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Bill Bodnar Memorial Bench Dedication

You don’t quit playing because you get old, you get old because you quit playing.

supermanThe Ashtabula Distance Runners Club would like to invite you all to a dedication ceremony on May 14, 2016, for the Bill Bodnar Memorial. We will be dedicating a bench to be anchored at Point Park in the Ashtabula Harbor. The event will begin at 11 a.m. 

Following an unveiling and several speakers, everyone is welcome to join us for a short run down to Bridge Street and back in Bill’s memory.

2015 Banquet Qualifiers and E-Vite

Congratulations!

Many of you have completed at least six of our Ashtabula Distance Runners Grand Prix races this year and earned a free dinner at our annual banquet Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. John High School. The event will start at 6 p.m. To RSVP, please click HERE for the online Event Registration. You can also purchase guest tickets at this link.

Please see below for a list of banquet qualifiers if you are unsure of whether you completed enough races this year. 

As stated, your dinner is free, but if you wish to bring a guest that has not qualified, they are welcome at a cost of $13 per person to cover the dinner. This year we are requiring pre-payment for guests, and RSVP for qualifiers (online by evite is fine) and need to have payment, or confirmation in hand by January 2, 2016 to guarantee a spot at the dinner.

We hope you can join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. There will be awards for overall and age group winners. Checks for guests should be made out to Ashtabula Distance Runners. Again the deadline for confirmation of on line registration or by mail with guest is January 2, 2016. The dinner will also serve as the club’s annual business meeting and is open to members (paying full cost).

If you have any questions, please call Warren Dillaway at 440-812-5392

If you would like to MAIL in your RSVP, please use this downloadabe 2016 ADR Dinner form  and send to

ADR: PO Box 43, Ashtabula Ohio, 44005

Happy running,

The ADR Board

 

2016 ADR GRAND PRIX QUALIFIERS

1         Adam Sikora

2         Aiden Davison

3         Amy Kleps

4         Annie Emery

5         Bethany Haytcher

6         Bill Tobias

7         Bobby Nelson

8         Brenda Long

9         Bruce Haytcher

10       Bryon Perry

11       Cathy Prine

12       ChrissyTobias

13       Christy Tobias

14       Cynthia Decola

15       Dan Loose

16       David Tidd

17       Dawn Cragon

18       Debbie Balch

19       Dina van’tVeer

20       Don Gill

21       Doug Kennedy

22       Erik van’t Veer

23       Erik Wilpula

24       Evan Howe

25       Garrett Spring

26       Gary Soukup

27       George Balch

28       Hannah McSkimming

29       J.P. Ducro

30       Jack Sargent

31       Jacklyn Krysa

32       Jamie Kennedy

33       Jay Janek

34       Jamie Wilber

35       Jeff Davison

36       Jennifer Kenny

37       Jesse Sharp

38       Jim Timonere

39       John Hutchison

40       John E. McNutt

41       John L. McNutt

42       Jon Decker

43       Joshua Tracy

44       Julie Swiger

45       Juliene Bernard

46       Kathleen Pierce

47       Lisa Haytcher

48       Luke Stecki

49       Lynn West

50       Mark Osburn

51       Mary Ann Pollock

52       Meagen Howe

53       Michael Anderson

54       Michael Cecil

55       Michele Nelson

56       Michelle Tisdale

57       Nan Adams

58       Natalie Breedlove

59       Pat Douglass

60       Patty Warner

61       Pete Wiencek

62       Ron Cramer

63       Scott Clark

64       Sharee Wilpula

65       Sharon Nelson

66       Sonya Sprinkle

67       Teddy Milbrandt

68       Terry Putt

69       Thomas West

70       Thomas West Jr

71       Tim Kennedy

72       Tim Watts

73       Tina Davison

74       Tina Tapia

75       Tom McSkimming

76       Tracy West

77       Vernon Palo

78       Vivian Plats

79       Warren Dillaway

80       Wendy Hogan

81       John Diaz

82       Bill Nevison

83       Diedre Fleming

84       Heather Harmon

85       Jessica Sprinkle

86       Kristen van’t Veer

87       Kyle Flowers

88       Rachael Stewart

89       Gary Cox

90       Donna DeGeorge

91       Stacy Stevenson

92       Mary Beckwith

93       Stephanie Corlew

94       Erin Tennant

95       Tonya Miller

96       Virginia March

2015 Banquet Award Nominations ARE HERE!

Hello all! Banquet time is upon us and we’d like to recognize individuals at the banquet outside of the grand prix standings. Please view the form and submit your nominations. Share this with other members you might know who are not on Facebook or work with them to fill it out if they are not web users. Let us know if you have any questions at ashtabuladistancerunners@gmail.com

