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Meeting Minutes
Minutes November 29, 2007 Meeting
Officers Present: Dennis Toscano, Abby Billias, John Ferrara, Nancy Warth
Eight other members present.

Visitor – Susan Kross

Membership Report – by Myriam Loor – Membership at 154. Myriam will confirm thought as some new ones may have come on race day that are not counted or could be counted twice. John Flynn requested that Myriam send him an up-to-date email list.

Treasurer’s Report – by John Ferrara - Operations Account - $****. Savings Account $***. John will be moving $2500.00 to the Savings Account – all were in agreement.

Secretary’s Report - by Nancy Warth –just submitted mail issues and gave any checks to John Ferrara. Gave Myriam all new/renewal membership applications received.

Old Business – Nancy Figueroa reported that the work on the 501C is moving along as expected – all papers they needed signed have been signed. Myriam is going to order 10 jackets from Screen Gems at $34 each. She will try to see if they can have zippered pockets.

Election – The nominations had been received by John Flynn. President - Dennis Toscano, Exec. V.P. - Rene Loor, V.P. - Abby Billias, Secretary - Nancy Warth, and Treasurer – Roger Hourihan. Each were voted upon separately – all were elected. Everyone thanked John Ferrara for all the work he had done over the past two years as treasurer. There was some discussion of having the accounts require two signatures going forward – it was decided not to do this but to go back to the procedure of having someone audit the books periodically. It wasn’t decided who or when that would start.

New Business – The Christmas Party has been changed to December 29th. Myriam has reserved the room and booked the DJ. The invitations have gone out. Although Myriam will not be able to attend the event she will do all that is necessary to get it in place. She will find someone to handle the decorations, etc. This is a joint party with ORC – not just a Sullivan Striders’ party – Todd Jennings is the ORC contact for the party. They will also be involved with helping with the set up and clean up. There was some discussion of some winter events – skiing, tubing, and sleigh riding. Everyone is interested – further discussion will take place in the future –once we get some snow. There was discussion of another mixer at the Glided Otter – possibly in February. Dennis discussed the Wurtsboro Mt. 30k which is coming up. Also started discussions with regards to the Race Director for the Falling Colors 2008. Brian Cavanaugh was discussing the possibility of a relay race – getting suggestions from everyone – just trying to get ideas for a race he would like to plan.

Visitor Susan Kross presented some suggestions for the club to boost membership and to reach out to the community. One was to work with the fitness clubs in the area (Monticello/Liberty) and offer their members reduced membership fees to join the Striders. One “fitness” club working with another for a common goal. The other was to reach out to local volunteer groups (ie fire departments, emergency medical personnel) and offer reduced membership fees as an incentive to get some of them to join and thereby get into some fitness routines. Susan is considering becoming a Strider herself and would be willing to start up this program.

Events – Nancy Warth gave a final report of the Falling Colors race to Dennis. The race took in $5937.00 and the expenses were $2632.82 giving proceeds of $3304.18. She thanked all the members for all their help with the race. Brian Cavanaugh was present and we presented him a gift certificate to The Homestead as our thanks for all his help with certifying the courses. It was agreed to present a donation of $100 to the Rock Hill Ambulance Corp. as thanks for their attending our race and especially being there when we really needed them – when Mrs. Papa fell. The tee-shirts for the volunteers should be in soon. She reported that the one of the awards categories had been changed from 14 and under to 13-14 and 2 new groups were added, 10-12 and 9 and under. For the two new groups we had received medals donated from The Winners Bracket. It worked out so well that we would like to continue with those two new groups – giving medals for those two categories. Our race is famous for its tree prizes and just everyone loves the trees but we thought the really young kids get a bigger kick out of the medals.

Races – don’t forget the Jingle Jog – Dec. 9th and the Winter Series starting in January.

Meeting Minutes
Minutes October 25, 2007 Meeting
Officers Present: Dennis Toscano, Abby Billias, John Ferrera, Nancy Warth
Ten other members present.

Membership Report – by Myriam Loor to Nancy Warth to report – 146 members to date.

Treasurer’s Report – by John Ferrera - Operations Account - $5536.30 and he just wrote a check for $1245 for tee shirts for Falling Colors. Savings Account $299.99

Secretary’s Report - by Nancy Warth –just submitted mail issues and gave any bills and checks to John Ferrera.

Old Business – Nancy Figueroa reported that the work on the 501C is moving along as expected – all papers they needed signed have been signed.

New Business – Elections need to be held at the November 29th meeting. Dennis told all to submit any nominations through November 29th. There was some discussion regarding the Christmas Party tentatively scheduled for Dec.8th.

Events – Nancy Warth gave update on the progress of the Falling Colors and requested any food and volunteer offers to let new know asap.

Meeting Minutes
Minutes September 27, 2007 Meeting
Officers Present: Dennis Toscano, Abby Billias, Nancy Warth
Eleven other members present.

Membership Report – by Myriam Loor – 145 members to date.

Treasurer’s Report – None given as John Ferrera was not in attendance.

Secretary’s Report - by Nancy Warth – mostly mail issues. Received and shared another thank you from a scholarship recipient and a thank you from Forestburgh Day 5k race committee. Gary Berson was at meeting to personally thank everyone who helped make their first race a success.

Old Business – Nancy Figueroa reported that the work on the 501C is moving along as expected. It is a long tedious process. Myriam discussed getting new jackets for Striders. She will price out with Diamond Graphics and would like to send an email to members to get an idea of number that would be needed.
Tom reported the success of the Clean up on Woods Road done on September 15th – sharing the article from the TH-Record of Wednesday. It was a commendable community project – Striders can be proud.

New Business – Discussed various ideas for Falling Colors. Some might have to wait till next year. Roger will contact Red Bull and Adidas to see if they are interested in being present at the race. Nancy W. reported that she had tried to contact Red Bull but hasn’t gotten any response from them. Roger will also look to finding a singer to do the Star Spangled Banner before the race. Need to work on the logistics as our starting line isn’t at the clubhouse to have speakers. Discussed doing letters to the Athletic Directors of the school to invite students. Nancy W. reported that the sponsorships are coming in nicely. May need to work on getting door prizes. Discussed having the awards ceremony outside – will depend on the weather. We will set up as usual inside and move outside that day if possible.   Nancy also reported that Brian Cavanaugh has submitted the paperwork to certify both the 8K and 5K courses and they will be certified by race day. There was more discussion on t-shirts and it was decided that 175 would be ordered and more could be ordered if necessary.

Nancy F. and Roger presented awards to Dennis in appreciation of all the work he has done for Sullivan Striders. Dennis was very moved with this.

Myriam discussed having a run in Central Park – possible date is October 14th. Could car pool and would like to leave early – about 7 am.
After much discussion it was voted and approved to send $100 to Orange Runners Club. Due to a scheduling conflict we were not able to support their recent race on September 15th and wanted to make a “Good Faith” donation to their club to support that race.

Events - Myriam also reported on the Walk the Race 3K held September 9th. Although the race lost about $40 for a first race the response was positive – the turn out was good and everyone enjoyed the day. It was suggested that in the future maybe not giving out the prizes (gift certificates etc) as was done this year.

Minutes from meeting held on August 30, 2007
Officers Present:
Dennis Toscano, Abby Billias, John Ferrara, Nancy Warth
Nine other members present.

Membership Report – by Myriam Loor – 145 members to date.

Treasurer’s Report – by John Ferrara. Operations Account $*,***.**, Scholarship Account $**.**
Suggested moving $250 from the Operations Account to the Scholarship Account to avoid any bank fees. All were in favor.

Secretary’s Report - by Nancy Warth – mostly mail issues. Received and shared Thank you cards from 3 of the Scholarship Recipients.

Old Business – Nancy Figueroa reported that the work on the 501C is moving along as expected. It is a long tedious process.

