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Bombay Bicycle Club –
Fall Meeting
Sunday, November 11,
2012
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11th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
at Lussier Family Heritage
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9 ROXP H , VVXH 3 D J H ExtraOrdinary Reflections, the
newsletter of the Bombay Bicycle
Club of Madison, Inc., is published
four times per year. Please e-mail
comments, articles, photos, and letters to the editor to Diana Gettinger,
editor of ExtraOrdinary Reflections,
at dgetting87@gmail.com. For
questions about advertising, email
Diana or call 1-608-215-5427.
Membership Information and Renewals: Please check the expiration
date on your mailing label. When you
renew, please be sure to include notice of any address change that may
have occurred. Fees are $20 for individuals, $28 for households. Please
note that a waiver of liability is required of all ride participants. Forms
are available at all ride starts and on
our website.
The Officers and Board
President: Greg Hyer
608.798.2892 / grhyer@tds.net
Director-at-large: Paul Lata
608.514.2322 / plata10@charter.net
Vice President: Mark Maffitt
608.273.2140 /
mark.maffitt@gmail.com
Director-at-large: Brian Link
608.512.7326 / linkbrianm@yahoo.com
Secretary: Tenny Albert
608.249.9565 / tennyalbert@gmail.com
Treasurer: Claire Weesner
cbweesner@att.net
Membership Chair: Laurie Lata
608.514.2611 / plata10@charter.net
Director-at-large: Cindy Statz
608.233.9181 / cindysta@sbcglobal.net
Director-at-large: Don Welch
608.222.3284 / donwe@aol.com
Newsletter Editor: Diana Gettinger
608.215.5427 / dgetting87@gmail.com
Touring Chair: Forrest Weesner
608.231.0945 / hectorite@yahoo.com
Acknowledgments: This newsletter
is published through the efforts of the
Board and of many volunteers. Most
of the costs of the newsletter are covered through advertisements placed
by area bike shops and businesses.
Please patronize our advertisers.
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