May 23, 2007 intro post

Hi all,

The MS bike ride is coming up fast and there are some great new developments. First of all, thanks again to everyone for making last year so successful. We were the largest team of riders and collected the most donations. Course with the ultra competitive teams out there that means we have a massive target on our backs now so we need to do just that much better this year. I think we should be able to keep up the momentum and grow by 20%? That means we need to add lots of new riders this year. We’re off to a great start with 32 team members and 15 of them new but there are two first year teams that are already ahead of us.

We will have further incentives for fundraising and recruiting of course so stay tuned. Our first incentive is that our newly designed jersey is available free to any team member that pledges $1,000 or more. For those that fall short, you’ll have to fork over $60 for this one of a kind jersey. Trust me, we will stand out. Check out the design at the following link. http://sonicstreamers.org/assets/streamers07_proof1.pdf . We also have temporary tattoos with the same design that are guaranteed to stay on. They’re different for first year riders and vets so new riders can easily see who to ask questions of and vets can make sure they introduce themselves to the newbies. Maybe just a bit goofy but I like them. Check them out http://sonicstreamers.org/temp_tattoos.pdf

Our first weekend of training rides is coming up with two rides. Jeff Ayres will lead a ride from Prairie Elementary School on Madison Street in Waunakee on June 2^nd at 10:00AM. The ride will be about 20-30 miles and maps will be provided.

On Sunday June 3^rd, Marc Wolman will lead the group in a ride of about 20 miles on the opposite end of town. He says “Come join me for a Sonic Streamers team get-back-into-riding-shape training ride on Sunday, June 3rd at 1pm. Departing from the Oak Bank parking lot at the SW corner of Seminole Hwy and PD, we'll head to Paoli and back (approx. 20 miles). Conversational pace.”

Lastly, I’m using googlegroups to make communicating with the group easier so you should be getting an email from me through Google. Please accept the invitation to join the group so I can make this easier. Thanks

Ken

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Ken Minor
Chief Financial Officer

Sonic Foundry, Inc.
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