SCR Minutes
September 3, 2008
Prepared by Ken Raich
September 3, 2008
Prepared by Ken Raich
The meeting was called to order by president Ken Raich.
Attendance: Don Pfost, Paul LaBar, Gary Franchi, Dave Diaz, Paulette
Arns, Jim Robinson, Jeff Arnold, Janelle Markert, Rich Hadley, Ron Dehn,
and Ken Raich.
Special Guests:
Janelle Markert from the YMCA requested assistance from SCR for the finish
lines of the Corporate Cup 5K and 1M runs, and for the Bike event. The
club distributed a “volunteer signup sheet” and Dave Diaz
volunteered to coordinate the volunteers. Dave also volunteered to bring
the SCR finish line equipment to/from the events.
Minutes from the August meeting were approved.
Officer Reports:
Treasurer's report – The club has almost about the same amount
of cash that we had at this time last year. Two checks were written to
Cinfully Delicious for the picnic: one from the SCR account and one from
Jeff Arnold’s account. We don’t yet know which one of these
checks was cashed by Cinfully Delicious. Whatever happened will be straightened
out. The treasurer's report was approved as presented. Newsletter Editor
- Ron Dehn notified the club that a single Dec/June edition of the newsletter
will be mailed at the end of November. Membership Chair - Don Pfost announced
we are still receiving new memberships this close to the end of the membership
year. Currently, we have 212 members and are mailing 233 newsletters.
Webmaster - Paul LaBar reported the web page is not having any problems.
He will update the South Shore Adventure before this weekend’s race.
Upcoming Events:
South Shore Adventure: The club discussed the moving of the start/finish
line for the South Shore Adventure. A sign or volunteer will be posted
by the original start to direct anyone who did not get the “change”
notice. Paul LaBar will post a notice of this change on the SCR main web
page. Hot To Trot: everything is moving smoothly for the Hot To Trot.
Ruth and Shelly are expecting over 200 participants.
Activity Recaps:
Rich Hadley reported the Canon City River Trail Prediction Race was
a great success. The runners liked the new course (moved from Tunnel Drive).
A lot of new improvements have been done to the Canon City River Trail
and all attendees were impressed. We discussed the recent SCR picnic and
tried to determine why there had been a relatively light turnout. We determined
the most likely causes for lack of attendance was the State Fair. In the
future, we will schedule the picnic to avoid the opening weekend of the
Fair. Next year, we will probably schedule the picnic for earlier during
the summer. We discussed having the picnic on the afternoon following
the Garden of the Gods Run (in June).
New Stuff/Old Stuff:
Paul LaBar announced the banquet will be at La Renaissance on January 31, 2009 and will cost $18.95 per person. The club will probably compensate each attendee $8.95 so each member will pay only $10. La Renaissance will charge children the same amount as adults so the club will need to compensate more for a child’s plate (if we wish families with kids to pay less). Jesse Quintana has agreed to be the speaker. A raffle for door prizes will be offered (rather than a silent auction). We had quite a bit of discussion about whether to vote for banquet awards (like Runner of the Year) before or during the banquet. The committee will review this to see if nominations can be made before the banquet and deferring the actual vote until the night of the banquet. Rye XC Awards: Linda Strange asked SCR to compensate the Rye XC team for 18 medals and ribbons. Jeff Arnold said he had already purchased awards for Rye. Jeff will talk with Linda to make sure everything has been covered. Canon City Riverwalk Run: Kyle Horn contacted SCR to ask advice about holding a race there. Rich Hadley agreed to contact Kyle and answer his questions. Officer Volunteer Committee: Don Pfost offered to organize a committee to identify volunteers for next year’s SCR officer positions. The club acknowledged this as a great idea and thanked Don for his offer.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned just in time
at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Ken Raich