[Sportsandrec] Starting and Maintaining A Tandem Cycling Program?

[Joe Shaw]

Everett,
I love that. "I am not afraid of dieing I am afraid of not living"
How powerful. I needed that. Thank you.
Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:27 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Starting and Maintaining A Tandem Cycling Program?


> Hello All,
>
> A handful of years ago, I looked into starting a tandem cycling program 
> here
> in my region of Northeast
> Ohio (The Greater Akron area).  Unfortunately, I let life get in the way,
> and let myself get sidetracked and discouraged.  I have since lost all
> of the tandeming info I gathered plus tons of other stuff in a computer
> crash awhile back.  Thus I find myself currently rebuilding my resource 
> list
> now that I am newly enthused and re-focused on this dream.
>
> I am at a point now where I'm focusing more and working harder to push 
> aside
> the excuses, the speedbumps, the barriers, the fears - and am finally 
> moving
> forward with some of my dreams in a more fruitful way.  There's a great
> quote that says it all for me at this moment.  It's from the movie, 
> Devlin.
> One of the characters says, "I'm at that place in my life where I'm not
> afraid of dying.  I'm afraid of not living."
>
> So I'm asking anyone who reads this, if you have wisdom to bestow or tips 
> to
> share, if you could please take some time when you can, and offer any
> program start-up and/or management advice on getting a Tandem cycling
> program going, and maintaining it.  Any and all help is appreciated.  And
> when you respond, I urge you to keep it public, so that when someone
> searches out similar info in the future, they'll find your helpful 
> responses
> online.
>
> Along those lines, anyone know of any sort of business plan, program
> outline, or other guiding documents for such a thing?  If not, I want to
> urge anyone who may ever read this public message, that someone really
> should put such a guide together and get it online - to help such
> recreational, sports, and 'blind sports' programs multiply and thrive.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.  Tips on development, funding, membership 
> and
> participation, and volunteers would be wonderful.  If you're an athlete or
> enthusiast rather than a program leader, you can help by sharing tips too.
> what's worked for you on finding pilots and captains, for example?  On
> finding or building affordable tandems?  On finding ways to ride more
> regularly?
>
> For any who respond or take action on this, may God bless your efforts
> mightily! Thank you for any help.
>
>
> Strive On!
> Everett
> www.DreamingInTandem.blogspot.com
>
>
>
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