RATS Minutes

5/8/99

- 15 people in attendance (3 nonmembers)

- New club brochure was presented. Many thanks to Morgan Bearden for the content and design, John Buckwalter for the colorful graphics, and Brewer Science, Inc. for the funding.

- RATS shirts have been delivered and are now being displayed throughout the area

- Weekly rides are being attended. Need ideas and leaders for the summer rides.  Plan to have summer schedule posted on the website within a week or two.

- Some discussion of offering occasional beginner rides (short and flat and safe).

- Leslie Bearden presented the purpose and needs of the TOTO (Tour of the Ozarks) ride on September 18^th. She will submit specific needs to the website. Club members are encouraged to support this bike ride, both by riding it and helping out in other ways.