04/05/2005
Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA)

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SPIRIT INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION (SITA) CONDUCTS QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

(Raleigh, NC) – The Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA) concluded its second quarter meeting yesterday. Lisa Saline, Chairperson for SITA presided over the meetings.

Highlights of this meeting came from the officers’ reports and the committee reports. The SITA Membership Committee reported that membership continues to grow with company members now totaling 13 and 9 affiliate members have joined thus far. Interest among potential members remains strong and efforts are in place to provide membership information to current prospects. The committee also recommended a third type of membership to be called “Limited Company Membership” which will provide an additional way for inclusion in SITA with some privileges at a reduced membership rate. The board approved this recommendation.

In other business, the SITA Projects Committee reported on the status prioritization of the numerous pending projects for the organization, the SITA Calendar Committee updated work on the master events calendar for members, and the SITA Marketing Committee updated the status of the member resource section of the web site. Other SITA committees met during this meeting as well.

The next general membership meeting for SITA is schedule for July 19-20, 2005 in Dallas, TX.

To create a forum that represents and promotes the interest and advancement of the spirit industry.

About the Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA) – The Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA) was developed to provide a common forum for companies doing business in the rapidly growing cheerleading and spirit market. The organization provides a forum to discuss issues facing this industry and to establish industry standards of excellence. The scope of issues that SITA addresses ranges from overall growth and direction of the spirit industry to very specific yet common challenges faced by companies in the industry. Membership is open to both company members and affiliate members. For more information about SITA, visit the web site at www.spiritindustrytrade.com.