Great May Board Meeting

Our May Board Meeting was Energizing with lots of activity and Great News.

The 2016 Board is an active bunch and I will try to recount the meeting with my cryptic notes and tell you about our homework assignments also I was able to exercise my board voting privileges.

Valley Mountain Bikers Board and General May, 2016

Treasury Report - we have lots of money for now taxes are paid insurance is renewed, job well done J. Jason also jumped in to integrate IMBA and VMB website, way above my pay grade.

Member Recruitment
• Member Stats Current count 172 members
• Bike Shop Card, Thank you Matt Reimert we discussed and approved providing free 1 year VMB membership to bike purchasers some restrictions apply. Matt will adjust the card and set up more bike shops.
• Retailer Membership + South Mountain Cycle Lou volunteered to write and publish on this site an expose' on the 2 current IMBA retailer members. Andrew and Matt R will continue to solicit additional shops.
• Club Corporate Membership/ Sponsorship Mike Vt thought this may be a great way to get corporate volunteerism and I think he volunteered for developing this idea.
• We need your help to Sell the club and drive membership, It is all of your job to recruit members. I got on my soapbox about the importance of every member to solicit those buds to join the club, you know who they are you ride with them. Make em join.
• New membership supplement
• Event Recruitment- who wants to work the mike and sell
• Constant Contact- yeah we should do this.

Events
• June 4&5 Step Outdoors at Steel Stacks – point Andrew Budick, yes I signed up for this and need help. Info to follow.
o Volunteers
o Need portable wooden features for demo area thank you Greg
o Marketing literature, Posters of various programs and Video
• June 11 Take a Kid Mountain Biking at Trex – point Karen Krasley
o Need outhouse and barbecue K says no we don't
o Expo area, all bike shops highly encouraged for demos and on the spot tune ups.
o Karen tell us about Community Bike Works
o How is this Blasted what should we expect #’s wise
Board vote to fund TAKMTB Day $500, your welcome Karen.
• June 26 Steel City Enduro at Sals – point Eric Dunlap I have already been asked the course layout but it is Top Secret until race day.
o Eric has a good handle on it. Eric tell us what you need. Jerry H is heading up course maintenance.
• TBA Downhill Day at Mt Penn w/ BAMBA- Jorge and Andrew- no info at this time.
• Bear Creek & Blue Mountain- Lisa Ronca jumped on Blue Mtn DH Day for VMB this should be an introduction to those in the club that may not have experience a professional downhill park and those that shred on a regular basis will show us how it's done. A true club mash up. Date TBA
Other Dates
Jon Roth says at Nox Noxtober fest is in Noxtober of course and Take a Rug Rat Mountain Biking Day in Noxtober as well (i forgot the dates but it's a ways from here).

Trail System Opportunities
• Pat McLaughlin Franconia Twp park- Jon Roth filled us in on the site inspection with Pat. He said it looks good for 4 to 5 miles Jon gave it the thumbs up, the board agrees this is a worthy project and the club fully supports moving forward with all non monetary support including that of IMBA. Money is definitely not out of the question we just can't write a blank check at this time. I believe Pat will head this up with Jon Rs help and I would like to help as well.
• Camp Olympic Dave King is going to arrange meeting with Twp- no activity, I think Dave is still building a bike park at Rayestown?
• City of Allentown I think we start with the S Mountain Reservoir- no activity
• North Whitehall Twp Schnecksville Pump Track behind Fitness Central- don't know

IMBA Ride Center Recognition - Bronze or better, Thanks Again Matt Reimert -workin on it

That's all folks