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FOOTPRINT May 2016
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Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers May 2016 Dear Lake Grapevine It's getting to be that time of year again when we elect new members to our board of directors. This year we have two officer positions (vice president and treasurer) and two director positions up for election. The election will be held at our Annual Picnic and Membership Meeting on July 4th. If you are interested in becoming more involved in the club leadership, this is a great opportunity! The nomination form is on the LGRAW website. Please return via mail or email by Wednesday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. On the topic of volunteering, we had an amazing selection of prizes available for the folks who gave back to the sport in the past year or so. Thanks to Belynda Warner, Kelly "K2" Richards and Kathryn Gleghorn for soliciting prizes from dozens of sponsors, race directors and other supporters. Also, thank you to all of the club members who donated prizes. I love to be able to reward the best volunteers in running for always being there when we need you! Our July 4th Picnic is also the time when we present the Best Foot Forward, the award for the member who best exhibits the "Spirit of RAW." They are the person who is always going out of their way to be a leader while they mentor and encourage others. Board members are not eligible, so this is for the person who always steps up on their own to get things done. Please see the article below to learn how you can submit a nomination. If you have been thinking about joining LGRAW's board of directors, members are always welcome to join us at the Monthly Board Meeting on Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. If you have 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. 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.
Membership System Transition
Memberships to be processed through TheDriven.net To provide added flexibility and to resolve issues that have impacted some of our members, we will be transitioning to TheDriven.net to track and collect payment for LGRAW memberships. We will begin to send renewal reminders from TheDriven in midMay, but if you submit your payment through RunSignUp, don't worry! We will make sure that you are properly credited and that your membership is extended appropriately during this transition period. If you do not receive your reminder email, you can find current membership renewal information at http://www.lgraw.com/membership. Fees for payments submitted through TheDriven are exactly the same as RunSignUp. We also intend to transition our race registrations to TheDriven this year. They work with many races in the DFW Metroplex and nationwide, as well as clubs like Dallas Running Club. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1124284109772&format=html&print=true
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