STRIDERS NEWS

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Central Maine Striders
November 8, 2017
Big G’s Deli



  • Introductions
    • Present were: Alicia, Stephanie, Karen, Amy, Ron P., Shara, Ron, Donna, Susan
  • Financial Report (Ron Peck)
    • $1,826 in account
  • Communications Report (Alicia MacLeay)
    • Requests for articles, race reports, & member introductions
  • 2018 Membership
    • Renewals: Automatic notices from runsignup; Alicia to email current and former separately
    • Member benefits needed
      • Company discount codes
      • Ask around for area benefits and local discounts
      • Merchandise & Shirt Designs
        • Look into less expensive clothing options - Brendan
        • Beanie option on Atayne - Brendan;
        • Look into a couple shirt designs (overall, January Thaw, Riverlands, etc.) - Chad
  • Annual Meeting
    • Potential Date and Location: January 10, 2018, at Mainely Brews (TBD) - confirm date and room
    • Awards:
      • In past have done: Strider (M/F), Youth (M/F), Most Improved (M/F), Volunteer, Sponsor, Race Director
      • Gene Roy (January Thaw) - Strider of the year
      • Send nominations to Alicia
  • 2018-19 Officers
    • Secretary (Shara Marquis) already voted in
    • Vice President: needed
      • Helps organize events
      • Ron P. suggested Ryan
      • Ron suggested reaching out to Quarry Road attendees, asking to join the club/VP
    • President (Brendan): first term ends in 2017, up for reelection
    • Treasurer (Ron Peck) and Communications (Alicia MacLeay) term out at end of 2018
    • Susan said she will volunteer
  • Riverlands Relay (Karen Gross) - May 12/13
    • Register by end of January perhaps
    • 1 team of Striders so far, looking for more interest to create a 2nd team full Striders team
    • Karen will help coordinate
    • Strider-specific shirts would be nice for unified team
    • Club can provide tent gathering area
  • Upcoming (end of year) Races
    • Turkey Trot - Athens 11/19 @ 2pm $5 - Ron provided details
  • 2018 Events
    • January Thaw - 1/21 @ 11
      • Get the word out to other club sites; great awards
    • Unity College Spring 5K - April
    • End of Quarry Road Series Potluck
    • Set a general calendar of events ahead of time to get people involved in helping (seasonal potlucks, etc)
  • New Business
    • Ron P. would really like to move forward with some new shirt designs. Shara and Ron will mention the design work to Chad.
    • Karen - would like to establish group runs at Riverlands in Turner; open to all & gather interest in the Relay.
  • Next meeting: Wednesday, December 13, 6 p.m. at The End Zone, 38 College Ave., Waterville
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Treasurer's Report for Central Maine Striders
January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016
Submitted by Ron Peck, Treasurer 
 
BALANCE FORWARDED: $2,343.18

Revenues

Membership dues: $800.00
Donations: $108.50
Race fees (January Thaw): $190.00
Clothing sales: $20.00
Total revenues: $1,118.50
 
Expenses
 
RRCA annual dues and insurance: $664.00
PO Box rental: $240.00
Banquet and picnic supplies: $188.89
Website expenses: $177.95
Awards: $175.92
Race supplies: $45.00
Printing: $27.76
Postage: $17.92
RunSignUp.com fees: $4.44
Total expenses: $1,541.88
 
BALANCE END OF 2016: $1,919.80
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Central Maine Striders
Wednesday 5/11/16, 6pm


Attended by: Gines Satchi, Patrick, Kristina and Hudson Guerette, Ron Peck, Tom McGuire, Brendan Gilpatrick, Jim Moore, Donna Jean, Ron Paquette, Rosalea Kimball, Beth Bridger


Membership report (Ginesh) - about the same as we were last year


Treasurer’s report (Ron Peck) - no treasurer activity since last meeting


Discussion:
  1. Gear - Brendan is looking into  on-demand website
  2. Weekly runs - Wednesdays at 5:15, various locations TBD. Post on facebook & add to CMS calendar
  3. Pro Deals - possibility of discounts at Running Warehouse, Maine Running Co
  4. CMS Event at Quarry Road - a BBQ or other type of social event after the final race (Aug 16, weather dependent)
  5. Tom asked about tracking members’ race times for end-of-year awards. Ginesh suggested having a Friday “roll call” asking who’s doing what races over the weekend, and asking for results/reports on Mondays via facebook 
  6. Ron Paquette will be talking with the organizers of the New Balance 5k (Aug 27). Discussion to include CMS involvement. 
  7. Rosalea is hoping to do a downhill mile race in Readfield as a fundraiser for her cross-country team. The race would be on a weeknight, possibly in late July. She asked for advice & suggestions about who to contact, race logistics, etc


Next Meeting: No set date. Meetings may be on hiatus for the summer. We will probably have an impromptu meeting after one of the Quarry Road races when / if necessary
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Central Maine Striders
Wednesday, April 13th, 2015 at 6:00pm
Alfond Youth Center Library
 
Attending:  Alicia MacLeay, Tom McGuire, Ron Peck, Jim Moore
 
Report Outs:
  • Treasurer’s Report by Ron Peck
    • No major expenses expected
    • Ron will talk to Patrick Guerette and Gines Satchithanandam about purchasing a new timer so that we have a backup
  • Communication Report by Alicia MacLeay
  • Ideas for newsletter were discussed
  • Need to have an email address for the club besides the gmail address as that could potentially be sorted to ‘Spam’ or ‘Junk’ folders – info@centralmainestriders.com
 
Items of Discussion:
  • Membership database
    • Discussion of responsibility for keeping the RunSignUp database current
    • Ron will look into it since he deposits checks from members who do not sign up or renew through the website
 
 
Next Meeting:  May 11, 2016 @ Alfond Youth Center Library
 
Minutes noted by Ron Peck
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Below please find the 2015 annual financial report for Central Maine Striders, courtesy of the club's treasurer, Ron Peck.
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Central Maine Striders
Tuesday, February 9, at 6 p.m.
Alfond Youth Center Board Room

1. Member Update
  • Total now 109 vs YTD2015 112
  • Memberships 60 vs YTD 2015 64

1a. What do we offer our members? What should we offer?
Discussion / suggestions included:
  • Discounts on merchandise, race entry fees
Community building by way of:
  • Group runs
  • Track workouts (evening vs morning for better attendance?)
  • Group training for a specific event (i.e. Sugarloaf Marathon)
Advocacy:
  • Ron Peck mentioned getting the bike path plowed
  • Helping with existing events as opposed to creating new ones.
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2. Treasurer report (Ron Peck)

3. Meeting time change
  • Future meetings will be the second Wednesday of each month, at 6 p.m., Alfond board room. 
  • The next meeting is March 9.

4. Upcoming Races
  • We discussed a few upcoming races but none of us had exact dates/locations.

5a. Other: Mt. Washington Road Race:
  • Ron Paquette explained the CMS involvement with the Mt Washington Road Race. (He has a letter that he received from the race directors.) Ron will contact Alicia with details on how members can sign up as part of the CMS team, as individuals, and as volunteers. We are asked to provide at least 5 volunteers for the race.
5b. Other: Snow Shuffle 5K :
  • Gines Satchi gave a Snow Shuffle 5K report. Fortunately the weather cooperated and there was enough snow for the event. This year's date conflicted with a few other running/snowshoeing events. 
5c. Storage of CMS items:
  • Beth Bridger will store cones, signs, etc that are currently in Patrick Guerrette's office.

6. Next meeting (March 9): 
  • Chris Riley from NEMBA will attend to get some feedback on September 11, 2016, Tread Fest trail running race(s).