2015 NOMINATION FORM

Thanks,

ADR BOARD

 

 

2016 Board Nominations

It is that time of year again. Grand Prix points are being counted, the banquet is being planned and ADR is looking for a few good folks to step up and be a part of the club board. Of you or anyone you know is interested in serving on the board and devoting some time to planning and executing club events please take a moment to fill out the form linked below or share this with someone you know who might be interested. Thanks to you all for another great year!

2016 Board Nomination Form

Bridge2Bridge Pre-Race meal REVEALED!

spaghetHave you been training? Getting your HILL work in? Here’s one less thing to worry about as you get ready for the Bridge2Bridge Half Marathon & 5K: your PRE-RACE MEAL and PACKET PICK UP!

 

WHERE:

Elks Club – Ashtabula

3115 Lake Road

MAP HERE

WHEN:

Friday, October 23

5pm – 7pm

WHAT:

Spaghetti and meatballs, bread and salad.

You can also just swing through to get your race packets.

HOW MUCH:

You can add the pre race meal to your registration online for just $10!

IF you already registered and want to add the meal on, you can send a check for $10 to ADR at:

PO BOX 43, Ashtabula, Ohio 44004

Please note on the check “B2B DINNER.”

Can’t wait to see you at the dinner and the race! Don’t forget the prices goes up after Aug. 31!

 

Bill Bodnar memorial bench fund

Dear ADR family,

billrunWe have thought long and hard about how to honor our friend, coach, mentor, cheerleader, father and brother-in-sport: Bill Bodnar. We’d like to announce our goal of raising funds for two memorial benches. One is to be placed at Point Park (final location to be determined but discussions with the city have tentative agreement that it will be up on the look out platform somewhere) and a second bench on the Greenway Trail. If you or someone you know would like to make a donation toward this memorial fund, please send to:

 

Ashtabula Distance Runners Club

P.O. Box 43

Ashtabula, Ohio

44004

Checks should be made out to the “Ashtabula Distance Runners Club” Please indicate with your mailing that this is meant for the Bodnar Memorial (either in the check memo or include  a note, please). We also ask that you please include a return address. All donations are tax deductible and will receive a receipt.

If you have any questions regarding the memorial, please feel free to email “ashtabuladistancerunners@gmail.com” or find us on Facebook .

Sincerely,

The ADR Board

2015 Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board Nominations

The Ashtabula Distance Runner’s Club is growing fast! Next year will be a big step for the club as we transition our financial structure from receiving account support from the YMCA to a stand alone non-profit organization. During that transition there are some positions on the ADR board that may remain the same from 2014 to 2015, to insure we start off our first independent year on good footing, however if you have interest in serving on a committee or  serving as one of the four at-large voting members on the board, please review the outline of time commitments below and submit your name and level of interest.

ADR board members meet once a month for the majority of the year. In late July we begin meeting more frequently in order to plan and prepare for the Bridge2Bridge race. Meetings occur twice a month until October and then we meet once a week until the race. Meetings typically take place on Wednesdays at 7 or 7:15pm at various locations in Ashtabula.

In addition to the Bridge2Bridge Half marathon and 5K in October, ADR sponsors and manages four races a year as “club races”:

Shamrock 2 miler – March

Greenway 2 mile and 10K – June

Indian Trails Adventure Run – July

Jingle Bell 3 miler – December

Board members are expected to assist in planning and managing aspects of these races, that DOES NOT mean you can not run them.

Feel free to nominate yourself or someone else you think would be an asset to the ADR board.

2015 BOARD NOMINATION FORM

 

Thanks

Stacy Stevenson

ADR Secretary

 

2014 Banquet Nominations!

Hello all! Banquet time is upon us and we’d like to recognize individuals at the banquet outside of the grand prix standings this year. Please view the form and submit your nominations. Share this with other members you might know are not on Facebook or work with them to fill it out if they are not web users. Let us know if you have any questions at ashtabuladistancerunners@gmail.com

2014 NOMINATION FORM

Thanks

Stacy Stevenson

ADR Secretary