Rejection from The White House (and it would be overturned)

Adventures Unlimited

Back in the day, a partnership with Adventures Unlimited and SSS had us doing sales and programs that were far ahead of what Amazon was doing.

Adventures Unlimited was a sports and travel bookstore in Long Beach. We placed a Macintosh computer on the sales counter there and had sales calls, mail-order letters, inventory, and other functions go straight there.

Omar - Swimming World

PR seeks titles

Letter to The White House and First Lady, Barbara Bush

Mark Rauterkus

Sports Support Syndicate

1555 Sherman Ave. Suite 1650

Evanston, IL 60201

708-864-5089

April 2, 1990

The Office of the First Lady

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, DC

Dear Mrs. Bush,

We are planning on publishing a (not-for-profit) comic book that deals

directly with Family Literacy and Swimming, two of your interests. We

would like your help.

My company is working with the nonprofit, literacy group, Cartoonists

Across America, (Phil Yeh and Mary Beth Roberts). Phil is illustrating the

book using their slogan, “Read! Exercise Your Mind!" and the character,

Patrick Rabbit, the Greatest Athlete in the Universe.

Could you write a short introduction for the book? 

We want to put your words and photo on the book’s inside front cover. Enclosed is a copy of

the story line for your review, and I’m enclosing a recent edition of one of

Phil Yeh’s other books with Patrick Rabbit.

The book’s introduction will be at the Swim Coaches World Clinic in

Washington D.C. from September 5 to 8, 1990. Could you plan to attend the

clinic for an hour so we can hold a brief autograph session? We would like

some of the coaches to get autographed copies of the book.

One thousand swim coaches from around the USA and a hundred or

so from other countries attend the ASCA World Clinic each year. We will

give every coach at the clinic 50 free copies of this book. The coaches will

distribute the books in their communities to promote literacy and swimming.

The book is intended for children (age 6-12) and their parents. The

comic book format is ideal for new readers. The book’s story will entertain

and teach how to join a swim team, swimming jargon, and conquering the

personal fear of getting started in a strange activity.

Sincerely yours,

Mark Rauterkus 

Seeking other publishers

Triathlete and Bycling Magainze

Didn't work out. 

to Magazine publishers

Foreword

This proposal contains numerous sections, details and reasoning in an attempt to accomplish a wide range of objectives. This document serves as a sales pitch that establishes a need for our services, as well as a business plan. We expect an individual account to generate revenues anywhere within the range of $14,000 to $200,000 in the first year. With those amounts of money, one expects thorough planning and documentation.

Another factor that extends the length, depth and scope of this proposal is our creative flexibility and desire to customize solutions with the various magazine publishers. It is easy to be rigid, but we prefer to keep "Support" at the center of our name.

The give-and-take process takes added energy. We are committed to hard work. But not at the expense of productivity.

Efficiency is necessary as our company faces tremendous growth this fall. Interacting with your publication is an important step for our future. We are running ahead with proposals headed to: New Orleans SportsLife, Windy City Sports, Armature Athlete, Competitor, The Master Skier, a swim coaches Newsletter, and Triathlon Today.

As we reach this period of expansion, we've studied our past, the concerns of our associates and customer reaction. With the evaluation, we have generated a new strategic philosophy.

We decided to offer your company a choice between two types of payment structures. Our traditional outline and reasoning is enclosed, along with a new type of agreement reasoning. This binder contains two different approaches to fiscal management.

Our present agreement policy is in section IV. Summary: All expenses are paid before the magazine publisher and Sports Support Syndicate split the remaining profits 50/50.

Our newly designed policy is in section VI. Summary: Magazine publishers get between 10 to 25 percent of the gross revenues right off the top. Then the Sports Support Syndicate pays all operational expenses and generates profits for itself with the remainder of the funds.

The newly designed policy is streamlined in operation and in negotiations. We will not have to wade through accounting ledgers and expose the magazine publishers to the normal delays with the sales and expense cycles. This option is preferable, if you agree.

Let's first clarify the question, "How to handle business activity?" Then we can get involved in the question of, "How to split profits?"

Section III asks you a series of questions that will establish an understanding for our course of action and respective job descriptions in this endeavor.

Section IV is the Proposal Outline and Reasoning.

Section V presents a sample contract.

Section VI is a question and answer section -- The TEST!

