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Dear Runner,
This is your Member E-Letter
explaining what is currently
happenning with the Orlando Runners
Club as well as running news, social
events, races, and "happenings" in
Florida. Please forward this
on to anyone that you think would be
interested in joining the Orlando
Runners Club.
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Local Runners
Corner |
If you are an ORC member looking
to schedule a run or find a
running partner in your area,
send a note to the
e-Letter Editor to post a
neighborhood run. We'll post
your run or that you are looking
for a running partner in the
next newsletter. Be sure to
include the day/time of your
run, location, distance, and a
way to contact you.
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ORC Track
Shack Group Runs
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The ORC Track Shack
Group
Runs are held on the
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month. The first Tuesday
run starts from O'Boys BBQ in
Winter Park at 7pm. The 3rd
Tuesday run will rotate to
different venues around
Orlando.
Volunteers are needed to
host third Tuesday runs
throughout Orlando. If
you'd like to help coordinate a
Tuesday run in your area, please
contact Amy at
amyt262@yahoo.com. Watch
the Upcoming Events section or
the Calendar for details each
month.
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Board Nominations Needed |
Now is your chance
to get involved in your local
running club and share
your ideas of events the club
should participate in.
The ORC is still accepting
nominations for the Board of
Directors and Officers to serve
for the 2007 - 2008 term.
Elections will be held after the
July first Tuesday run on July
3rd, and newly elected Board
members will be introduced at
the Awards Banquet on July 28.
The new Board goes into effect
with the August Board meeting
for a one year term.
To nominate someone or
volunteer for a Board position,
please send an email to
president@orlandorunnersclub.org.
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Nominations
for ORC Members for Japan |
The ORC Board is seeking
nominations for club members to
represent the club and the City of
Orlando at the 2008 Tokyo Bay Half
Marathon in our sister city of
Urayasu Japan. To be eligible, you
must be an active ORC member with
dues paid, participate in club
activities, and be able to complete
the half marathon.
If you would like to make a
nomination, please contact the ORC
President. Send an email to
president@orlandorunnersclub.org before
the next board meeting which is
scheduled for Thursday, July 12,
2007. The winners will be announced
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Upcoming Races |
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June 16 -
ORC 2nd Annual 5K - Blanchard
Park, Orlando
For More Races
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Mark Your Calendars for
Future ORC Events |
Please mark your calendars for the
following ORC running and social
events:
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June 16 - ORC 2nd
Annual 5K - 5K at
7:30 am, Kids' Fun Run at
8:45 am - Blanchard Park,
Dean Road, Orlando.
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June 19 - 3rd
Tuesday Group Run - TBD.
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July 3 - 1st Tuesday
Group Run and General
Meeting/Elections-
Meet at 7:00 pm at O'Boy's
BBQ, 565 W. Fairbanks
Ave, Winter Park.
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July 12 - ORC Board
Meeting - At 7:00
pm at Chamberlin's in Winter
Park.
- July 28 - ORC Annual
Banquet - At the Elk's
Lodge, 12 North Primrose,
Orlando. More details coming
soon.
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For more information about
the Orlando Runners Club, check
out our website or drop me a
note.
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ORC 2nd Annual 5K Road Race
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Mark your calendars
for this Saturday June 16 to
participate in the ORC 2nd Annual 5K
at Blanchard Park
on Dean Road.
5K race - 7:30 am
Kids' Fun Run - 8:45
am (free)
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Click here
to register online, or
register on the day of the race.
Awards - Top three
male and female overall
finishers, top three male
and female in each age
group, and top overall male
and female race walkers.
Pack pick
up - On race day only
at the race site between 6:30 am
and 7:15 am.
If you want to
volunteer, please email
Come join us for a great
race and meet other ORC
Members.
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Habitat House
Building
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Continuing our relationship with the
West Orange
Habitat for Humanity, the
ORC will be volunteering at a house
building on Saturday, June 23. We will
meet at the house in Winter Garden
around 8 am and work until
mid-afternoon. We will be helping
with interior work. Lunch will
be provided. For those that
want to get in a morning run, you
can meet early at the West Orange
Trail. For more information on
the Habitat house, go to
www.woh4h.org.
For details on volunteering or to
sign up, email
volunteer@orlandorunnersclub.org.
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Road Runners Club of America
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 The
Road Runners Club of America is the
national association of running
clubs, running events, and runners
dedicated to promoting long distance
running as a competitive sport and
as healthful exercise. RRCA's
mission is to represent and promote
the common interest of its member
clubs, events, and individual
runners through education,
leadership, programs and other
services. The Orlando Runners Club
is a member club of the RRCA. For
more info,
click here.
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