Austin Square and Round Dance Association Information

8. ASRDA provides a $200. stipend to clubs to assist them in the promotion & advertising of lessons. 9. At ASRDA meetings each club is encouraged to make announcements and to hand out flyers to all the club delegates. This helps all clubs get the word out to other clubs. 10. Provide new information on "what's working" for member clubs. This year a meeting was held with callers to share details concerning "Club 50". Several clubs are now implementing this new format of lessons. 11. The Association officers promote club activities and dances. This is done by officers and ambassadors visiting clubs, special dances, announcing special dances, and delivering and passing out flyers. 12. The ASRDA acts as a liaison to the TSFSRD by sending three delegates to the State meetings. They in turn keep clubs informed of statewide activities such as the annual State Festival. 13. ASRDA holds a Teen Scholarship Dance each year to support the TSFSRD Teen Scholarship Program. This program was started by ASRDA in memory of Frank & Mildred Monk. They served as presidents of ASRDA more than once. They were Teen Coordinators for TSFSRD for several years. ASRDA asked for the program to be taken over by TSFSRD to ensure its growth and to reach more teens. Several ASRDA teens have received scholarship money. 14. Mid-Tex is the ASRDA's largest dance of the year. It is a two day event and is the oldest continuing festival in Texas. 15. ASRDA sponsors a Friendship Badge that encourages visitation. These are just some of the ways and things the ASRDA does for its member clubs. All of these benefits are provided without cost to the member clubs of the Association except for the $5. per dancer for insurance which is sponsored by the TSFSRD.