New Business –
Dennis suggested doing Walnut Mountain in early October – 1st Thursday would be good.
Tom Manza was discussing our clean up of Big Woods Road in Liberty that we had done earlier this summer. He had met with the Renaissance people and they are on board for a serious clean up of that area. They appreciate the work we had done and would like our help. We decided Sept. 15 would be a good day so anyone that is available please join us there approximately 8:30. Abby suggested contacting the Environmental club from the high school. Dennis suggested contacting the Delaware Valley Job Corp.
A Half Marathon is being planned for Columbus Day Weekend at Lew Beach. There will also be a 5 or 10k race. They would like some help if anyone could volunteer.
Congratulations to Tim Billias on winning the 1st Forestburgh Day 5k. The race was a big success and Gary was very happy with all the help received from the Striders.
Dennis reported on the track meet that was held by OCR at Minisink Valley High School this past Wednesday. About 25-30 people showed up, 5 or 6 of which were Striders. It was a fun evening.
Myriam reported on the Walk the Race 3k. The course has been certified and we will be giving out $150 in prizes. Need some volunteers for spotters. John Flynn will mention in next weeks email.
Nancy W. reported on the Falling Colors Race. Brian Cavanagh has corrected the course to make up for the little it was short. Everyone agreed to the change of removing the Scarborough loop and adding a loop down Manchester to Chester to Stratton back to Old Sackett. It was also approved to have Brian certify both the 8k and the 5k courses for this race. Committees are being formed – Kim is taking care of the t-shirts, MaryAnn will handle the order for the shirts. MaryAnn and Tom will take care of the prizes and decorations. Myriam will handle the registrations and will also put the application in the next newsletter which will go out in October. Alice will handle the PR. John will make sure there is a cash box with $100 to start the day. Volunteers are needed for Food. We received an email from Shirley outlining what she did last year with regards to the food.

Minutes from meeting – Sullivan Striders July 26, 2007
14 members attended.
7 Guest - for the 6 Scholarship Winners.
Myriam Loor was not present but had reported membership at an all time high of 143.
John Ferrera presented the Treasure’s Report. There is $**** in the Operations account and $**** in the scholarship account (from which to be deducted the scholarships being awarded).
All Scholarships were presented. Each were introduced by a different Strider member giving a little background on each of the winners. Group pictures were taken and all winners enjoyed the ceremony.
Regular meeting was conducted after presentations.
Old Business:
Nothing new with regards to 501C.
Director for Falling Colors set – Nancy Warth volunteered.
Will email Myriam to see if she got any prices on getting Strider shirts and/or jackets.
Orshii brought everyone up to date on the Monster race happening on August 5th.
New Business:
No new business.
Events:
The Catskill Prelude 50K happened and everyone was pleased with the results. There were 6 teams participating.
There was quite a lot of discussion with regards to the Walk Race (3K) that will be held on September 8th at Holiday Mountain. The discussion was mostly with regards to having cash prizes for the race as an incentive to participants. It was decided that there would be $300 given away but it would be a lottery. How many and how much each wasn’t decided yet. It was also decided to wait on certification of the course for now.
Dennis reminded everyone of the Forestburgh 5k on August 18th.
Dennis is hosting a run/walk/barbeque at his home in Liberty. Tentative date is Sept. 6th.

Minutes from meeting – Sullivan Striders June 28, 2007
13 members attended.
Dennis Toscano was on vacation so Rene Loor conducted the meeting.
Myriam Loor presented a membership report – 136 paid members to date.
John Ferrera was not in attendance thus no Treasure’s Report.
Old Business:
Nothing new with regards to 501C.
Still need a director for Falling Colors. It was suggested putting out an email to all members to see if anyone is interested. People stressed hardest part is raising money.
Having a committee was also discussed but had been tried in the past and wasn’t all that successful. Hoping to fill position by July.
New Business:
Orshii was in attendance to give a presentation for the Monster 10k/5k to be held August 5, 2007. Again he looks to Sullivan Striders for any help they can offer and thanked us for all our help in the past. There was some discussion of practice runs- at this point the schedule Dennis had prepared will work.
Events:
The Catskill Prelude 50K is moving along. Not too many registered at this point. There will be a Walk Race (3K) September 8th at Holiday Mountain. We will be running/walking at Kim and John’s on July 12th.

Minutes from meeting – Sullivan Striders May 31, 2007
17 members attended including 2 new members – Alice & Neal
2 other new members stopped by to pay their dues but didn’t stay for the meeting – Gary and Rose Burson.
Myriam presented a membership report – 130 paid members to date.
John Ferrara gave the Treasure’s report – a check for $250 was sent to the Rock & Ramble Race. The operating account has a balance of $****.** and he scholarship account has a balance of $****.**
John suggested emailing the newsletter rather than mailing each month. Myriam disagreed. Tom suggested asking on the application what the member would prefer. No decision or vote was done – issue tabled for now.
OLD BUSINESS:
Dennis also reminded everyone of the Patient Fund of the Rock Hill Rock and Ramble Race. Raffle tickets are available from Susie Loughlin.
Be sure to register as a team member of Sullivan Striders for the race and wear your Sullivan Striders shirt.
NEW BUSINESS:
Dennis reported that the directors of the Middletown Classic would like us to set up a table where we could have our membership applications and information on upcoming races. A couple of people were interested but they were also running in the race and the directors didn’t want the tables manned by those that were racing. Dennis was going to call to confirm that and will let us know. The race is 6/10.
We’ll be stuffing the packets at Frontier cafeteria on Thursday, June 14th at 5 pm. After which we will do a mini litter pluck along the race course (mostly at the beginning). Then we will do our usual run.
A director is needed for the Falling Colors face as Nancy Figueroa has declined the position.

Minutes from Sullivan Striders’ April 26, 2007 meeting:
11 members present
1 visitor attended
No Membership report was presented as Myriam was not at the meeting.
John Ferrara gave the Treasures report – Scholarship fund has a balance of $2631.11 and the Operating Account has a balance of $****.**.
There was discussion regarding increasing the Scholarship amounts or looking into other charities. There will be further discussions on these issues. Dennis suggested a donation to the 07 Rhulen Rock and Ramble. Discussion followed and a donation of $250 was voted on and approved. John will send a check this week.
It was noted that the banner hasn’t been paid for at this time. Nancy F. will get John Ferrara an invoice so he can get it paid.
OLD BUSINESS
Roger received our Tax ID # and is moving forward with the 501C application.
Tom reported that he met with Gary Burson and Judge Kane regarding the Forestburgh 5K scheduled for August 18th. They reviewed the course being planned and Tom suggested a different course. They found a nice trail near St. Joseph’s. Not sure if it will be certified in time but feels it is accurate. Tom said the facility at St. Joseph’s was very nice and it should be a nice event.
Dennis reminded everyone to see Susie Loughlin to get tickets for the “Myriam Loor Patient Fund” Raffle.
NEW BUSINESS
The Scholarship Committee met and MaryAnn will get info to us for next month. She wasn’t at the meeting this month but Tom reported they are on track.
The Litter Pluck was discussed. We will be doing our area next Thursday, May 3rd. We will meet at our usual time at the Chinese Restaurant off exit 109 in Rock Hill.
Tom suggested cleaning up an area in Harris that could be done in about an hour. We will do that spot in 2 weeks, May 10th. We will meet at the Bean Bag off 104 in Monticello. Tom will take all picked up items to the dump.
John Flynn also mentioned an area near exit 106 that is in bad shape. Nothing was decided on this spot but we will discuss further. John Flynn will bring gloves and bags. Kim will make a sign for this spot that Sullivan Striders did the clean up.
Dennis discussed our running as a team for the Rhulen Rock and Ramble – we decided yes. Just note Sullivan Striders as the team on the application when you register. We will discuss further what shirt we want to wear. There was a discussion to donate a lump sum as a team but decided against at this point.
Dennis will email OCR regarding the Track Meet – want to get one set up.
EVENTS
The Catskill Prelude 50K will be on July 15th. Nancy Figueroa and Abby Billias will Co-Direct this fun run. They are currently working on the application. Dennis said it is a difficult course.
Dennis was trying to set up a date for the canoeing/tubing on the Delaware family day. Different dates discussed – nothing decided. Different ideas discussed regarding renting the canoes from Landers. No decisions made. Further discussion needed.
SPEAKERS
Virginia Sanborn from Cinder Track, Livingston Manor attended to discuss a 5K they are holding prior to the Trout parade as part of the “Celebration of the Arts” day in Livingston Manor on June 9th. The race is scheduled for 11:30 am so that it will conclude with the opening of the parade.
She needs help/ professional ideas/ volunteers.
The course if flat and fast, out and back with one water stop at the 1 mile marker. She gave everyone flyers to hang or pass around.
Tom gave brief history of our club and what it has meant to him over the years. Of course not without mentioning our winning of the Inter-Club Challenge.

Minutes from Sullivan Striders’ March 29, 2007 meeting:
17 members present
2 visitors attended
Myriam Loor gave Membership report – currently 89 paid to date with about 40 left to renew.
John Ferrara gave the Treasures report – we are in the Black. Savings Account (scholarship fund) has a balance of $****.** and the Checking Account (operations) has a balance of $****,)) with a number of checks just given to John not included.
Last year after expenses paid and all fees collected the 30K lost $210.09. This year the 30K made $1356.62 with some fees not included yet.

