Administr Ative PRESIDENT’S COLUMN A President Phil Juckeland
Vice President Sydney A. Baer Treasurer Rob Thompson Secretary Leslie Vanbellinghen
Trustees Mike Buckley John D. Carr Lisa Caplan Girard Darwin Green Bill June Ron Neiger Kim Sisul
Vicki Tagliafico
Committee Chairs Athletic David Horstkotte Balladeers Sebastian Wetzel
Basketball Scott Baumer/Ben Rollins Budget and Finance Rob Thompson Communications Amanda Lowthian Culture and Style Cheza Rask Cycling Andrew Usher Dance/Group Exercise Terry Lewis Decathlon Mark Barry/Terri Cook Early Birds Sandy Bacon Ethnic Diversity Jeff Yarne Exercise & Conditioning Todd Husband Family Events Rebecca Frinell Golf Jamie Sumner Gymnastics Scott Schaffer Handball Dean Duncan Holiday Decorating Julie Branford House Douglas Dawley Junior Events Grace McGee/ Cydney Simpson
Karate Scott Pillsbury MelloMacs Barbara Stalick Member Events Jeff Spelman Membership Ann Blume Merrymacs Dinda Mills
Outdoor Activities Program David Long/ Travis Terrall
Pilates Kristin Finnegan Polar Bears Howard Geist
Property Gwen Farnham Hyland Racquetball Mark van der Veer Ski Laura Mittelstadt Squash Derrick Cameron Strategic Planning John Wied Swimming Laura Tyrrell Synchro Anne Cleve
Tennis John Helmer/Ajay Malhotra Triathlon & Running Annie Usher Volleyball Marianne Ritchie
Walking & Hiking Nancy Gast/Pam Probst Yoga Steven Brown
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pproximately 110 members
showed up during the Memorial Day closure. That is 0.64 percent of the resident member- ship, which is evidence that my theory that 10 percent never get the word (usually including me) may not be correct.
The closure had
been planned since early 2008 when the wizards of operations, Director Mark Ellington and Manager Dwayne Brantley, came to the Property Committee and then to the board. They said we could either run our Phase II electrical trans- former and switchgear to failure, as was done in 1989 when some of the equip- ment exploded and the club was closed for five days, or we could devise a two-year plan to replace them.
Why two years? Because with the
changes in code, we needed to move the transformer outside, requiring a tunnel to be drilled into the building and a concrete pad to be laid. In addition, it takes six to eight months to order a new transformer and three days to install it. The run-to-failure alternative may
have lasted a few more years, but the club would have been shut down unexpectedly for weeks or even months. With any luck the new equipment should last 25 to 30 years. The oldest of our major electrical equipment was installed in 1998, so the next major replacement should not occur until about 2025. The entire project cost $600,000 and
came in about $100,000 under budget thanks in large part to the donation of some professional electrical engineering services by member Matt Dhillon. The new equipment increases the electrical capacity about 50 percent and allows for additional electrical demand in the future. Thanks to Mark and Dwayne for a job well done. By the way, Dwayne has worked at the club since September 1965. During the closure, the staff also
treated the floors in the Sports Pub and
The -M-Porium, changed out some 40-year-old electrical panels in the kitchen that would have required closing the kitchen for a day, and replaced a 45-year-old boiler stack that required the boilers to be shut down for three days to cool down. And, maybe most importantly, the
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staff fixed the beer line going into the Men’s Locker Room that had exploded during the shutdown. Keeping the MAC clubhouse up and running is almost the equivalent of maintaining a hospital.
Multnomah Athletic Foundation
You will notice a $15 charge on your July bill for the Multnomah Athletic Foundation (MAF). This charitable orga- nization, which is separate from the club but is directed by club members, makes donations to support young athletes throughout our community. In 2010 alone, it has offered scholarships to 27 seniors at high schools throughout the Portland metropolitan area; has been the presenter of a high school basketball tour- nament; and has given a scholarship to a Franklin High School senior in honor of Mel Fox. Frankly, MAF makes MAC look good
in the community. Thousands of people each year learn about MAC in a positive way. It is one of the ways we as a club can give back to our community. Thank you for your generosity in these tough economic times.
MAC history Even in today’s recessionary economy,
the club’s finances are healthy. This has not always been the case. In 1932, under the burden of a club-owned golf course and debt issued just seven years earlier to build Civic Stadium, the club defaulted on its bonds. The club lost 25 percent of its membership; member account delin- quencies increased; salaries were cut; the golf course was closed; and the federal government imposed a 10 percent tax on dues. For dinner for two, what sport saved the club? Send your answer to Board@
themac.com. WM
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