Board Members present:  Don N. (Chair), Cedric H., Bill H., Ray P., Carol A., Bob H., Angela R., Jerry W., Jerry S., Bob C., Bob L., Nick T., Joe W., Gordon B.

Scholarship Awards of $500.00 each were presented to Shannon Kerns from Reitz High School and Mark Turpin from Harrison high School. We received thirty two applications.

Treasurer’s Report:  A motion was made and carried to approve the financial report.

Race Timing:  Nick Tenbarge- we are to time the Jasper race August 6 and Petersburg. The card system was used at the Mt. Vernon race.

Web Page: Lists were updated and the membership forms corrected

Race Calendar:  Jerry Walker- 16 events are listed with 2 new added.

Walkers Report:  Bob Head- there was a walker’s clinic at the Laufenfest 5K. Tuesday workouts at Wesselman Park average 10-15 people per week and the club has a road trip planned to Indianapolis for the Dick Lugar 5k September 27.

Membership:  Angela Reckelhoff- 1 renewal and 1 new family membership.

Newsletter:  Jerry Seddon- deadline for articles in next newsletter is August 31.

Picnic:  Don Nichols- ready to go for August 14. Bob Head will conduct a horseshoe tournament.

Step-Up Club:  Carol Anderson- the Haubstadt Chamber of Commerce donated $100.00. 200 Step-up letters were sent out to area schools.

OLD BUSINESS

Otter Stadium 5k: 50 trophies and 145 t-shirts have been ordered. Event is ready to go. Cedric Hustace will be allowed to set up his original art and will donate 5% of each print he sells. The Otters are donating water and tables for our use.

Race Rayl 5k: Bob Lauderdale- ready to go.

Officer Vacancies: We still do not have a President, Vice president, and Recording Secretary.

Summer track Program: Gordon Benfield- there are 2 meets left. A motion was made and carried to approve spending for relay batons.

NEW BUSINESS

YMCA Mini-Marathon: Angela will over see a GERWC table at the expo if we are permitted to have one and discussed hand out materials and approved.

Newsletter Issue:  Members debated the pros and cons of continuing a printed newsletter versus going to all electronic. There was a consensus to table a decision until next meeting.

Resignation:  Joe Whelan, Chairman of the scholarship committee, resigned fro the Board after serving 12 years.

Being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.