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Applications for new memberships: If you are proposing/sponsoring or seconding a new member and have been asked to write a letter of recommendation, please send this letter to the Proposer/Sponsor - not to the office. Only completed applications along with the recommendation letters are accepted by the office.

Proposers/Sponsors for new memberships: Please be reminded that one of the requirements for sponsoring a new member is that the prospective new member must have met at least 5 directors and at least 3 of the Membership Committee.

Jim Bowditch
Webmaster

Help us give Elaine and the other folks at the Camden Yacht Club a break! Please use the website for information. As time marches on and postal rates go up, the CYC and other organizations are turning more towards using the web for basic information, like what are the times for meetings, events and functions.

It's easy. Just log on to http://www.camdenyachtclub.org/, and then please book mark it on your browser so you can get to it quickly. In the Log In section, type in your first name(space)last name-like ¬"John Smith", or "Jane Smith"(each name of spouses should work). Then put in what you think is your password. If your password is incorrect, you will be sent an e-mail with a temporary password, good for 24 hours, during which time you should change your password to something memorable-like the name of your boat or something else that is easy to remember.

We are presently trying to see if we can have a public section of the website, so that if the originator of a message wants to have a public notice, and it doesn't violate anyone's privacy, it will be available. Opinions vary on this one, and if you have some thoughts, please let me know at: bowditch@roadrunner.com

Also, if you are having trouble with logging on, or want to be in touch, send me an e-mail, or if it is urgent, call me at 207-236-2272. Like what we are trying to promote at the Camden Yacht Club, I prefer e-mails.

Once you begin using the web site, chances are you won't go back to the old way of getting information. Good luck, and summer is around the corner. Have a great season.

Yoga at the Yacht Club!

Wednesday mornings throughout the summer, we will be trying yoga on the porch at the Camden Yacht Club. Initially classes will be free to members. Class will be lead by local yoga instructor Colleen Duggan. Colleen teaches in the Iyengar method- which focuses on alignment and precision in the poses. The class will be dynamic and active, moving through a full range of poses-standing poses, twists, inversions, twists, backbends, and forward bends. All levels are welcome; beginners to advanced- any one willing to be in their body and challenge themselves.

When: Wednesday mornings at 7:30am, starting July 1st (please note there will be no class the week of July 15th). Class will be an hour and a half long.

What to bring: a yoga mat, blankets if you have them

Cost: Free to members, $10/class for non-members

Questions? Please call Colleen Duggan, 236-6178

Elaine Booker
Office

Food Service "Minimum" Billing: Although we have printed this information before, for the benefit of our new members, we will print it again. In order to support the Food Service portion of our club, the Board of Directors voted to institute a $100 minimum bill for Food Service. This means that any member family that does not purchase at least $100 in lunches only will be billed at season's end for the difference between their actual purchases and $100. This minimum will not apply to Senior and Honorary members.

CYC Merchandise: As usual, CYC will have a variety of merchandise available in the office this summer.....glassware, burgees, cookbooks, polo shirts, summer jackets, vests, hats and more. Please come take a look.

Yearbooks: The 2009 yearbooks will be ready by May 23rd. For those members who attend the Chicken Barbecue on May 23rd, your yearbook will be given to you when you pick up your name tag. The remaining yearbooks will be held at the office. Please stop by and pick yours up.

CYC Grill: Members are welcome to use the CYC grill. Please give the office a call if you are planning to use it. Also please remember that if you use the grill, you must clean the grill after your use. A brush will be provided.