The Pulse
President Todd Koolakian welcomed all comers to our Sac Century Challenge recap meeting. Greeters were Mary deLeo, Robyn DeLong and Dan Fenocchio. John Swentowsky handled the photography and the wine reception was hosted by Surender Singal.
Tom Bacon delivered the thought for the day: The 79th verse of the TAO Te Ching by Lao Tzu. The intended message: Living without resentment.
After a bitter quarrel some resentment remains. What can one do about it? Being content with what you have is always best in the end. Someone must risk returning injury with kindness- or hostility will never turn to Goodwill. So the Wise always give without expecting gratitude. One with true virtue always seeks a way to give. One who lacks true virtue always seeks a way to get to the giver.
Resentments do not consider the other’s position, and they just ferment.
Guests included Jerry Zink of the City of Isleton, Jean Yokotobi of the Isleton Chamber of Commerce, Laura Mason-Smith, Rhonda Poppen, Nancy Torres, and Elba White.
Generosity flowed today! Chris Ann Bachtel, Kerry Wood, John McIntyre, Todd Koolakian, Kathy Kerrfeldt, Tim Mattheis, and Bob Miller all donated.
Announcements included reminding everyone that we need meeting sponsors! Fireside has a few more openings at Bob Daly's house on 10/19.
Huge thanks you's went out from Susan Sheridan and her committee. Susan flipped through a wonderful slide show documenting all of the labor and smiles! It has been 10 years! Can you believe it? KCRA Channel 3 had some video coverage of the start of the race. A little dark and a little rainy did not deter anyone! Theresa Wheeler helped tremendously with the PR for the event.
We had 1150 registered riders, and 55 Challenge Champions with $38,000 raised by our Challenge Champions - notably, over the years Kathe Nathan has raised over $15K, while Tom Bacon has raised over $60K!
There are so many jobs! Early check in, SAG drivers, Cap Mall set up...all under the watchful eye of Tim Mattheis and Jamie Furlong. Elfrena Foord, Bruce Hester, Dennis Cook, Surender Singal and Chris Ann Bachtel put down all of the direction arrows throughout the course. Dan Fenocchio led the Clarksburg rest stop, while Ted and Elba White manned the Isleton lunch stop. Bajrang Moran did lots of the shopping. Paul Keefer and Clayton Lee were our "Water Czars."
New member Harold Bellamy jumped right in and helped unload trucks. Our rest stop coordinators included Linda Geery and Ruth Tesar.
Kudos to Dennis Smith for the parking garage! 459 cars were parked at 500 Capitol Mall!
Maggie Hopkins and a great team kept everyone fed with a wonderful breakfast spread.
Walter Dahl handled the announcer duties and even drove down to Isleton to call the riders in for lunch. John Swentowsky tirelessly took photos all day. The Velofix van helped riders with bike maintenance and repairs.
We had Ham Radio operators again. These served as a back up emergency system and allowed us to communicate where cell phone coverage was spotty. SABA handled the bike valet again allowing the riders to enjoy lunch while their bikes were safely stored. All of the perishable food from the rest stops was scooped up by Christie Holderegger and taken to the Volunteers of America. Our own Rotary Roadies entertained everyone on Capitol Mall with great tunes!
Mark your calendars for September 28th, 2024.
This success was possible only with the hard work and coordination by event chair Susan Sheridan. Todd thanked her with flowers and a Paul Harris fellow.
