The Virginia Bicycling Federation’s annual meeting is coming up, and all are invited to participate. The annual meeting allows our organization’s members to elect directors to available board positions, typically for three-year terms, and the new board to elect its officers for the coming year. We will also spend time discussing the upcoming legislative session, and the issues we want to advocate in the coming year.
For the first time since 2019, the board has opted to return to an in-person meeting. This will allow for greater fellowship among the board and members. We can also go out for a ride afterward!
Saturday, November 9, 2024
12:00 to 2:00 PM
All-pace group ride to follow, and our venue is a well-liked brewery where we can share a beverage and/or pizza afterward
Triple Crossing Beer – Fulton Hill Location
5203 Hatcher St, Richmond, VA 23231
RSVP for the meeting here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F44AFAA28A6FB6-52172410-virginia
Group photo at the end of our post-meeting ride on the Virginia Capital Trail
Board Service
We have 3 open board seats. Please let us know if you would like to nominate someone to the board. VBF’s board is an all volunteer “working” board wherein directors are responsible for carrying out tasks as determined by the board, stemming from our strategic plan. There are approximately 6 virtual board meetings per year, and directors are expected to join at least one of several committees. Committee chairs run their own meetings, and those meetings are where most of the “work” happens. Ideally, directors should have some experience with bike advocacy and connection to local and state leaders in their local area, and they should have at least a few hours a month to dedicate to board service.
In particular, we seek more board representation from the Hampton Roads, Roanoke, southwest Virginia, and/or Shenandoah Valley areas. Please direct board nominations to Nominations Chair Allen Muchnick – allen22204@gmail.com. Earlier is better! Please feel free to reach out to me with ideas, too.
Some skillsets VBF could benefit from include blogging and basic graphic design, to focus on the in-house development of educational materials. Some of this work has already started.
Meeting Agenda Items
Please let me know if you have a recommendation for agenda items, or if you would like to present about something in your area. Bike safety concerns, infrastructure developments, or legislative work come to mind, but we can certainly entertain something else.
The primary purpose of the annual meeting is to do board work, but grounding the discussion in practical matters is helpful.
Thank you again, and we look forward to seeing you next month.
Brantley Tyndall
President
Virginia Bicycling Federation
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