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From the
President
The hot club topic for the next
several months is Volunteer! McClinchy Mile is scheduled for
Saturday, March 20, and it takes numerous volunteer hours to
pull off a successful event. Planning is well underway: route
maps have been proofed; registration forms were updated and
10,500 have been printed and sent to Cascade for distribution in
the February Cascade Courier; a cool preregistration giveaway
has been ordered; mechanical support is secured; Kristi Knodell
and Kristin Kinnamon took on the task of scheduling club rides
to verify the route queue sheets.
There’s still plenty to do
before the Event such as planning and purchasing food for the
rest stops, distributing registration forms to local bike shops
and painting Dan Henrys along the routes. On the day of
McClinchy the club needs about 40 volunteers to each work a few
hours. Some die-hards work all day at a rest stop or driving
SAG (Support and Gear) or greeting riders as they begin and end
their routes at Haller Middle School. Last year Dan Scott
patrolled the Centennial Trail pulling a bob trailer loaded with
tools and spare tubes. This year we need at least two people to
share the task.
Proceeds from McClinchy
allow the club to actively contribute to cycling in Snohomish
County by giving money to organizations that support safe riding
for children and adults. It also helps pay the basic cost to
keep B.I.K.E.S. operating and prevent a dues increase.
Membership dues isn’t enough to cover the cost to produce and
mail the newsletter, pay for website hosting and remit the
annual club insurance premium. McClinchy also give B.I.K.E.S.
the resources to pay for holiday parties, summer picnics and
occasional pizza feasts – the social activities that let members
connect off bike and out of spandex!
The old cliché “Many hands
make light work” holds true, so think about how much you enjoy
year-round club rides and how much fun you can have working to
ensure they continue. Sign up for one (or more) of the
following McClinchy jobs:
Route Painting
Food Planning & Buying
Food Distribution
Parking Lot Management
Registration Check-in
Road Sign Placement
SAG Driving
Centennial Trail Patrol
Rest Stop Host – AM or PM Route Sweep(s)
If
you’re not available for McClinchy, consider working at
B.I.K.E.S. booth at Bike Expo the weekend before, March 13 or
14. The reason for a booth at Expo is to promote McClinchy and
pre-register as many riders as possible. We’ll have the
“cycling grab bag” giveaway as an enticement and it’s always fun
to browse the vendors at this annual event. Mike Dahlstrom is
club coordinator for Expo, contact him at
bikeexpo@bikesclub.org.
On another note, at the
February meeting John Carlin will show a video from last
summer’s Tour BC. Deadlines are coming up for many summer ride
registrations and Tour BC might make it to your list after
John’s presentation.
February’s ride calendar
offers something for most weekends check it out.
Pedals Up,
Debby Grant
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FEBRUARY
Club Meeting
February 11,
7:00 pm
Snohomish
County PUD Bldg
2320 California Ave. Everett
Everyone’s welcome
Featuring
John
Carlin’s
Presentation of his
Tour of
British
Columbia
2009
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