A HUGE Thank You to our Club Heros!

Give a pat on the back to....
Joeseph Deck (Member)
Eric Frankenfeld (Member)
Leasa Lowy (Member)
Ann Whitney (Member)
Matthew Iwersen Tennis (Assistant Manager & Tennis Pro)

Their quick actions on November 29th saved Member Dale Nakatani’s life after he collapsed on the tennis court. The members (three of whom happen to be doctors and one is a nurse-anesthetist) immediately started CPR followed by Matt’s attention with our AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) which brought his heart back to a regular beat. Emergency paramedics transported him to St. Joeseph’s hospital where emergency medical treatment was given to Dale.

The Nakatani family wants you to know that Dale is doing fine and will stay in the hospital for a couple of days for observation.

A Special THANK YOU to Lois Lundquist in honor of her late husband Dick Lundquist who is the primary reason we have an AED on site. Dick urged and finally convinced us several years ago to purchase the AED (a significant purchase!) and now we have saved a life because of it.

I’d say it was worth every penny.

~Club Owner & Manager
Robin Robertson

Sunday Ride Inside

We will offer a "no-host" indoor ride at 9:00 am for our members and the Shuksan Velo Club. We'll start a movie at 9:00am so you can get in a nice long ride. There is no instructor (that's the "no-host" part of the ride). Riders are welcome to use our gear (first come, first served) including Lemond or CycleOps bikes or your own bike with our Kurt Kinetic Trainers. You can always bring your own gear (bike, trainer, rollers). Please help us protect our wood floor and take off your bike cleats when walking around.

Price is the same as for our Friday Night rides:
FREE to BTC/FF Members
FREE to Fanatik Race Team members
$5 to SVC Members
$10 all other guests

Let's ride!

Quote for the Week -

"Don't let what you cannot do
interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

Sweat 24 Starts Friday at 6pm!

Haven't registered yet? No Problem! Come on down and we'll get you on the court to play tennis, ride a bike, join a class or do a revitalizing workout! Your $35 goes to two great community organizations for the Bellingham Food Bank and Lighthouse Mission.

Don't miss the fun! AND we have over 40 amazing items in our Silent Auction that will close on Saturday 11/14 at 6pm.

Join us for the fun and do something good for our community!

~Robin Robertson

Quote for the Day -

"A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools." - Spanish Proverb

Zombies to Present Check to Blue Skies for Children

On November 11th, at 1pm, our a few from our Zombie troupe will present a "BIG" check to the Blue Skies for Children organization for $1,100 from the proceeds of the "Learn the Thriller" dance series here at the Club. The Thriller was amazingly fun with two performances on Halloween that drew at least a thousand spectators in Fairhaven and 3,000 at Maritime Heritage Park. If you want to see some of the Zombie action, check out the YouTube videos! We had 62 people in a range of ages from 8 year olds to 60+ year olds learning the dance here at the Club. We chose Blue Skies for Children as the recipient of the donation because of Michael Jackson's love of children.

Part 1: Behind the scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhFxBFLlJoQ
Part 2: Fairhaven Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2lbSOtE3BM
Part 3: Zombie Bus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEbbs3ojR44
Part 4: Maritime Heritage Park Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JknNdaTXes

Congratulations to $50 Gift Card Winners!

Be sure to congratulate Sandy Albee, Janet Brown, Keith Kron, and Vicki Marvin who each won a $50 Gift Card! Their names were drawn from all members who checked in from August through October.

Keep using your card to check-in each time you visit! Not only is it required because it helps us keep the Club secure, but you never know what you might win!

~Robin Robertson
Club Owner