Dear Alumni Cheerleaders,
It was wonderful to see so many of you on Homecoming day! The day was action packed beginning with the meeting at Yost Ice Arena at 9 a.m. where we gathered and spent time catching up with friends. During the meeting, officers were elected, and it was clear to see everyone’s passion for the Alumni Cheerleading program and The University of Michigan. Frustrations with the changes and limitations imposed by the athletic department were expressed, and many ideas were presented to improve the current situation in the future.
MINUTES FOR THE 9am MEETING AT YOST
With great enthusiasm, many Alumni Cheerleaders attended and cheered at the “Go Blue” Tailgate Party. With 52 cheerleaders signed up to participate in game day activities, it was estimated that approximately forty showed up to cheer at the “Go Blue” Tailgate Party. Our attendance was one of our best ever for this event and certainly helps to promote our program.
Next, it was on to the football game! The opening cheer, the “Michigan Locomotive,” was led by Dr. Don Hurst and was dedicated to Coach Newt Loken, a well known and well loved former U of M gymnastics and cheerleading coach, who passed away last summer. He was 92 years young! It was a remarkable moment to hear the announcer dedicate the cheer to a very deserving Coach Newt! The crowd responded with an enthusiastic cheer. Then, the Alumni Cheerleaders excitedly cheered on our mighty Wolverines to a terrific win for the Maize and Blue!
Also, there have been updates to our web page (i.e. you can find the minutes from our meeting at Yost and information for future events). Please email all photos you would like included on our website to Kristin Van Summern-Mauck (kristin895@sbcglobal.net). Please send your best shots, but try to limit the quantity as it takes time to upload all the images.
We’re pleased to announce our own Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Michigan-Alumni-Cheerleaders-Association/171907406236974#!/pages/The-University-of-Michigan-Alumni-Cheerleaders-Association/171907406236974)! Please post your pictures to our Facebook page. It would be wonderful to have all Alumni Cheerleaders (who would like to be) represented on the web page and Facebook page, but we need your help! When you visit the Facebook page remember to “Like” the page and pass it on to others, who may be interested or wish to support the Alumni Cheerleaders Association. We will continue to update these two sites to keep you abreast of any new information and changes to our cheerleading program. It is our hope that we can appeal to the right people in the right ways in order to get the new restrictions reversed!
If you have any questions, thoughts, or ideas you wish to share with the officers, please feel free to email any one of us. We will get back with you and be assured we will consider your ideas at future meetings. Thank you all for your continued support and participation with The University of Michigan Alumni Cheerleaders!
All the best,
Dave Eddy President steadyeddy27@hotmail.com
Holly Kralik Vice President hkralik@hotmail.com
Kristin Van Summern-Mauck Secretary kristin895@sbcglobal.net
Melissa Walcott Secretary melissawalcott@hotmail.com
Glenda Gerbstadt Treasurer glendag@mich.com