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PRESIDENT’S REPORT<br />
31<br />
Dear Marden’s Members,<br />
I would, first, like to reiterate the club's<br />
appreciation for the great job performed by<br />
my predecessor, Yvonne Bottenheim, both as<br />
President for two years and as Committee<br />
member this last year.<br />
At the end of my first year as President, I can<br />
only say how much I have enjoyed the<br />
experience. What an honour to have been<br />
your President in this special 80th<br />
Anniversary year! Discussing the future of<br />
our <strong>Club</strong> with our wonderful Committee and<br />
making decisions regarding the direction in<br />
which the <strong>Club</strong> is heading has been very<br />
fulfilling indeed.<br />
At the time of my election as President, I had wondered, "Why me?", but all the indications were that<br />
there was a strong desire at the heart of the <strong>Club</strong> to take it down a more racing avenue and that I could<br />
possibly help. I hope I have assisted the Committee towards achieving this goal.<br />
That thinking was certainly in evidence in last season's action-packed sporting programme and I can<br />
assure you it will be equally reflected in this winter's activities.<br />
The first pre-Christmas race training took place on the Madher, in mid-December, and was well<br />
attended. This very useful training will be scheduled a week later (20 - 22 December) this coming<br />
season allowing even more people to participate. This is a great opportunity for all to get some<br />
practice, sharpen their skills and ski through gates before the race.<br />
Snow conditions were already very good early December and that remained the case for Race Day on<br />
the Pischa (to be renamed <strong>Club</strong> Championship Race in the future) and you could actually see where<br />
you were going which was a welcome bonus from years past. The overriding result of the race was<br />
the fastest time of the day set by a lady - a feat never equaled before - in the youthful form of Amy<br />
Donnellon who was over 2 seconds faster than the quickest male. A glaring illustration of what the<br />
combination of talent, youth, opportunity and training can produce. Many congratulations to Amy<br />
and very good luck to her on the English Junior Team but, please chaps, we can't let this happen<br />
again...!
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