Dale, great job hitting the minimum!!

Katy, keep up the great work! I'll be there on the 8th to help out with compost.

Tammy, it's up to you. I think we'd all be happy to have another face on the team and Jason could use someone to train with that isn't 350 km away ;) Perhaps with the two of you in Calgary, you'd have a bit of help with ideas for fundraising there? If you decide to go for it, then by all means, just let the Ride Guides know and they'll add you to the team :)

Michelle, I don't know if you're in here yet, but welcome to the team. It was nice meeting you at the Training Ride :)

George, hopefully things down east work out for you. Keep us posted.

I think I'll have a few Union Hall tickets worth to deposit to the bank in the near future. Don't forget, if you have anything for the team account, let me know....I can get you the account number and I'm trying to keep track of the deposits and withdrawls.

Dale - no worries about not making it out....I am a fair weather rider too which is why I stayed in and just hit the stationary bike for only 10K. Some is better than none! So I will be going out tonight as long as the rain stays away if you want to join (or if anyone wants to join) probably around 7'ish.

Still waiting for specific info on all the fundraising events planned so far to see if I can participate. Katy, I will email you and get the info on the compost sale.

Stuart, I will email you hopefully to get more info on the pub nights.

Any other bigger training rides in the forecast that anyone knows about?

Jen

Thanks Mike - I have never been on the team page (?) I think maybe I need to continue keeping up with everything so I know what is going on! I will check it out this morning.

Also, just sold my first 5 bags of compost!

Anyway going out for a "longer" ride this weekend anywhere?

Jen

Hey Jen,

I've got a few bracelets, key chains and such...all made from linked metal rings (chainmail....like the knights of old used to wear).

As for training, I've got some maintenance to do on the bike (lube, oil and filter   ) but other than that I'm game for a bit of a ride tomorrow (Sat). Dunno where or when yet, but I plan on getting out for sure.

Hey Mike - a ride tomorrow sounds good if you are ok with my tag along pace! I am not a 'seasoned' rider and have only been going out in St. Albert and I know that you have done a lot more training than I have so I am fine with you picking the time and place and (depending on the time and place) I should be able to join you. I will check back here later tonight and again first thing in the morning to see what you decide but if I don't respond quickly enough, my number is 780-460-7611 if you want to call and touch base that way.

ALSO, I have been talking back and forth with Annette, Dale, Katy and Solange a bit via emails regarding fundraising (to get myself caught up) and was thinking can we have another team meeting perhaps early next week? I think it would be a great idea to re-group what with all the fundraisers coming up quick so we can be sure everyone knows when and where they are and so that we can figure out who is coming, what they are bringing and what we still need so that we are as prepared as we can be ") It just is a bit hard to keep up with everthing going on when some people are emailing others privately (me included!), some people are posting and replying on here and some information is posted on our team page...just seems like too many places to look to keep up with what's happening. So this is why I think a team meeting would be good. Plus I missed the last one at Tim's (probably cuz it was sent via email and I didn't get it).

Thoughts anyone? We could just pick a day/time/place and encourage everyone to come, if only for a little bit so we can get this all organized.

Jen

I'm thinking I might go for the group ride out of Adrosson Rec Centre-listed under participants centre-training-training calendar. I know Solange and her husband usually go.
Katy

Corries, welcome to the team. :)

Jen, I've got to get some maintenance done on the ride tomorrow morning (I was too busy getting the kitchen back together after this weeks new counter install to get it done tonight)...I'm thinking I may be able to get away from here at 10am-ish and I could possibly ride up. Maybe meet in front of Cranky's for noon?

Cheers,

Mike

Yay Dale!!! Congrats on meeting the minimum. Upward & onward.

Tammy, a warm welcome to the team!!! WOO HOOO!!!!

Thank you Annette and Solange for the warm welcomes! 

Annette,  thank you for the warm supporting words!  I guess you could say I have nightmares of last year when I had a team ... mind you they were my kids, and I met the minimum amount and they were mad at me... but they didn't train and they wouldn't help with the fundraising ... so ... and I didn't want any one to feel towards me the way that I had started to feel towards them... I didn't want to be anyones dead weight...

Well Solange when we meet again I shall have a new bike!  I went to the bike shop here in Calgary and bought a Sirrus 27speed in Black with white writing ... and the best part is the way it moves and handles ... oh my ... I know now that I was driving a dump truck and trying to keep up with Ferrari's ...

Solange can you please say hi and thank you to that wonderful hubby of yours!!!  I really appreciated the support and guidance on the ride last Saturday!!!  Thanks MIKE!!!!

And now Psycho Mike ... how do I go about ordering myself a jersey ... details... please ...

Hi Tammy! Welcome to the team!! I think you will enjoy it. I have yet to meet even half of the team members (long story) but so far I have met a few and they are great! It seems like we are all putting in some effort and getting lots accomplished.

