Good afternoon,

Over the course of the weekend a new board member was elected by the 107ist board of directors. Earlier this morning an e-mail was sent to our members informing them of the decision. I've copied and pasted the text of that e-mail here for wider distribution via the internets for those who don't check their e-mail religiously.

Dear members,

On Sunday, August 14th, your board met for its regularly scheduled monthly board meeting. Many of you know that the most important piece of business brought up at that meeting was determining a replacement board member to fill the vacancy left when Eric Berg resigned. We asked interested members to submit their candidacy for the position and I'm very pleased to announce that we had the kind of response you would hope to get when you have a membership such as ours. Dedicated, intelligent, passionate and gracious, seven members stepped forward to volunteer for service, all with qualities and potential to make our board stronger than it is today. I'd like all seven members recognized for their willingness to put themselves out there and take on these responsibilities. They are:

Bruce Eaton

Joaquin Gutierrez

Tim Howard

Harper Morgan-Werner

Michael Pearson

Sherrilynn Rawson

Matthew Talley

With only one vacancy, there was no easy choice to be made. After deliberation and a vote of the board, we have decided to appoint Sherrilynn Rawson to fill the open board member position with a term to expire at the end of 2012. Sherrilynn offers experience working on board committees. She provides perspective in several key areas in which it may be said we are lacking, such as views from non-Timbers Army sections of the stadium, as a resident outside of Multnomah County, and as a mom who brings her children to matches. She also has the personality and temperament of a negotiator, a conciliator, but also a fighter who will stand by her beliefs. For all these reasons and many more, I could not be more pleased with her decision to seek the position, nor the board's vote to accept her application.

Sherilynn's appointment takes effect immediately. She will hold the same status and shoulder the same responsibilities as any other board member. She shall be free to seek another term of office once her term ends.

Please join me in thanking all of our candidates for their willingness to serve and also congratulate Sherrilynn on her new labor of love.

Dave Hoyt

President

107 Independent Supporters Trust

Please feel free to contact us at any time if you have any questions. Thanks again for your support!

The 107ist