MWABA newsletter: goalball and tandem ride (1/11); hike (1/12); tandem maintenance classes, dues, board member election

January 7, 2025

Hello MWABA,

We hope everyone’s 2025 is starting off great!

Our next tandem ride will be on January 11th at Eastern Market at 9 a.m., sign up here: https://forms.gle/kSmdy1yN6wb4Kxyx8 by January 8th.

Come to goalball on January 11, from 10 AM to 1 PM. Practice will be at the Columbia Heights community center, at 1480 Girard St. NW, D.C.

Our next MWABA hike will take place on Sunday, January 12 starting at 9 a.m. We’ll be meeting up at our familiar stomping grounds at Peirce Mill, located at 2401 Tilden St. NW for a local hiking experience. You can sign up using the link below by 11:59pm on Thursday, January 9. We’re looking forward to getting back out there for some great hikes in 2025!
https://forms.gle/VFAX9t8P592fgiuN8

MWABA is hoping to offer tandem bike maintenance classes on Wednesday nights in February and/or March. Let us know if you’re interested, and which topics you’d like to learn about!

It’s time to renew your membership! Call for 2025 annual dues. Dues are $25.00 and cover your membership until December 31, 2025. Annual dues help support all of the activities and events that we organize throughout the year: goalball, tandem cycling, yoga, kayaking, hiking, beep kickball, etc. as well as social gatherings and community outreach efforts. We plan to bring you even more exciting opportunities in 2025! Dues also cover your ability to request financial assistance for participation in other sporting activities, and the right to vote on and run for MWABA board positions. Dues can be paid via Venmo, user name: @MWABADC or Paypal, user name: treasurer mwaba.inc and we will work with you on a case by case basis. Dues are requested to be paid by January 31, 2025.

MWABA will have elections for multiple openings on the Board of Directors. Board member terms last for three years. We request interested individuals to please review the board member qualifications and descriptions that are attached to this email.

If you are interested, please email your nomination to include the requested information by January 20, 2025 to mwaba.inc.

If you have any questions or need any more information please email MWABA.inc.

Thanks, and see you out there!

Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes
Sports and fun for everyone!
Http://gomwaba.org

MWABA Board Position Descriptions.pdf