Hi Friends, Sorry this is so late coming but here are the notes from our first meeting. Thanks so much to Joe for putting these together and congrats to him on his wedding!!! We have decided that the 2nd Thurs of the month seems to be a good night, so we will try and stick to that schedule for our meetings. So clear your calender for May 10th.


-Dues for 2007 are due ($25.)   Go to tri4him.org and go to the store to sign up and pay your dues for 2007 ASAP. The booth for the capTex expo this year is $600 so we really need to get those dues in and support our club. Also- New Tri4Him jerseys are available at
website.

-Booth at CapTex Expo: We need to get volunteers! Austin is in charge of the booth this year so please consider working at the booth for 1-2 hours on Sunday.  Joe, Amy, Tim Rupert,
Tim Ho??, Doug??, Michael??, Lindsay?, Tara??, You??

-Dinner after Expo (night before race) at Aussies.

-Fundraiser Race: Request for all to provide charities they'd like to
support.  We as a group will pick one and have fund-raiser race this
season.

-Waterstop: We'll select one or more of the races in the Texas Tri
series to volunteer at waterstop as a club. Support your fellow athletes!

-We're requesting you all to post the races you intend to do this season on the yahoo group.
Amy:  Cap-Tex, marble Falls, Dillo man
Tim:  Cap-Tex ?
Doug: Texas Tri-series?
Joe: Cap-Tex, Vineman
Rachel: Danskin

-Group rides or runs or swims: request all to post events that we can do
with each other. We are thinking of simply joining one of the already established rides on Sat morning. Anyone want to volunteer to head that up??

-Monthly meeting: 2nd TH of each month at 7:30.  Location TBD.

-Prayer Requests:

Rachel Smith:  support and encouragement to train for and finish
Danskin, her first Triathlon. 

Lindsay Hauser:  needs help and guidance in signing up and
training for first triathlon.

Amy Kappler: God's help to enjoy racing more and to help others
succeed by focusing on what's important...Do not let influence of other friends in racing draw attention
away from the path God wants us to follow.

Joe Ritz: continual reminder to keep new wife a priority and not
get consumed in training for cap-tex and vineman races over upcoming
months. 

Tim Rupert: support, encouragement and time-management to
meet goal of Olympic distance triathlon in less than 3 hours.  

Tri4Him: Remember why we race...In His Name and For His Glory!
"For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.  To Him be the
glory forever!" Romans 11:36

If you have a prayer for the season, please post that as well!

Thanks for making the time last week to join us last week.  I look
forward to seeing you all soon.  (I'll be married!!!)

4Him,
Joe