HI everyone! I hope everybody's enjoying their four day weekend!! =D

We have another Sunday event for you all! The 2005 Golden Gate Triathlon will be on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6.

Because the SAT and SAT II will be on Saturday, November 5, we've decided to focus our attention on the Sunday race.

Janet Kang (Assistant Race Director):

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help with all aspects of the course on race day. We'd love to have MAD Lowell get a group together to sponsor an aid station or certain area of the course on one (or both!) days.

I am aware that most of our members have already satisfied the three volunteers credit requirement for this semester, but everyone should keep in mind that there may not be nearly as many big event opportunities, like marathons, in the Spring. Everybody should take advantage of these fun opportunities while they still can!

For the first time ever, MAD will be collaborating with Chinese Club! Chinese Club meets every Thursday at 3:30 in room 110. To get active credit for Chinese Club, members must attend 70% of the weekly meetings and complete two volunteer projects per semester. Volunteering at the triathlon will count for two Chinese Club volunteer credits. Because MAD will also be giving two event credits for the triathlon, members of both clubs can split the credits - one event credit for Chinese Club and one for MAD! Awesome, no?

On the the week before the triathlon, all volunteers MUST attend an orientation at the Presidio Sports Basement, (610 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129) across from Crissy Field. The date is TBA, so be sure to check back for details!

Go to the Treasure Island Triathlon homepage, scroll down the left sidebar and click on "Map and Directions" for the exact location. We will have specific directions (and maybe a map) available as the date of the triathlon draws nearer. Volunteers must stay at Treasure Island for the duration of the race, from 7 AM to 1 PM, as the roads will be closed. We will be working at aid stations, and our duties will include passing water and gatorade out to the athletes, etc.

Our club will receive a small monetary donation from Tri-California, the organization in charge of the Treasure Island Triathlon, so everybody should sign up!

We will begin sign-ups at MAD on Tuesday, October 11 at 3:45 in room 233 and at Chinese Club on Thursday, October 13 at 3:30 in room 216. If you have any additional questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Trick or Treat for UNICEF boxes are still available, so if you're interested please comment or reply with your name/reg or come to our meeting on Tuesday. You can still sign-up for the Nike Marathon, so be sure to attend our meeting!

You can also comment with your name/reg/email to sign-up for any of our events if you cannot attend our meetings.

I hope to see you all on Tuesday!