P.O. Box 7424 ● North Port, FL 34290

eVOLUME 7, NUMBER 5 Updated: 05/17/2012

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May  2012

From the Prez,  April 23, 2012

Likely when you next open this page of our website, you will see a different mug shot and message from our new President, Peter Huber. Come to his inauguration at the next membership meeting 7 PM, May 14^th. I will stay on the board as a “past president” and Bruce Gillum will be joining the board as VP. Frank Lentz and Janie Gattinger will continue to do their excellent jobs as treasurer and secretary respectively. A heart-felt thank you goes to Walter Taylor who departs the board after yeoman service and leadership, but will continue to lead rides with panache.

Your club has an urgent and immediate need for one or more ride coordinators starting in July. The task is not overly complex, but our club will cease to function if it is not done. Each month, a ride coordinator solicits ride leaders for Saturdays and Sundays for the next month and sends that information to the webmaster for the website and to our communications director for the local media. Tuesdays and Thursdays are routine and standardized and need no changes month to month. It sometimes happens in the summer that there is no club ride on a Saturday or a Sunday, and that is ok. You (Yes, YOU!) can volunteer to do this critical function for a month or two … or six, and it can be done from outside the state of Florida. So summer vacation trips or snow-birding do not count as reasons not to raise your hand. Just like a pace line, this function needs rotation. Please take your turn and lend a hand!

Thanks primarily to Steve Christian, the club conducted an outstanding Century ride this last month in the vicinity of Honore in Palmer Ranch. It was a unique and flexible venue, and it generated a great turnout, to include over 10 new club members. Congrats to all.

Ride safely,

Bob 

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

A Special CCBC Club Jersey design was presented by Sue Pavlat at the March Club meeting.  Click on the thumbnail to the right to see the design.  For an order form*, click HERE.  Questions? Contact Sue at (941) 662-9402 or send e-mail to pedalpetal@comcast.net  Orders are pre-pay only. *NOTE:  For those who prefer a looser fitting jersey, recommend selecting one size up. NOTE 2:  The regular club jersey will remain for sale through Barry Fluxe.  See it on the For Sale page.

Jersey, Special_Mar_22_2012

    Do you have I.C.E. ? Always carry your cell phone on a ride. Make sure you have entered one or more phone numbers under "In Case of Emergency"