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December 2009 UpdateHRC Membership Renewals We’re pleased to let members know about our 2010 membership campaign. Thanks to the support of our club sponsors, members enjoy these great year-long benefits: - Aerobics First: 10% discount on clothing and sneakers. - Trail Shop: 10% discount off everything but kayaks. - Hillcrest VW: $50 credit to their parts and service department for all members who are also VW owners and a $100 parts and service credit to any HRC member who buys a new or CPO VW between Dec 1st 2009 and Nov 30th 2010. Join or renew on or before January 31, 2010, you’ll also obtain these benefits: - A1: $20 of Aerobics First gift certificate which can be used on purchases of $50 or more. - Trail Shop: All confirmed HRC members who take advantage of the early bird registration will be eligible to win a pair of CW-X running tights. Also, they will receive a $30 coupon good towards the purchase of a pair of CW-X running tights and a $17 coupon towards the purchase of a CW-X running bra. Check out CW-X. - Chance to win a free registration to the 2010 Blue Nose Marathon which can be used for any race plus access early bird registration fees to April 16, 2010. (To receive the early-bird rate, HRC members must register at the Blue Nose office at Suite #235-1657 Barrington Street or by calling Sue Newhook at the Event Office at 496-1889.) - 2 free movie rentals from Video Difference So how do you renew or take out a membership? 1. Register Online through Atlantic Chip Timing. 2. Complete the application available online and mail or drop your cheque for $50 to the Halifax Running Club. First 10 of ’10 + Brill’s Grill – January 3 Mark your calendars! Our annual first run of the new year is scheduled for Sunday January 3, 2010. And yes, the famous Brill’s Grills is back! We’re looking forward to ringing in the new year with a friendly run through the neighbourhood - the run will start at the usual 8:30 time. Be sure to work up an appetite for the post-run festivities. Holiday Schedule With the exception of two Thursday runs (December 24 and December 31) our club run schedule remains the same over the holidays. Members Survey Just a reminder that our annual member survey is available online from December 1-10. If you haven’t already done so, please be sure to take a few minutes to send us your input. 2009 HRC Member Survey. California International Congratulations to the team of runners who conquered the California International Marathon in Sacramento – Denise Robson, Micheline McWhirter, Frank Lauzier, Jeff Courish, Victoria Jollimore and Minh Tan. Awesome runs! Holiday Shopping! Looking for some great holiday gift ideas? We have a selection of running gear available for sale including funky new hats and a few extra running jackets. The hats sell for $15 and the jackets are $70. In addition we have a number of fleece pullovers which are great for winter warm-ups and cool downs. All items are pictured on our order form and available at the club each Sunday. Ready to order? Complete and print the order form and bring it to the club or email Erin McDonah. Must have been the sushi Congratulations to Denise Robson who set a new 5km PB of 16:55 in Japan at the Chiba Ekiden Road Race Relay in Chiba City on November 23. Denise finished 4th out of 9 women. With glowing hearts What do Doug Graham, Percy Crosby and Denise Robson have in common with Sidney Crosby, Shania Twain, Karen Kain and Steve Nash? They are all members of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Team. Congratulations Doug, Percy and Denise! Member News: Speaking of Olympics: Congratulations to Michelle McTimoney who is heading to Vancouver as a member of Canada’s Olympic medical team. Michelle will be making sure all our short-track speed skaters are in tip top shape. We’re counting on you Michelle! Science Star: Congratulations to Marie-Claude Gregoire who was awarded the Emerging Professional of Distinction at the Discovery Centre Awards. When she’s not running or biking, Marie-Claude is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Dal and physician in IWK’s Pediatric Palliative Care Service. This award recognizes Marie-Claude’s achievements and the potential for ongoing growth and development she brings to her field. Woman of Excellence: Congratulations to HRC member, Ava Czapalay, for winning the 2009 Canadian Progress Women of Excellence Award. Ava is the founding president and CEO of EduNova, a non-profit cooperative association of 35 members including Nova Scotia's 11 universities, the Nova Scotia Community College, the Nova Scotia International Student Program and several private partners. In 2007-2008 Ava led the effort to license a branch office in Abu Dhabi which resulted in EduNova winning several contract awards and growing revenues to over $6 million in 2008-2009.New members: A big welcome to new member Anthony Brown. We're happy to have you join us on the run. We’re on Facebook! We have a number of updates planned for our website which we look forward to sharing with all members early in 2010. In the meantime we have set up a Halifax Running Club facebook page to connect with runners in the facebook community. Check out the facebook page. World Run Day Thanks to everyone who came out to help us celebrate World Run Day. From our Sunday run we raised $170 for Kidsport™ - a national children's charitable program that helps kids overcome the financial barriers preventing or limiting their participation in organized sport. We also collected a dozen pairs of sneakers. Thanks to Dianne Chiasson for organizing this event and to Brian Doiron for looking after the sneaker collection. HRC Steering Committee Interested in taking on a volunteer role with Halifax Running Club? We're always looking to get more members involved. To learn more about the club, how it's managed, who is on the current Board of Directors and the volunteer roles read our Club Governance document. And if you're interested in taking on a volunteer role or helping out with the club contact Dianne Chiasson. Cleaning up at HRC Just a reminder to all members to feel free to lend a hand for the clean up after the Sunday runs. We have a two-wave clean-up schedule to help ease the work that's left for anyone who stays behind to close up the club on Sundays. The first wave starts around 10:30 - when most runners are back from a run, already enjoyed their first bagel and are getting ready to leave for the day. The second wave of clean up will begin after 11 - allowing time for runners who are out for a long run to finish up and still enjoy a coffee and bagel. Since this is usually a smaller group, the clean up should be much easier. Instructions for clean up are posted in the kitchen. Thanks to everyone who have been helping to pitch in for the past few weeks. Club News & Reminders Want to catch up on the news. November 2009 newsletter October 2009 newsletter September 2009 newsletter Got news to share or want to submit a story? We're always looking for submissions - drop us a line. Sunday Runs Reminder: Just a friendly reminder that we welcome all runners to participate in our Java Blend after-run coffee and bagel socials on Sunday and to not forget about the Toonie Bin (which helps buy the bagels) and to help out with some of the clean up. Upcoming Events |
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