Several ISU sport clubs are asking for money at this week’s Government of the Student Body meeting. The organizations would be receiving their funds from this semester’s capital discretionary funds.

There is currently $250,000 in the Capital Projects Account and a little more than $14,000 in Senate Discretionary Account, said Tom Danielson, GSB finance director and senior in civil engineering.

The Capital Projects Account funds cover items that are more than $1,500 and will last for more than three years, Danielson said.  The best example of a capital fund expenditure, he said, would be the Sailing Club’s requested land yachts.

The discretionary funds cover anything the senate chooses to fund.

Usually this money is used when groups miss allocations or something unforeseen occurs, such as being invited to participate in a state tournament, Danielson said.

The Water-ski Club is asking for $5,156.60 to drive two Suburbans 3,443 miles to Arvin, Calif.

“I think this is only the fourth or fifth time the Water-ski Club has ever made it to nationals,” said Kathryn Tierney, president of the Water-ski Club and junior in nutritional science.

The Water-ski Club usually participates in two regular season tournaments in the fall. The team had to place in the top nine teams at the conference meet to advance to regionals, Tierney said.

Following that meet, the team then had to place in the top three to advance to the national tournament.

“At nationals they judge by the team score. There are three events, the slalom, trick and jump,” Tierney said. “You score points for how many people you beat. In the end you tally up the men and the women’s scores and you see who won.”

The team is ready for a 26-hour drive to Arvin, Calif., which is only slightly longer than the 24-hour drive it had to Phoenix last year, Tierney said.

The Sailing Club also sought funding from GSB. The organization requested $22,119.90 for new equipment.

The club needs to purchase four land yachts, four carry bags, eight helmets, two Kitewing sails, two Power Kite trainers, two multi-purpose watercraft and five life jackets.

The Sailing Club has been dormant for a couple of years, but Tess Rockey, Sailing Club treasurer and sophomore in interior design, and Russ Hoffman, adviser and systems support specialist in the Center For Survey and Statistical Methodology, identified their goals in a letter to the GSB senators.

The first goal stated that the club wants to change the perception that sailing is a one-season activity. The second goal was to provide instructional opportunities so students of all backgrounds can learn sailing fundamentals in a fun and safe environment.

The ISU Longboarding Club also asked GSB for financial aid.

The club has been active only a few weeks and recognized a need for $1,765.90 for equipment. ISU Longboarding Club requested funds to purchase first-aid kits, helmets, knee and elbow pads, sliding gloves and three new longboards.

The club has been holding unofficial meetings since last spring, said Robert Hill, president of the ISU Longboarding Club and freshman in computer engineering.

He said the group plans to take trips to local state parks. Its goal is to unite longboarders on campus, Hill said.

GSB will also have its final read on a bill that is titled Funding a Copier for Ames-ISU YMCA and YWCA Ames-ISU.

The bill is a request from the two organizations for $2,000 to fund a new copier, because their old one broke after more than 10 years of use.

In addition, the meeting will feature programs from Roberta Johnson, director of the Office of Financial Aid, and Penny Rice, director of the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center.