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Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers | August 2014 Dear Lake Grapevine, Welcome to the August 2014 edition of the FOOTPRINT. This month, we have plenty of activity including a very special social event! Join us August 21 and meet our friends and Bold in the Cold volunteers from across the lake, the North Texas Striders. Details are listed below. Get to know your running community and promote our great club. Membership is key to the success of RAW. Make sure your membership is current! Membership dues ensure we have a great place to meet with fellow members and allow us fun social events and races! Another key to RAW's success is volunteering. There are many ways to help from organized RAW races, social events to the most important (especially this month) water duty. As members, we should all pitch in and help. Pay it forward by volunteering and keeping your membership current.
Calendar of Events
A Letter from the President
Join us for our scheduled run/walk gatherings! Saturdays and Sundays 7:00AM RAW Clubhouse Trail Run/Walk Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00AM and 7:00AM RAW Clubhouse Track Workouts: Tuesdays 5:00PM-6:30PM Grapevine Middle School Track (subscribe to grapevinetrackies Yahoo Group for schedule and/or location changes) Newbie Sunday Sunday, August 2 7:00AM Clubhouse Board Meeting Monday, August 11 7:00PM Clubhouse Lunch Bunch Tuesday, August 19 NOON Red Dog Right 3311 W. SH 114, Southlake North Texas Striders and RAW Social Thursday, Aug 21 6:00PM, Fuzzy's Taco Shop 3100 Grapevine Mills Pkwy,
Joe Luccioni, RAW President
We are glad to welcome Janet Dixon back to the board. She has served previously as club secretary and the club is very lucky to have someone with her experience and commitment. Likewise remaining for another twoyear term are Staci "Tini" Rivero, Jeff Garber and Diane Hernandez. Thanks for your commitment to the club. I also want to thank Belynda Warner for her time on the board, especially for transitioning our Footprint newsletter from paper to digital. It wasn't an easy transition but it looks like all the initial problems have been solved. Thank you Belynda. Our membership level has decreased; which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what is the cause. Over the years folks sign up after running one of our races or after visiting the clubhouse and that's the last time you see them. What concerns us is that some may not be renewing because they don't know their membership expiration date, or don't know how to renew on the RunSignUp website. We are trying to come up with a simple solution for the renewal process. In the meantime, please fill out the renewal form found at the clubhouse or print the online renewal form and mail with a check to our P.O. Box on the form. On some positive notes we had two very successful Double Trouble and Bold In the Cold races. Thanks to Diane Hernandez, Monica Waite, Sakina Vidacak and Julie Smith who were the co-race directors. Our old friend the cottonwood tree, that I think was as old as Alan "7:10" Engisch, had to be cut down. In its place Dubravko Vidacak and his merry men and one merry woman, Beth Brueggen built a pergola, which will be there long after most of us are running/walking in a different place. Another positive note is that Gregory "Spareribs" LaMothe is doing better after his surgery and is as ornery as ever. We look forward to another great year and please
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RAW Privileges Dallas Athletes Racing 15% discount on all 2014 races/triathlons. Coupon code: Raw15 Luke's Locker 10% off most purchases with your membership. Sunstone Yoga (First Sunday of the month) FREE Yoga classes at ALL DFW area Sunstone Yoga locations. Print this newsletter as proof of your membership. Running Warehouse enter LGRWD at checkout (exclusions apply). RunOn! 15% off purchases on the day they come out to RAW for a shoe demo.
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