05/2004 Meeting Minutes

SRRC May Meeting Minutes
May 10, 2004 Present: Ronda Schappaugh, Jim Cinotto, Jim Fay, Tim Butler, Jeanee Hansen, Barb Bonansinga, Kenny Guard, Mary Beth Stephens

Absent: Jim and Holly Dahlquist

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.

Minutes from the April Meeting were reviewed. Tim made a motion for approval. Motion was seconded by Jim F. Minutes unanimously approved.

Jim Fay presented the Treasurer’s Report. The balance as of 5/10/04 was $20,321.08. Receipts since the last meeting included $4,524.00 from the Lincoln Memorial, $385 from membership dues, and $75 from advertising. Expenses paid for the Lincoln Memorial since the last meeting totaled $1,182.89. The club also donated $50 to the American Heart Association for the Heart Walk. Checks outstanding totaled $97.72. Tim made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report and Kenny seconded it. Treasurer’s Report was unanimously approved.

President’s Report:
The AMA 5K was held on April 24, 2004. There were 162 finishers as compared to 177 finishers last year. We still need to send some invoices.

About 20 SRRC runners travelled to Bloomington on May 1 for The Lake Run. This race is one of our Points Series races. There were about 40 SRRC runners at this race last year. The consensus was that the cold and heavy rains on race morning probably accounted for the decreased attendance at this race.

The Race For The Bells has 125 finishers in the 10K and another 40 or so in the Two Mile Fun Run. This total was up from the 146 finishers of last year’s 5K race. Postrace comments by runners about the 10K course were positive. We still need to send invoices on this race.

The Lincoln Christian College 5K was deemed a success with 74 runners and 102 walkers. Ann Spellman did a good job with this first time event.

The Scholarship applications are due May 15. The Scholarship committee consists of Bill Owens, Mike Beagles, and Jim or Holly Dahlquist.

Abe’s Army gets under way on Tuesday, June 1. Bridget Cutler and Jan Wilson are spearheading this year’s army. Team leaders are needed. Abe’s Army will meet again at Athleticare. Efforts to move the location to the Pavilion at Lincoln Park fell through when the Park District failed to return four phone calls.

New Business:
Jim Fay reported that the SRRC tax returns are ready to be signed and mailed.

Paul McDevitt has about 160 Leslie Jordan unscreened white Dri-Release shirts left over from last year’s Ironhorse Triathlon. Paul intended to use them for this year’s Ironhorse. However, this year’s Ironhorse has been cancelled due to low preregistration numbers. Jim Fay proposed that we buy these shirts from Paul at his cost of about $6 per shirt. Jim C. seconded the motion. It was unanimously agreed that the SRRC would purchase the shirts. We will decide what to do with them later.

The newsletter should go out at the end of the week. Kenny will work on putting the newsletter on our web site.

There was a discussion about the SRRC membership cards. Because they were printed on the welcoming letter, only one card went to each family. We will provide the Springfield Running Center with a SRRC membership list. The Running Center is currently the only business offering a discount to members.

Mary Beth noted that the Dew U Try-The-Tri was a good first time event. There were about 50 participants. The organizers – John Gee and our friends at Athleticare – are trying to promote it for kids. They plan on doing it again next year.

Because of a conflict, the Arthritis Jingle Bell 5K will move from UIS to Menard Hall at Lincoln Land. This may require a new course. We may need a co-director from the Club to help out with this event.

There was a discussion about the Passavant 10K course. Tim noted that the course is accurate, but it is not certified. Ronda will try to arrange a time with the race director to go over the course one more time so that it can be certified. Tim noted that the course would be improved by making it straighter and eliminating many of the turns.

The next social is set for Soiree on Saturday, May 22 at 7:00 PM. Suggestions for future outings included a possible golf outing or an outdoor event this summer.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, June 14, 2003 at the YMCA,

Meeting adjourned at 6:12 PM.