Tag: Meeting Minutes

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, July 9th, 2026

Tobias Frogg: 2613 Hampden Blvd., Reading

Michelle Henry presided.

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes.

31 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the June meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Michelle for Shaun)

• Balance is $89,137, which is ~104.9% of target
• Activity this past month
  • Charlie Horse & Run for the Ages expenses
  • Pacer Swag
  • Blues Cruise & Run for the Ages income

Trail Maintenance (Michael Whalen)

• Lake Trail Blazers meet 1x/month
• Covered 20 miles of Blue Marsh trails, and the trails are in pretty good shape.
• Getting ready to replace the bridge and will need volunteers to help (drilling beams, clearing the path to the location, moving beams to the location, etc).  Look to have complete 2 weeks before Blues Cruise.  Bridge workday dates to be posted.
• July 19th (9AM) is scheduled trail maintenance day, and we will meet at the creamery and drive to the top of the ski slope.

Community Outreach (Danielle Smith)

• Pacers had an info table at the Love Your Lake event and focused on trail safety.
• Will do again next year.

Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)

• 177 preregisters, 11 walkups, and 166 finishers (4 were walkers).
• Income was $6374, expenses were $3558, and ~$2815 was raised.
• Thank you to all the volunteers!!!!
• Race will occur on the same weekend in 2027.

Blues Cruise (Elaine Cook)

• Upcoming course runs
  • July 11th, 6AM to noon, Justa Road lot.  The FATAss run and loop length is about 5 miles, and the course will be marked. 
  • August 15, Skinners Loop (6 mi) and optional ski loop (7 mi).
  • September 12^th, Lower Stilling Basin to Old Church Rd. (6-7 mi) with Skinners Loop option.

Oley Country Classic (Jennifer Pierdomenico)

• Registration is now open.  
• Runners will have shirt/no-shirt options this year. No shirt 10-mile/6K fee pre-Labor Day will be $25/$20. Shirt will be $18 to add onto registration.

OLD BUSINESS

Road clean up – No updates

NEW BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Nemesis 5K Color Run is happening on the afternoon of August 8th. If anyone is interested in throwing colored chalk at the Pacer table, they can email Michelle at mhenry.pacers@gmail.com for more information.

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:15 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, June 11th, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd., Reading (upstairs in loft)

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

26 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the May meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $87,697 which is ~103% of target
• A lot of BC and CH income (almost all of CH expenses are now in).
• Scholarship awards ($4K) have gone out.

Charlie Horse (Shaun Luther)

• Half
  • 106 registered runners (115 last year).  
  • 87 finishers (19 did not start).
• Pony
  • 73 registered runners (46 last year).
  • 65 finishers
• Was just a little wet and that probably had an impact on day-of signups.
• Special thank you to all the volunteers
• Next year is 30^th anniversary.

Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)

• June 28^th and registration is open for runners & volunteers.
• Current registration is at 113 runners.
• Still looking for volunteers, especially on the course.
• Course setup is June 27^th from 4-6PM (tying ribbons to trees)

Blues Cruise (Elaine Cook)

• Upcoming course runs
  • July 11th, 6AM to noon Justa Road lot.  FATAss run and loop length is about 5miles and course will be marked.  Facebook event has been created.
  • August 15, Skinners Loop (6 mi) and optional ski loop (7mi).
  • September 12^th, Lower stilling Basin to Old Church Rd. (6-7mi) with Skinners Loop option.

Oley Country Classic (Jennifer Pierdomenico)

• Registration starts July 1^st.  
• Runners will have shirt/no-shirt options this year.  No shirt 10mile/6K fee pre-Labor Day will be $25/$20.  Shirt will be $18 to add onto registration.

Trail Maintenance (Cody Harris)

• June 21^st at Long Creek parking lot starting at 9AM.  Facebook event to be posted.
• Over 70% of Blue Marsh trails have been mowed.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

GOTR (Andrea Adams)

• Thank you to the Pacer Members that volunteered at Penn State Berks event in May.
• Over 2500 people were in attendance this past season.
• GOTR has given out nearly $21K in scholarships between Fall & Spring.
• Fall event on 11/7 at PSU Berks and possibly another one 11/15 in Schuylkill County.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Berks Senior Living doing an article profile of an “older” Berks County runner for upcoming issue.  Contact Michelle if you’re interested.

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:22 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, May 14th, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd.  Reading (upstairs in loft)

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

27 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the March meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $87,288 which is ~102% of target
• All Kris Kringle expenses are now in.
• Scholarship awards will be going out.
• Charlie Horse shirts/swag expenses are coming in.
• All income/expenses for South Mountain Throw Down are also in,

Kris Kringle (Lisa Domeshek)

• After expenses are paid, $7802 will be split between the club and XC coaches’ association.
• There were 502 preregs, and 26 day-of, but only 225 finishers due to rescheduled date.  Many coupons were given out to runners who couldn’t make the rescheduled date for next year’s race.
• Next year will be the 40^th anniversary and looking to do something special to celebrate.

