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Notes from October 24, 2006 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 p.m.

Next Club Meeting: TBD

Attendees: Board members in attendance: Will Sanford (President), Jason Hiser, Ted Gayle (Treasurer), Marty Quinn (Secretary). 19 total in attendance. See end of document for (almost) full list of attendees.

Topics discussed:

1. Non-profit 501(c)3 application revision submitted to IRS. CAMBC received comments on the original non-profit application submission. Board members responded to those comments and approval of the club as a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization is pending.

2. UVA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was submitted to the director of UVA Outdoor Recreation. Awaiting response from UVA.

3. Albemarle County MOU was submitted to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Awaiting response from county.

4. Walnut Creek Park Kiosk has been constructed. If you are out at Walnut, look for in the circular traffic island in front of the pavilion. CAMBC will maintain one of the three sides of the Kiosk with mountain bike related info. Suggestions for what to post are welcome. This Kiosk was paid for in part by an IMBA/Clif Bar grant CAMBC received last year.

5. Rides

1. Women’s Ride has seen low turnout as of late – may be restructured for next year – suggestions and other ride leaders welcome. Contact Carey Hill @

clhill@hotmail.com

1. Night Rides – tis the season. Look for a night ride at DelFosse Vineyards in Nelson county in the near future. Also look for beginner night rides for folks who have never been out in the dark of night and would like to give it a try. Lights can be borrowed from a few generous club members so feel free to ask if you’re interested.

6. WILD RIDE had a great turnout – ~32 riders – and hit the peak of the fall colors in the mountains. Advocacy efforts continue:

1. Our representatives from CAMBC, SMBC and IMBA have met with the Wilderness Coalition folks over the last 2 years and made a lot of progress redrawing the wilderness areas to carve our most cherished trails out of the wilerness areas thus preserving them for mountain biking. Work remains but much has been gained.

2. The definition of a Roadless Area is the most recent threat to our trails in the George Washington National Forest. Much of the area between Rte 33 and Rte 250 are currently designated as roadless areas but much of it could be opened to logging under the proposed redefinition of a roadelss area.

7. Fall Foliage ride was a success. Members of CAMBC helped lead some rides for the Fall Foliage tours at Sherando. The timing was right to see some peak fall colors.

1. Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TAKMBD) had a lower turnout than expected (most likely because it had to be postponed for a week due to heavy rains) but nevertheless, those kids that were there had a fabulous time. And the event received TV News Coverage from both FOX and CBS news. Look for video clips of the news features on the CAMBC website soon. And thanks to all the events sponsors: Albemarle County

Parks and Rec, IMBA/Clif, C’Ville Bike and Tri, and Blue Wheel Bicycles.

9. The Panorama Paranormal saw about 100 people pedal for 6 hours around the manicured trails at panorama farm. This venue is now closed but was opened for this event (and may be open for future events – but remember it is currently closed to mountain biking.)

10. CAMBC now has business cards – contact a board member if you’d like one/some.

11. CAMBC also now has full color, tri-fold brochures. Look for them in local shops.

Notes from August 8, 2006 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 p.m.

Next Club Meeting:   TBD

Attendees: Board members in attendance: Will Sanford (President), Jason Hiser, Ted Gayle (Treasurer), Michele Co (Secretary). 19 total in attendance. See end of document for full list of attendees and events volunteered for.

General Announcements:

1. Walnut Creek Park has some yellow jacket nests on the connector trail between the lake and the guardrail headed from the parking lot and the creek crossing. Please be careful when riding in this area.

2. Beth Ike from Boys and Girls Club of Charlottesville and the youth cycling team participating in the Boys and Girls Club Cycling Challenge visited the meeting to encourage CAMBC members to volunteer to help at the event or participate as individual cyclists in the event (September 16-17, 2006). For more information, see http://www.bgcchallenge.org. A total of 180 volunteers are needed, CAMBC has been asked to help out in any way possible. Interested in volunteering, want to hear more about the volunteer opportunities for this event? Contact Jason Hiser (jdhiser@gmail.com )

3. CAMBC is gearing up to get involved in several exciting events. Thank you very much to those who expressed interest in volunteering to help with these events at the meeting. If you are interested in helping out, but weren’t able to attend the meeting please contact Jason Hiser (jdhiser@gmail.com ). (Description of these events is later in the meeting notes.)

• Boys and Girls Club Cycling Challenge (September 16-17, 2006)

• Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (October 7, 1006)

• Fall Foliage Festival (October 21, 2006)

• CAMBC Annual Wild Ride (TBD)

1. 4.     CAMBC’s 501(c)(3) application for official non-profit status has been submitted to IRS. We are awaiting the IRS’s determination.

5. SMBC Fall Mountain Bike Festival will be happening at the Stokesville Campground. October 6-8, 2006

6. Alia Anderson from ACCT (Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation) discussed a meeting to discuss priority issues that ACCT will pursue on behalf of bike users. She’d like to have as many bike users as possible attend this meeting (bike commuters, road cyclists, mountain bikers, etc.). Please consider attending this meeting! It will be held in September (date TBD, but will be announced to mtb@cambc.org). Watch the listserve for updates!

7. Fast-Paced Rides have started! Watch the listserve for ride announcements. Many thanks to Shawn Tevendale and Josh Murrah for organizing these rides! Special thanks to Shawn for opening up his private trails to the club to ride on.

8. CAMBC Stickers have arrived! Many thanks to Clint Barnett for putting up the money to make the initial sticker purchase. Stickers are $5 each and can be purchased from Clint. Michele (michele.co@gmail.com ) also has a few.

1. 9.     Writer(s) needed for CAMBC Corner (quarterly blurb in SMBC newsletter). Will Sanford and Steven Warner have volunteered to help with the upcoming newsletter. If you are interested in contributing, contact board@cambc.org .

10. Questions? Want to volunteer for something? Have an idea for the club? Contact info@cambc.org .

CAMBC Event Planning:

1. Boys and Girls Club Cycling Challenge, Sep. 16-17, 2006 – Team of 11 boys and girls (13-18) who have not cycled before are training this summer to complete a road cycling century. B&G Club would like CAMBC to:

1. Work rest stops or help marshal courses

2. Ride along with the Challengers

Please contact Jason Hiser (jdhiser@gmail.com ) if interested in volunteering.

