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President's Column - Cande Olsen

2010 CLUB DUES 

The annual RC2 club dues for the year 2010 are now payable. Dues are unchanged - $10 for a single membership and $15 for a family membership. If you joined the club after September 1, 2009, your 2010 dues are considered paid. Dick Celler will be accepting dues payments (cash or check payable to "Rose City Runners Club") at Saturday morning runs. Otherwise you can mail your check to Dick Celler , PO Box 9, Madison , NJ 07940  

Please note that Day Light Savings Time begins Sunday March 14. Consequently, on Saturday March 20, our run stars at 8:30 AM instead of 9:00 AM.

Rose City Runners Annual Wager
On First Ice Free Saturday Run in Loantaka Park 

Date

Name (s)

March 6

Mark Nyhan, Arlene Driscoll

March 13

Dick Helmer, Elliott Koppel, Barb Rushman, Pam Fales,Ken Natalie, Lee Brush

March 20

Jane Parks, Pam Helmer, Lynn Castrataro, Barry Lass, Pete Tummey, Cande Olsen

March 27

Marie Quinn, Vivian Wilson, Arlene Maynard

April 3

Joan Incantalupo, Lynda Brush, George Clark

April 10

Aileen Flanagan

Winner gets unworn fur-lined Russian Trapper Hat donated by Dick Helmer!

Spring is just around the corner, and even though the days are cold and we keep getting more snow, we are outside training for spring races!  There is a lot going on in the running community, so maybe now is a good time to review all the different ways Rose City Runners communicate with each other.

·      The monthly newsletter.  The newsletter is emailed to all members, except for those that specifically ask to receive a hard copy in the mail.  It includes an event calendar and is the best way to find out about upcoming activities planned in advance.  Any questions about the newsletter can be directed to Barry Lass, Club secretary.

·      The club website (www.rosecityrunners.com).  The website includes the information from the newsletter and is the best way to look up basic club information and to orient new members to who we are.  Any questions about the website should be directed to Barbara Rushman, who is the Club’s webmaster.

·      Rose City Runners Yahoo!Groups.  This is an on-line bulletin board that members can use to share information about running activities.  Anyone can join (you don’t have to be a member of Rose City Runners) and members often share information on marathon training runs and stories about interesting running experiences.  You can join by clicking on http://groups.yahoo.com and searching for “Rose City Runners.”  Any questions should be directed to Barry Lass, who is the moderator.

·      Rose City Runners Facebook Page.  This is an on-line bulletin board that Facebook members who are Rose City Runners or friends of Rose City Runners can use to post pictures and share information about running.  Anyone looking for the Rose City Runners Facebook page just needs to type “Rose City Runners” in the search field.  Questions should be directed to Rob Powers who set up the page.

·      Emails to All Club Members on Club Activities.  Anyone who has an announcement about a Club event or local running activity can ask Barbara Rushman to send it out to the club.  Barbara keeps an up-to-date list of the email addresses of all club members, which she distributes twice a year.  This is the best way to ensure that all club members receive a communication on Club activities.

·      Saturday Morning Runs.  At the beginning of each Saturday morning run we make announcements – to introduce new members and to remind everyone about club activities that have already been published in the newsletter.

In summary, there are many ways to communicate within the club.  Each medium serves a slightly different purpose, and not every type of communication reaches every club member, but they keep us connected and motivated to run!