Mike, I am glad to you fun yesterday...the trail system is great...I just wish it was longer and had more hills but maybe if I branched out to some of these other ones, I will find that.

I enquired at Walmart today about doing a hot dog or popcorn stand out front and they said all you need to do is book a date (as long as the funds go to charity) and that they will do a donation for the silent auction as long as I take my letter in there so I will get that organized tomorrow. I will probably pick a Sunday or something to get more people and will let you know which one I pick to see if anyone wants to help.

Choa for now everyone!

Jen

Thanks Jason that sounds great!!

Hey you guys,

I'm very sorry, I will not be available this weekend for anything.  No riding, not even the mentioning of bikes.  I forgot that it is my mother in-law's 65th B-Day as well as mothers day and anything else is strickly off limits.  So I will be off to Calgary to hang with the in-laws.  Really I'm excited, trouble is they all smoke and it drives me crazy.  I try to stay in the other room, but it always finds me.  Yuk! 

Any way, I hope the weather is great for all and I will see you next weekend.  Dale

dcoates,

nice to meet you!  I live in Calgary so we probably won't meet until the ride.  Welcome to the team!!!

Welcome David. Glad to have you on the team. Look forward to meeting you

Hehehe....that's Solange's Mike going for the ride on Sun am ;)

Can't wait to see you all on Saturday...I've already seen a couple signs up for the other locations around town. :)

Katy, should I bring the jersey so we ca put it up?

Cheers,

Mike

And welcome david-i met you on Sat.  but hope to see you again this sat.

I'm going to bring the bike tomorrow and see if I can hog-tie a shovel to my rear rack :)

Jen,

[Homer Simpson voice] MMmmmm....doughnuts...gghhhhhh (drooling sound) [/Homer Simpson voice]

They'd be a nice treat, but I don't know if my waistline needs bolstering ;)

I know that things can get kinda depressing at times...especially when you are dealing with folks around you who are fighting cancer. It can get you down...but hang in there. We're all here to help support you when you need it, just like you support us when we need it.

Myself, I'm going to keep on going and when I hit my $2500, any extra I bring in is going to help other team members. Hopefully, we'll have some good success with the team fund raising events and we can help folks out that way too. I know from past experience that it can seem daunting, but hang in there....one week can make a huge difference in where you're at :)

Thanks for your support everyone....I will try to persevere with the help of my team!

Tomorrow I will bring doughnuts.....and muffins......you can have your choice. So I may be a bit late (later than 8:30) with a Tim's stop but I will see you all tomorrow.

Turns out I do have to bring my 3 year old (who was sick this morning too but seems to be better now) so we will do what we can!

Can't wait to meet everyone tomorrow.

Jen

Corries,

The compost sale went awsome. We had a good number of team members there (plus a few other volunteers / conscripts), everyone got along really well and it looks like we're going to have a decent return for our time.

Yeah, get out there and enjoy the new ride ;)

Oh...and I can second your impressions of Jason.  When I met him in the fall, I thought he was a good guy too ;)

-- Edited by Psycho Mike on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 05:32:23 PM

Assuming we have enough tickets sold to make it a go, I'll be there and we can float me to where we need me.

Unfortunately, it looks like we need at least 50 tickets sold to make a go of Schanks...I don't know how folks are doing, but it was really sounding like this one may not go :(

Please let me or Matt know where the sales are at by Thursday.

Thanks.

Hello, I'm back in Edmonton and distressed that the pub night may fall due to lack of ticket sales. I hope that it won't be a wash, good fundraiser for all. I'm still trying to sell a few and have some youngsters who are telling me that they may buy on payday which is Thursday, I know that is cutting it close.

Sounds like you all had a great weekend with the compost sales, great final number.

Jen, hang in there.

David and all recent additions, welcome to the Cancer Crusaders.

Could we possibly do a little "regroup" re: Schanks and Union Hall? Now with Stuart gone, Mike and Matt, do you need help with ANYTHING? To ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible?

I agree that it is a little nerve wracking that perhaps the pub nights won't be as good turn outs as we thought. I know for myself, I have no one interested in Union Hall but more interest in Schanks. I still need to get a final count but it looks like I managed to get 9 or 10 to attend Schanks (including my husband). Not as good as I wanted. Part of it is my own fault for being out of the loop with all those emails.

So what is the numbers count for Schanks so far?

What is the numbers count for Union Hall?

Do we need anything for these two nights? Or are we good to go?

**Also, anyone training this weekend? I need to get out and attempt a 50K ride I think. Although I do now need to go get me some slicks as last night on my ride, I blew my back tire!

Jen

Why thank you Jason...lol

Hi Everyone,
 
I have the joined the team from Saskatchewan.  I can offer my help and support here in the forums until the ride.  
I won't be able to participate in the training there, or fundraising, but I am doing my best to do those things here.  I hope to make new friends and help raise money for such a worthy cause, and  I look forward to meeting you all closer to the ride.

Cheers,