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10 Spring Bicycle Maintenance - Come join us at the April monthly meeting on Thursday, April 14th at 7:30 pm at the Ridgewood Library. Mark from Albert's Westwood Cycle store has volunteered to talk to us about Spring bicycle maintenance. His talk will include the things we should do before we take our bicycles on the road again, as well as when we should look to our supporting bicycle shops for help. This will be a very practical and informative session. Next Club meeting April 14th Meet and Greet the BTCNJ Board - Many members are new to the club and have questions about how the club functions. Here is your opportunity to have those questions answered by the Board members, as well as to meet the folks who keep the club running. We are encouraging all the BTCNJ Board members to be in attendance. We hope to provide our members with the information and motivation needed to get more involved with the club, and to volunteer to make BTCNJ the great organization that it is. - Charles Cino Special Latin Dance Class for Couples (Singles Encouraged as Well) 3 Consecutive Friday Evenings April 8th, 15th and 22nd Tired of the Winter Doldrums? Want to have fun and get energized? Come join us for some enjoyable beginner dance Lessons for BTCNJ members only on three consecutive Friday evenings in April at Mariann's School of Dance, 599 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus, NJ 07652. Led by an experienced dance instructor, Sasha Valerie, you will learn to do the Salsa, Cha Cha, Meringue and other dances. She promises to have everyone up and dancing in no time, including those who have never been on the dance floor before! This is being offered at the special rate of $70 per couple for three evenings. (All proceeds will be given to Sasha who will rent out the dance facility, etc.) Classes will run from 7:00pm to 8:00pm each evening after which we will go out for some light refreshments (or for the more adventurous, maybe to a dance club). If interested please confirm by e-mail to: lenoredemeo@yahoo.com and send your check for $70 per couple to Lenore Cino, 9 Somerset Drive, Apt. 11F, Suffern, NY 10901. (If you are single, please let us know if you are interested as well and we will try to find you a dance partner.) Class will be limited to the first 30 people. We will send you a confirmation with directions when your check is received. We look forward to seeing you all on the dance floor. Monthly March Meeting Wrapup Those brave enough to weather the pounding rain on Thursday, March 10th were treated to a wonderful summary of highlights of the BTCNJ Website by the BTCNJ Webmaster Tom Hobbick. (Pictured below.) Tom explained the Home Page, the options available when you Log In to the website and how to search for and list rides, etc. and other activities and answered the many questions raised. He also showed how to access the Q-Sheet library to obtain rides for ride leaders and how to search the roster for members. Most importantly he showed how to print out your membership card which has become necessary for obtaining discounts in the club’s supporting bicycle shops. Job Well Done Tom! - Charles Cino BTCNJ Spin Class Was a Success There was a good turnout for Allen Jerinsky's Spin Class at the NY Sports Club in Mahwah last Friday night. It was the second of two classes that Allen generously volunteered to lead and he invited BTCNJ Members to attend. Thanks also to NYSC for letting this happen at their Club. Allen shared his Rainman random music facts and the workout music was energizing and included songs that everyone could relate to. Allen even had us singing !! He is quick to offer to fit your bike or offer a tissue for your sweaty brow. Of course there was an open invitation from Allen, to go to Panera's after the ride, for dinner, coffee, dessert, and great conversation! Who could ask for more?! We had some good 'bike rides' and didn't even need helmets! -Mary Maki BTCNJ 2011 YIR Producer Position Available Well, we had another spectacular Year-in-Review slide show for 2010 prepared by Carver Washburn that was enjoyed by all. Since Carver is going into retirement this year we are seeking a new volunteer producer for the 2011 show. Do you have an interest in photography and post production work? Are you familiar with programs that put the pictures to music in a slide show? If so we are offering an opportunity for you to put together your own committee to prepare the Year-in-Review show for 2011. In the past we have used Pro Show Gold software which merges the pictures and music seamlessly. If you have never used the software before, this would be an opportunity to learn it. Any interest please contact Charles Cino at charlescino@yahoo.com. Thank you. Note: Not familiar with the Year-in-Review? This is a slide show put to music with pictures from all the various rides, club events, and local and international tours that members of BTCNJ have participated in over the past year.
11 special events BTCNJ WOMEN LIKE TO RIDE - AND SOMETIMES TO READ! - If you enjoy reading consider joining our Women’s Reading Group. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month in various member’s homes, and we take turns in hosting and providing dinner and/ or dessert. The April meeting is scheduled on Monday, April 4th at 7.30pm in Midland Park. The book selection: “ Ahab’s Wife: or the Stargazer” by Sena Naslund. The next gathering will be on Monday, May 2nd in Fair Lawn, and the choice is “The Escape” by Carolyn Jessop. For more information: dianashikiar@gmail.com JAMES VINCENT BICYCLES 8505 BergenLine aVenUe nOrtH Bergen, nJ 07047 OPen sUndays 201-869-1901 SALES SERVICE RENTALS CLOtHing sHOes trainers LigHts HeLMets Bring in this ad to receive an extra 10% off all in stock fall and winter clothing - MOUNTAIN BIKES - - ROAD BIKES - - COMFORT BIKES - - FOLDING BIKES - - KIDS BIKES - 3.5% saLes tax tHULe CaMeLBaK MaViC BOntrager girO - TREK - CANNONDALE - SCHWINN - - GT - LEMOND - FISHER - DAHON - Visit Us OnLine - JaMesVinCentBiCyCLes.COM MEN’S READING GROUP - The men will be meeting at a club member’s home in Woodcliff Lake at 7.30pm on Monday, April 25th. Their selection this month is “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. If you wish to join them, or would like further information on this longstanding group, please contact Charles Cino charlescino@yahoo.com DINING CLUB REVIVAL! - Join us on Friday, April 15th at 7.30 PM for an evening of Italian food, music and even some dancing. MULBER- RY'S BAR & GRILL, 158 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. 201 475 5700. Suggested dress: "smart casual". Check out the menu at MulberrysBarGrill.com. Reservations needed, so contact your hosts Diana Shikiar (dianashikiar@gmail.com) and Jane Giordano (jane. giordano@gmail.com). RSVP by Wednesday, 8 PM please so we can adjust the seating. BCBT Volunteers needed! We need ride leaders/marshals for the 45, 25, 12 and 5 mile family ride for the June 5th Bergen County Bicycle Tour. We also need some folks to run the SAG wagon, help with the set-up, registration, food sourcing, cooking, serving, close-down as well as painting of arrows. Finally, we need two people to help out at the rest stop at Park Ridge Cyclesport location during the day of the event (rest stop for the 45 and 25 milers). Please e-mail ted_semegran@hotmail.com to sign up now. Join BTCNJ Outreach DID YOU KNOW......? • that your club has an OUTREACH program? • that there’s a dedicated group of club members who’ve offered to lend a hand, an ear, a shoulder, to visit or other assistance to members in need? • that you can volunteer to join this terrific group of people and feel really good about doing so? • that you too might be in need of OUTREACH one day? (We hope not, but you never know.) • that offering your services is as easy as contacting one of us below. If you become aware of any members who are ill, have had an accident or a death in the family, please let us know by getting in touch with our contact for the month. Diana Shikiar 201.995.9101 dianashikiar@gmail.com Henry Gozdz 201.892.4059 hgozdz@hotmail.com Our contact for the month of April is: Jennifer Clark (jclark271@hotmail.com)
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