PALM 2007 Pictures

I have posted my PALM pictures at www.kodakgallery.com/eknesper/palm. If you would like me to send you any of the pictures as email attachments, just send an email to palmbiketour@yahoo.com. Be sure to describe the picture(s) so that I will send the right ones.

Ellie

Patch Contest Rules

Each year PALM accepts original patch designs for the following year. One winning entry is chosen, and the designer receives a free registration fee for the next PALM ride. The patch design contest rules are:

1. Entries should be postmarked by the end of
September. You can send a hard copy (PALM, P.O. Box
7161, Ann Arbor, MI 48107) or as an attachment to an
email (palmbiketour@yahoo.com)-- just send to the PALM
address or web site.
2. Use oval, diamond, sqaure, circle, etc. We
prefer those that do not create undue problems with
the shape. An irregular shape is more expensive.
3. We prefer a size about 3.5 inches by 4.5
inches.
4. Colors should be pretty basic, so that it is
not too difficult to reproduce.
5. Patch should include the year and ride number
(this will be 2008 and PALM 27). The numbers do not need to be in
Roman numerals.
6. Patch designs can be drawn by hand or be computer generated.
6. It is helpful if your name is on the entry in
such a way that it is easy to hide from the committee
when we vote. All patches are viewed with the identy
of the artist unknown.
7. We try to make the decision by the end of
November. All entrants will be notified and all
non-winning entries returned.

Good luck, and we look forward to receiving your entry.

PALM Fall Planning Meeting

The PALM bicycle trip each June is planned by an all volunteer committee, with members from all parts of Michigan. Any PALM participant is welcome to become part of this planning group. We meet on Sunday afternoons about every six weeks in Lansing, beginning with a potluck in September. This year's initial planning meeting will be held on Sunday, September 9 at 2:00 P.M. In addition to catching up with friends, we will elect ( or re-elect) the officers (and Board): Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and member-at-large. We fill as many other staff positions as we can, usually by finding any willing candidate. Probably the most crucial part of the meeting is selecting the route. By tradition it should be a "southern route", i.e. mostly below I-94. Committee members present route suggestions at the meeting, and the committee then votes to select the route for PALM 2008.
If you are interested in being part of the planning for PALM 2008, please send an email to www.palmbiketour@yahoo.com. We will then send you directions to the picnic/meeting. We are always looking for new ideas and we encourage you to join in the planning process.

Ellie, PALM Mail Granny