OLD BUSINESS
Dennis briefed everyone on the fact that Roger is handling the 501C. Roger does need our Tax ID #. Sue Loughlin and Tim were asking our purpose for wanting the 501C and it was explained we really needed it for corporations who want to make tax free donations. They could understand our need and just wanted us to know that we would have to file a form 990 and do an Attorney General filing every year.

NEW BUSINESS
Dennis brought up for discussion the fact that for the King and Queen of the Mountain Race series you must run all 4 of the 4 races. He wanted to present the option of either making it a 5 race series and you only have to do 4 or leave it at 4 races and you only have to do 3. Not sure whose decision it is but thought we should discuss with Bill Norton. About even for and against in the discussion. Decision would be for next year’s race. Dennis would like further discussion.
Tom was very excited about winning the Interclub Challenge – had trophy for all to see and gave some background on the race so all could understand his excitement.

EVENTS
Catskill 50K will just be a fun run – too late to get calibrated and certified. Discussed dates of June 23rd and June 24th. Relay can be any combination. Dennis has mapped a course from Liberty High School – rough course – Decided on July 15th. Nancy Figueroa offered to be Race Director and Abby Billias will assist.

Speakers
Gary and Rose Burson of Forestburgh, NY addressed the meeting with regards to a 5K they want to hold as part of Forestburgh Day on August 18, 2007. The race will benefit Hospice of Sullivan and Orange Counties. We will put the race up on our calendar when they confirm the date. At this point the course had not been completely decided. Myriam and Sue Loughlin offered to sit with them and Myriam will send them the check list she uses when planning an event. They were concerned that the course needed to be certified, were advised that if not certified at least it needs to be accurate. Sullivan Striders will support with runners and/or volunteers.
Sue Loughlin spoke with regards to the Rhulen Rock Hill Run and Ramble 5K that will be held on June 16^th. This will be the 15^th year for this event and last years event cleared $55,000 in addition to the Patient Fund. This year the Patient Fund will be for 3 local residents. Need to get the word out that there is money available to those in need. Bags will be stuffed on the Thursday before, June 14^th, at the Frontier building. Sue will bring raffle tickets to our next meeting so we can help sell them for her.

Miscellaneous
Mary Ann Manza put out the word that there will be a Scholarship Meeting next Thursday, April 5^th after our weekly run at Dutch’s in Rock Hill. Want to find different ways to attract more kids.
Dennis brought up the annual picnic; August 11, 2007 was put out as a possible date. Further discussion to follow.

Thursday February 22, 2007
1. We have $*,*** in the account.
2. MaryAnne brought in the breakdown of the Falling Colors race. Race made $*,000.
3. Roger Hourihan resigned as secretary. Dennis replaced him with Nancy Warth.
4. Brian C. requested reimbursement for the website hosting fee he pays for the club annually.
5. Myriam Loor brought up we shouldn't cancel meetings for weather, etc.
6. Guilded Otter is Feb 23. $5.00 per person. Bring your friends.
7.Celebrate Life is March 4.Myriam expects a increase in numbers from last year.
8.The 30k is March 24. We need volunteers & donations.
9.The Inter-Club Challange is March 11. Lets all come home & win the trophy.
10.Myriam brought up a summer boat & walk It would be $20 per person.
11. John Flynn brought up rafting as a possible club event.

Thursday November 30, 2006 -
Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Election Night for the New Directors for the 2007 year.
Treasurer Report Balance: $ *,***.** Sullivan Striders Account
Members voted to move $*,***.** to the Scholarship Fund
Membership Report: approximately 147
21 members in attendance
The nominated Directors for 2007 are the following:
President - Dennis Toscano
1 Executive & 1 Vice President - Rene Loor & Abby Billias
Secretary - Roger Hourihan
Treasurer - John Ferrara.
Myriam Loor has been the Sullivan Striders President for the past 2 years. We would like to applaud her for her service and dedication
Agenda:
Falling Colors:
Total of 146 runners/walkers participated in the Falling Colors Race that was held on November 4th 2006. The weather turned out to be a beautiful and sunny day. Race Director Maryann Manza worked hard to make this race a success. Thank you, Maryann you did an excellent job organizing this function. We would like to thank all of the sponsors and members for there donations. And a big thank you for everyone that volunteered to make this race a success. We had a lot of good comments. We raised about $2,500.00. T-Shirts are on sale for $10.00. Please check out the website for further info, if you would like to purchase a tee shirt.
Christmas Party: check out www.sullivanstriders.org/calendar.htm, Calendar of Events for the information of the Christmas party that will be held on 12/30/06.
Gilded Otter Mixer: <><>Sullivan Striders and Orange County Runners are invited to visit the Gilded Otter Mixer for $5.00 a person. We are still discussing a future date to get together. Further info will be provided in the near future.
Wurtsboro 30K:
We spoke to continue to have this race and to be held sometime in March. Date will be announced in the near future.
Brian Canvangh spoke about issues related to the Sullivan Striders website links. The statistics shows that the website is opened by 200-300 people per day. The popular links are the Calendar of Events and the Pictures link. Discussed the various links and how they could be available for members. Possibly having email addresses for certain directors, excess PayPal account, spoke about active.com.<>
Members discussed the need for Sullivan Striders Club to apply for 501(c)(3) application for recognition of exemption. This status would provide benefits for our club such as public recognition of tax exempt status, advanced assurance to donors of deductibility of contributions and nonprofit mailing privileges. Roger Hourihan has indicated that he can get this accomplished for the Striders. In exchange for his free service, we will put a link on the home page to his new endeavour Fast Tax Income Tax Center. Roger is a Paralegal, currently studying to become a lawyer. It pays to have friends that know what their doing.<>
Thursday September 28, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $*,***.**
Membership Report: approximately 126
Myriam spoke about:
Events:
Weekend Long Distance Run in Liberty, NY on October 1st.
Meet at 8:30 am Sunday at 6 North Street in Liberty. Travel some trails on Walnut Mountain - for more information please email or call Dennis Toscano. For some of you that did not have breakfast, go to the Pancake Breakfast between 7 am until 12 noon at the Liberty Ambulance Corp.
Weekend Long Distance Run from the Racino on October 7^th.
Start out with a run around the roads near the Racino, meet at 8:30 am and afterwards if anyone wishes to eat. The Racino has a great Breakfast Buffet.
Jean Norton was our guest speaker. She spoke about her running, swimming and Bicycle experiences. She had a terrible accident riding her bike in Chester. It was so bad they had to fly her to Westchester. She is a tough and strong person. She was in the hospital for about 5 days. and back out running one of the races not soon after the accident.
We want to thank her for sharing with us her ambition to get out there and fight to be a healthy and stronger person.
Falling Colors is starting to fall into place. Maryann Manza is the Race Director and seems to be doing a great job organizing the race. Shirley Feinstein is taken time to call people to bring a variety of food, for all. Thank you.
For the past 4 years monies has been raised from the Falling Colors 8K run and 5K walk to benefit the Sullivan Striders Scholarship program. Walk/run will be held on November 4, 2006. After the race, Sullivan Striders will provide a variety of food and drink to all. For further details, check out the website www.sullivanstriders.org.
Maryann and Tom Manza had our last week run at their house. We want to thank them for allowing us to run/walk at there house. It was a lot of fun. Thank you again.
Frank Colella's 5K Race, Maybrook, NY Sept. 30, 2006 - check out the website.
Getting ready for year end.
The Christmas Party was discussed, Sullivan Striders will have the party sometime in December or possible in January. Further information will be announced at a later date.
The new year is just around the corner and voiding in officers will be starting.
Just a little tidbit:
Sullivan County Senior Games was held at Monticello High school Track, Kelly Desmond came in 1st place she came in at 13 minutes and 50 seconds. Shirley Feinstein came in 4th. You had to be of 55 or older to participate.
Look up in the dictionary the meaning of Octogenarian. Kelly fits into that category. Hurray!!!!!!!!!
Thursday August 31, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $*,***.**
Membership Report: approximately 126
Myriam spoke about:
Event: Hanoffe Park Picnic
About 40 people from Sullivan Striders and Orange County Runners showed up to participate. We all had a great time, weather was perfect and had plenty of food. Some of the members played soccer, others used other facilities that were available.
Handicap Race was cancelled due to the weather.
Will schedule in the near future.
There will be three upcoming races, the one to support the Sullivan residents will be held in Livingston Manor for the memorial of Jamie Berthdoff that lost her life during the June 2006 flood. Please show support, this will provide a scholarship in her memory.
There was a discrepancy in raising the prices of the entry fee for families. Some of the members thought the family fee should either by free to the children or charge $5.00 each.
Striders have started to save $ for the Scholarships for graduates in 2007.
Falling Colors Race – spoke about how it is coming along so far. It seems Maryann Manza is on top of everything as the race director.
Thursday July 27, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $*,***.**
Membership Report: approximately 123
The Scholarship Committee presented the Scholarships in the amount of $500.00 to each the five graduates of 2006 from various high schools in Sullivan County.
Myriam Loor spoke about :
Summer Activities

Picnic at Hanoffe park in Liberty on August 12, 2006 at 1:00 pm. Orange County Runners are invited to join the Sullivan Striders for the event.
Handicapped Race - August 10th 2006. Emerald Green Entertanium (site of Falling Colors race). Enter the race giving your best 5K time for 2006 or, in 2005 if no races this year. Run the 5K course on a handicap with the persons at 60 minutes and over, leaving first.
Discounts - Striders Local Races:

-Monster Classic 5K & 10K Road Races, Sunday - August 6, 2006.

