
DUST2 Wheel Club Membership Meeting Summary – June 24, 2019
- 22 people were in attendance!!
- Annie Sewell provided an update of the town’s trail building project on Reservoir Hill
- New trails are being added – Target Completion Date: August 20th
- The possibility of some type of Opening Ceremony / Ribbon Cutting was discussed
- The following DUST2 Updates & Opportunities were announced
- Volunteer opportunities:
- 2-3 folks needed to join the fundraising committee
- Please contact Annie if you’d be interested in being on this committee
- Trail building:
- No dates set yet
- Treasure Trail connector project with Tyler Albers of the Forest Service
- August 26-29
- 10 people needed everyday
- Back Yard Race Series Races:
- August 2 @ 6 pm – Bush’s Pump Track Fun Race
- September 15 @ 2 pm – Sonlight Short Track Fun Race
- Summer Middle School Cycling Day Camp – July 8-12
- No volunteers needed
- Volunteer opportunities:
- The remaining portion of the meeting was a White Board Brainstorming Session where we captured some ideas of what folks wanted to see from a club and what had worked well in clubs that they had previously been involved with
- Here is the list of ideas & suggestions of what was captured
- Get connected with Bicycle Colorado
- Create some Saturday & Sunday rides, both mountain & road.
- Create a Ride Committee
- Leo Milner’s previous club had a strong ride committee,
- Leo, Jim Hayes & David Wheat agreed to form this committee
- The importance of taking care of beginners was discussed
- Create a Ride Leader training
- David Wheat will provide information of how they did this in his club
- The need for a beginner’s Mountain Biking Clinic was brought up
- Ride levels need to be established and announced with the rides
- Look into using Meet Up for calling rides. David Wheat’s club uses this with great success
- Here is the list of ideas & suggestions of what was captured