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FOOTPRINT April 2016
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Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers April 2016 Dear Lake Grapevine The RAW volunteers were out in full force this month! The parking crew helped out at the Shannon Brewery 5K, and our club staffed its usual aid station at the Grasslands Trail Run. To thank those folks and everyone else who has volunteered in the past year or so, we will be holding our Volunteer Appreciation Social Run on Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. at the clubhouse. More details will be forthcoming. We will definitely have food, drinks, and prize drawings for everyone who has donated their time to give back to the sport. Thank you for your contributions! Having the RRCA National Convention in Dallas this year made for a great opportunity for us to learn more about leading running clubs and organizing races. Jack Hase, Kelly "K2" Richards, and I attended the conference and learned about topics like club governance, building diversity in a club, event cancellation (which we hopefully won't have to do again for a long time), developing club training programs, social media and even insurance. It was a lot of information to take in over two days, and all of the attendees and facilitators were extremely friendly and helpful. LGRAW members Sandie Nathan, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Kathryn Gleghorn attended the RRCA Coaching Certification at the conference. They were able to attend some of the convention keynote events during the conference and were otherwise kept very busy for the entire three days. Thank you for working so hard to earn the certification to help LGRAW coach runners in the future! If you have been thinking about joining LGRAW's board of directors in July, please feel free to join us at the Monthly Board Meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. Members are always welcome to attend, and it's a great way to learn about what we do. For any questions, please contact me or any other board member. See you at the lake! Chris Morris LGRAW President Please note that your LGRAW membership expires on LGRAW
New Membership Policy We're making the LGRAW membership renewal process easier. Starting in 2017, all memberships will expire on January 31. If your membership renewal is between January and April, you will be charged the full membership price in 2016 ($20 individual or $30 family), and the membership will expire on January 31, 2017. Those who renew May through October will be charged half price ($10 individual or $15 family), and membership will also expire on January 31, 2017. Memberships that renew in November or December will be charged for a full year, but membership won't expire until January 31, 2018. We will also transition the process for new LGRAW members. Those who join the club January through June will pay the full membership price and then renew in January of the next year. Anyone who joins in July through December will pay the full price and be paid until January of the following year. For example, a new membership initiated in May 2016 will expire in January 2017, and a new membership initiated in October 2016 will expire in January 2018. We will do our best to avoid confusion during this transition by communicating the change as memberships expire. Please watch your email and submit any questions to membership@lgraw.com.
LGRAW Board Meeting Don't forget to check out the April LGRAW Board Meeting! The meeting will take place on Monday, April 11, 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse. All members are welcome to attend. Do you have an agenda item you would like to add? Email the board secretary by Thursday, April 7. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1123979131773&format=html&print=true
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