South Mountain ThrowDown Lite (Brandon Beane)

• 37 runners and runner feedback was very positive
• Next year will possibly include 2 events (10/12hr and 24hr) and plan for 150ish runners.
• Have permission to camp out for next year’s event which is needed for 24hr option.

Charlie Horse (Shaun Luther)

• Registration numbers are similar to this time last year.
• Trail maintenance this Sunday (3Hrs planned)
• Still needing volunteers, particularly at road crossings.

Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)

• June 28^th and registration is open for runners & volunteers.
• Current registration is at 42 runners.
• Course setup is June 27^th from 4-6PM (tying ribbons to trees)

Trail Maintenance (Cody Harris)

• Will be every 3^rd Sunday beginning in June along Blue Marsh trail.  Details to follow.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

An Equipment Borrowing Agreement is available and is now required to fill out if members want to borrow club equipment.  See Michelle for form.

Meetings will continue to be upstairs in the loft area through the summer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GOTR at Penn State Berks this weekend and they are planning for nearly 1100 runners.

Blues Cruise training runs (will all be Facebook events)

• 7/11 Justa Road Fat-Ass
• 8/15 Skinners Loop and optional ski loop
• 9/12 Backside of lake (Stilling Basin to Church Rd)

Can the calendar link be added back to the Pacer web page?

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:27 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd.  Reading

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

28 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the March meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Trail Committee (Michael Whalen)

•  Cody will lead the team and Michael/Alan Cook will represent the club at the Blue Marsh Trail Blazers meetings
• Lake reports 99% of trails have been checked and in good condition.
• One Sunday per month the club will perform trail maintenance (tentative 4^th Sunday of each month).
• Long term project under study to move portion of trail that goes onto 183.
• Blues Cruise donation targeted for new ski slope bridge & now scouting location for new bridge.
• Rt 183 cleanup was discussed with possibility of club participating in an adopt a highway.

Motion:  “Club investigate the possibility & details of Adopt a Highway for a section of 183”

Motion approved.

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $82,950 which is ~97% of target
• All Shiver expenses/income are in.
• Horseshoe Trail Association dues renewed.

Scholarship Committee (Katie Beane)

• Winners have been determined.  Congratulations to:
  • Kaitlyn Wagner; Oley Valley High School
  • Kyle Pedia; Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
  • Hannah Hoch; Oley Valley High School
  • Danial Shank; Daniel Boone Area High School

Kris Kringle (Lisa Domeshek)

• All set for race on Sunday 4/12.

Shiver (Sue Jackson)

• Raised $2000 this year.
• Rough year due to weather and one rescheduled race date.
• Now going thru survey responses.
• 2026/2027 dates are already reserved.

South Mountain ThrowDown Lite (Brandon Beane)

• 16 people are currently signed up.

Charlie Horse (Shaun Luther)

• Opening volunteer signup soon.
• Special Olympics will heavily promote event as a Special Olympics fundraiser and may consider adding Special Olympics specific event in the future.

Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)

• June 28^th and registration is open for runners & volunteers.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:26 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, March 12th, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd.  Reading

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

26 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the February meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $81,440 which is ~95% of target
• Shiver expenses make up 99% of past month’s payments
• Starting to get in Run for the Ages & Blues Cruise registrations
• Club taxes to be filed by next meeting.

Scholarship Committee (Katie Beane)

• Total of 11 applications have been received, and the committee will meet next week to determine scholarship recipients.
  • Club members 4
  • Non-club members 7

Social Updates 

• Wine & Cheese (Lisa Domeshek)
  • Saturday September 26^th
• Bike Ride (Michelle & Caroline)
  • Narrowing down dates and have final date next month.

Kris Kringle (Lisa Domeshek)

• Race is set for Sunday 4/12 and volunteer sign-up sheet passed around during the meeting.  Contact Michelle or Lisa if you want to volunteer.  Set-up will occur on race day this time (rather than the day prior).

South Mountain ThrowDown Lite (Brandon Beane)

• Ultra signup is now active (South Mountain ThrowDown Lite* – April 25, 2026)
• Ten hour event and is priced at $15 starting at 9AM (2.5mile loop)

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Healthy Kids Running Series looking for volunteers. Information can be found at this link: Healthy Kids Running Series Spring 2026 – Reading, PA

Gift of Life Donor Bash on April 26^th.  Information can be found at this link:

29th Annual Gift of Life Donor Dash – Campaign

MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:12 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd.  Reading

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

31 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the January meeting were accepted as posted.

