All Meetings
February 21st 2018
Board Meeting – February 2018
Members present: Tim Smith, Kevin Hartstein, Paul Coats, Betsy Gonnerman, Jim Burnett, Megan Miller, Julie Paye, Rob Daniels, Alex Hall Members absent: Geoff Dunbar, Kim Sheffield Vacancies on Board: Alex Hall has agreed to join the Board. He also will be the webmaster. Travis Peters will be doing membership roster management. undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined Action Items: undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined...
January 17th 2018
Board Meeting – January 2018
Members present: Tim Smith, Kevin Hartstein, Geoff Dunbar, Paul Coats, Jim Burnett, Megan Miller, Julie Paye, Rob Daniels, Betsy Gonnerman Members absent: Mike Silverman, Kim Sheffield NHGP – Jim announced that Lee Peters will be assisting him with promotion of NHGP races Upper Valley Haven – Paul announced that the Haven was very appreciative of our contribution of one UVRS entry. Website – Tim announced that Alex Hall is willing to take over management of the website. It is unclear whether he will also be taking over the roster management. UVRS – Rob has been working on the race series, and announced that 7 out of the 8 races are already firm. He plans to announce the entire series at the Red Zone 5k, on Feb. 3. Mike Silverman has assured Rob that those runners who complete 6/8 races wi...
December 19th 2017
Board Meeting – December, 2017
Members present: Tim Smith, Geoff Dunbar, Betsy Gonnerman, Paul Coats, Jim Burnett, Megan Miller, Julie Paye Members absent: Mike Silverman, Kevin Hartstein, Kim Sheffield NHGP – Geoff reported on the meeting re race selection for 2018. An email is going out with the complete list of races. Two of them are in the Upper Valley: Shamrock Shuffle in March and the CHaD Half Marathon in October. In addition, at the meeting, it was decided to add open divisions for males and females. There is also interest in having trophies for the club winner, and each of the open winners. The Board decided that they would be willing to financially support a third of this cost. Discussion ensued re increasing participation in the series among members. Would post-race get-togethers be an enticement? We agreed ...
November 21st 2017
Board Meeting – November, 2017
Members present: Tim Smith, Geoff Dunbar, Betsy Gonnerman, Paul Coats, Dave Sullivan, Jim Burnett, Megan Miller, Julie Paye Members absent: Mike Silverman, Kevin Hartstein, Kim Sheffield Non-members present: Nancy Dunbar NHGP – Race selection takes place in December. Geoff and/or Jim will be attending the meeting. We will be proposing a few local races for the series, such as: Shamrock Shuffle, Run from the Law, Run for Pie, Skip’s, and CHaD ½ marathon. UVRS – Rob Daniels will be taking over Dave’s duties for this series. Dave suggested making the application process more formal, so that the race directors know what the criteria are (e.g., certified course, timer, etc.) The race selection process usually starts in January. Jim has been contacted by the director of the Red Zone 5k, in Wild...
October 16th 2017
Board Meeting – October, 2017
Members present: Tim Smith, Geoff Dunbar, Betsy Gonnerman, Kevin Hartstein, Paul Coats, Dave Sullivan, Jim Burnett Members absent: Mike Silverman, Kim Sheffield, Megan Miller, Julie Paye Non-members present: Mike Gonnerman UVRS – Dave is working with Paul, to order jackets for those who completed at least 6 of the 8 races, expected to be as many as 30 people. These will be presented at the banquet. Jim suggested we consider the Red Zone race, which takes place in February, as either the first race in the series, or a precursor to the series. Dave’s responsibilities – By the end of the year, Dave will be giving up his responsibilities. These consist of: undefinedundefinedundefined Scholarship: Dorcas is putting together a flyer, to be distributed to the area schools this week, announcing t...
September 19th 2017
Board Meeting – September, 2017
Members present: Kevin Hartstein, Dave Sullivan, Megan Miller, Jim Burnett, Geoff Dunbar, Kim Sheffield, Paul Coats, Betsy Gonnerman Members absent: Tim Smith, Julie Paye, Mike Silverman UVRS: Dave reported that 6 of the 8 races have been completed. The smaller races, which had a larger percentage of UVRC members participating, clearly benefitted from their inclusion in the series. Prizes will be awarded to those who finished at least 6 of the races, which could be as many as 30 people. Discussion ensued as to possible prizes. Paul will look into the cost of jackets. Prizes will be awarded at the banquet on Nov. 11. Foliage Five: Paul and Alex Hall have rerouted the course, and all the necessary permits have been obtained. Date is Oct. 15, at 2:00, 5 miles. Paul is still in need of volunt...
August 25th 2017
Board Meeting – August, 2017
Members present: Tim Smith, Geoff Dunbar, Paul Coats, Betsy Gonnerman Members absent: Kevin Hartstein, Dave Sullivan, Jim Burnett, Mike Silverman, Megan Miller, Julie Paye, Kim Sheffield Non-members present: Dorcas Wonsavage, Mike Gonnerman Scholarship: A photo of the recipient and an article appeared recently in the Valley News. It was recommended that next year, in addition to contacting the athletic directors at the local high schools, that the coaches be directly contacted as well. It was also recommended that Kim (or another UVRC representative) go to practices at the high schools, to announce it, as well as give the schools printouts to post in their locker rooms. The scholarship committee can hopefully help with this. Foliage Five: It has been determined that the previous course wi...
July 21st 2017
Board Meeting – July, 2017
Members present: Tim Smith, Geoff Dunbar, Jim Burnett, Julie Paye, Kim Sheffield, Megan Miller, Betsy Gonnerman, Dave Sullivan, Kevin Hartstein Members absent: Paul Coats, Mike Silverman Non-members present: Jared Fortier, Bill Young, Lorna Young Scholarship: Only one essay was received this year, but it was excellent, and the award was given to Raphael Harriman at the Red White & Blue Race on July 4. The hope is that next year, with greater visibility, there will be a larger response. Kim will continue to chair up the committee. Foliage Five: Apparently there was considerable damage done to the course from the July 1 storm. Once that is assessed, it may be necessary to consider an alternative course. This needs to be decided soon, as the race is part of the UVRS, and participants will ne...