2. Boys and Girls Club Mountain Bike Challenge Project – In development. This would be a similar idea to the road cycling challenge, to train kids for some sort of mountain bike racing goal. B&G Club is currently soliciting ideas for places to ride and/or event to train for.

a.  Here’s a listing of some of the possible goals/ideas that were brainstormed:

1. Train the youth team to participate in 2-3 local mountain bike races

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1. Train the youth team for 24-hour relay race

1. Teach kids about bike maintenance and trail building techniques

Interested in getting involved with this project? Have further ideas? Please contact the

CAMBC board (board@cambc.org )

1. Take A Kid Mountain Biking, October 7, 2006. This event is for kids aged 8-18 yrs old and will be held at Walnut Creek Park. We had a very successful event last year which included a skills course developed by Craig Spear and several rides led by many, many CAMBC members.

We need volunteers to help publicize, plan, organize, and lead rides for this year’s event. If interested, please contact Michele Co (michele.co@gmail.com). (Alia at ACCT noted that Community Bikes has a small fleet of bikes that might be available for kids without bikes to use.)

1. Fall Foliage Festival, October 21, 2006. CAMBC has been asked to lead a mountain bike ride at Sherando for the Fall Foliage Festival (http://www.shenandoahbike.org ). The ride last year led by Craig Spear, Ted Gayle, and Jason Hiser was very successful. We need volunteers to help mark the route and lead/sweep the ride. If interested, please contact Craig Spear (spear_craig@yahoo.com ).

1. Wild Ride, October (date TBD). This is an event to celebrate mountain bike access and heighten awareness of trails whose access might be threatened. The first 3 were held at Sherando. There is a possibility that this year’s Wild Ride will be held at another venue whose access to mountain bikers may be threatened. Volunteers are needed to help bring this event together. If interested, please contact Marty Quinn (meq4q@yahoo.com ).

General Updates:

1. Membership and Financial State of the Union. 73 paid members. $1967 in the CAMBC account ($500 is earmarked for kiosk to be built by Albemarle County at Walnut Creek Park).
2. Trails and Advocacy Updates
   1. Mint Springs trailwork has been approved by County. This issue was put forth by a member at our last meeting. Will Sanford met with Dan Mahone (County) to discuss possibilities. In summary:
      1. Mint Springs is 450-500 acres of existing Albemarle County park land, whose primary users are hikers, although some bike riding has been occurring without issues.
      2. Care should be taken not to offend the existing trail users, but CAMBC has been given verbal approval to:

1. Perform trail maintenance to handle trail sustainability issues (reroutes)
2. Ride bikes on the trails, but, please respect all other trail users.
3. Build new trails, if approved by the County, according to the following process (similar to the current process at Walnut):

1. CAMBC develops topo map showing new trail location and gives to the County for approval

1. If approved, CAMBC flags the route and does a walk-through with County for inspection
2. If approved, CAMBC builds the flagged route
3. Trailwork hours donated by volunteers will be good towards earning a County Park pass.
4. MOU draft is in progress
5. Next trailwork day may be here. Next several trail work days at Mint Springs will be to handle trail sustainability issues.
6. Walnut Creek Park – County has given ok to spray the poison ivy. Park users are encouraged brush the trails at their leisure. For trailwork hours credit towards a park pass, please email info@cambc.org with the names of the people in your group, how many hours you worked, and what type of work was performed. Note that a typical “workday” is 2 to 3 hours.

1. O-Hill Liaisons. CAMBC Board and interested members met with Mark Voorhees, Dept. of Outdoor Recreation, UVA

1. Designated Keith Payne, Marty Quinn, Jay Dicharry as CAMBC liaisons, who will organize trail work events.

1. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is being drafted to send to Mark Voorhees.
2. Fluvanna opportunity, good for those who live near Lake Monticello. There is a private owner who has ~3-4 miles of trails on his land. Trails are tight, twisty, and need working in. Owner rides once/twice a week and may be willing to lead other people around after

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5pm during the week. Contact Will Sanford (fattirewilly@yahoo.com ) for more information.

1. Walnut Creek Kiosk. Still in the County’s backlog of projects to be handled. Completion time is currently unclear due to unexpected passing away of the hired contractor.
2. Preddy Creek. There will be a public meeting held by the County in mid-to-late September to discuss. We need community support in attending this meeting to voice the desires of mountain bikers. Please watch the listserve for announcement of the meeting date. Parks and Recreation has also moved Preddy earlier on the budget consideration to the 2007-2008 budget year. (It was previously slated for 2008-2009 budget year, so this is great news!)
3. Rte. 810. This area is still awaiting proper VDOT approved line of sight entrance.

3. Sherando Camping Trip report (7/22/06). Mary Jane Strickland and Craig Spear reported that the Sherando camping trip had a modest turnout, but that everyone had a very nice time. The weather was perfect and the trails were great. Rides were held at Sherando and Whetstone Ridge. If you couldn’t come this year, please consider attending next year!

4. VDOT Bicycle Map. CAMBC recently submitted listings for Walnut Creek Park and Lake Sherando as riding venues for a proposed VDOT bicycle map.

5. CAMBC Brochure. Jay Dicharry has designed a beautiful brochure for the club. Keep an eye out soon for the brochures in local shops.

6. Recurring ride reports (WNR, SSR, Beginner, Women, Fast). All rides are going well. If you’re interested in helping lead some of these rides, please contact info@cambc.org.

Attendees:

Notes from June 6, 2006 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 p.m.

Next Meeting:            August TBD, 2006, 7:00 p.m. @ Anna’s Pizza

Attendees: Board Members in attendance: Will Sanford (President), Jason Hiser, Ted Gayle, Michele Co (Secretary), Ted Gayle (Treasurer). 24 total in attendance: See end of document for full list of attendees.

