foam, her company...

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From the Superintendent's Desk: April 18

From the Superintendent's Desk

Myth Busters - Are the rumors true.....is the SAS PTA going away? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!

SAS is fortunate to have an active PTA that supports our students, faculty, and community at large. We deeply appreciate the many years of leadership, support, and volunteerism provided by our PTA. The PTA is responsible for several of our large community events including the most recent International Fair. The PTA has an important role in our community and many don't realize that every family is a member of the PTA.

And while the sole purpose of the PTA is to support SAS, it is organized as an independent legal entity with the Registry of Societies (ROS), governed under its own constitution and By-laws. This has been the case for many years. Each year the school allocates PTA registration fees from tuition ($40 per family) and then grants each family unit an official membership into the PTA. This has worked well for the PTA and for the school.

This year we learned through our auditor and attorney that according to Singapore law, we cannot collect fees and manage membership on behalf of another nonprofit organization. We informed the PTA that under the current structure, the PTA would need to begin collecting their own fees and manage membership beginning this fall. This does not serve the school or the PTA well.

As we looked at other IASAS schools and sought expert advice, we found that many schools organize the PTA as a club under the school, similar to our high school Booster club, rather than operate as a separate legal entity. If SAS adopted this model, the membership and fee collection issue would be resolved with no real impact on the operation or leadership of the PTA.

With this as context, SAS leadership and the SAS PTA have agreed to organize the PTA under the school, operating with the same structure and purpose as today.

Unfortunately, there are several steps required to make this happen. First, PTA by-laws need to be updated to ensure that dissolution of the legal entity is clearly understood and assets are directed to the desired entity. Second, the PTA board and membership, according to the updated by-laws, will need to vote to dissolve. Third, the PTA must request dissolution with the Registry of Societies. Fourth, the assets from the PTA will be disbursed to another non-profit (presumably SAS). And fifth, the PTA structure needs to be set up under the school. This will take some time.

To make this transition - WE NEED YOUR HELP!! On April 29 at 9:30 a.m. the PTA will hold their Annual General Meeting. At that meeting a vote will be taken to update the by-laws, allowing for a smooth dissolution process. In order to pass the by-laws at least 133 members of the PTA must vote, and ⅔ of those that vote must vote in favor of the motion to change the by-laws. The school and the PTA is asking members to come out and vote on April 29.

We deeply appreciate the work of the PTA and other volunteers at SAS. Structuring the PTA as a part of the school will ensure legal compliance, create operational efficiencies, and will provide avenues for contribution to the life of the school.

If you have questions about this change, please contact your PTA leadership at saspta.president@gmail.com.

Please attend the PTA Annual General Meeting on April 29!

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Why Mineral Sunscreen Is Safer for Us and the Planet

If you’ve been reading Wellness Mama for a while, you probably know that I don’t wear sunscreen regularly. For one reason, I want to get vitamin D naturally (which is important for actually protecting against sunburn and skin cancer). Also, I prefer optimizing my natural protection by eating foods that support it. I also avoid...

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Golf company is giving away free rangefinder batteries. Here’s how to get them.

Everyone gets a free battery today.

Yeah, we get it; for some of you that’s probably not as exciting as your free World Series Doritos Loco Taco, but I’m guessing many of you might actually prefer the free rangefinder battery. Why? Because it sucks when your rangefinder battery dies. We know you depend on it, and we want to make sure a dead battery doesn’t leave you with one-hundred and who the hell knows left to the flag.

Precision Pro Golf is giving away FREE rangefinder batteries today.

In case you missed it last year, or you’ve already burned through the first one, Precision Pro is again running its free rangefinder battery promotion. You read that correctly – free. As in zero cost. Zip, zilch, nada. As long as your rangefinder accepts the standard CR2-3V battery, you’re good to go.

Simply click here, fill out the form and presto, in a few days you’ll find a new battery in your mailbox. That’s it. No hooks, catches, or attached strings.

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Why would Precision Pro just give you a battery? Clay Hood and Jonah Mytro founded Precision Pro with the belief every golfer should have access to a high-quality rangefinder at an affordable price, but perhaps most importantly, the company would value the consumer every bit as much, if not more, after the purchase.