NEW MEETING LOCATION (Tobias Frogg)

-New monthly club meeting RSVP process (Michelle Henry)

• Individual invites to all PAC members go out about 1wk before meeting.  Please RSVP by Sunday evening so club can get accurate food head count.  Late RSVP’s are still welcome but food availability can’t be guaranteed.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $88,882 which is 104% of target
• Club still has constant contact access until June

Scholarship Committee (Katie Beane)

• No applications yet and application window closes at the end of February.

Social Media (Danny Cabrera)

• Ideas for more club visibility.
  • While club posts events on its Facebook/Instagram pages members could also do the same to reach people not directly following the club.
  • Going to start runner/volunteer/etc “get to know you/what’s your story” running profiles.

Shiver (Georgine McCool)

• Last race is Sunday March 8^th (1^st day of daylight savings)
• Extra volunteers needed to help with parking lot management during the race, race tally runner, etc.
• Still looking for door prizes.  Reach out to Georgine/Sue/Tiffany if you have something.

Charlie Horse (Shaun Luther)

• Will be a slight course change this year but still a good muddy run (maybe a little less deep mud) thru Charlie’s section.

South Mountain Spring FatAss April 24-26  (Brandon Beane)

• An ultra-signup page is going to be set up and cost ~$10.

Blues Cruise (Elaine Cook)

• Registration opens Feb 14^th.  Swag has been posted.
• A runner’s insurance option will be available.

OLD BUSINESS

Berks Nature Donation (Brandon Beane)

• A $2000 donation was made to BN and they were super appreciative!!

Trail Maintenance (Michael Whalen)

• Will start in April, meeting the 4^th Sunday of each month at 9AM, to do something at Blue Marsh (tail survey, weed/tree/brush cleanup, etc).  Every hour we spend on the trail doing something, BM gets money from the state.  Reach out to Michael if you’re interested in helping (you don’t have to come every month).

NEW BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Girls on the Run May Event (Andrea Adam)

• May 16^th @ PSU Berks.  Looking at all-time record participation this year and for PPAC help as course marshals and at club table.
• Reach out to Andrea at chair@gotoberks.org if you want to help.

Ontelaunee Run (Tania Salaneck)

• Will be hosting a FATAss (Jog for Tommy Memorial 5K FATAss Trail run) April 4^th at 12PM in honor of her uncle who recently passed away.  Entry Fee is donation to American Cancer Society.  Address is 397 W. Shore Drive Hamburg.

Pacer PassPort (Michelle Henry)

• 2025 Passport swag is now available.  If you didn’t pick yours up at the meeting, please reach out to Michelle.
• 2026 Pacer Passport is now available (contact Michelle).

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:50 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Tobias Frogg:  2613 Hampden Blvd.  Reading

Michelle Henry presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

35 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm

Minutes from the November meeting were accepted as posted.

NEW MEETING LOCATION (Tobias Frogg)

-New monthly club meeting RSVP process (Michelle Henry)

• Individual invites to all PPAC members go out about 1wk before meeting.  Please RSVP by Sunday evening so club can get accurate food head count.  Late RSVP’s are still welcome but food availability can’t be guaranteed.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• 2025 Year-end report:
  • Total Income:  $99,784; Total Expenses $94,782; Club Profit $5,002
  • New Target balance set to $84,936
  • Account balance is $101,496 (119.5% or target)

Oley Race Report (Jennifer Pierdomenico)

• Final financials:
  • Total Income $12,540; Total Expenses $6,628; Total Raised $5,916
  • Thank you again to all runners and volunteers

Blues Cruise (Mike Whalen)

• Registration to open mid-February

Kris Kringle (Lisa Domeshek)

• Rescheduled date now Sunday April 12^th.  Thank you to everyone who helped on the 28^th with hoody handout.

Shiver (Sue Jackson)

• Thanks to everyone who came out and ran/volunteered for the make-up date this past Sunday (about 200 runners).  The 2^nd race is Sunday January 11^th.

NEW BUSINESS

Berks Nature Donation (Brandon Beane)

• Original thought was to have a Neversink mountain run.  However, due to course route over 3 townships (Reading, Alsace, Cumru), logistics are more involved than originally thought.
• Berks Nature hoping to get donation by end of January to receive matching grant.
• Motion:  “The club to donate $2,000 to Berks Nature for Neversink Mountain Trail improvements.”
  • Motion approved.

South Mountain Spring FatAss (Brandon Beane)

• Date blocked off with South Mountain (April 24-26) with details under discussion.