General Announcements

1. CAMBC welcomes two new board members, Marty Quinn and Jason Hiser, who replace Sue George and Matthew Wikswo who have moved away.
2. CAMBC’s new president is Will Sanford. Michele Co remains Secretary and Ted Gayle remains Treasurer.
3. UVA Mountain Bike Club has donated $300 to CAMBC for our volunteer help at the O-Hill Meltdown. Thank you to UVA Mountain Bike Club! Also, thank you to those CAMBC members who volunteered, your efforts resulted in a large donation that helped buy CAMBC a new brusher!
4. Rudy Project sponsorship. Matthew Wikswo has negotiated a partial sponsorship for paid club members for Rudy Project eyewear and helmets for the remainder of 2006 (BRO pro-deal). Check out the gear at http://www.rudyprojectusa.com.
5. Jeff Elmore (jaekormtb@hotmail.com ) is going to downhill at Snowshoe regularly, looking for company.
6. Summer Sherando Camping Trip. Mary Jane Strickland and Matthew Wikswo are organizing a weekend riding/trailwork trip. Proposed weekends are 7/8/2006 or 7/22/06. If interested and have a date preference, contact Mary Jane (exphys0812@hotmail.com). (Matthew talked with Forest Service about the great work done at Whetstone Ridge. The Forest Service was impressed and grateful, so in return, even though the campground is overbooked, the Forest Service will work out a campsite for the CAMBC camping trip when the date is finalized.)

1. WCP Trailwork day will be announced soon via email list by Ted.
2. “CAMBC Corner” writer needed to write blurb about CAMBC activities that goes in the quarterly SMBC newsletter. Interested? Contact board@cambc.org .
3. Questions? Want to volunteer for something? Have an idea for the club? If you have questions about or want to volunteer for any items in the notes, contact info@cambc.org .

Financial State of the Union & Membership

1. ~$1700 in the bank ($500 of this is IMBA/Clif Bar Grant money that needs to go to Albemarle County when the new Walnut Creek Park Kiosk is completed)
2. 73 paid members. This is an all-time high for CAMBC.

Member Ideas/Comments (some via email)

• Advanced/Fast rides. Recognized need for fast/advanced rides, looking for ride leaders.

• Regular Sherando rides. Tom Garber recommends a monthly ride at Sherando. \

• Trailwork at Mint Springs. Paul Buschi suggests organizing a trailwork day at Mint Springs. Will will check into this with the County.
• Poison Ivy at WCP. Rich Covington noted thick poison ivy at top trails near gatehouse. Asked if it would be possible to spray poison on them. Will/Ted will check with the County about whether this is ok.

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Status Updates

1. Trailwork and Advocacy Activity

• National Trails Day Event with RTF. 10 CAMBC members donated 35 trailwork hours to help build 3 new trail segments on RTF including a new bridge. Estimated new mileage is around 2.5 miles. Will Sanford participated in and organized the coordination of the project from the CAMBC side.

• Delfosse at Deer Park trail opening. ~3-4 miles of new trail were finished (trail breaking started in March, 2006) and opened on June 3 (National Trails Day). CAMBC was represented by Ted Gayle. There was a good turnout at the opening ceremony. These trails will be multi-use and open to hikers and mountain bikers, with scheduled ATV use days.

• Whetstone Ridge. On May 6, a group of 18 volunteers from CAMBC and SMBC helped brush most of the Whetstone Ridge trail, putting in over 200 hours of trailwork. Thanks to the volunteers for all their hard work! This work has impressed the Forest Service. Now, get out there to see the trail! (Near Blue Ridge Parkway, Mile 28).

• Trail tools – 1 new brusher and 3 new McLeods have been purchased

• Preddy Creek – CAMBC Board met with Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Albemarle County Parks & Recreation, and IMBA Trail Solutions (Rich Edwards) to discuss Preddy Creek. The BOS is in favor of classifying Preddy Creek as park land and is moving it along the administrative process. This may sound like a small step, but it is important and is great news!

• O-Hill Liaison. Page Hufty has graduated and will be leaving us. He is looking for a CAMBC contact w/UVA. Interested? Contact Page (jph3d@virginia.edu).

o  Marty Quinn and Keith Payne expressed interested

• Chris Greene Lake. Albemarle County is interested in building a beginner-level mountain bike trail at Chris Green Lake. CAMBC referred the County to Rich Edwards of IMBA Trail Solutions as a possible group to perform the trail building.

1. Event/Trip/Ride Reports

• Memorial Day Asheville trip to Bent Creek Trails was awesome! Come on this trip next year!

• VA Mountain Bike Festival in Stokesville on Memorial Day weekend was a hit. ~10 CAMBC members attended and had a good time. A portion of the proceeds earned at the festival will be donated to CAMBC.

• SSRs (Sunday Social Rides) are being held and attended regularly;

• BRS (Blue Ridge School, private venue) rides are going well. CAMBC donated an IMBA Trail Building book to the school as a token of thanks for opening their trails to us.
• Women’s Rides have started slow, but good turn out last week.

• Beginner Rides are well attended drawing many intermediate riders wanting low pressure rides, and a few true beginner types. Mixed weekday/weekend schedule is working well

• WNR’s are well attended. Sue George is resigning as leader. Dave Wotton is stepping up to take over organizing the WNR. Email him if you want to help!

1. CAMBC Promotion

• Stickers. Clint has ordered stickers and they will soon be available for public consumption.

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• Banner. Keith has investigated the price of producing a banner with Performance Graphics. Price quoted was $192 for a 3’ by 8’ banner, single color. Additional cost of $40-$50 for cleaning up the CAMBC graphic. Anyone in the club have skills they want to donate?

• Brochure. Jay has brochure in camera-ready format, just need to coordinate getting a paper copy to the County for copying.

1. Non-profit Status

• Sue George is working on non-profit status application (IRS Form 1023, application for official 501(c)(3) classification). Michele Co and Al Inigo have offered to help.

And there was much rejoicing…

Attendees:

Notes from April 11, 2006 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 p.m.

Next Meeting:            (Tentative) Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 7:00 p.m. @ Anna’s Pizza

Attendees: Board Members in attendance: Sue George (President), Matthew Wikswo, Michele Co (Secretary), Ted Gayle (Treasurer), Will Sanford. See end of document for full list of attendees.

General Announcements:

1. CAMBC has recently incorporated. CAMBC was started in summer 2003 and has grown to the point where we have gone through the incorporation process with the VA State Corporation Commission (March, 2006). Our next step is to file for non-profit status with the IRS (aka 501(C)(3) designation). Are there any members with experience in this area who are willing to help in some capacity?

2. Central VA Mountain Bike Club (Lynchburg) recently contacted CAMBC and let us know that CAMBC is being used as an example to help get their club going.

• They have suggested an interclub ride at Whetstone Ridge. The ride is approximately 11-12 miles of singletrack with some road miles to connect. Dates are in the planning.

