Saturday, January 12, 2008

Featured Talk on Yoga for Cyclists

Note: Chair-Elect candidate needed!

The 2008 PPTC annual meeting will take place Saturday, January 13, at the River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Road (MD Route 190), Bethesda MD. This is the same location as last year. The annual meeting is a great social event beginning at 11:30 am, an opportunity to recognize the people who work hard to keep the club going, as well as the venue for electing a new Executive Committee for 2008.

The club still needs a Chair-Elect – we can field nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting but anyone who has even a vague interest should contact or as soon as possible. Our club is more than a social club – we are a registered charity and we need volunteers to keep the business of the club moving forward. Please consider helping your club.

Dale Hunt has agreed to run for Treasurer. Eric Pilsk and Len Wilkinson have agreed to run for the At-Large positions. The ballot is included in this issue of Pedal Patter. Other agenda items at the business meeting include recognition of persons who have led 10 or more PPTC rides in 2007, and volunteers who kept PPTC and its events running smoothly in 2007. The recipient of the Good Shepherd Award will also be announced. Also we have two new awards to give out this year – Rookie Ride Leader of the Year and Best New Ride of the Year.

The potluck lunch will begin at around 11:30 am. Please bring a dish to share. Beverages, plates, cups, and utensils will be provided. This is a lot of fun and a great chance to meet members of the club who aren’t in one’s usual ride category. The PPTC business meeting starts at 1:15 pm.

In between the eating and the meeting, Suzanne Siquenza from Unity Woods Yoga will speak on yoga for cyclists. As she says, many cyclists spend much time hunched over their handlebars, contracting their anterior spine and chest, or with their shoulders shrugged up towards their ears. As a result, tightness or pain in the neck, shoulders, or posterior and lower spine, may occur. Suzanne will demonstrate and teach you yoga poses that help to open the chest and shoulders to help maximize intake of breath, bring the spine into a better alignment, and bring more vitality on and off your bike. This should be a very informative talk for everyone.

Volunteers are needed to help out at the meeting at the entrance table, setting up the food area, cleaning up afterward, etc. To volunteer, please contact .

All PPTC members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting and to vote. Hope to see you there! It’s a fun meeting.

Directions to the Church: The church is located inside the Beltway between Wilson Lane and Goldsboro Road on a wooded lot at the northeast corner of River Road and Whittier Blvd.; the parking lot entrance is on Whittier Blvd. The intersection of River Road and Whittier has a traffic signal. From exit 39 on the MD Beltway, travel south on River Road toward Washington approximately two miles, turn left at the intersection with Whittier Blvd., and the entrance to the church parking lot is the second driveway on the left. From points south, Whittier Blvd. is the first traffic signal on River Road north of Goldsboro Rd. (MD Route 614); turn right onto Whittier Blvd., and then turn left into the second driveway.

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