Says Hood, “We like to go above-and-beyond when it comes to delivering great customer service, and the free battery replacement service is a simple way that we can to that. We thought expanding the replacement service so that all golfers — whether they have one of our rangefinders or not — was a great way to show golfers that we try to do things a little bit different here at Precision Pro Golf. If we go above and beyond for someone who isn’t even a customer, we hope they’ll believe that we’ll definitely go the extra mile when they buy a Precision Pro Golf rangefinder.”

Think of it as a free sample of the type of customer service to which Precision Pro believes every consumer is entitled.

To claim your free rangefinder battery, click here.

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Callaway Joins #PlayYellow Initiative

In 1986 Jack Nicklaus captured a record 6^th green jacket by dramatically winning The Masters and while Augusta’s iconic blazer has a firmly etched place in golf history, it was Jack’s yellow shirt which has come to symbolize the philanthropic efforts spearheaded by Jack and Barbara on behalf of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Jack routinely donned a yellow polo during final rounds in memory of Craig Smith, the son of a close family friend who passed away in 1971 at the age of 13 from a rare form of bone cancer.

Now with the support of the PGA Tour and various corporate sponsors, Jack and Barbara have set a goal to raise $100 million over the next five years to help fund pediatric health care. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals rely on donations to help cover treatment costs beyond what many insurance plans provide.

It’s a cause which the Nicklaus family has supported for years in Ohio and Florida, and the Play Yellow campaign looks to extend this philanthropic effort across North America.

For its part, Callaway is donating $4 for every dozen-pack of Callaway ERC Soft Yellow balls sold from April 19^th-May 31^st. ERC Soft is the longest “soft” ball in Callaway’s line up and features Triple Track Technology for better alignment and a yellow colorway for enhanced visibility. The total amount raised during this quarter will be announced at The Memorial tournament (May 30-June 2), which is held at Muirfield Village Golf Club (aka Jack’s place) in Dublin, Ohio.

Says Callaway President & CEO, Chip Brewer: “Callaway Golf is honored to support the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals — an outstanding organization — through this Play Yellow initiative. We’re inspired by the golf industry’s broad effort to rally around this important cause and campaign.”

For more details about Play Yellow and to see how you can help support the campaign visit PlayYellow.org.

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(4) TESTERS WANTED: Odyssey Stroke Lab Putters

Do you feel your putting stroke is consistent? According to the folks at Odyssey, most aren’t.

In truth, no one’s putting stroke is perfect – heck, even the guys on Tour have their bad days. With Stroke Lab, however; Odyssey believes it can bring a lot more consistency to anybody’s putting stroke.

Testers Wanted

According to Odyssey, Stroke Lab is literally changing the way putters are built. The new multi-material Stroke Lab shaft is 40 grams lighter than a traditional steel putter shaft. Odyssey says the Stroke Labs shaft will help all aspects of your putting stroke; including tempo, backswing length, and face angle and clubhead speed at impact.

Is this just more marketing mumbo-jumbo that doesn’t make any real difference, or is there something to Stroke Lab technology? For answers, we need you. We’re looking for four avid, motivated, and detail-oriented golfers to test, review, and keep an Odyssey Stroke Lab putter.

How to Apply

As you know, MyGolfSpy takes its product testing very seriously. All of our reader reviews are published in our Community Forum (click here to check them out). We expect a lot from our reviewers – writing a thorough, detailed and honest review is a full two-month commitment, requiring extensive putting green and on-course work as well as participation in the Forum itself to answer questions and discuss product performance with other golfers.

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Please note this is not a giveaway or contest. We’re looking for four people committed to making a full evaluation and writing a detailed review for our Community Forum. Testers will be selected based on how well they demonstrate that commitment in the Forum Application Thread.

That means to be a potential reviewer you must be a registered member of the MyGolfSpy Community Forum, where you’ll find thousands of like-minded golfers from all over the world anxious to talk about golf equipment.

To apply to test, review and keep your Odyssey Stroke Lab putter, here’s what you have to do:

• First, if you haven’t already, please sign up for the MyGolfSpy Community Forum (click here to register).
• Second, apply ONLY in the Odyssey Stroke Lab Testers Wanted thread in the Community Forum (click here)

Good luck, we’ll be announcing the test participants next week, so check back in the forum community to see if you are chosen.

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