3. News/Announcements from VA IMBA State Representative, Chris Scott:

• May 6-7, 2006: Weekend at Douthat State Park

1. Saturday, May 6: brushing party/trailwork
2. Sunday, May 7: formal group ride

• Memorial Day weekend: VA Mountain Bike festival

1. This festival will be a fundraiser for the proposed statewide VA Mountain Bike Association. To be held in the Stokesville area.
2. Registration is already open and is being handled through the IMBA website (http://www.imba.com)

4. General Reminder: Everyone should feel free to use the listserve (email address: mtb@cambc.org) for posting rides.

5. We need volunteers! If you want to learn more or help with any of the items listed in the meeting notes (or if you have other ideas you’d like to suggest), please contact us! (info@cambc.org or for the CAMBC Board: board@cambc.org)

Financial State of the Union and Membership:

• Club account currently has a total of $1856 ($500 is for IMBA/Clif Bar Grant for building a better kiosk at Walnut Creek Park. This $500 is earmarked to go to Albemarle County Parks & Recreation Department who will be handling the design and build of the kiosk). Net account total is ~$1356.00.

• 65 current paid members

Status Updates

1. Trail Work.

1. Eagle Scout Project. Will reported that a Boy Scout and his parent organized an Eagle Scout project under Will’s supervision at Walnut Creek Park in March. The troop built a trail reroute near the chimney on Wilkens Way and donated a total of 40 hours of trailwork. Any other groups looking for community service hours, please contact CAMBC at info@cambc.org.

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1. Walnut Creek Park. Ted reported that the trails have been looking very good. The last several trailwork days have had spectacular attendance (~20 people each time).

1. Walnut Creek Park kiosk. CAMBC won a $500 CLIF Bar/IMBA grant last year for improving the kiosks at Walnut Creek Park. Albemarle County Parks and Recreation is handling the planning and contracting of the work for the kiosk and is providing additional funds to support the new kiosk. Will reported the current status:
   1. An elaborate kiosk design has been developed (estimated cost $2000)
   2. Contractor bids were taken and a contractor was selected
   3. There were some delays with the project due to serious health problems for CAMBC’s contact person at the County
   4. There are additional delays due to the unexpected passing away of the selected contractor. It is expected that the contractor’s crew will complete all outstanding projects.

1. Delfosse Trail at Deer Rock

1. Ted reported that in March, Nelson County and IMBA Trail Solutions started work on a new trail system near the Delfosse Vineyards in Nelson County. Several CAMBC members were in attendance to help (thank you!!!!).
2. The trail system will be geared towards off-road cyclists and ATV use (ATV use will be allowed only on scheduled days, once per month). Goal is to have the trail open in early June 2006.
3. Volunteers still needed from mid-April through June. Weekday and weekend opportunities available. Working alongside the IMBA Trail Solutions Crew is a great way to learn about trail design and trail maintenance. If interested, please contact Ted Gayle (tedgayle@yahoo.com).

1. Lake Sherando Trails. Matthew reported that regular trailwork has been performed here. Some needed work has been suggested in the Slacks Trail area.
2. Byrom Park (Rte 810/Whitehall area). Sue reported on behalf of Al Inigo who reported via email that Bob Crickenberger from Albemarle County reports that there has been some progress towards identifying a possible access entrance that may pass VDOT approval. This entrance would be on land not currently owned by the County, but is owned by the Byrom family. The next steps are to propose the new entrance location to VDOT for approval. Then, if VDOT approves of the entrance, an agreement with the Byrom family regarding the land in question will be negotiated. This is great progress as the Byrom Park project has been delayed for some time due to the lack of a VDOT-acceptable entrance.
3. Whetstone Ridge. Marty Quinn, Andy Kinley, and Matt Day have gone out and done a lot of trail clearing on Whetstone Ridge to make it more rideable. Potential group ride with Central VA Mountain Bike Club (Lynchburg) in the planning.

1. Group Rides

1. Beginners. Jason reported that the first beginners ride had 5 attendees who all had a great time. Come out and join us!
2. Women’s. Carey reported that the first ride is on Thursday, April 13, 2006. Come out and join the women for a fun ride!

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1. Sunday Social Ride. Craig reported that the first Sunday Social Ride is on Sunday, April 16, 2006, 3 p.m., Walnut Creek Park. Ride start times will vary, as will location. General ride start time is 6 p.m.

1. Blue Ridge School (private venue). Craig reported that CAMBC has negotiated 2 group ride dates at the Blue Ridge School and expects to coordinate some more dates soon. These rides are for paid CAMBC members, we will have membership applications available at these rides if you are not currently a paid member.

Currently planned rides are:

1. April 30, 2006, 2 p.m.
2. May 28, 2006, 2 p.m.

1. Advertising. Matthew reported that CAMBC has now sold advertising spots on the club website to 3 local bike shops, C’ville Bike & Tri, Bike Factory, and Blue Wheel Bicycles. Ad spots have also been sold to Blue Ridge Mountain Sports and to Carey. If anyone wants to advertise, there are a few more spots on the website, please contact info@cambc.org. Please thank these sponsors for their support of CAMBC when you go in to visit them.

1. Events Planning

1. Blue Ridge School Festival. Blue Ridge School has expressed a desire to co-host an event (Festival? Clinic? Other?) We need volunteers to form a committee to brainstorm ideas and coordinate with the Blue Ridge School on the resulting ideas. (We would like to avoid considering a race to avoid any possible conflict with the local cycling clubs that are racing-oriented.) If you have ideas or are interested in participating in such a committee, please contact either Sue George or Craig Spear.

1. Asheville trip. Ted is organizing a camping/riding trip in the Asheville, NC area for Memorial Day weekend. Camping will be at Bent Creek Park. Please contact Ted if interested in participating.
2. Fall Foliage Festival. Craig reported that CAMBC has been given full authority to decide the route for this year. This year, Craig would like to ask the festival organizers to compensate CAMBC in some form (perhaps donation or purchase of an advertising spot).
3. Sherando Camping Trip. Mary Jane reported that she needs some volunteers to help her organize the trip and select some suitable times for the trip. Matthew offered to help with Sherando-related details, Craig volunteered to generally help.
4. Annual May Cookout. Will reported that there will be a May cookout sometime before Memorial Day to get together to do some group rides and distribute the Walnut Creek Passes earned by those who have regularly attended trailwork.