To Benefit "The Diabetes Education Center". Presented by The Monticello Rotary Club. Register online www.active.com
Discussed donating $ to the Callicoon Youth Center for damages due to the flood.
Check the sullivanstriders.org website for the upcoming races.

And we still want a lot of members to join us on the Thursday runs and at the monthly meetings!

June 29, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $xxxxxx
Membership Report: approximately 119
Myriam Loor spoke about :
Summer Activities
- Picnic at Hanofee Park - August 2, 2006
- Minnewaska Park Hike - tentative July 9^th. Meet in Wurtsboro at 9:00 am,
- Handicapped Race - August 10^th 2006
Scholarships- ($2500.00) there were 5 winners , they will be at the meeting next month.
Discounts - Striders Local Races:
- Rock Run & Rumble
- SMVD - July 2nd
- Monster - August 6^th
Monster - Training Runs - July 8^th and July 29^th
        Monster Classic 5K & 10K Road Races Sunday-August 6, 2006
    To Benefit "The Diabetes Education Center" Presented by The Monticello Rotary Club
    Register online www.active.com
Catskill Relays - need to have teams
Since the Flood - need to find if the road for the Callicoon Race is useable.
Trout Town - cancelled
Middletown's 4 - Miler - Run 4 Downtown
- Saturday 19^th 2006 - all proceeds benefiting the Interactive Museum
- Register online www.active.com
Check the sullivanstriders.org website for the upcoming races
And we still want a lot of members to join us on the Thursday runs and at the monthly meetings

April 27, 2006
Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $3,671.95(as of 4/27/06)
Membership Report: approximately 98
Guest Speaker: Marilyn Valant - Kundalini Yoga
Check out website: www.3HO.org for more information.
3HO - means: Happy, Healthy, Holy

President Myriam Loor spoke about :
Wurtsboro 30K: 97 participants
3 relay teams
Discussed the walkers race, on July 23, 2006. We are looking to possibly have the walking race in Wurtsboro. We will need to promote this race. Would like to see some new faces, should be fun.
12 and Under Challenge - be part of the running community with the Striders. Would need to compete in 4 selected races in 2006.
Racino Night - May 12^th      Discounted all-you-can-eat dinner buffet @16.95
      Complimentary beer or wine
      Gambling
      Live entertainment - Soul Out Group
Support the Hudson Valley Grand Prix
Check the sullivanstriders.org website for the upcoming races
And we still want a lot of members to join us on the Thursday runs and at the monthly meetings!

Thursday March 30, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.

Treasurer Report Balance: $3,578.37(as of 3/30/06)
Membership Report: approximately 84
Guest Speaker: Lea Weiss, Licensed Acupuncturist
1144 Cold Spring Road
Forestburgh, NY 12777
Lea is licensed to perform Acupuncture for Pain Free Body and Mind. She has additional training to offer Herbal and Nutritional counseling.
President Myriam Loor spoke about the past two events and the upcoming Wurtsboro 30K:
The Celebrate Life Half Marathon - 270 runners were signed up to run and we raised $10,000. Thanks to all the runners and volunteers that helped to make this cause successful. InterClub Challenge - held at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery, NY. Rockland County Road Runners, won this year, Sullivan Striders lost by 50 points.
Discussed doing a road cleanup on Bridgeville Road, date has not been determined.
Wurtsboro Mountain 30K Road Run & Relay
Well all you runners, it is time again for our yearly Wurtsboro Mountain 30K Road Run and Relay Race. Start tuning up for the marathons.
There will be competitive awards, medals for the finishers for the different age group. So come join us on April 8^th for a great day of racing.
There will be food afterwards, Gatorade and Water available every two miles and bathroom facilities. We are in desperate need of volunteers. Please contact Myriam Loor or Kathleen Rifkin.
Discussed the walkers race, the deciding name for this event will be WALK THE RACE and will be held July 15, 2006 . We are looking to possibly have the walking race in Wurtsboro. We will need to promote this race. Would like to see some new faces, should be fun.
And we still want a lot of members to join us on the Thursday runs and at the monthly meetings!

February 23, 2006 - Monthly meeting held at Vino after the weekly run/walk in Monticello.
Treasurer Report Balance: $*.** (as of 2/23/06) come to the meetings for balance.
Membership Report: approximately 76
President Myriam Loor spoke about the monthly activities:
Weekend Practice Runs for Celebrate Life - average of 23 runners
Tuesday February 21, 2006 - Group of Sullivan Striders and Orange County Runners got together for a relaxing time at Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, NY.
Marcus & Jamie Guiliano opened their doors to us on their day off. A selection of appetizers chosen by Marcus (great runner) from their regular menu was provided. Cash bar with wine, beer, soda, coffee, tea etc. Thanks again Marcus and Jamie for a fun/relaxing time.
CELEBRATE LIFE HALF MARATHON - Calls for volunteers were made. Volunteers are needed. If interested in helping out with this great cause please email Kathleen Rifkin at krifkin@citlink.net, if you wish to help out with this meaningful adventure. At this time 140 runners have signed up to run the race on March 5^th at Dodge Inn. Registration starts at 8:00 am and race at 10:00 am. Walkers may start at an earlier time.
Celebrate Life will be raffling a weekend visit at the New Age Spa in Neversink, NY. The package is worth $1,100.00. Tickets will be $2.00 for 1 ticket, and $5.00 for 3 tickets.
INTERCLUB CHALLENGE - All club members are encouraged to attend the Interclub Challenge 5K road race March 12, held at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery, NY. A point system was designed to give everyone a fair shake and the more club members that attend the better chance there is of leaving with the trophy.
WURTSBORO 30K - Decided to have a 1 time run practice. Date to be announced at a later date. Hats have been chosen as runners give aways.
Update on the Scholarships Committee - the members decided to set up a separate account for the scholarship money. We will set aside $2,500.00 to provide 5 students that plan on attending college to receive a $500.00 check for the college of there choose. Maryann Manza mentioned that a committee will need to be set up for this.
Discussed a Walkers Race, tentative dates possible in July . We are looking to possibly have the walking race in Wurtsboro. We did not come up with a name for this event. If anyone has any suggestions please email Myriam Loor. We will need to promote this race. Would like to see some new faces, should be fun.
Miscellaneous Items -
If anyone notices the wrong dates or any other mistakes regarding a race or function, please advise Dennis so he can correct the website. Dennis we want to thank you for all of your hard work with the Sullivan Striders website.
And we still want a lot of members to join on the Thursday runs and at the monthly meetings!

