ADMINISTRATIVE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
H President Carl Burnham III Vice President Jim Cleary Treasurer Craig Iverson Secretary Gwen Farnham
Trustees
Ann Blume Doug Dawley David DeBlasio Darcy Henderson David Horstkotte Robert Nunn Scott Sakamoto Dwight Terry Committee Chairs 20s/30s Tina Lewis Athletic Scott Stevens Balladeers Dan Scribner Basketball Tom Ferris Budget and Finance Craig Iverson Culture & Style Rosalie Stevenson Cycling Jim Laird Dance/Group Exercise Janae Pyle Guinasso/Pat Warren Decathlon Amy Pellegrin/Brett Moshofsky Diversity Admissions Sandy Moore Early Birds Marcella Renner Exercise & Conditioning Connie DunkleWeyrauch/Joe Murphy Family Events Dana Baioni Golf Barbara Hamlin Gymnastics Ken Boyko Handball Craig Trull Holiday Decorating Leslie Vanden Bos House Linda Higgons Junior Events Tim Malueg/Ashley Mepham Karate Laurie Farwell MelloMacs Barbara Stalick Member Events Mike Mathews Membership Craig Ruble Merrymacs Dinda Mills Outdoor Activities Program Taylor Boyko Pilates Ed Schneider Polar Bears Dave Brownell Property Cameron Hyde Racquetball Mark Wiggington Ski Jeff Simpson Social Activities Erika Wrenn Squash Marcia Wood Strategic Planning Dave Porter Swimming Ron Williams Synchro Anne Cleve Tennis Antonia Green Triathlon & Running Tyler Dillavou Volleyball Lorne Davenhauer Walking & Hiking Todd Husband/Martin Schwartz Yoga Carolyn Wood www.theMAC.com
ave you ever wondered how many towels the club washes every day? In January 2013, the club washed 6,708 towels a day, totaling 207,948 for the month. In June, a slower month, the count dropped to 5,389 per day, 161,658 Carl Burnham III PRESIDENT for the month. The club integrates about 500 new towels into the pipeline each month to replace stolen or worn-out towels. In addition to towels, the club washed 21,790 pounds of linens in May and 14,853 pounds in June. It is important to note the club staff is constantly working on ways to reduce our use of water, electricity, detergent, and labor costs associated with our laundry facilities.
Consideration for others and safety While we are on the topic of towels, please be considerate of other gym users and wipe and clean the equipment, spin bikes, etc., after each use. To protect yourself, you should clean equipment before your use as well. The club is experimenting over the next several months with different types of wipes, spray bottles, and their locations to make it more convenient for members and staff to clean equipment. It is well known that health clubs create the perfect environment for germs to spread. With the increase of occurrences of staph, MRSA, strep, E. coli, norovirus, etc., we all need to become extra vigilant to reduce risk. The club added additional staff last year whose sole purpose is to increase the frequency of cleaning the equipment and mats.
Property update As of July 8, the MAC now owns the old Plainfield’s Mayur Restaurant at 852 SW 21st Avenue, adjacent to both the club’s laundry facility and the Design Center PDX property we acquired in 2012. Increasing the size of MAC’s contiguous properties greatly expands our future development opportunities. There are several committees currently looking at both short- and long-term potential uses.
Improvement to website and club communications A board ad hoc committee, working alongside staff, has been tasked with identifying
and making recommendations to the Board of Trustees to: • Establish policies and procedures to ensure the website is current and accurate moving forward; • Improve the website functionality including the search feature; • Improve the online calendar; and • Enhance court reservations and class/event registrations. The Communications Committee is involved in the website project as well, but is primarily working to identify all areas of club communications and how best to improve upon them when communicating with the membership. Specifically, they are looking for solutions to: • Increase member engagement; • Test the effectiveness of various communication strategies; • Explore the use of new technologies; • Improve the ability of members to communicate with one another; • Manage the communication flow to the various member communities and teams; and • Coordinate consistent communication/ marketing standards across all programs and activities.
Athletic Excellence survey results You may remember that earlier this year, under the direction of the Athletic Committee, the inaugural survey of participants in all the various sports and athletic activities (both recreational and competitive) was conducted - thank you to the 1,200-plus members who participated! Results will being shared with sport committees and others by early August and should be very useful to committees and staff, as the survey highlights areas both exceeding expectations and in need of improvement. The two biggest areas identified as needing improvement are scheduling and availability; members clearly want top-notch facilities and practices/classes held at convenient times.
Rule change notice The House Committee and the Board have approved a rule change enabling all junior members age 16 and older to use the club between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. WM
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