Bon jour mes amis
I hope this email finds you all healthy and happy. First off, my apologies on behalf of the committee for the late notice on this year's camp. The committee will receive 40 lashes with a wet noodle as punishment for being so derelict in their duties to provide enough time for people to plan for the training camp. That said, the committee is very excited to get the camp going, The miles must be ridden, the form improved. The weather is finally improving. As always, the rides will start at 5:30AM, we will meet in the alley between Owenhouse Cycling and Rockford Coffee Company. We will ride the 50 mile Working Dawgs training loop, the same loop every day. There is a ~ 6 mile section of gravel, please come prepared. There are many places to cut this loop short and return to town early if work, family or life are interfering with your training. We are usually back in town around 8:15-8:30. Although this is not a no-drop ride, we do stop 3 times to let dropped riders catch back up and to regroup. The link below is for the loop.
Why does the camp start on a Tuesday? Well, your humble domestique will be working on Monday June 10th, consider this the official call for a volunteer ride leader for June 10th. I will handle all emails, etc. If nobody volunteers, the camp starts on Tuesday June 11th, because your humble domestique is a working dawg.
The committee is pleased to announce that the Help Center is our first return local charity for fundraising this year. This is an organization that is very near to your humble domestique's heart for personal reasons and they are in need of some cash, to expand their very important mission.
Please read below for a summary of their mission and goals from Mandy St. Aubyn their Development and Communications Director
It is the mission of Help Center, Inc. to provide information, outreach, direct services, advocacy, crisis counseling and therapy to clientele in a safe, confidential environment. Our 24/7 lines are available to anyone in a mental health crisis, having suicidal thoughts, worried about someone, in need of connection to community and mental health resources, or needs emotional support. We also provide trauma-informed services to sexual assault survivors of all ages and supportive family visitation services. Available 24/7 at 586-3333, 988 or 211.
Learn more at www.bozemanhelpcenter.org. They are also actively in a campaign to acquire and renovate much-needed facilities for their team, clients, and our community as well as raise funds for additional program support. You can learn more about their Answering the Call Campaign: www.bozemanhelpcenter.org/campaign
We currently have an active 2 to 1 Match with approx. $26,000 left to fulfill. That means your $10 donation can turn into $30, automatically tripling!
Donations are greatly appreciated:
the Working Dawgs training camp 2013, the first year.
These guys are Working Dawgs, left to right Gino Bartali(TDF 38,48, Giro 36,37,46), Fausto Coppi(TDF 49,52, Giro 40,47,49,52,53), Hugo Koblet(TDF 51, Giro 50), Ferdi Kübler(TDF 50) and Fiorenzo Magni(Giro 48,51,55). between the 5 of them, they won 6 Tours de France and 12 Giro d'Italia along with countless one day races.
I hope to see you all June 11th at 5:30am
Look for more upcoming emails...
Your humble domestique
Jeff