June 30. 2005

22 Members Present
Treasurers report $*.** (includes $3000.00 for our scholarship fund, of which $2500.00 will be distributed this year)

Membership now stands at an all-time high of 123. First on the discussion was the upcoming Trackmeet which was held on Wednesday, July 13 at the Berke School in Goshen. Although the turnout from the club was light, our presence was felt all the same. The highlight of the night was taking the relay race in the final event of the evening. The downside of the night was that our friend Rene', husband of our President, Myriam Loor, fell and broke a bone and tore ligaments in his leg while participating in the first event, the 100M race. Our best wishes to Rene' on a speedy recovery. A handicap race is scheduled for August 18th at the Entertainium in Emerald Green. If you have not participated in one of these, it might be fun for you to attend. Each runner is given a handicap, according to his/her best 5k finish of the past year. Start times are assigned and the slower runners start off first, followed by the next fastest and so on, the idea being that everyone will finish very close to each other. If offers someone who might not have ever won a race to be a race winner. There is a donation price of $5.00 for the food and drink afterwards. Start time will be at 6:00. Please try and attend this year if possible. It turns out to be a lot of fun for all. NEW DATE & TIME - Friday July 22, 2005: Mid Summer Night's Bash This year the ORC will be hosting a Summer Bash. The party starts at 7:00 pm at The Farmside Building across from the Mid Hudson Psychiatric Center on Route 17M in Middletown (between Middletown and Goshen). We would like to extend an invitation to The Sullivan Striders and Rockland Road Runners and have them join us! There is no cost to members or their families or guests. We just ask that each person (or couple) bring a dish to pass. This will be a nice party - no sweaty fun run before! Like the Holiday party except with no holiday and a somewhat more casual theme (it is summer after all, who wants to wear a suit & tie or stockings & heels???). Just a fun party with food & dancing (there will be a DJ until 11:00pm). So put on your dancing shoes and join us for a fun time. Besides a dish to pass, bring your own favorite drink. We will skip on the barbeque and hope for good food turnout. Contact Kathleen Rifkin at 845-344-1091 or krifkin(at)citlink.net or Kim Regensdorfer-Sherlock at 845-342-9284 or aloha01(at)frontiernet.net to RSVP and let them know what you can bring.

Directions to the Farmside Building - From Sullivan County, take 17 East to 84 West to exit 3E toward Goshen. This will put you on Route 17M East, the road with all the car dealerships on it. Continue approximately 1 mile and on the left you will see the Mid Hudson Psychiatric Center and directly acroos from that on the right is the entrance to the building where the party will be. At this entrance is a freestanding sign - one of those that you put letters in, which we will have "ORC/SS Party" put in there, with balloons. Make this right and go apprioximately 1/2 mile (pass the Orange County Fire Training area where they burn buildings to practice). The Farmside building is on the left - a green building.

From Middletown - 17M East and follow above.

From Chester, Goshen, etc., take 17M West and the Farmside entrance will be on the left. See you there!

It was decided that the Falling Colors this year would have a pair of directors, Myriam Loor and Tom Manza. We will all pitch in and help make sure that this race once again is a success. The Monster Classic is on course, and all the sponsors for the race are set, that according to Orshii Boldiis. A training run on July 7th was held and there will be another held before the end of the month. Please watch your email for details. Sunday August 7, 2005: The Monster 10K and Baby Monster 5K + Kids Race. 8:45am Monticello, NY. Contact Orshii Boldiis at (845)796-2216 or by email: oboldiis(at)hotmail.com. Sponsored by the Monticello Rotary Club & Sullivan Striders. Register online with Active.com. Bob Harris spoke about the Catskill Mountain 100k relay which will be held on August 21st. This is another of the great races held in our area and we hope that this year there will be several teams made up of Sullivan Striders. Get some of your friends together and split this race up into 10k or 20k sections and enjoy some of the greatest country you will ever see on route to a fun time afterwards. Our guest speaker for the evening was Edward Agolia, a yoga and meditation teacher who has his yoga and healing arts center located just outside of Rock Hill. Ed told us how, because of a severe training schedule, he was bought to the level of not being able to even walk some mornings and how he turned to yoga to achieve a "State of Strength" and how " Your world is a reflection of your inner reality" It was a very informing talk and discussion for all present.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:40PM

May 26, 2005
Treasurers Report - $****.))

A separate fund for the Scholarships has not yet been created.

Membership - 116 and counting.

A decision has been made to allow children under 12 to become a member for $5.00.

We, as Sullivan Striders members, a discount at several local races. The Monster, The Rock Hill Run & Ramble as well as the Run for Life offer a $2.00 discount off their application fees for all members. We, as a club, would like to thank all those involved with these races for this savings.

We are having a membership drive at The Rock Hill Run & Ramble with a raffle for Sullivan Striders warmup jacket. Only new members will be eligible for the drawing. All people joining the Striders on that day will get a 1 1/2 year membership as well as a chance to win the jacket.

We have decided to keep the price for the Falling Colors at $15.00 pre-race and $20.00 day of race. There will be a $2.00 discount for Striders members as well as Orange Runners members. We are also looking for someone to step forward and take over as Race Director for this years race. Anyone interested, please contact Myrian Loor sometime soon. We all help in putting this race on so the pressure on the director is somewhat minimal so we are urging anyone who would like to have the title Race Director on their resume' to apply.

The bag stuffing for the Rock Hill R & R will be held at the Frontier Insurance building on June 16 at 5:15 pm. Anyone interested in helping is asked to attend. The Striders run will be held after the stuffing.

Orshii Boldiis was present and asked that anyone interested in being a volunteer at the Monster please contact him. The Monster is on course and should be another success this year.

Suzie Loughlin says that she would like to see everyone run the Rock Hill Run & Ramble but if they are not going to run, she could use volunteers for the early parts of her race as well as the aftermath. If you are not going to run and you want to still feel a part of the racing community, as well as feel good about yourself, being a volunteer for some of our local races is something your should consider.

Former Striders president, Tom Manza, spoke about the compliments that people give to the races held in the local area. Tom races many races and listens to comments from people and all of our races seem to be favorites of many people. A "Tip of the Hat" to all involved.

Suzie Loughlin spoke next about the fund that she is in charge of that gives aid, in the way of money, to people who have or have had treatments for cancer and have accumulated depts related to those treatments. Recently she gave $2300 to a young girl in Callicoon who is now doing much better. Susie spoke about our own president, Myriam Loor, who is again under another series of treatments for her cancer. The expenses for this treatments run very high and not all is covered. Therefore Suzie has decided that this year, Myrian will be the recipient of an amount of money to help with these depts. Raffle tickets were made available by Susie and many people took them to sell. All proceeds from the raffle will go into the fund. Anyone interested in either purchasing tickets or selling them is asked to contact Suzie Loughlin or to go to rockhillrun.com for details.

The boat trip on the Hudson is set for June 26. If you want to have a nice day on and alongside the Hudson in Newburgh, please try and make it for this annual event.

Mid Summer Night's Bash
This year the ORC will be hosting a Summer Bash. It is going to be on Saturday, July 23 at 6:00 pm at The Farmside Building across from the Mid Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center on Route 17M in Middletown (between Middletown and Goshen).
We would like to extend an invitation to The Sullivan Striders and Rockland Road Runners and have them join us! There is no cost to members or their families or guests. We just ask that each person (or couple) bring a dish to pass.
This will be a nice party - no sweaty fun run before! Like the Holiday party except with no holiday. Just a fun party with food & dancing. So get dressed up and put on your dancing shoes and join us for a fun time. Besides a dish to pass, bring your own drink and meat to Bar-B-Q if you'd like, BBQ pits are available at the building.
Contact Kathleen Rifkin at 845-344-1091 or krifkin@citlink.net or Kim Regensdorfer-Sherlock at 845-342-9284 or aloha01@frontiernet.net to RSVP and let them know what you can bring.
See you there!
A handicap race is set for August 11th. More on this in the next newsletter and monthly minutes.
We are working on possibly moving several of the Thursday runs to other locations. If you have any suggestions of possible locations, please contact John Flynn at irunrun@fcc.net or Myrian Loor at Myriamloor@hvc.rr.com

April 28, 2005
1. Treasurers Report - John Ferrara: Total in account - $****.**

21 members in attendance.
Total taken in from Wurtsboro Mountain 30K $ *.* (Inc $1000.00 from Gusars) Expenses for race $679.55

There may be some more bills to be paid pertaining to the race but all in all it was worth putting on the race. A big thank you to all members and guests who participated in or helped out in this endeavor. We were able to add $1000.00 to our scholarship fund as well as keep one of our great local races going for at least one more year.

2. Membership 116(a record) and counting.

3. Myriam thanked everyone once more for all their work in making the Wurtsboro Mountain 30K race a success. Myriam did more than her share of the load and took very little credit for what she did. A thank you to her as well.

4. A 3K kids race for children 12 and under was discussed. The race would be held on the road near the Olde Homestead in Bridgeville that runs along the Neversink but there was a number of troubled places do to the flood last month and that area may be off limits to the race unless it is repaired in the near future. We will discuss this race again at future meetings.

5. It was discussed having our weekly runs at different locations. John Flynn was put in charge of coming up with these locations and if there are to be any changes, all members will be made aware of them well in advance of the runs. Any suggestions, please contact John at irunrun@fcc.net.

