Are the Gyros a nonprofit? Just want to know if the the membership dues are tax deductible.
On Nov 7, 5:41 pm, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone who joins the club can, at any time, ask to see what is in the club > account. This information is reserved for club members only and since no > one but the people you now see as club officers stepped up to offer their > assistance they were the obvious choice for these positions. If I had asked > for club officers instead of volunteers, would I have gotten a bigger > response? > > Now, if anyone wants to have club elections and chose someone else for any > or all of the positions that were filled, I will be the first one to step > down. Just let me know. > > AND, btw, since many of you might be asking who is handling the club account > that would also be me and if there were any doubts as to what I am doing > with the money, I have given both Bert and Ed access to the account also. > > Any further questions or problems? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DonnaWebster" <[email protected]> > To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:45 PM > Subject: [Gyros: 16826] Re: IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL GYROS1 > > Just a few thoughts . . > > Any of the clubs that I have been involved with in the past the > "officers" were chosen through an election process and not appointed. > I didn't realize that when you were asking for help that you were > actually appointing officers. > > Who will be handling the accounting for the club? With so many members > this is a large amount of money coming in and like any club the > members need to have an acounting of how the monies are spent . . . > > call me crazy...anyone else asking themselves any of these questions? > > On Oct 29, 8:21 am, "Roger Lias" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the update Tony. Exciting times. > > > While I haven't yet made it out on a group ride, it's very apparent that > > Gyros is an active and enthusiastic club! I'm looking forward to > > signing-up for next year; getting to know everyone and working on some > > endurance over the winter so that you don't "drop me like a red headed > > stepchild" when I make it out! > > > Roger > > > Roger Lias. Ph.D. > > President > > Eden Biodesign, Inc. > > 2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 300 > > Durham, NC 27713 > > > Switchboard: (919) 806-4949 > > Direct: (919) 806-4231 > > Cell: (919) 349-2770 > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Tony > > Sent: Thu 28-Oct-10 8:58 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: [Gyros: 16734] IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL GYROS1 > > > Gyrosians, > > > Well, we have taken another step forward in our short history as a club. > > Some might consider 2 steps but, whichever way you view it, there are some > > major changes on the way that I would like to share with you. > > > As you may or may not know, there are over 600 members on our Gyro > > googlegroup. I would have never thought, 6 years ago, that I would be here > > telling you that. From our humble beginnings with the "Original 7" to our > > current state of membership has been an unbelievable journey. For those of > > you who are wondering, there are still some of the Original 7 still with > > us today. Aside from myself, that would also include Bert, his wife Lee > > and Gary Rohlke. The others have relocated and one founder passed away > > from an unfortunate accident just last year - our dear friend, Steve > > Dickson. > > > So, let me give you a brief summary of all that will transpire within the > > next few months. > > > First of all, because this has become larger than what 1 or 2 people can > > possibly handle, we have volunteers who have stepped up to the role of > > club officers. In doing so, the burden has been taken off my shoulders in > > many aspects of running the club. > > > I would now like to introduce you to your new officers: > > > Tony Santalucia, President, Gyros Cycling Club/Gyros Race Team > > Email: [email protected] > > > Bert Sellers, Vice President, Gyros Cycling Club and Captain, Gyros Race > > Team > > Email: [email protected] > > > Ed Hirsch, Secretary, Gyros Cycling Club > > Email: [email protected] > > > Eric Rakoske, Membership Director, Gyros Cycling Club > > Email: [email protected] > > > Derek Bateson, Events Coordinator, Gyros Cycling Club/Gyros Race Team > > Email: [email protected] > > > I have included their emails so that all questions can be directed to the > > appropriate person. Please meet them, congratulate them and, above all, > > support them. What they are about to take on is very time consuming and > > showing your appreciation will go a long way. Trust me on that one! > > > Secondly, Eric Rakoske, our Membership Director, will send out a message > > regarding our plan for 2011. This plan will include putting in place > > membership dues. It has been put off long enough. The dues will be a > > nominal fee and I would hope that all of you who have enjoyed riding with > > us over the years will also support us. In doing so, members will enjoy > > the benefits of membership through specials and discounts offered by our > > sponsors and friends. Please patronize them. Without them, we would not be > > where we are today. (Membership cards are in production). > > > Look for new website changes to be hitting in the next couple of months. > > The goal will be to get people to use the website more often. Our Race > > Team is now on Facebook too so check them out. Search - GYROS RACE TEAM. > > As the racing season goes full swing next year, the site will be > > continually updated with pictures and results. Spread the word. REMEMBER, > > the more visibility and awareness we get, both as a club and as a race > > team, the more our membership will grow. > > > Thirdly, and this one is very important. Beginning February 1st 2011, we > > are wiping the googlegroup "clean". No longer will you be able to view and > > post to the group without becoming a member. This too has been put off > > long enough. Become a member and you'll know exactly what the club is up > > too and this will be very important because this leads me to the next item > > I want to discuss. > > > On Saturday, June 11th, 2011, the Gyros will be hosting our first charity > > ride. Although very preliminary, this will NOT be a register fee ride. It > > will be a DONATION ride only. All proceeds will benefit the Lance > > Armstrong Foundation - LIVESTRONG. We have chosen a ride to help the fight > > against cancer because of the proliferation of this disease. So many of us > > have been stricken with this disease and so have many of our friends and > > family members. We will need everyone's help in making this a success. The > > name of this ride will be "Velo4Yellow". Derek Bateson (The Paddy), our > > Events Coordinator, will keep everyone posted on our plans as we get > > closer to June 11th and details are finalized. Mark your calendars now! > > > We are taking some huge leaps in making the Gyros the best cycling club in > > Central North Carolina. Now, with our new Race Team, a charity ride, and > > other venues that we are working on such as a club sponsored Time Trial > > Series, we will continue on that path. > > > As a side note, I personally would like to thank all the ride leaders this > > past year. You have helped make everything possible. > > > Thanks to all and let's have a wonderful off-season whether it be riding, > > running, hitting the gym, crosstraining or just lying on the couch > > watching tv and sucking down potato chips and ice cream for the next 4 > > months, (only kidding on the last one), be safe and PLEASE do not heistate > > to ask any questions. That's what we are all here for. > > > 2011 is going to be a great year for cycling and for the club. I hope you > > will feel the same. > > > See you on the road. > > > Best Regards, > > Tony Santalucia > > President > > Gyros Clycing Club > > Gyros Racing Team > > > -- > > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
