General Meetings

At this time, given the Coronavirus pandemic, General Membership meetings are scheduled every other month. Check Spokes for when the next meeting is scheduled and its focus. Social half-hour begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Contact David Philbrick for more information.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm. During the COVID pandemic, board meetings are via Zoom. Everyone is welcome to connect to the board meetings. Contact David Philbrick or another board member for information on how to join the board on Zoom.

The club conducted a survey of current and former members in Fall 2021. See the results of the survey here. The Board of Directors is currently working on adjustments in club operations based on the results of the survey. Contact a board member with any comments or suggestions.

The following are administrative forms used in club business:

• Donation Request Form - Form should be completed and submitted to the club's board of directors to request a donation to an organization or project to improve and support bicycling.
• Reimbursement Request Form - Form should be completed and submitted to SBC Treasurer to request reimbursement for expenses associated with SBC activities.
• Minor Release and Waiver Form - Form should be completed and provided to ride leader for any unaccompanied minors participating in club rides.

The club's bylaws are here. Minutes of the SBC Board of Directors are available for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Minutes for subsequent years are available in online, archived issues of Spokes on the Newsletter page.

The annual budget for 2022 has been adopted by the board.

A list of past and present SBC Officers, other Board members, and Key Volunteers is here.

SBC Online

The club has a number of online resources available to members. These include:

• The SBC Website with the club rides calendar and other information about club activities.
• A Facebook page on which updates and reminders of club activities are posted. Find the club's Facebook page here.
• A Facebook Member Group in which club members can share information about past rides, photos, and other information. Join the group to participate in the discussions by appling here.
• A Ride With GPS club account which provides SBC members with enhanced resources. Click here for information on how to join the club's RWGPS account.

Ride Mileage Tracking

The Salem Bicycle Club tracks members' participation in our rides. The Ride Mileage Tracking system allows each club member to monitor those rides for which they have been credited and their annual mileage totals. The club recognizes members' participation in our rides at the annual banquet with the following awards:

• Dan Rice & Joanne Heilinger Memorial Battered Saddle for most miles ridden.
• P.E.D.A.L. (Pedals Every Day And Likes it) for most rides ridden.
• Road Animal Award for having ridden 2,500 miles with the club and participated or volunteered on the club's event rides.
• 20/1,000 Award for having participated in at least 20 rides or ridden 1,000 miles.

A list of past Battered Saddle and P.E.D.A.L. award winners is here.

Ride coordinators are encouraged to enter the data for their rides. However, if they are unable or prefer not to do so, another club member with administrative access to the website will be able to do so after the ride sheet is returned to the club. All Ride Sign-up Sheets should be returned to the club regardless of whether the rider coordinator enters the mileage and participant data. A Ride Sign-up Sheet is generally included in the packet that ride coordinators receive prior to the date of their ride. More information and step-by-step instructions for entering mileage and ride participant data are available here.

The tracking system does not allow users to set up their own accounts. New accounts are administratively created when individuals join the Salem Bicycle Club. A slide show presentation about the mileage tracking system is also available here (caution - large file).

Rides Committee

The Rides Committee is responsible for developing the club's rides calendar. Contact Tim Newman for information about committee meeting dates and times.

The club's Ride Mileage Policy provides the criteria for listing rides in the monthly rides calendar and identifies the rides for which members may receive mileage credits toward the Battered Saddle, PEDAL, and 10/500 awards.

Club rides will be canceled if road conditions or weather are dangerous for cycling. See the Ride Cancellation Procedures for more information. 

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