All posts by Sharon Russell

Volunteer Opportunties

Snacks, Snacks, We Need Snacks!

A message from Scott…

The 7th Annual Honeybee Bicycle Ride will be on Saturday, April 27, and the Chattanooga Bicycle Club is doing the first rest stop again this year at the Helicopter Park in Chickamauga. The organizers are planning on 250 riders this year, and since ours is the first rest stop, we’re hoping to see all of them. We need snacks and we’d love for you to join us in handing them out!

You can drop off your delicious goodies at any of the three times:

Monday, April 22, 5:00-7:00 p.m.: Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. Chattanooga, TN 37405

This is our monthly board meeting. Drop off your goodies, and maybe stick around if you’d like! Remember that all members are encouraged to participate in our monthly meetings. But no pressure; you can drop your snacks off, and we’ll be glad we saw you.

Tuesday, April 23, 5:00-7:00 p.m.: East Ridge Bicycles 5910 Ringgold Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37412

We’ll have a table set up, and Scott Self will be there to collect your goodies. Maybe you can pick up an extra pair of socks or a new Bianchi while you’re there; we promise not to tell

Saturday, April 27, 8:00-11:30 a.m.: Helicopter Park, Chickamauga, GA

We’d love for you to bring your goodies and a comfy chair and help us feed the riders on Saturday. Ours is the first rest stop, so it’s a great opportunity to encourage newbie and less experienced riders. It can be a real shot in the legs to get nourishment and encouragement from serious cyclists like those who are members of our group, so come along, bring some goodies, encourage some riders, and then have yourself a nice ride afterward in beautiful North Georgia.

If you have questions, call me at 325-733-2293 or email me at dr.poppy.1969@gmail.com

Scott Self

Event Coordinator

Chattanooga Bicycle Club

Member News, Officers, Ride/Event Info

Annual Meeting and Party

A quick reminder that the deadline for registration for this year’s Annual Membership Meeting and Party is 11:59 PM January 11, as required by our event venue .

Don’t miss this opportunity to fellowship with your fellow club members, enjoy a great meal, and participate in the election for this year’s club officers. See the full slate of candidates below. We will also accept nominations from the floor prior to the vote.

This year’s event will again honor three new inductees to the Chattanooga Cycling Hall of Fame: Chris Brown, Jay Young, and Tom Owen Sr.

As always, there will be drawings for gift certificates and swag from our local bike shops.

Candidates for 2024:
POSITIONNAME
PresidentThomas Hand (returning)
Vice PresidentSharon Russell (returning)
Treasurer
SecretaryKevin Whiteside (returning)
Event CoordinatorScott Self* (new)
Road Ride CoordinatorMargaret (Peggy) Olson (returning)
Communications DirectorDonna Killian* (new)
Social Media DirectorJennifer Fiori (returning)
Membership DirectorRebecca Buckles (returning)
At LargeRichard Rudner (returning)
At LargeBill Jennings (returning)
Social Director (Appointed)Sam & Debbie Beck (returning)
Advocacy Director (Appointed)James (Jimmy) Rogers* (new)
Candidate Slate – CBC Board of Directors 2024
Officers

How Are We Doing?

The purpose of CBC shall be to educate, promote, advocate and
develop bicycling for transportation, fitness, and recreation; to
serve the community; to provide opportunities to ride with others;
to defend and protect the rights of cyclists; to secure safer and
more bicycle-friendly riding conditions; to advocate the allocation
of facilities for cycling on public lands; to promote bicycle safety
by requiring the use of helmets on all rides and observing traffic
regulations.

As 2023 draws to a close, our board members would like your feedback. How are we doing in fulfilling our mission, as stated in our bylaws?

  • What are we doing right?
  • What are we getting wrong?
  • What do you most value in your CBC membership?
  • How might you help?

We want to hear from you. Please send your feedback to feedback@chattanoogabicycleclub.com.

And a plea for help

On that last point, I’d like to again call attention to a critical need to ensure the club’s continued operation into 2024. We are in desperate need of a Treasurer. Our current treasurer is retiring off the board at the end of this year. We need someone who can make sure our bills get paid, oversee filing of our government reports, and prepare the annual budget. We hire an accountant to do most of the heavy work, but the Treasurer position does require some basic financial skills and the ability to devote a few (sometimes a few more) hours each month to keep us on track and fiscally responsible. Per our bylaws, a candidate for this job shall have been a club member for not less than 24 months on the date of their election. As with all our board positions this is an unpaid volunteer job.

If you can help or know someone who might, please drop an email to Sharon Russell or Tom Hand .

(If you’d like to discuss the job in more detail with our current treasurer, please email Mike Sabin.)

Thanks for reading this far!

Sharon