GERWC Meeting – February13, 2008 – 6:00 pm

Downtown Evansville Library – 10 present 

        No guests

        Minutes of the January 2008 meeting were approved as presented

        Financial report for January (not available)

Presentation by Gordon Benfield representing Run of Luck 7k March 17. Asking if the club interested in directing a pub run at Ri-Rahs bar Monday March 19. He is also looking for volunteers for the event. Gordon was told the board would discuss the matter and respond.

The Board discussed the matter above and the vote was unanimous to direct the Pub Run. Run of Luck personnel will work out the details with RiRahs.

Race Timing

• Tri Fest April 12

Race Management

• Tri Fest April 12

Web Page

• All items updated

Banquet

• 80 paid and 20 guests and all went well. The food was excellent and everything was well organized. The Board is seeking feedback from members who attended

Membership

• Many renewals since last months report

Newsletter

• New President letter to go into next issue

Picnic – no report

Step Up Club – no report

Scholarship

• Applications sent to all Vanderburgh and five surrounding counties. They are due in April 15 when a GERWC committee will review them and select one male and female recipient. We present these at the June meeting

Summer Track Program

• Gordon Benfield has volunteered to be the director if the club will agree to put it on. It was the consensus of the Board to seek sponsors for each of the five nights it is held.

Pub Runs

• It was agreed we will conduct Pub Runs this year as in 2007

Grand Prix

• A motion was made and carried to send notices to all 2007 club members notifying them of the Grand Prix and rules for 2008.

Old Business

• Livin It Up race. The timing clock display quit working just a few minutes after the race began. After discussion it was determined it was not charged properly. Therefore in the future a 100 foot electrical cord will be onsite.
• Livin It Up Expo. Many recreational walkers visited our booth looking for guidance to further their training. It was suggested that the walker participants on the board may want to focus on these people and we may also want to create something for beginning runners.

New Business

• The Board discussed the issue of too few age brackets at various races for the 19 and under age groups. We have always believed in promoting the physical fitness of the areas young people. With that the consensus of the Board is that the: 

 GERWC will focus on adding more age brackets at our own events and promote the same to race directors for events we time and others we do not as a standard policy going forward.

  The club will begin training a second timing crew of 5-7 people. We are in need of substitutes for out regular crew so they will begin by working along side them for a period of time.

• The Board discussed and will revisit at a later date the idea of club jackets for all finish line workers
• Discussed the idea of “pizza runs”. They would differ from Pub Runs in that pizza would be delivered to a location where the run takes place. The club would buy the food and people would bring their own drinks.
• Discussed the idea of club bus trips to race locations. We will survey for any interest.
• There are 2 new races being developed as fundraisers. Chris Thomas has met with them.
• Tim Roman was approved as GERWC Vice President