August APRIL 2003 2003
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RAW Celebrates Our 4th Fourth! In This Issue • • • •
Fourth of July Recap Walk for Diabetes In Step With…Mark Sparks Marathon Madness and More (Grandma’s, Coeur D’Alene Ironman, Western States 100, Vermont) • Parkland Burn Camp • “Health Food” Diet • New RAW Bike Group _________________________
Upcoming Events • • •
August 9, RAW Luau, home of Bill and Annette Collins Sept 13, Protectors of Freedom 5k, Texas Motor Speedway Nov 15, Double Trouble, RAW Clubhouse
Saturday Night Live-5:00 pm (First Saturday of the month)
The Fourth of July at RAW is always exciting, and this year (our 4th) was no exception. The day began with many of our members running and volunteering at the annual Trophy Club Fourth of July 5k, where Jack Hase once again did a great job as race director.
spread, and for the 4th year in a row, we managed not to set the clubhouse on fire.
At 4:00 p.m., two full teams’ worth of finely tuned athletes took the field to showcase their extraordinary softball skills. (That would be sarcasm….with a few possible exceptions.) Even with the creative scorekeeping of Tom Byno, the primarily female team of Joe Luccioni fell victim to the victorious guys, who never would have lived it down if they hadn’t won!
President Kelly Richards finally got the group settled down enough to conduct our annual business meeting. A very surprised Susan Barnett received this year’s Best Foot Forward award, presented by past recipient Tom Byno. (Eileen Fontaine was last year’s honoree, but she was out of town. Again.) Ballots were passed out, and the membership elected their 20032004 Board of Directors. Special congratulations to first time board members Courtney Noell, Rick Fogle, Tia Metzger, and JW Keeling.
Having had enough dust and sweat, everyone retired to the clubhouse, where a few coolers were popped open. Over 100 RAW members and their families shared a delicious potluck
The evening was capped off with a spectacular fireworks display over the lake. We couldn’t have asked for a better end to a long and exhausting, but fun-packed day.
Note: check the bulletin board on our website for last minute changes) •
September 13 (moved to coincide with the Protectors of Freedom race); La Casa, Grapevine (Note: This is a change from the last Footprint) • October 4, Amore’s, Grapevine, BYOB _________________________
Renewals
Your membership expiration date is shown on your Footprint mailing label. When it’s time to renew, fill out the membership application in the newsletter and mail it back to RAW along with your check. RAW: A Place to Make Friends… (Tom Goodwin and Dennis Novak) 1