Newsletter 2003 July 1

Issue 1, Volume 1

Welcome to the first edition of the SLO Soles Newsletter.  This is a quarterly newsletter that, if all goes well, will include a President’s Message, Upcoming Events, Treasurer Report, and Meeting Minutes.  So here we go!

President’s Message:

 I am so thrilled to be up and running as a club. I feel particularly blessed that everything came together and as quickly as it did! We have many people to be grateful to for their help and support starting with Herm Husbands (Regional Director) for answering my questions and putting me in touch with Bill Utteneiler (not sure if Bill feels blessed!!!). Bill has been our primary source of information and spent hours on the phone enlightening and encouraging us. A huge thank you to Herb Webber (State President) for getting our paperwork to Herm and for the warm welcome we received in Stockton at the state convention. Incredible thanks go to the Big Valley Vagabonds for their generous contribution to our club, really gave our treasury a huge boost and will make it so much easier to get started. We are sad that they are disbanded but hope to carry on their "spirit of walking ".  We have a fabulous core group to launch the SLO Soles and are looking

forward to getting the word out about our existence.  Our first sanctioned event in Cambria is right around the corner. I am proud of this walk, it's fantastic and everyone will love it!  The SLO Soles have made much progress in our first months. Cafe Vio has

agreed to be the start point for our Paso Robles YRE. Paperwork is ready to be sent off to make it official. As soon as we get a confirmed start point in Cambria that paperwork is ready to go in for a second YRE.  Work has already been started on the Bob Jones Trail in Avila and Morro Bay for two more YRE's for next year. We hope to host a sanctioned event in October in Paso Robles to launch that YRE and one next July for the Bob Jones Trail.

Thank you to everyone for making our walks so much fun! If we make any mistakes we can plead ignorance but we are doing great!! Special thanks to Melissa and Kimo for their enthusiasm and press releases, Bob Schrempp for the web site, the GPS guru, and just generally taking the ball and running with it, Katie Schrempp for taking over the newsletter and being an excellent walking companion, Mike and Wanda for cheerful participation, Elaine, Janice, Cindy, Linda, Laura, Laurinda and all the others for coming out to play!!

Upcoming Events:

This section removed from web version of the Newsletter, see the Calendar of Walks page.

Treasurer Report: 

Not available at time of publication

Meeting Minutes: 

May 17, 2003

  1. Call to Order at 10:30am

  1. Old Business –

    1. Status of Charter - Charter in Works – SLO Soles now has an official charter; Officially up 7/1 for 2003/04 Fiscal Year; We will be getting funds from Big Valley Vagabonds - funds have now been received

    1. By-Laws and Constitution – 2 year term for sitting officers; 1 year optional – motion approved

  1. New Business -

    1. Terms of Officers – See By-Laws and Constitution

    1. Meetings – Monthly between June and September; Then setup for Quarterly meeting; 10:30am on the third Saturday at the Templeton Community Center

    1. Club Direction -

      1. Events – Two Sanctioned Events a year

      2. YREs – Year Round Events – Cambria and Paso Robles new for this year; Next year Bob Jones, Morro Bay and a second Paso Robles; Club will be getting YREs from CCPP – not actually sure which ones yet; Caffe Vio will be the start point for the Paso Robles YRE; Looking at the Fogcatcher Inn as the start point for Cambria YRE

      3. Website – www.slosoles.org – Bob Schrempp is the webmaster; Katie and Bob Schrempp will pay for the site for the first couple of months until the Club gets going; Looking into getting a listserve for members only

      4. Trailmaster – Rod Marks is the Head Trailmaster for all SLO Soles YREs and Events; As additional people come aboard then they will “work” for the Head Trailmaster; Susan will be the Trailmaster for the Paso YRE, Rod will be the Trail Master for the SLO YRE.

      5. Cambria Event – July 19th and 20th; Starts between 8 to noon and off trail by 3pm; Co-sponsored with CCPP – Club needs water available; New Balance Stuff to give away; Sign-in has route map and collects money

      6. Newsletter – Quarterly with President Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report, Upcoming Events and whatever else; Katie Schrempp is the editor; President Report needed at least 1 week before deadline; Will be sent by e-mail to those that have e-mail and mailed to those that do not

      7. Membership – We have 5 Family memberships and hope to have more in the future 

  1. Announcements – none

  2. Adjournment – 11:30 am

 June 21, 2003 

Meeting was canceled.
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