1. Fundraising for 2006 and Miscellaneous

1. Club stickers. Clint reports that stickers should be available in the next two weeks.
2. CAMBC Brochure. Michele reported that Jay Dicharry has completed brochure text revisions. Next step is to get camera-ready copy and have copies printed.
3. Business cards. New business CAMBC cards will be printed soon for those who want them to distribute at events.
4. CAMBC Banner. Keith has volunteered to get a price quote on a banner for CAMBC when he’s given the dimensions and other details.

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Attendees:

Notes from February 21, 2006 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 p.m.

Next Meeting:            Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 7:00 p.m. @ Anna’s Pizza

Attendee List: Board Members in attendance: Michele Co (Secretary), Ted Gayle (Treasurer), Will Sanford. See end of document for full list of attendees.

Announcements:

• Thank you to everyone who is contributing to the growth of the club. We accomplished a lot in 2005 and look forward to making more progress in 2006.
• A special thank you goes to those who purchased memberships at higher than the basic level and to those who have made anonymous donations for trail tools.

• See something listed you want to help out with in some way? Have ideas you want to suggest?

Contact board@cambc.org

• UVA Mountain Bike Club is planning the O-Hill Meltdown for Saturday, April 15, 2006. They need volunteers. If interested, please contact Page Hufty. Volunteered at the meeting: Chris Brena,

Michele Co, Mary Jane Strickland, Francis Schmit, Will Sanford.

2005 Highlights of Accomplishments:

• Won a $500 Grant sponsored by IMBA and Clif Bar to build a new informational kiosk at the Walnut Creek Park trailhead.
• Hosted 3^rd Annual Wild Ride (lead organizers: Marty Quinn, Jace Fogle) and 2^nd Annual Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day (lead organizers: Ted Gayle, Michele Co, Sue George)
• 2 members received chainsaw certification

• Attended national and state advocacy events such as the 24 Hours of Washington, DC lobbying day, meetings about Virginia’s Outdoor Recreation Plan, and Virginia Greenways Conference in Richmond, VA.
• For full list of accomplishments see https://cambc.org/accomplishments.php

Financial State of the Union:

• Club account currently has $1300 ($500 for IMBA/Clif Bar supported kiosk at Walnut Creek Park)

Membership:

• 45 current members, 61 non-current members (memberships expired). Renewal notices going out this month.

• 3 new members signed up at club meeting. Welcome to Jeff Elmore, Kristin Link-Ullrich, and Bill Ullrich.

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Planning and Subcommittees for 2006 Events

Subcommittees were formed for the following at the meeting:

Summary of ideas from members suggested at the meeting:

• Donation box. Suggested that a donation box be constructed and brought to group rides, possibly longer group rides if it doesn’t make sense for some rides.
• Club Gear. There is an interest in getting more visibility for CAMBC especially at trailwork days. Ideas suggested were t-shirts or banner. Clint Barnett has been looking into stickers for the club. See table below for summary of information (given by Clint via email after the meeting). Clint has volunteered to lay out the initial cash if necessary to purchase the stickers as long as CAMBC can reimburse him the cost. (Profit would go to CAMBC). He recommends SOS, because:

o  Their stickers are bigger, and people will have a better chance of seeing what the sticker says.

o SOS can use the format of the CAMBC logo the way it is (JPEG). Blue Ridge wanted a different format from JPEG.

o  Most of the people at SOS are mountain bikers, members of the SMBC.

o  CAMBC can make an additional $35 by purchasing from SOS, due to the cheaper price.

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• Publicizing Regular Rides and TAKMBD. Several people suggested publishing notices of our regular rides and Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day in various free publications/websites including (not limited to) Computers4Kids, local schools, C’ville and online community calendars.

• Douthat group ride. Idea for a Douthat group ride/weekend suggested. St. Patrick’s Day? April Fools’ weekend?
• Take a Parent Mountain Biking. Family-oriented ride idea.

• Take a Dog Mountain Biking. Dog-friendly ride idea.

Status Updates

1. IMBA/Clif Bar Grant. Will Sanford reported that money has been received. CAMBC plans on giving money to Albemarle County who will perform the building of the kiosk with matching funds. Albemarle County is currently in the process of soliciting bids for the work.

2. CAMBC Brochure. Jay Dicharry designed brochure passed around for members to review. Some comments/suggestions for changes have been gathered. Those in attendance liked the design, had some text revisions.

3. Bylaws & Incorporation. Julie Jackson updated the club. CAMBC now has established bylaws and articles of incorporation and will be filing for incorporation soon. Eventually, the club may try to file the official 501(C)(3) paperwork (Form 1023). Julie says that if the club has less than $5000 annual gross receipts, we do not need to file the paperwork and we are automatically exempt if we meet the 501(C)(3) requirements.

4. Advertising. Will and Ted reported that CAMBC now has sold 2 advertising spots on the club website to C’ville Bike & Tri and Bike Factory. These ads are now posted on the cambc.org website. Please thank these shops for their support of CAMBC when you go in to visit them. Other local shops, Blue Wheel Bicycles, Performance, and Basic Cycles (now out of business) were also approached.

5. Trail Work. Will reported that the club has purchased 2 sets of chainsaw safety gear and first aid kit with the revenue from advertising. An anonymous donation has also been given to purchase a McLeod tool. An Eagle Scout troop will be doing a reroute of Wilkens Way at Walnut Creek Park. More trailwork days will be announced soon. REMINDER: If you volunteer for 3 trailwork days, you receive a free pass to Walnut Creek Park

6. 810 Byrom Park. Will and Al Inigo (via email) reported that the Byrom Park project is still held up by lack of an entrance area that complies with VDOT visibility requirements. Negotiations with Byrom family and adjacent landowners has begun.

7. Freeride Area in Walnut Creek Park. Will mentioned that there is some interest in developing a freeride area in WCP. Jeff Elmore expressed interest in pursuing/getting involved with this.

8. Fundraising for 2006

• Work UVA Race as volunteers in exchange for donation. Will talked with Page about the possibility of a donation in exchange for CAMBC volunteers at the 2006 O-Hill Meltdown. Page agreed.
• Leading ride for UVA Outdoor Social Club in exchange for donation was suggested, but no outcome decided.

• Club stickers. Clint Barnett re-raised the stickers idea. See previous summary under Club Gear idea.

