DUST2 WC Membership Meeting Minutes – June 2019

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
• 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