6. We discussed the Hudson River Rose cruise and the following was sent by Myriam pertaining to that event:
One of the coolest things we have done, the River Rose narrated cruise on the Hudson will take place on June 26 from 2:00-4:00.

The price is $5.00 per member and $15.00 for non members.
Invitation is extended to ORC also.
We can coordinate a few dishes to bring on board. There is a fully stocked bar but of course, you are on your own there.

THE RIVER ROSE, AN AUTHENTIC NEW ORLEANS PADDLE WHEELER, ACCOMMODATES UP TO 150 PASSENGERS -

We have reserved 50 spots - please RSVP to make sure we have space for all (in 2003 we had 75). This is fun for the entire family!

Take 84 East to exit 10.

Turn right onto Route 9W / Robinson Ave and make next left onto Plank Rd and go East for 1.5 miles

(this road will become N Water St)

After condominiums and Regal Bag (on left hand side)  make 1st or 2nd left onto Newburgh Waterfront .

RSVP by e-mail or call 845 866-1345

(Please note the changes in the following event. I am sorry for this mistake in the minutes)

7. A Mid-Summer Night's Bash will be held on July 23 at the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center in Middletown. This is in conjunction with Orange Runners and is in response to our annual Christmas party.   Everyone attending is asked to bring a dish to share. Time for the party is 6:00 P.M. and should be good chance to meet and enjoy the company of the two clubs.

8. The Sullivan Striders Scholarship committee will be meeting at the Flynn house on Thursday evening, May 5 to move ahead on this years awards. Everyone on the committee as well as anyone else who is interested is asked to attend.

9. Orshii Boldiis discussed the upcoming Monster Class, to be held on Sunday, August 7 at 8:45 A.M. This year the race will go to aid the Stephanie Cohen Memorial Cancer Fund. The Striders will once again help in any way they can to make this race another success.

10. The guest speakers for the evening were Andre Turan and his wife Ramona. Andre is a personal trainer and the inventor of his own workout routine. He talked of his years in training for marathons and how injuries almost kept him from competing in the New York marathon. He developed a workout that give great results without the injuries involved in total running routines. Ramona spoke about diet and what can be done by individuals to improve their body functions by designing a program tailored to your personal neets. Both Andre and Ramona were very informative and members took business cards from each for further instructions.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.

March 31, 2005
Dennis Toscano filling in for President Myriam Loor
Treasurers report - $****.**

Membership – stands at 77 with more to add.

First discussion was about the donation from Gusar’s Pharmacy(Emil Motl) for the Wurtsboro Mountain 30K. It was determined that the $1,000.00 donation will be added to the Striders scholarship fund after all other expenses are paid after the race. It was the hope of the club that the race will pay for itself with a good attendance.

The Wurtsboro Mountain 30K was next on the agenda. As of the meeting there were 30 people signed up for the race and it was determined that around 70-75 people would be a reasonable amount to expect for the race.

Dennis Toscano has the race listed in the Adirondack Sports & Fitness paper.

Sam and Anora Wahl are going to do the registration table at the race along with Maryann Manza.

It was brought up that there are going to be relays at the Wurtsboro Mountain 30K and that it is part of the King of the Mountain series. A vote was carried out and it was decided that in order to qualify for the King/Queen of the Mountain competition one must complete the entire 30K course.

Debbie LaBounty was nominated to be in charge of the food for the race because of her past experience with that chore. Debbie always comes through for the club events.

Next we discussed possibly having a childrens only 3K race for 12 year olds and under. It would be a stand alone race with T-shirts and trophies and so on. Someone suggested that we add 13-19 year olds and have a 5K for them. More will be discussed on this topic at a later date.

Maryann Manza suggested that we plan a date for the Scholarship committee to meet and get to work on sending out flyers to the different schools so that we can move ahead with he scholarships.

Tom Manza had some bad news. He discussed the Club Challenge held last month and how the Striders were shorted because of the current scoring system. Several of the clubs had more in attendance and even though the Striders scored high in the top runners, we were knocked down to 3^rd place because we did not have the members to score as high at the other clubs. Dave Badolato, president of Orange Runners was present and he laid out his thoughts on how the scoring system might change for next year.

The raffle to raise money for the club was next on the agenda. Dennis Toscano discussed the price of a large TV. It was suggested that maybe something else would appeal to people more than a TV.   It was suggested that possibly a weekend at a spa of something along that line.   More to be discussed on this subject.

The possibility of a mushroom plant being built along the Basha Kill in Wurtsboro was discussed. It was thought by several members that the Striders should take a stand and be against the plant but after a long discussion it was decided that it was not the place for the members present to speak for the entire club. If there are any members that would like to either show support for or against, they should do it as individuals.

It was discussed that the club runs might leave from the Fitness Factory in Monticello one Thursday a month. We thought that it might be the first Thursday of each month but nothing final was decided. You will all hear before any run is moved from the Frontier Insurance building.

Dave Badolato discussed the Orange Classic training runs. They have begun already and they meet behind the Old Caldors building in Middletown on Saturday Mornings at 9:00am.

Maryann Manza discussed purchasing a banner with the Club Logo on it to be used at all the events that the Striders participate at. The price of $150.00 was determined to be a reasonable amount to spend and it will contain the Striders name and logo, the Striders website and also the Roadrunners of America logo.

Meeting was adjourned after it was decided to have another Wurtsboro Mountain 30K meeting on Thursday the 7^th to finalize everything before the Saturday race.

February 24, 2005
There were 13 members present – Myriam Loor, Club President presided over the meeting.

Membership report – 51 have paid for 2005 as of this meeting.

Treasurers report - $3705.70 in the account.

Agenda:
First on the agenda was a discussion about how to raise extra funds for the club. The only money that comes into our treasury is from memberships and from the Falling Colors, nearly all of which is used for the scholarship fund. The discussion led to the thought of a raffle for a TV or some other prize. Dennis Toscano will check into what to purchase for this in the near future.

The Wurtsboro 30K was discussed next. It was decided that Kim Nonenmacher will design the t-shirt for the race. Myriam has already priced them out and decided how many will be needed. As this is a non-profit race, we are trying to keep the cost down. Donations of Gatorade and cups and so on would be greatly appreciated. The relay has been getting a lot of interest. The price for the relay will be $60.00 per team and can consist of up to 6 runners/walkers. There was a discussion as to whether medals or trophies would be given. No decision was made because members were going to check into the cost of each before voting on it.

The Celebrate for Life race was next. A call for volunteers was made. At this time, there were 80 runners signed up for the race. This year the money raised will go to help needy people through there recoveries. It is a great cause and we all wished Myriam and Kathy the best of luck in this meaningful adventure. (We all know now that it was a great success)

A reminder for all club members to try and make it to the Inter-Club Challenge 5K Road Race on March 13^th. The race starts at 11:00 am and will be held once again at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery, NY. The entry fee is only $5.00 and is always a lot of fun. People are asked to bring a covered dish of whatever they would like for the big after-the-race party. This year the Bronx Road Runners will be there to take on the Rockland Road Runners, Orange Runners Club and the Sullivan Striders. A point system was designed to give everyone a fair shake and the more club members that attend, the better chance there is of leaving with the trophy. Again, all members are encouraged to attend this event. Fore more information contact Dave Badolato at (845) 782-0846 or 3-mail: djborc@frontiernet.net.

Finally, Cliff Davis, the guest speaker for the evening gave a really nice talk on how he began his long running career and what motivated him to come to love this sport. He compared it to the movie Lawrence or Arabia, in that you must have a passion for something in your life. This can be anything but for Cliff it was and still is, running and everything and everybody that goes with it. Cliff is well known to all in our running community. He is a good role model and an inspiration, having survived cancer and numerous obstacles during his lifetime. All club members present thanked Cliff and hope that he will return for another talk when more members are in attendance.

The meeting ended around 8:15 and we all drove home in yet another snowstorm in a very long winter. Maybe if we all wish for spring at the same time……………..

January 27, 2005
Held at the Homestead Restaurant

Members present - 21

Myriam Loor - New Club President

Myriam began the meeting by introducing all the new board members. Dennis Toscano, Debbie Labounty, Judy Card, John Ferrara & John Flynn

Treasurers Report - $2802.55 in Account

John Ferrara – Treasurer reports that forms must be filled out in order to give him check writing authority. That was taken care of during the evening. John, Myriam and Dennis will have authority to write checks.

John also praised members of the club for their work and for welcoming him to the club.