Pacer PassPort (Michelle Henry)

• 2025 Passport swag is a trunk organizer with pacer logo.  Michelle to reach out to passport finishers when it’s available.
• 2026 Pacer Passport is now available (contact Michelle).

Girls on the Run May Event (Andrea Adam)

• May 16^th @ PSU Berks.  Looking for PAC help as course marshals and at club table.

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:38 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Mohnton Fire Company

Steven Vida presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

25 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:02 pm

Minutes from the October meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $92,110 and 86% of target.
• A few Blues Cruise expenses came in
• All Jr Hi Expenses are in
  • Still waiting for ~$300-400 of race entry fees
• All Oley Income is in

Election Results (Matt Brophy)

• Thank you Steve Vida for 2yrs of leadership.
• Thank you Sue Jackson & Curtis Musser for stepping up to run again and congratulations on re-election to board.
• Thank you and welcome to Julia Hager new board member
• Thank you to Blair Hogg and Michelle Henry for stepping up to run for President.
• Congratulations to Michelle Henry on election to Club President.

Oley Race Report (Jennifer Pierdomenico)

• Thank you again to all runners and volunteers
  • About 22 club volunteers, 5 HS students and 3 Goodhart children
• About 300 registered runners (41 day of sign up)
• 280 Finishers (106 for 6K and 174 for 10M)
• Winners (6K: Liz Sweeney 6K;  10M: Vince Ferrizzi – repeat winner from 2025)
• Estimated Financials
  • Expenses ~$6.5K
  • Income ~$11.6K
  • Estimated funds raised ~$5K
• Next year change end of course to all road race for both 6K/10M.

NEW BUSINESS

Charlie Horse (Shaun Luther)

• Permit received from township
• Special Olympics approached about including a Special Olympian event
  • May have a 3^rd event next year wrapped in with Dirty Pony next year

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:32 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Mohnton Fire Company

Steven Vida presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

30 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7 pm

Minutes from the September meeting were accepted as posted.

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $91.9K, which is about 86% of target.
• Oley and Kris Kringle Income continue to come it
• Big expenditure month (Blues Cruise, Wine & Cheese, JH XC Meet)

Blues Cruise Preliminary Race Report (Mike Whalen & Elaine Cook)

• 258 Registered Runners and 199 Finishers.
• 16 Relay Teams (59 runners)
• 104 Volunteer positions filled
• Estimated Income is $28.7K and estimated expenses are $23.1K (most is swag) for ~$5.5K profit

NEW BUSINESS

Discuss Berks Nature presentation on Neversink Trail 214/215 Project (Steve Vida)

• Lots of good discussion but nothing yet definitive as to how the club could help with the Berks Nature project.  Will revisit at January meeting once the 2025 balance target is known.

Triple Trail (Shaun Luther)

• Motion “Make Pacer membership free for all Triple Trail finishers for the following year”.
  • Motion Adopted

MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:50 pm

Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Mohnton Fire Company

Steven Vida presided

Jennifer Pierdomenico recorded minutes

30 members in attendance

CALL TO ORDER at 7:01 pm

Minutes from the August meeting were accepted as posted.

NEW BUSINESS

Presentation on Neversink Trails

(representatives from BAMBA: Jude Mateo, Jeremy Haymaker, Todd Papich)

• Presented a summary of the work being done on Neversink Mountain trail systems and grants that they’ve applied for.
• In 2022 a trail study was done by International Biking Association and that was presented (also available on the BAMBI site under Trails and Preserve page).
• Fall 2024 file burnt 140 acres of the mountain and now presents an opportunity to rework/close/make new trails on the mountain.
• Group is out presenting for public awareness and looking for sponsors to help raise funds that will be matched by DCNR.

2025 Elections (Steve Vida)

Steve moved that: “the club shall conduct the 2025 election as follows:

• Matt Brophy shall administer the election online in a manner similar to 2024.
• Nominations shall be accepted until October 24.
• Voting shall occur online from Nov 3 to Nov 13 at 5pm.
• Results shall be announced at the November 13 membership meeting.”

Motion was adopted after debate.

Anyone that has been a member in good standing, for at least a year, is eligible to run.  Let Matt know if anyone is interested in running (4 Directors and President are up for election).

REPORTS

Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)

• Balance is $97,237 which is 91% of target.
• Blues Cruise, Oley CC, Kris Kringle income coming in
• Donation of ~$5K sent to BCCCA from 2024 Kris Kringle event

Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)

• 164 Registered runners, 148 ran race and finished.
• 2026 race is returning to last Sunday of June and expect numbers to return to historical average.
• Net profit of ~$1.8K which will be split between club and Friends of Nolde Forest

MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:11 pm