Section VII are few example ads.

Proposal failed to The Finals

Plan in PDF

PINN's first public action with Mark Rauterkus, David Dunn and Kelly Ware to Tom Cox and Tom Murphy for Citiparks and Youth Technology

SSS plan to the IL Governor's Council on Health & Fitness

Failed plan.

Volleyball Monthly efforts

logo for Volleyball Support Syndicate

Example full page magazine ad for right side for selling books and VHS video tapes. 

From CP

My address, then living in a house with Pete Leighton, 2920 Cedar Ave, Long Beach, 90806.

SUN computer job offer

Swimming Support Syndicate

Workout Handler Software by Mark Rauterkus

From 1989 or so.

Documentation used at Long Beach swim meet.

Mark R = Speaker for National Coaching Institute in Canada

Letters stamped for Dec 29, 1988. Fax faded paper from later date. 

Wet Vest

Glennmcwaters.com
Newsletter from Summer 1988, Vol 1, No. 1.

Sprint Salo Practice Companion - read me file

Sports Support Syndicate

1555 Sherman Ave. Suite 1650

Evanston, IL 60201

708-864-5089

SprintSalo Practice Companion

The workouts contained in the book, and on the water-proof practice cards are © 1990 by David C. Salo.

The text files on this computer disk are for use with a Macintosh™ Computer. Start the computer as normal. A system folder is required. Then start your word processing software. Then open the text file from within your normal word processing software. Any word processing software will will with this text document, such as Microsoft Word, MacWrite, Word Perfect, Works, Write Now, etc.

The swim practices text file are too large to work with the Teach Text software.

After you have opened the swim practices, you can change them, build a practice diary, insert your interval times, or do anything you want for you practice organization. Swim Coaches with different ability levels might want to structure practices will more or less rest intervals and shorter or longer yardage depending upon the participants swimming and fitness abilities.

IBM PC & DOS Computer Users

If you do not have a Macintosh computer, and would like to have the workout text file, you can return this disk to the Sports Support Syndicate, and a 5.25" 360 K disk with the workouts will be sent to you at no charge. You must return the original disk. 

The IBM disk will not have the Workout Handler & Master Plan Demo as these programs are restricted to the Macintosh platform at this time.

Warranty

There are not warranties, implied or stated for these software text files. We have attempted to keep the prices at rock bottom levels and have made the software text files as a bonus with your purchase of the Practice Companion. We will attempt to answer your questions and help you with your problems, but we can not promise any level of support. Thanks for your understanding. 

The Workout Handler and Master Plan Demo

The Workout Handler and Master Plan software is a Macintosh program and can not be operated on a DOS computer. In the next year, developments in the computer industry are expected that will allow this type of software to be operated on an IBM type of machine if it is operating with the OS2 operating system. Please contact the Sports Support Syndicate to learn of the latest developments are release versions and dates.

At the time of this release, the Workout Handler and Master Plan Software is under development. The expected release date is Fall, 1990. The Workout Handler and Master Plan software works with HyperCard, and this program will be updated in the spring or summer of 1990. Our release date for our programs depends upon the HyperCard software.

The Workout Handler and Master plan software programs are written for swimmers and coaches and help plan, organize and evaluate swimming practices.

David C. Salo has evaluated the Workout Handler program, and it is not something that he would use in his practice settings. David does not categorize practices according to Aerobic levels as other coaches are doing. 

The Workout Handler and Master Plan program is not related to the SprintSalo approach. It is another product, written by other authors, and sold by the same company.

The Workout Handler and Master Plan do not instruct the user as to what should be done, and what should not be done. The software is a tool for organization of ideas and practices. The user has to come up with the ideas, create the plans and then the computer software plugs those plans into a schedule and calendar format.

If you would like free Demo copy of the Workout Handler and Master Plan software, please return this original disk to the Sports Support Syndicate after September 1, 1990 and we will send you the demo.

When you send this disk back to the Sports Support Syndicate, make sure that a copy of the files are saved on another disk. Make a back-up copy of the disk, and then send the original as proof of ownership.

The suggested retail price for the Workout Handler and Master Plan software is expected to be $50.00. A deluxe version with full documentation, blank planning sheets, text book, date book past the year 2000 and multiple disk utilities will cost $100.00. 

ASCA Letter & certification