Heads Up!
It’s only August, but I encourage you to look around as you ride and start thinking about our upcoming Portland Bicycling Club awards banquet which will be in early February 2026.
Summer’s warm weather and many activities give our club members an opportunity to shine. Who is your favorite ride leader? Who is riding stronger, farther? Who had an accident and is on the mend and back on the bike? Who do you see volunteering at EVERY function?
Look around for exceptional. There are many club members who are exemplary. Make some notes for yourself; then, remember where you put the notes!
In November and December, the awards committee (comprised of previous recipients of the Jim Mooney Member of the Year Award) will be asking for nominations for awards. ✎ At that time, the criteria for the annual awards will also be provided. Your poor brain won’t have to reach back through an entire year to try to remember who did what. No! You, the clever cyclist that you are, shrewdly made some notes in August and then you will only need to refer to those notes and send in some nominations! How easy is that?!
And if you can’t seem to make the round peg fit into the square hole, just create your own award for someone and have a little fun! Who dropped their wallet in the porta-potty? Who was the best “sweep” and was always taking on that job? Who didn’t seem to have a life outside of riding their bike? These are awards that have been created in the past with a sense of humor, recognizing our friends in the club.
The awards banquet thrives on awards. Nominations generate awards. Think about it a little now. It will result in well-deserved awards going to worthy recipients.
Thank you.
Ann Morrow, President