MENTONE ATHLETIC CLUB

Mentone is hosting Shield Competition this Saturday, 12 November!

Please note there will not be a 3000m steeple – but a flat 3000m race instead.

The following duties have been allocated to help run interclub.  All members are required to help.

U20 team – responsible for packing up equipment at end of competition

Pole Vaulters – responsible for setting up and packing away pole vault

Open team – Arrive at 12.30pm to help set up and during competition assist with hurdles (we need as many helpers to ensure that hurdle heights are adjusted quickly during competition)

Committee members – Arrive by 12.30pm – canteen duties, officials afternoon tea and invitational entries.

Thank you for your support and we’ll see you all on Saturday at the club!

This Saturday we compete at Albert Park’s new lakeside stadium – the new home of Athletics Victoria.  All athletes are invited to come along at the start of the program to join in a ‘first’ lap.

Mentone is helping at the high jump this week – please make yourself available to help out inbetween events.

Last week at Casey’s new facility, there was a great turnout from our athletes.  Well done to our relay teams too!  We had a number of dual athletes competing with the club.  Please support these younger athletes as they transition from Little Aths into senior aths. 

If you need uniforms – please see Heather this week. See you at Lakeside!

The Shield Competition commences on Saturday 15 October at Frankston!  We look forward to seeing everyone back at the track!  If you need new uniforms or have any questions – please email Heather on secretary@mentoneathleticclub.com.au

Mentone will be officiating on the high jump - we need four helpers at all times, so please come and help out for an hour inbetween events.  Each week the club has to provide four helpers to assist with the smooth running of events.

This season we will be hosting two interclub meets at Mentone - 12 November and 8 December!  All members are asked to make themselves available to help with these meets to ensure that we continue to get to host events in the future.

Thank you to everyone who participated and donated their time or money to make this a fantastic event! We have collated the particiant results, you can download these at www.mentoneathleticclub.com.au/funrun

If you would still like to donate, please email secretary@mentoneathleticclub.com.au

A big thanks to the following major sponsors and donors:
· Mentone Little Aths – for equipment
· Athletics Victoria – for equipment
· Mentone Aths Club – members and volunteers
· Alpha Station – for web design and online support
· Kingston Trophy’s
· Butcher – Mauro Brothers – High St, East Kew
· Cadbury
· Rebel Sport Southland

A big thanks to the rest of the organising committee:

Steve Hore, Emma Yeomans, Sandy Adlington, Trevor McCann and Karen Thorp.

Online ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN - www.mentoneathleticclub.com.au/funrun

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The Mentone Aths Club is hosting a FUN RUN on SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 10am, at Braeside Park to raise funds to support Helena Matheson.  Helena was recently diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour and her husband Sean has given up work to look after her and their three young children.  The club, family and friends of Helena are organising a number of fundraising events to help Helena in her treatment.

The fun run will include 2.5km junior run (U15 & U12), 5km walk/run and 10km run.  The event is open to people of all abilities.  Bring your friends and family and enjoy the BBQ and parkland after the event.

100% of the entry fee will go directly to Helena and her family.

Enquiries – secretary@mentoneathleticclub.com.au

The Mentone Athletic Club wishes to congratulate Doug Eales on his Life Membership award. 

The current membership voted on Tuesday 29 June to award Doug with Life Membership.  Doug was nominated by the committee for his 80^th birthday celebrations.  The overwhelming response to the nomination from our members, was that he is very much a part of the proud history of our club and a man very worthy of this honour.

Doug was a member and coach during the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.  He served as club Secretary in 1951-52 and 1955-56 and as President in 1960-61.

Doug is part of our club’s proud history and has an interesting story about his involvement in the 1956 Olympic Torch Relay.  You can hear Doug’s story online at http://www.abc.net.au/torch/main53a.htm

The club will hold a presentation of life membership to Doug in the coming months. 

We encourage all members to listen to Doug’s Olympic Torch Relay story.

Round One of Shield Competition begins on Saturday 9 October at Knox Athletic Club, Scoresby.

Mentone Athletic Club will be entering U16, U20 and Open teams.  The club will nominate all athletes into the default age group for these teams by 1^st October.  For example, if your 17 years old, you will be nominated to compete as U20.  This is to maximise our team points.

For athletes wishing to compete in their own age group (you will not be eligible to score team points), you will need to compete as invitational.

Please refer to the memo from Athletics Victoria for full details. 

If you have any questions, please contact:

Heather Whitaker, Secretary, Mentone Aths Club, 0417 126 635

secretary@mentoneathleticclub.com.au

Athletes from 11 years of age are able to take advantage of dual memberships between Little Aths and senior athletics.

This season, Mentone Athletic Club will be entering an U16 team for all juniors and dual members (11 – 15 year olds at 31 December 2010).  Juniors 16 years and above will compete in the U20 teams.

Athletes currently registered with Little Aths (youth athletes registered with Little Aths in the past two years) can join Mentone Athletic Club for $50 and will be able to try out training and competition with the senior club.

We will be arranging for a group of juniors to compete together at a number of Shield Rounds this coming season.  If you would like to join this group, please contact:

 Heather Whitaker,

Secretary, Mentone Aths Club, 0417 126 635

secretary@mentoneathleticclub.com.au

Michelle Everitt,

Secretary, Mentone Little Aths, 0417 139 668

 michelleeveritt@bigpond.com

For details about Little Aths and the 2010-11 calendar, please visit: http://www.mentonelittleathletics.com.au/

Mentone Athletic Club’s website has been updated with some exciting new features.