[Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit

[Kathy McGillivray]

Hi. With LM and approval from other leaders, I'd love to work with folks to 
plan a tandem event in Dallas again next year. We have some good connections 
with that club and there are ways to continue to improve the tandem event.

ON a side note, if you really want to bike in the host city, you may want to 
try to see if there is a tandem club there and just ask if anyone is up for 
doing a ride. I know I did that one year. This is not a rec-sports thing and 
I am not telling people to skip out on the meetings, etc. But, we all need a 
break sometimes, too.

See you in Detroit.

Kathy McGillivray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit


> Hi LM, and all,
>
> Hesitation's one thing.  Party-poopers are another.  Does what you're 
> saying
> above mean we've been told we can't skate, those of us adventurous enough
> to?  Or are we covered by the waiver and allowed to skate?
>
> As far as the tandeming thing goes, well, yeah, there's always next year. 
> I
> like that idea of getting various tandeming groups around the country,
> involved, if there are any in or near the cities we're conventioning in 
> each
> year.  It seemed to work well in Dallas a few years ago.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Everett
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Wonderful idea, but this spur of the moment tandem thing cannot happen 
> this
> year. First of all, whent the Skating Canes wanted to skate during the
> march, there was some hesitation from the march coordinators. Secondly,
> Sports and Rec had to be super on top of things this summer. Anything that
> wasn't nailed down 2 months ago just cannot happen in the name of Sports 
> and
> Rec this convention.
>
> This year, liability waivers have to be signed for all activities. The
> waiver specifically covers what extravaganza activities are already 
> planned.
>
> Great idea, but perhaps next year?
>
> LM
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> LM, or anyone else now I suppose, what do you think of the possibility
> of getting some tandem cyclists to ride in the March with us?  Nothing
> official, of course, since it's so close to convention.  But maybe just a
> few if possible, to add a little something regarding sports and recreation
> and blind stokers, y'know?  If the tandems are there at the gathering at
> the end of the March, where we'll all be meeting, some of them might get
> seen
> in the background or something, y'know?  Just a thought.  It seems as 
> simple
> as asking if anyone in the region would care to show up that morning, for 
> a
> ride--albeit a short one.  We could hopefully get a few blind stokers on
> the bikes too if they weren't set on walking.  And even if we couldn't, we
> might...
>
>
>
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