IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE JYSC PRESIDENT

Dear Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club Members:

Yesterday morning a matter of urgent importance came to the Board of Directors' attention.  The national credit card processing vendor that Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club (JYSC) has contracted with to process our online credit card payments, Count Me In (CMI) based in Bellevue, Washington, appears to be in financial difficulty. When a JYSC member pays for their registration with a credit card online, CMI receives all funds charged from the credit card company, and CMI in turn is contracted to retain a small fee and remit the balance to JYSC. We have used CMI for over three years, since Fall 2005, to handle the club’s online credit card processing of registration dues.  CMI has not filed for bankruptcy protection to date, and CMI communicated to JYSC last night that they intend to make full payment.  CMI currently owes JYSC over $75,000 in registration fees, or 16% of our $475,000 operating budget.  JYSC has always been financially conservative and does not operate at a deficit. We are hopeful that CMI will make full payment of outstanding remittances, but the Board will use all available remedies to recoup the funds due us and protect JYSC from further financial harm.

What can we do at this moment? We are urging all members who have utilized the JYSC online registration process since June 1, 2008, to contact the credit card company or bank used and alert them that CMI never forwarded the required payment to JYSC, as they are contractually obligated to do.  The major credit card companies are receiving calls from many effected youth sports clubs across the nation and should be well aware of the situation.  The charge on your statement should begin with  “CMI.”  Please contact your credit card company or bank immediately to dispute this charge and ask that it be reversed as a full credit. JYSC has terminated the CMI connection from our website.  Online registration payment is not available at this time.  Please use the mail instead.  

The Board and Staff at JYSC are actively working on this serious matter, and we will keep everyone updated at www.jysc.com as we learn more.  Please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions you have.  For urgent matters you may contact me directly, day or night, at 904-962-0212.  Please forward this letter to other parents and players.  Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Frank Talbot

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