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Notes from October 18, 2005 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 PM

Next Meeting:

• Tuesday, February 21, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Anna’s Pizza. Note: We will skip the December meeting due to the holidays. Enjoy the off-season!

Announcements:

1. All CAMBC tools are now marked with neon yellow for easier tracking.

2. CAMBC won the IMBA/Clif Bar Grant to build a new kiosk with Albemarle County at Walnut Creek Park.

3. VA 2007 Outdoor Recreation Plan is up for review. We’re looking for volunteers to attend meetings at Thomas Jefferson Planning District Committee (TJPDC) offices on Water Street in C’ville on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 3 PM or 7 PM. Talk to Sue George to coordinate.

Subcommittee Work – Goals and Updates

1. WCP Trail Maintenance – (Will Sanford, Ted Gayle, Craig Spears, and Jerry Matthews). Upcoming trail days will be announced by list-serve and by web. October 1st workday was a success. Expect next workday in December. The County has approved a new re-route on the damn loop, so we will soon be undertaking a big new project. If you know of any trees down or other areas in need of help at WCP, please contact Will Sanford.

2. WCP Trail Closure for Poor Trail Conditions– Plan drafted in Spring 2005 to close WCP trails when too muddy and to educate users about sustainable trail use. No news. Ball is in the county’s court.

3. 810 Byrom Park Liaison– (Al Inigo) No news.

4. O’hill Liaison– (Jay Dicharry) Two workdays were held in September 2005. Page Huffy alerted the club as to a problem with unsafe free-ride structures being built unauthorized at O’hill (burning stump incident was also noted). He has been in contact with appropriate UVA folks and is looking to make sure mountain bikers as a user group stay out of trouble and continue to have access. CAMBC will write letter as discussed at the meeting to support points made. Matthew Wikswo and Page Huffy to coordinate the letter writing.

5. Sherando Trail Maintenance–(Matthew Wikswo). A workday is coming in early November. Probably a ride to follow. Candidate dates are now Nov 5, 6, 12, or 13. Matthew Wikswo to select the date and coordinate with SMBC. Michele to notify Richmond MORE.

6. IMBA/Clif Bar Grant – (Ted Gayle, Will Sanford, Kathleen Herndon, Carey Hill, Craig Spear). Ted to get this going now that we have the award. Plan is to meet with the County soon.

7. Grants–(Sue George, Ted Gayle). CAMBC won $500 IMBA Grant. Check just arrived. No new opportunities identified.

8. Advertising Planning – (Matthew Wikswo, Will Sanford, and Ted Gayle). The board drafted up plan which it is now finalizing. Local shops will be approached in the coming weeks for advertising opportunities in 2006.

9. Club Governing Structure – (Julie Jackson, Michele Co, and Sue George). Ongoing writing by Julie. Final bylaws and articles expected in late October/early November. Then the club will incorporate.

10. Club Stickers & Business Cards – (Clint Barnett). Stickers on hold for the time being for financial reasons per decision by the board. Not enough money to spend on this yet. Business cards were distributed at the meeting and will be used to recruit more members.

11. CAMBC Brochure – (Sue George and Jay DiCharry). Sue drafted content. Jay is now working on the presentation of it. Draft expected in mid November 2005.

12. GWNF Protection – (Sue George). No news.

13. Membership – (Ted Gayle) The board created a new, updated membership form with easy ways for folks to donate extra cash when the join or renew.

14. Blue Ridge School –CAMBC will host a Sunday Social ride there coming up tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 30, 2005 assuming liability issues are worked out.

15. Scottsville Trails – (Dave Clark). No news since last meeting. Dave will contact Dan Mahon to follow up.

16. Nelson County – We heard a rumor that IMBA Trail Solutions may be under contract to build some more trails at a local vineyard near Nellysford.

17. Women’s Ride– (Michele Co, Carey Hill, and Sue George ). Done for the 2005 season although we may do a November women’s night ride. They were a success!

18. Beginner Ride– (Michele Co, Brent VanDevender, and Ted Gayle). Done for the 2005 season. They were a success!

19. Sunday Social Ride– (Craig Spear, Jason Hiser). Sunday Social rides are alive and well! Stay tuned to list-serve for upcoming rides. The ride is open to all. Beginners are welcome—no one will get dropped.

20. Interclub Rides– (Michele Co). No new rides scheduled although many CAMBC members participated in the SMBC festival on Oct 15-16, 2005.

21. WNR– (Sue George). Ongoing. No news.

22. Wild Ride– (Marty Quinn and Jace Fogel). Held successfully on Saturday, September 17, 2005! Pictures coming to website soon. 50 people.

23. TAKMB– (Michele Co, Ted Gayle, and Sue George). Held successfully on Saturday, October 1, 2005! Pictures coming to website soon. 25 kids. Lots of support from local bike shops.

24. Fall Foliage Ride– (Craig Spears, Jason Hiser, and Ted Gayle). CAMBC successfully led this ride on Saturday, October 15, 2005. Ted gave a recap and lessons learned. Next year: strive for better organization on promoter end, no conflicts with SMBC festival, and more credit for CAMBC.

General (including Ongoing) Notes

• Meetings will be conducted on a bi-monthly basis during the mountain bike season. Frequency is sometimes decreased over the winter.

• Members re-affirmed interest in co-hosting or helping to host a racing type event locally, but due to current time of year and other obligations, not until 2006 season.
  • Club members who want to try night riding should email the list to ask to borrow lights. Some members have lights they will loan if they can’t make the ride themselves or if they have spares.

Notes from August 30, 2005 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 PM

Next Meeting:

• Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Anna’s Pizza

Announcements:

1. CAMBC is missing 2 sling blades. If you know their whereabouts, please contact Will Sanford.

2. All CAMBC tools are now marked with neon yellow for easier tracking.

3. Special Guest: Dan Mahon of Albemarle County to talk about Scottsville trail building future opportunities.

Subcommittee Work – Goals and Updates

1. WCP Trail Maintenance – Led by Will Sanford with members Ted Gayle, Craig Spears, and Jerry Matthews. Upcoming trail days will be announced by list-serve and by web. 1^st week in September trail day will not happen due to conflicts with Labor Day and SM100.

2. WCP Trail Closure– Led by Will Sanford with input from club members. A plan was drafted to close WCP trails when too muddy and to educate users about sustainable trail use. No news. Ball is in the county’s court.