We are all happy to have him and are sure that he will become a solid addition to our organization.

Membership – roughly 15 paid members but Steve is working on this years list.

Myriam made an announcement concerning the passing of two of our club members, Marc Joseph & Clare Findlay.

Agenda:

Increasing membership and participation in the weekly runs was discussed. Thoughts as to why the attendance has fallen off was talked about and directions that might be taken in the future to get more people involved such as weekend runs and so on.

A reminder by Myriam that the membership dues pay for much of the operating costs of our club so it is important that we keep the membership constant. All members are reminded that if you haven’t sent in this years dues, please fill out the form in the next newsletter as soon as possible.

Myriam discussed doing a race in Central Park. Our club did one several years ago and everyone who attended enjoyed the trip very much.

There was a discussion about Orange Runners Club hosting a party sometime this summer to mirror the Christmas party that our club throws in the winter. There will be more on this event to come.

Upcoming events.

The Celebrate Life Half Marathon was the first race discussed. March 6^th at 10:00 am at the Dodge Inn in Rock Hill. Price is $20.00 and $25.00 on race day. If any one is interested, The Lodge in Rock Hill is offering rooms for $79.95 which is a sizable savings off the regular price of a room at that facility.

Next was the introduction of Dave Badulato, President of Orange Runners Club. Dave discussed the upcoming Interclub Challenge 5k Road Race to be held on March 13^th at 11:00 am at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery.

Entry fee is only $5.00 and participants and asked to bring a dish of something for the party afterwards. This is a fun event and features the Rockland Road Runners, Orange Runners Club, The Sullivan Striders and this year Bronx Road Runners will make their first appearance. All members are asked to attend as every runner/walker counts towards the points system and the more members that represent a club the better chance that club has of winning the coveted trophy.

Dave promises to hand deliver the trophy to whichever club wins this year.

Kathy Rifkin talked about the Winter Series in Middletown. Because of the inclement weather the race will be a best two of three as opposed to a best three of four.

The Wurtsboro Mountain 30k is scheduled for April 9^th. A lot of work has to be done to get ready for this race, being taken over by the Striders for the first time this year. The expenses for the previous years races were around $2500.00. We are hoping to raise that amount through applicants only and not soliciting donors. The price for the race will be $25.00 prior to race day and $30.00 on race day. There is also a relay this year for teams of 3 or 6 with the price being $60.00 per team. The goal of getting at least 100 runners for this race will be the job of all club members.

Track workouts will be held on Wednesdays at 5:45 at the Middletown High School. Bob Harris will conduct the workouts once again.

Next we discussed guest speakers for upcoming meetings. Cliff Davis, known to all area runners for his columns in the Middletown Record, will be the speaker in Februarys meeting.

Finally, Myriam discussed the idea of a “Mixer” at the Aroma Thyme restaurant in Ellenville on February 22 from

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There will be no run at this event and the price is $10:00 per person for a nice spread of food. A large wine list is available for those of you who would like to try something different.

Meeting concluded around 8:15 pm. Again we thank the Homestead for their hospitality and hope to see even more members at the February meeting on the last Thursday of the month.

December 2, 2004
There was no meeting in November.
Their were 17 members present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance $*,000.00
Membership Report: 100 members

President Manza opened the meeting thanking members for all the hard work they put in at The Falling Colors Race. He mentioned he was proud to represent the club along side race director Dennis Toscano on race day. Striders Annual Holiday Party is Saturday December 11. Please let Maryann Manza know if you will be attending and if you would like to bring your favorite dish. Any members wishing to volunteer to clean up after the party please contact Maryann Manza at 791-5237.
Club member Shirley Feinstein read a proclamation to outgoing officers.
Members discussed fees for striders website links. Club members agreed by show hands to leave it as an unspecified amount in the form of a donation in lieu of a set fee.
Executive Vice President Myriam Loor announced the Celebrate Life half marathon will be held on March 6, 2005. The proceeds will go to specific needs of people with cancer.
Members discussed the need for the striders club to apply for 501(c)(3) application for recognition of exemption. This status would provide benefits for our club such as public recognition of tax-exempt status, advance assurance to donors of deductibility of contributions, and nonprofit mailing privileges.
President Manza reminded members of the need to start planning for the Wurtsboro 30k. A volunteer list was passed around signed by the following members Brian Keenan, Dennis Toscano, John Flynn, Kim Nonenmacher, Myriam Loor, Kathleen Rifkin, Bob Harris, and Judy Card. Bob Harris suggested having relay teams. A race committee meeting for the 30k will be held Thursday December 16 after the run/walk at Pizza-The-Rock in Rock Hill.
Members interested in purchasing club jacket and pants contact Myriam Loor.
Elections of new officers were held. They were voted on by show of hands. The new club officers for 2005 are Myriam Loor, President; Dennis Toscano, Executive Vice President; Judy Card, Vice President; Debbie Labounty, Vice President; John Ferrara, Treasurer; John Flynn, Secretary.

Meeting Adjourned
Alice Duffy
Secretary

October 28, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk.
There were 18 members present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance not available.
Membership Report. 103 members
President Tom Manza opened the meeting welcoming club members Pam Henning and Harold Johnson to their first meeting. President Manza thanked Kelly Desmond, Shirley Feinstein and Helen Klinger for the time and energy they put into getting sponsors for the Falling Colors Race. Race Director Dennis Toscano gave an update on The Falling Colors Race.
President Manza informed members they are invited to join the Rotary Club on Tuesday November 2 at Bernie's Restaurant to present the Library the proceeds received from The Monster Race.
Striders Holiday Party is December 11 at 7PM at The Emerald Green Clubhouse.
Guest Speaker Alex Schofram from The Mountanidale Community Development Project explained that this organizations goal is to complete a portion of the hiking and biking trail along the old O & W Railroad line in Sullivan County which would extend 22 miles and provide the first hiking connection between the Catskill Mountains and the Shawangunk Ridge. The trails would be good for cross-country running or walking also. Alex mentioned that he would like to put on a trail run/walk as part of opening day events. He is looking for support from strider members. He asked for a letter of support from the striders club. Members agreed to support this endeavor by starting a letter writing campaign and getting signatures on petitions so Alex can pursue getting funds and grants for this project. Go to www.mountaindalproject.org. There is a link from the strider website also.
Guest speaker Spero Chumas spoke about his 25 years involved with the racing community. He shared with us some innovative ideas for different types of races such as the handi-cap race, the 24-hour race, Team Relays. Spero shared with members that when he started running there were no road races in this area but he is amazed that now a days you don't have to go far to find a race. Spero spoke about how he started a running a club in 1978 and his love for running and putting on races has endured through the years.
The nominations for 2005 club officers are Myriam Loor -President. Dennis Toscano, Tom Manza -Executive Vice President. Judy Card-Vice President. Debbie Labounty-Vice President. John Flynn-Secretary. John Ferrara-Treasurer. Maryann Manza- Club Historian.
Elections for new officers will be held during our monthly meeting on November 18 at The Homestead Restaurant. It is being held one week earlier due to Thanksgiving falling on the last Thursday of the month.

Meeting Adjourned
Secretary
Alice Duffy

September 30, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk.
There were 15 members present.
Treasures Report: not available.

Membership Report: 101 members.
President Manza opened the meeting welcoming Erin and Susan to their first meeting.
He encouraged members to get sponsors for the Falling Colors Race. It does not have to be monetary donations. Gift certificates for services or merchandise are welcome. Contact Race director Dennis Toscano for sponsor letters.
The Monster Classic raised $6000.00 Club members agreed to go to a Rotary club meeting to be on hand along with the Rotary to present representatives from The Crawford Library half of the proceeds. President Manza will inform members of the date. If you are interested in going let Tom know.
Members agreed that next year the Monster Classic would be a Rotary race that the Striders club assists.
Members had a discussion about including club membership fee in up coming Falling Colors race registration at a lowered price to encourage people to join. Members preferred to have a separate table for club membership at the regular price.
This year’s Holiday Party will be held at The Emerald Green Clubhouse Saturday December 11 at 6:30PM.
Nominations for 2005 club officers are in October. All positions are opened. All club members are encouraged to put their name up for nomination.
President Manza said we need new energy and different outlooks for our club to grow.
Monthly meeting for November will be held on November 18 due to Thanksgiving falling on the last Thursday of the month. Club elections will be held at this meeting.
Spero Chumas will be our guest speaker in November.
President Manza informed members that after speaking with Brian Cavanagh and than to club officers. They came to an agreement that the Striders Club would take the reins over for the Wurtsboro 30km as a joint effort. It would be a non-profit race just to break even. Funds received would not be intended for any particular cause. If there were any funds left they would go to the club.
The Taco Juan Race set for October 24 is cancelled.
The Third Annual Run/Walk for Our Future 8km is Sunday October 24.
Call Myriam Loor for Striders Club racing T-shirts-$16.00 each.
Thursday October 14 -Falling Colors training run/walk. Race committee meeting after run/walk.
Thursday October 21 -Falling Colors training run/walk. Refreshments at Maryann and Tom Manza home afterwards.
Next monthly meeting Thursday October 28 at The Homestead Restaurant in Bridgeville.

