7pm Peggy Littrell’s House
Members present: Peggy Littrell, Bill Fortune, Sandy Duff, Dwayne Edwards, Mike Bagley, Jaime Bagley, Keith Batchelor, Griff Baute, Cliff Cantrell, Hope Proctor, Doug Wagner, Malcolm Barrett, Wendy Trimble, Terio Sutherland
Minutes from last month approved
In the future meeting minutes will be posted to the web site as soon as they are available, corrections will be made as necessary and revisions posted to the club web site.
National report was skipped this month due to time constraints.
The club has $80K in the bank. The credit card machine for the Horsey Hundred will be electronic this year, and we will not have to pay for the use of the machine for the other months that we don’t actively use it.
Reports-
Race- Nothing to report
Ride- 102 rides led, 848 participants, 24699 total miles ridden, 77 rides scheduled for May. Ultra distance rides have started to be scheduled.
Nominating- Nothing to report, all chairs and committee leadership positions filled
Events-
HH- Dwayne increased the Dri fit t shirt order, there is a route change for the century route due to road construction at Switzer bridge.
Ride with the Red- 230 participants raised $5700 for the Red Cross this year. Dwayne would like to do the ride again next year.
RRR- None
Membership- 100 additional members since the last meeting, July 7 at the Lexington Legends game the BCC will be the featured organization. David Earle will be throwing out the 1st pitch, David Shaw will be doing 2 interviews, and the club will have a table on the concourse.
Advocacy- None
Social- None
Education- 30 people have signed up for the interactive bike workshop so far, drinks and snacks will be provided. There will be a ride following the workshop, but mileage has not been decided.
Philanthropic-
Hope Proctor made a presentation to the club on behalf of the YMCA. As part of the YMCAs Activate America campaign the local YMCA runs a summer camp program called Actively Healthy Kids. Hope proposed a bicycling component be added to the Actively Healthy Kids program, with funds donated by the club being used to finance the purchase of bicycles to use at the North YMCA location. The program includes evaluation and follow up analysis to asses the effectiveness of the initiative.
Wendy Trimble- Rural Route Maps- Wendy presented some examples of mileage signs from the Apple Cider Century in Michigan, and a map in the process of being built. She requested input on how to establish and publish more maps of rides in the area to include commercial interests such as bed and breakfasts, country stores etc. Members suggested establishing a pilot program for a shorter route with signs and maps available on the BCC website, for a loop in Fayette county. If successful the signs and maps could be expanded to include longer loops and other counties. Wendy will research the issue further and present her findings at a later date.
Shearer school requested bikes for their students. Malcolm will follow up to get more info and investigate how they could possibly be incorporated into the bike giveaway.
Tour of the Red River Gorge- 34 teams will probably compete in the event, and the races will require 400 volunteers, Cliff Cantrell dropped off postcards, and volunteer sign up sheets.
Volunteer of the Year- The BCC did not win the competition this year, an organization that transports disabled veterans to their medical appointments was the winner. The BCC may apply again next year.
New Business-
Hat sales are going well, the club has made $350 so far. There are 5 different varieties of hats; the pink hats are proving to be very popular.
Bill Fortune suggested scheduling a ride for new members to welcome them to the club, he proposed having drinks and snacks afterwards to allow riders to network with old and new members of the club. Tentative date for the ride is 6/14/2009. More information will follow as the ride date approaches.
Meeting place- the June meeting will take place at Peggy Littrells house.
Ride of Silence- the ride will go off as scheduled, Keith Batchelor will lead the ride.
Kentucky Derby- The Derby party was a success, Robert intends to organize it again next year.
A motion to donate $500 to the Cycle the Gorge organization passed.
A motion to donate $2000 to the YMCA to fund bike activities for children at their summer camp this year also passed. These funds will be donated with the stipulation that they be used to purchase bikes and helmets, and that an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program will be presented to the club at the conclusion of the summer camp.
Meeting adjourned at 9pm.
Minutes recorded by Terio Sutherland.
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