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USAPL's Newest EC Member
Lance Slaughter, a native of Baltimore, MD, currently resides in Los Angeles. The forty-one year old lifter has been powerlifting competitively since 1994. Lance has earned several USAPL 148 lb. Open state and national titles including California State Powerlifting titles in 2000 and 2001 and USAPL National Bench titles in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Additionally, Lance is a five-time member of Team USA competing at the IPF Bench Press World Championships in 1998-2002, earning a Bronze medal in 2001. In 2001, Lance began serving as State Chair for USA Powerlifting in California. During his tenure, he has co-directed eight competitions and earned his National referee card.
Professionally, Lance is employed with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as a Development Director responsible for overseeing and developing two fundraising initiatives for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter. This follows five years with the American Heart Association where he was responsible for managing a local Division Board of Directors in addition to implementing fundraising efforts and community education programs.
Prior to establishing a career in non-profit in 1998, Lance enjoyed a diverse sales and marketing career in banking and fitness including co-owning and operating a fitness management and personal training company for six years. At the same time, Lance quietly enjoyed success as an actor from 1983 to 1998. A graduate of UCLA with a degree in Theater, he has appeared in six feature films, among them, co-starring in the comedy "Woo" for New Line Cinema, and the boxing drama "Gladiator" for Columbia Pictures. Lance has also made over thirty TV appearances including HBO's "Tyson" "Nightbreaker" on TNT, "In The House", "Cheers", "Growing Pains", "21 Jump Street" and recurring guest-starring roles on "Knots Landing" and "Hill St. Blues".
In his spare time, Lance considers himself a political junkie and he also enjoys following all competitive sports and traveling throughout the US and the world.
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On-line Sales and Merchandising Program a Major Success
Through July 29th, the on-line sales program has raised over $4,100 in sales. Merchandise sales have surpassed $2,100, we have sold 20 memberships for $840, and raised over $1,125 in on-line donations.
Total sales at National meets have approached an additional $7,000. In contract USAPL only sold about $5,000 in merchandise in all of 2003.
The hot selling items have been t-shirts, caps, and referee polo shirts. In three months, we have done about 80 transactions on-line and shipping processes have been streamlined. The graph below provides a monthly view of merchandise sales activity via the Internet.
If there are items you would like to see for sale please contact Lance Slaughter or Priscilla Ribic.
A special thanks goes out to Lance and Priscilla for making this program a success.
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