• Saturday May 5 leaving the Old Train Station parking lot on Main Street Unionville at 9 AM.
• Sunday May 6 leaving the Old Train Station parking lot on Main Street Unionville at 9 AM.

Two ride groups will be established – an A Ride group and a B Ride Group.

The season opening ride is scheduled for this Saturday April 28^th, 2012 leaving the Old Train Station parking lot on Main Street Unionville at 9 AM.  Two ride groups will be established – an A Ride group and a B Ride Group.

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Notice is hereby given to the Members of the UCC that the Club’s Annual General Meeting will take place at York Downs Golf and Country Club on Thursday April 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM. (Please note that as per York Downs’ membership and guest rules, no jeans are allowed).

Please plan on attending. We need to have at least 25% of the Members in attendance in order to have a quorum. The Agenda for the Meeting is set out below.

Membership dues for the 2012 season can be paid after the Meeting (bring your cheque books – cash will not be accepted).

This year the annual fee for returning and new members will be $25 a person. Please note that any Member who fails to pay the 2012 annual dues by May 15th, 2012 will have his or her name stricken from the Membership Roll.

For those members who do not have jerseys, you can place an order for a jersey after the meeting. Sizing samples for Jerseys will be available at the meeting.

A Member and Guest Social will follow after the meeting. Members are also invited to bring one or more guests to the Meeting who are interested in joining the Club. Guests may observe the Meeting and will have an opportunity to meet the Members and the UCC Executive. If you are bringing a guest, ask your guest to bring their cheque book along just in case he or she decides to join.

A Cash Bar will be available after the Meeting.

If anyone is interested in participating on the executive, please let us know. Well will be accepting nominations for the Board of Directores at the meeting. We encourage members to get involved in the executive!!! Change is good.

If any member wishes to put forth a motion at the meeting, please provide Cosimo Crupi with details of the motion by email before March 31st, 2012. As long as the motion pertains to a matter which can be properly be put before the membership for consideration as per the UCC Constitution, it will be added to the agenda.

It is going to be a great cycling season so start training….

Agenda:

1. Call the Meeting to Order.
2. Determine if quorum exists.  If quorum exists, proceed to remaining items of business on the Agenda.  If a quorum does not exist, Meeting to be adjourned to another date to be determined.
3. President Report followed by Q & A
4. Treasurer’s Report followed by Q & A
5. Call for Approval of Treasurer’s Report
6. Approval and Ratification of prior acts of the Directors for the prior fiscal year
7. Canadian/Ontario Cycling Association Membership – At the meeting the Directors will be recommending to the Members that the Club join the Canadian/Ontario Cycling Association primarily so that Club members can be enrolled in the OCA’s insurance program.  Also, for more information visit: http://www.canadian-cycling.com/cca/about/community/insurance.shtml. Discussion will be held on this matter and then a vote will be taken.  Pursuant to the Constitution, the UCC can only join the CCA/OCA upon a motion passed by the Members at the Annual General Meeting.
8. Call for nominations for President and Four Directors (See Section 6.03 and 6.07 of the Constitution)
9. Election of President and four (4) Directors
10. Other proper business as may be presented by Members in attendance
11. Adjourn Meeting

Don Corbett is hosting a Sep 23/24/25th Orrville, Ontario ride to cap off the season. Classic riders >50 only. Folks can stay at Don’s Sugar Lake Shack at 13.2 Loon Drive FR.

For shack stay, all one needs is a toothbrush, sleeping bag, pillow and towel… and good stories and tolerance for snorers.

Friday 23rd ride is fun 32k tune up along #518 Tallyho at 4ish and then in to Parry Sound for dinner at Kudos for 6:30ish.

The big ride would be out and back on Saturday. For some it can be 70k to Sprucedale on the VERY quiet roads. For others it can be 100k.. and we may consider a 134k ride!!

We’d meet at 10am (it may be cold so that allows some warmth to manifest) at the NEW Orrville Gazebo.

Return to shack for shower/swim and off to Rosseau for late lunch at 3ish.. or Don can provide lunch at Cottage.

Sunday’s ride is same time and start place will be via 518/Rankin/141/Tallyho/518 at 67k is for those that want to stay Saturday night at the palatial Shack.

For the rest of the season, the regular weekend rides are going to continue till Thanksgiving. The weekday rides are now ad-hoc and can be organized on the facebook group. For full details and locations, see the Ride Schedule page.

There are a few Club Jerseys and Vests still available. Here’s the current inventory:

• 1 Medium Vest
• 2 Large Jerseys
• 1 Medium Jersey
• 2 Small Jerseys

The jerseys are $60 while the vests are $110 (taxes included). If you want one of these, contact Randy Holmes ASAP.

One of the photos from the spring rides. Members, feel free to send me photos, or upload directly to the facebook group.

Due to request from several members, effective this weekend, and until further notice, the start time for Saturday and Sunday rides is 7AM, leaving the train station at Main Street Unionville.

There is a ride planned for Saturday by Dan Gilligan to Lake Simcoe. Those who do not want to do this ride can decide on a different course when you meet in the morning.