3. 810 Byrom Park Liaison– Led by Al Inigo. Al reported no change in status. The county is still trying to get VDOT permission to create an entrance to the park and parking lot off State Route 810.

4. O’hill Liaison– Led by Jay Dicharry. Upcoming workday TBD in mid-September.

5. Sherando Trail Maintenance– Led by Matthew Wikswo. We’re aiming for a workday sometime in November 2005.

6. Tools Acquisition – Led by Will Sanford, Mike Smoot, and Dave Wotton. No news

7. Fall Foliage Ride– Led by Craig Spears and Ted Gayle. Communication is ongoing. CAMBC will support this ride and will soon need to recruit ride leaders on Saturday, October 15, 2005.

8. Grants– Led by Sue George with member Ted Gayle. We submitted an IMBA/Clif Bar grant due July 1, 2005. Amount: $500. Status: unknown. [Note: since this meeting, we found out we won!]

9. Women’s Ride– Led by Michele Co with help from Erin Johnston, Megan Ross, Carey Hill, and Sue George and others. Women’s rides are ongoing and thriving. Will wrap up at end of September.

10. Beginner Ride– Led by Michele Co, Brent VanDevender, and Ted Gayle. Beginner rides are ongoing. Will wrap up at end of September.

11. Sunday Social Ride– Led by Craig Spear with help from Jason Hiser. Sunday Social rides are alive and well!

12. Interclub Rides– Led by Michele Co.. Two successfully held this summer with Richmond MORE. No new rides scheduled.

13. WNR– Led by Sue George. Ongoing.

14. Wild Ride– Led by Marty Quinn and Jace Fogel. Date: Saturday, September 17, 2005. Rain date: Saturday, September 24, 2005.

15. TAKMB– Led by Michele Co, Ted Gayle, and Sue George. October 1, 2005.

16. Advertising Planning – Led by Matthew Wikswo with members Will Sanford. No news.

17. Club Governing Structure – Led by Julie Jackson with input from Michele Co and Sue George. Ongoing writing by Julie. Michele to find out latest status.

18. Club Stickers & Business Cards – Led by Clint Barnett. Clint to resend pricing info. If board gives approval to do this, we will sell for small profit as fundraising for the club.

19. CAMBC Brochure – Led by Sue George and Jay DiCharry. Sue working on content. Jay has offered to work some graphic arts magic.

20. GWNF Protection – Led by Sue George. No news.

21. Membership – Ted Gayle will send out membership reminders at least as often as once after each bimonthly club meeting.

22. Blue Ridge School – Sue George met with Blue Ridge School outdoor program folks about possibility of relationship with CAMBC and riding trails there. Ride likely sometime this fall.

23. Scottsville Trails – Led by Dave Clark. Dan Mahon attended this meeting as a guest and spoke about new trail opportunities in Scottsville (leading to and from and in Dorrier Park) and throughout Albemarle. He reminded us that he has a trailer with handtools available to us for any big workday if needed.

24. Nelson County – County talked to Ted Gayle about upcoming ATV and possible CAMBC involvement in building it as well as using it. No news.

General (including Ongoing) Notes

• Meetings will be conducted on a bi-monthly basis during the mountain bike season. Frequency may be decreased over the winter.

• Members re-affirmed interest in co-hosting or helping to host a racing type event locally, but due to current time of year and other obligations, not until 2006 season.

• Club members who want to try night riding should email the list to ask to borrow lights. Some members have lights they will loan if they can’t make the ride themselves or if they have spares.

• Club members who need to borrow a bike for a beginner or out of town visitor should email the list. Some folks said they have spare bikes they would loan.
• There is a copy of the IMBA Trailbuilding Book in the Tool shed. It is available for CAMBC members to borrow. Several other members have a copy they are willing to loan. Contact: Will Sanford

• Reminder: All club members are encouraged to use the CAMBC list-serve at any time to announce rides or related events.

• We have club liability insurance due to our IMBA affiliation. This is in effect whenever we lead a publicized CAMBC club ride. The insurance protects ride leaders, club members, club leaders, etc. Publicized rides include those announced by list-serve and flyers. The insurance does not cover any rides or

Notes from June 21, 2005 CAMBC Club Meeting

At Anna’s Pizza, 7:00 PM

Next Meeting:

• Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Anna’s Pizza

Announcements:

1.CAMBC is pleased to announce $330 anonymous donation to the club, ~ $250 of which has gone to purchase a BOB trailer for upcoming CAMBC work days. Other money will go toward additional tools. Club members may borrow the BOB trailer when not in use for maintenance. Contact: Will Sanford.

2.CAMBC has a new website! Thanks to Mike Smoot for his hard work to put it together!

3.CAMBC members participated in the RFT workday on National Trails Day in June. About 5-7 members attended and worked on various projects.

4.Craig Spears represented CAMBC at the St. Anne’s Belfield Earth day festival this spring. He spread the positive word about mountain biking.

Subcommittee Work – Goals and Updates

1.WCP Trail Maintenance – Led by Will Sanford with members Ted Gayle, Craig Spears, and Jerry Matthews. Next workday is Saturday, July 16th at 10:00 AM. No maintenance July 2nd-4th weekend due to holiday. Other upcoming trail days will be announced by list-serve and by web. The following ideas were suggested for the next workday:

•Clear briars on trail near gatehouse. Clint has a brusher. So does Ted. They will loan or bring.

•Clear trail near lake—it’s overgrown.

2.WCP Trail Closure– Led by Will Sanford. At county request, a plan was drafted and reviewed by several people and the County. No word back from the county on implementation.

3.810 Park Liaison– Led by Al Inigo. Al reported no change in status. The county is still trying to get VDOT permission to create an entrance to the park and parking lot off State Route 810. They are not yet on to formally deciding user group access.

4.O’hill Liaison– Led by Jay Dicharry. No news.

5.Sherando Trail Maintenance– Led by Matthew Wikswo. We identified potential candidates for maintenance: clearing brush off connector between Torry and Mill Creek trails and parts of Lower Torry could use re-benching. Clint Barnett will go scout it out and report back the need. Contact Matthew Wikswo if you see any other needs, and he can set something up with the Forest Service per our volunteer agreement. We’re aiming for a workday sometime in the second half of 2005.

6.Greenways Representation– Led by Clint and LoriAnne Barnett. No news.

