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Board recognized Leslie Murphy, past Executive Director, for her nine years of service to the NDA. INDIANAPOLIS – The Board of Directors of the AMOA National The Board approved a change in policy to require that players must obtain their qualifying games for Team Dart over at least an eight-week period rather than the previous four-week requirement. This will be implemented for 2008. Also approved was the creation of a new NDA Certified Electronic Darting Referee Program, a standardized and professional international referee program that ensures the highest level of integrity at all levels of competition worldwide. At breakfast on Saturday morning, the Board recognized Leslie Murphy, past New officers for this year were sworn in and include President Kenny Mahoney; Vice President Britt Bruner; and Secretary/Treasurer Robert Tolliver. Britt Bruner is the Vice President of D & E Music in Mitchell, South Dakota and Manford Music in Huron, South Dakota. He has served as Robert Tolliver is the General Manager and Dart League Coordinator for TNT Enterprises out of Wagner, South Dakota. He has served in this position for 12 years running 13 leagues and sanctioning over 800 players per year. He also serves as the Tournament Director for the South Dakota Singles & Doubles Tournament. Whitey is a Certified Referee at the South Dakota State Tournament and was Head Referee at this year’s Team Dart. He is very involved in his community, serving as Past Chief and current member of the Volunteer Fire Department. Whitey is married to Lisa and has two children, Branson and Brooklyn, and a dog named Scooby. The NDA also welcomed the following new directors to the Board: Maggie Jones (Blackhawk Music – Sterling, Illinois); Dawn Orloff (American Amusement Arcade – Bloomington, Minnesota); Jason Paterchak (Ohio Vending – Elyria, Ohio) and Robert Nisbet (Bullshooter SL – Madrid, Spain). Other people present at the meeting included: Bernie Marsh, Past President (Dickinson, North Dakota); Alan Chambers, Past President (Chambers Music – Ogden, Utah); and Ruben Acosta, Representative (Medalist Corporation – Pacific, Washington). The NDA is an international trade association of coin-operated vending For more information about membership in the NDA, its annual international Team Dart competition or biennial Dart Summit educational conference, contact NDA Director of Member Relations and Marketing, Alyssa Pfennig, at 1-800-808-9884 x202 or visit the NDA Web site at www.ndadarts.com. 2007-02-09 |
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Dart Association recently gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Board discussed the recognition of soft-tip darts as a sport by the International Olympic Committee and agreed to do further research on the matter. They also discussed the NDA’s biennial educational conference for coin-operated vending companies, Dart Summit. The location for 2008 will be Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Executive Director, for her nine years of service to the NDA. She was honored with a framed, commemorative poster of all the Team Darts from years past personalized with her years of service. AMOA Liaison to the NDA, Chris Warren, also recognized Leslie with a crystal ice bucket engraved with her initials.
the Tournament Director for the South Dakota State Tournament for the past 16 years as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota. Britt is a member of the Mitchell City Council, Mitchell Exchange Club and New Home Lutheran Church Council. His wife is Judy and they have two daughters, Michelle and Jenelle, and five grandchildren.
companies representing approximately 300 members and 250,000 players worldwide. The NDA was formed by and for coin machine operators to promote the sport of electronic darting exclusively on an operator-owned equipment. The Association offers a variety of programs, materials, and supplies to support its members in increasing the profitability of their dart operations. The NDA and Team Dart is sponsored by the Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA), Arachnid, Inc., Medalist Corporation, NSM-Löwen Entertainment, and Shelti, Inc.