Chairman's update: November 2019

November 2019 Chairman’s update

To all our fellow BAK Members,


I want to start off by thanking each and every member that assisted at our BAKgat 10km, we could not have hosted a successful race without you, we appreciate it more than you know! On the negative side, we were actually still short of helpers on the day and unfortunately we still had Bellville members that showed up wanting to run the race. Please understand that we do not allow Bellville members to take part in our races because we never have enough helpers at our races. We still have a helpers run (marshall run) that is free of charge and you still get your medal, so I am again requesting you all to make yourselves available to assist us. Keep in mind that our next race, the Dan Luyt, is on 9 February 2020.

Our annual golf day was again a huge success! A special mention to Pieter Carstens for again organizing the day, we really appreciate it. Also thank you to the other members that assisted in whatever manner on the day.

We received good interest on the Bellville Versus socks and even though we did not get to the 300 mark, the committee has decided to go ahead with order. If everything goes well, we will have the socks sometime in January, unfortunately the factory is closing in December.

I also want to remind all members about the runner's assistance fund that we have at the club. This fund is available to members who need financial assistance with regards to RUNNING related events. Please talk to me or any committee member for more information. We also appreciate any contributions by our members towards this fund.

Lastly, our annual awards evening is on 30 November 2019, this is the highlight of our year so please join us in order to recognize and reward our outstanding performers and to have a party like only Bellville can have. Please remember to RSVP to Hanneke, details of which is in our newsletter and on our website.

See you on the road,
Andre