7.Tools Acquisition – Led by Will Sanford, Mike Smoot, and Dave Wotton. The committee purchased the additional tools (3 pulaskis) as approved at previous meetings and also just acquired the BOB trail mentioned above.

8.Fall Foliage Ride– Led by Craig Spears and Ted Gayle. Communication is ongoing. CAMBC will support this ride and will soon need to recruit ride leaders. Tentative date: October 15, 2005.

9.Grants– Led by Sue George with members Ted Gayle and Clint Barnett. We identified by declined to submit a free-ride grant this spring due to slowness of response from the County. However, we identified an IMBA/Clif Bar grant due July 1, 2005 that we will propose to. Amount: $500. [Note: grant was submitted since the meeting thanks to Ted Gayle, Matthew Wikswo, and Sue George].

10.Women’s Ride– Led by Michele Co with help from Erin Johnston, Megan Ross, andSue George and others. Women’s rides are ongoing and thriving. Most recent one had 10 women. Stay tuned to website. Thanks to Carey for doing the flyers.

11.Beginner Ride– Led by Michele Co, Brent VanDevender, and Ted Gayle. Beginner rides are ongoing. 3 so far. Great turnout at last one. 15 people total including about 5 real beginners and some advanced beginners.

12.Sunday Social Ride– Led by Craig Spear with help from Jason Hiser. Sunday Social rides are alive and well!

13.Interclub Rides– Led by Michele Co.. First ride was at WCP in early June. 20 people came from Richmond MORE, 6 from CAMBC. Ride was a success. Next one scheduled for June 24, 2005 in Richmond. It will be a joint trail work and ride session. Stay tuned for more upcoming in July.

14.WNR– Led by Sue George. We’ve been doing some fun special event rides lately. 1 Rhododendron ride and 2 Berry Picking Rides!

15.Wild Ride– Led by interim leader, Matthew Wikswo. Jason offered to recruit coordinators. [Note: Since meeting, Jace Fogel and Marty Quinn have volunteered to do so]. Date selected: Saturday, September 17, 2005. Rain date: Saturday, September 24, 2005. Need to reserve shelter soon and get going on flyers.

16.TAKMB– To be established at future meetings. Not until first Saturday in October. We will host again.

17.Sponsorship Planning – Led by Matthew Wikswo with members Will Sanford. Sample web page with sponsor ads completed by Mike Smoot—all technical web issues have been resolved. Schedule of ad fees also drawn up. Matthew and Clint will talk off line about how to go about selling.

18.Club Governing Structure – Led by Sue with input from Michele Co, Julie Jackson. Julie’s been working hard on the draft articles and bylaws thanks to input from Ryan Ketchum of SMBC. Incorporation fee: $75. Then pay $25 annually to renew. We should go ahead and do this. Progress will continue. Consensus on governance reached at meeting: “We need to write very clear bylaws. We need to post them on website. Board should ask for club advisory input/nominees when filling empty position. Any member can be nominated by any member (including self). Board to elect replacement board from nominations. Still need to discuss how-to-removeboard members procedure. Brent offered to provide input based on experience at other area non-profit.”

19.Club Stickers & Business Cards – Led by Clint Barnett. Clint is working on getting us a design and stickers from Blue Ridge Graphics. We will sell for small profit as fundraising for the club.

20.CAMBC Brochure – Led by Sue George and Jay DiCharry Sue working on content. Jay has offered to work some graphic arts magic.

21.GWNF Protection – Led by Sue George. We had another in-person meeting May 24, 2005 to work on draft MOU language. Progress continues slow but steady. No significant news.

22.VA State MTB Association – No News.

23.Membership – Mike Smoot will send out membership reminders at least as often as once after each bimonthly club meeting.

24.Blue Ridge School – Sue George will meet with Blue Ridge School outdoor program folks about possibility of relationship with CAMBC and riding trails there.

25.Scottsville Trails – County invited CAMBC input on possible new beginner trails in/near Scottsville and/or at Totier Park. Dan Mahon contacted Sue George. We are looking for any members who might be interested in serving as a liaison for such a relationship. Club will do what it can but resources are limited. Members suggested we volunteer to help at trail days or give initial input on design, but recognized need to not get overextended. Having a CAMBC contact who lived in the area would be ideal (if one exists and is willing to volunteer). Sue will get back to Dan, but then turn over communication as appropriate to others.

26.Nelson County – County talked to Ted Gayle about upcoming ATV and possible CAMBC involvement in building it as well as using it. More news to follow.

General (including Ongoing) Notes

•Meetings will be conducted on a bi-monthly basis during the mountain bike season. Frequency may be decreased over the winter.

•Members re-affirmed interest in co-hosting or helping to host a racing type event locally, but due to current time of year and other obligations, not until 2006 season.

•Charlottesville Youth Triathlon is happening August 28th and will be promoted by local Tri club. Volunteers are sought.

•Club members who want to try night riding should email the list to ask to borrow lights. Some members have lights they will loan if they can’t make the ride themselves or if they have spares.

•Club members who need to borrow a bike for a beginner or out of town visitor should email the list. Some folks said they have spare bikes they would loan.

•There is a copy of the IMBA Trailbuilding Book in the Tool shed. It is available for CAMBC members to borrow. Several other members have a copy they are willing to loan. Contact: Will Sanford

•Reminder: All club members are encouraged to use the CAMBC list-serve at any time to announce rides or related events.

•We have club liability insurance due to our IMBA affiliation. This is in effect whenever we lead a publicized CAMBC club ride. The insurance protects ride leaders, club members, club leaders, etc. Publicized rides include those

announced by list-serve and flyers. The insurance does not cover any rides or events for which participants must pay to enter (for example: a race put on by CAMBC or if we were to charge money to do the Wild Ride).

Financial State of the Union

•Bank account: $265.75 on hand, but will be ~ $600 when anonymous donation check is deposited. This balance reflects BOB trailer already purchased.

•69 current members.

•19 overdue members, all have been contacted about renewal (as 6/10). Most have moved away.

•Usual expenses ongoing: monthly web hosting.

•Recent Expenses: Rest of $150 allocated for tool money from Feb. meeting. Domain renewal: ~$19 for year. $250 BOB trailer.

•Upcoming expenses known: IMBA club renewal (June), Club Insurance (August)

•Recent Income: Anonymous $330 donation, membership renewals.

•Upcoming income: ongoing Membership Renewals, $500 grant application submitted (odds of winning unknown).

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