GBRC Running Club Minutes

Meeting Minutes

GBRC Board Meeting Minutes of Sept 19, 2005

Attending: Terry Lee, Polly, Cheryl, Tjalling, Leigh, Paul, Christy, Amy, Alison, Carolyn, Gale, Len, Bill, Craig and Steve Roguski.
Location: Health Ed. Center

The secretary's minutes were approved as read.

The treasurer's report was approved. Second quarter results showed a donation from Haggen's. Costs included a new Seiko timer. Amy will find an auditor for our yearly financial review. Gale reported the club has IRS 501c3 status as a member of the RRCA.

Bill reported 587 members and 383 newsletters as of this date. 211 primary members from 2004 did not renew for 2005. Bill will send out a membership renewal form around Nov 15. He will email members to announce the mailing of the forms.

Race Director Liaison Report-

Tjallling submitted the 2006 Race Calendar for publication.
New race co-directors for the Chuckanut Footrace are Terry Lee, Erin Gomez, and Linda Beckman. Craig Bartlett, co-director for the last 5 years, announced that Superfeet would not sponsor the Chuckanut Footrace in 2006. Steve Roguski, owner of Fairhaven Runners, discussed sponsorship. The race sponsor's budget has been $8000-$10,000, with the GBRC paying for ribbons and supplying volunteers.
Tjalling noted the need for more "Runner on Road" signs. The 9 mile sign needs to be replaced as well. He will find out the costs.
Race Director Workshop will take place in January 2006. An announcement will be placed in the Newsletter.

Race Director Guidelines (Alison and Rick) are not yet finished.

Alison reported the purchase of a new Seiko timer and the repair of the 2 old Seikos. Twelve vests were also purchased.

Christy reported the holiday party would be the next all member club meeting. The December date and the location will be announced later.

The High School Scholarships were presented to 3 students in 2005. Those selected were Sean Grant, Sheri Englert, and Jackie Dargitz. There were 10 well-qualified applicants this year.

The high school volunteer support report by Polly and Jean LaValley was presented by Polly. They recommended a $100 donation to booster clubs for 10 high school volunteers plus 2 adults. Young volunteers would not control traffic. The RRCA insurance covers the volunteers. There was discussion of who could avail themselves of the support and how which schools would be asked. $200 was approved for the Lake Padden Mudfest to use for volunteer high school students.

Len will present the 2006 draft budget at the November meeting and include $800 for the booster club volunteers and $1500 for high school scholarships.

Craig Bartlett announced he would not be leading track workouts in 2006, and he will try to find a new coach. Announcements will be put in the newsletter and on the website. Craig performed a great service for the club and will be missed by everyone who participated in this program.

Len suggested that we have quarterly newsletters in 2006. We will discuss at the next meeting.

Action item: Plan meeting dates for next year.

The Newsletter deadline is October 15 and the next meeting will be Monday, November 21, 6:30 pm, at the Heath Education Center.

Submitted by, Carolyn Nordtvedt, secretary

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