Meeting Adjourned
Alice Duffy
Secretary

August 26, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk
There were 11members present.
Treasures Report: Balance $****.**

Membership Report: 13 new members. 100 paid to date.
President Tom Manza opened the meeting welcoming Helen Klingers grandson Ron to the meeting.
Dennis Toscano informed members that Vice President Debbie LaBounty's mother-in-law passed away. A sympathy card was passed around for members to sign.
The Club Handi-cap race is September 9 at 6:30PM at The Emerald Green Clubhouse in Rock Hill.
Race Director Dennis Toscano said the Falling Colors Race is coming along and thanked John and Kim Flynn for all the time and energy they put into the sponsor letters and race applications. Sponsor letters are available to members if they know of any potential sponsors that are interested in donating gift certificates for merchandise or services for the Falling Colors Race.
John and Kim Flynn are hosting a club fun/run/walk at Wolf Lake on Thursday September 2. Meet at Frontier if you do not know how to get to Wolf Lake and car pool.
Saturday, September 18 9:00am is the Bull Run 8K Cross-Country Race at Thomas Bull Memorial Park.
President Tom Manza notified members nominations for new club officers will take place at the October 28 meeting and the election of new club officers would take place Thursday November 18 at our monthly meeting. The November monthly meeting will be held a week earlier due to Thanksgiving. President Tom Manza, Secretary Alice Duffy and Treasurer Kim Flynn notified members that they are stepping down from their respected offices and are unavailable to be nominated for the 2005 elections. President Manza mentioned this is an opportunity for all members new or old to put their name up for nomination to bring some new blood and fresh ideas to the striders club.
Advertising in the Striders Newsletter is $80.00 a year for a business card size ad.

Meeting Adjourned
Alice Duffy
Secretary

July 29, 2004

The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk.
There were 20 members present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance $1,200.00.
Membership report: 97 paid to date.
President Tom Manza opened the meeting welcoming the scholarship recipients.
Monster Race Director Orshii Boldis showed members the new monster T-shirt for this year’s race. Orshii said volunteers are needed for water stops and directing traffic. Please see Orshii on race day if you are interested in volunteering.
Steve Holmbraker mentioned that they are looking for volunteers for the Trout Town 10 and Fish 4 mile held in Roscoe August 8.
Sue Miller and Helene Johnson promoted the General Montgomery Day 8K held on September 11 to benefit C.R.O.C. and Orange Regional Medical Center Cancer Program.
Club member John Flynn presented each winner of the Falling Colors scholarship with a 400, 000 award. The five scholarships went to Heather Iatatoro from Tri Valley, Lin Wagner from Livingston Manor Central School, Erin Simpson from Liberty High School, Patrick J. Branning from Livingston Manor Central and Eric Shulman from Monticello High School.
Catskill Mountain Relay is August 15.
This year’s Handi-cap race is tentatively set for September 9 at 6:30pm at The Emerald Green Clubhouse in Rock Hill.
All members are encouraged to sign up for The Falling Colors Race Committee. Let this years race director Dennis Toscano know., He would appreciate any help and in put from members.
Executive Vice President Myriam Loor is making arrangements for this years River Cruise.
It was a grand success last year with about 75 club and family members participating. Let Myriam know if you plan on attending, Saturday, August 21 at 2pm.
Club member Claudia Ferrara will host a club fun run/walk on Thursday, August 19. Meet at Mr. Willy’s on rte 42 and follow the leader to Claudia’s house two miles away.

Meeting adjourned.
Alice Duffy
Secretary

June 24, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk. There were 14 members present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance $*0.00
Membership Report: 87 paid to date.
President Tom Manza opened the meeting congratulating strider member Orshii Bodiis on his new position as President of the Monticello Rotary Club.
President Manza congratulated Orange Classic race director Steve Holmbraker and ORC on pulling together the Orange Classic in such a short amount of time. Steve said the Classic went well with the teamwork and favorable energy. He thanked and appreciated everyone's help.
President Manza congratulated strider members Shirley Feinstein, Kelly Desmond and Helen Klinger on their recent awards won at The Rock Hill Run and Ramble.
Monster Race director Orshii Boldiis gave an overview on how the Monster race has been progressing.
Orshii encouraged more participation from strider members to pursue sponsors for this race. He suggested tapping into the new businesses that have come to the area for cash donations or door prizes. A banner announcing The Monster Race is needed - two sponsors could share the cost and have their business logo on it. Members are asked to approach any business they feel may be interested.
The Monster training runs meet at Pizza Hut Saturday July 17 and Saturday July 24 at 9:00am. Members encourage to come and run/walk the 5k or 10k.
Club member Shirley Feinstein informed members that The Crawford Library is grateful to be named as a beneficiary of The Monster and they are very willing to participate in anyway they can.
There will be a fun/run BBQ Sunday July 18 at Bullville Park. Let Bob Harris know if you plan on attending. Bring a beverage or favorite dish.
The Orange Runners Club track meet is Wednesday July 28 at 6:00pm at Middletown High School. All members fast and slow are encouraged to attend It is for different groups and abilities. There will be several relay races. Lots of fun, competition and food.
Vice President MaryAnn Manza said the Scholarship Committee would make their presentation to the recipients of at the clubs July 29 meeting.
The Catskill Mountain Relay is Sunday August 15-Looking for members to participate.
Steve Holmbraker handed out applications for The Trout Town 10 miler and fish 4-mile walk/run, which described the course as having a covered bridge, castle, Iron Bridge, meandering stream, tranquility, and gentle terrain. It will be held Sunday August 8th 9:00am in Roscoe.

Meeting Adjourned
Alice Duffy
Secretary

May 27, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at Vinos after the weekly run. 14 members were present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance $*.00

Membership Report: 83 paid to date.
President Tom Manza opened the meeting welcoming new member Amber Broussard to the club.
He reminded members there will be a Rock Hill Run and Ramble training run on Thursday June 10 at 5:45pm and Saturday June 12 at 9:00a.m. - Meet at Frontier Insurance. There will be a membership table at the Rock Hill Run and Ramble race if any member is interested in helping let Maryann Manza know. Tom explained that the Handi-cap race was cancelled because the date came up so quickly and we were unable to get the word out to members so it will be rescheduled at a later date.
Club member Kelly Desmond will be hosting a club run/walk on Saturday June 26 members meet at Frontier at 9:00am and car pool up to Claryville.
The Monster Classic training runs will be held Saturday July 17 and Saturday July 24 meet 9:00am at Pizza Hut on Broadway in Monticello.
Race director Orshii Boldiis handed out The Monster Classic race applications for members to distribute at area races and businesses. Orshii explained that The Rotary has chosen to direct funds to buy a new clock for the town as their cause and the Striders need to let him know who they have chosen as benefactor so he can put it on the race applications.
Club members discussed and made suggestions for benefactors. Members took a vote by show of hands. The Sullivan County United Way got three votes, the Monticello Soup Kitchen three votes, the Tennis Program one vote and the Monticello Library eight votes.
Club member Shirley Feinstein volunteered to contact the Library and find out if they would be interested in being a benefactor and having a presence at the race.
The Trout Town Ten miler is August 8.
Looking for members to form a team for The Catskill Mountain Relay held August 15.
The Scholarship committee will meet next Thursday after the club run/walk.

Meeting Adjourned
Secretary
Alice Duffy

April 29, 2004
The monthly meeting was held at The Homestead Restaurant after the weekly run/walk. 14 members were present.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance $3,000.00
Membership Report: 78 paid members.
Club President Tom Manza welcomed new member Lenore Weinstein to the meeting. President Manza informed members of correspondence he received for Belleayre Mountain Expo. Coordinators of this event are looking for our club involvement by putting on a mini race or club run. The Expo is held in Highland New York on June 19th and 20th.
Members discussed getting a team together to participat