The Birchleggings Club Annual Meeting is one week away!

 

Birchleggings Club Membership Join Donate The Birchleggings Club Annual Meeting is one week away The Birchleggings Club of the American Birkebeiner (BLC) will be holding its annual meeting for 2025 next week. On Friday, September 26, 2025, come to the SC Johnson Family Outdoor Center at the OO Trailhead of the Birke trail near Seeley, WI from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The annual meeting is a great way to learn more about the club and find ways to get involved that fit your interests and talents. Join or renew your membership on the spot! Following a picnic, the annual meeting will conduct club business that will include a review of the past year's club activities and accomplishments, introduce and solicit ideas for the upcoming year, conduct voting for important club decisions and announce the results of the election of Birchleggings Club Board of Director members. All current dues-paying members of the BLC were sent online voting instructions for the Board of Director elections via email from Birchleggings Club Membership on September 1. Or... members may vote in person at the annual meeting. Please RSVP for this free event below if you will attend so we can plan food and beverages for the picnic: RSVP for the Annual Meeting here! We encourage you to attend the annual meeting to make and renew friendships with other Birchleggings Club members and take part in guiding your club’s and the Birkie’s future. ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉ Financial grants available from the Birchleggings Club As part of its mission to support the American Birkebeiner, encourage healthy lifestyles, and preserve our winters, the Birchleggings Club has once again provided monetary grants to several organizations. Here are some recent recipients:       -       Nordic Rocks Program, developed by CXC. Grant to provide cross-country ski equipment to schools, clubs, parks, and community organizations that have programs to introduce youth to cross-country skiing.       -       Wisconsin Nordic Network. Grant to provide Kortelopet entry-fee “scholarships” to high school cross country ski team athletes.       -       American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation. Grant to purchase new durable trash and recycling bins for ABSF events.       -       American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation. Grant to the Mount Telemark Village Capital Campaign. If your non-profit organization’s mission matches ours as described above, we encourage you to apply for a grant. The deadline to apply for fall-season awards is October 1. The deadline to apply for spring-season awards is April 1. Grant applications and instructions may be downloaded using this link: Download Grant Application Here! ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉ Join Jessie in celebrating Sun Day around the globe and with the ABSF at the Hub-- Right after the annual  meeting! Sun Day is a national day of action, celebrating the power of clean energy. Our 50th American Birkebeiner female champion Jessie Diggins is an ambassador for this national event.  The clean energy revolution is here. Solar, wind and batteries are the cheapest form of power on the planet, lowering costs, creating new jobs, and strengthening our communities. But some politicians and industries are trying to hold it back. On September 26 at 4:30 pm, right after the Birchleggings Club annual meeting, we’ll celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. At Telemark Village, visit the newest building, The Hub, and solar installation by the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation and learn about how we are working to be more sustainable and inspire others to do the same. Hear from Birkebeiner staff, and the local Citizens Climate Lobby Partner and get an up-close view of the solar array and the underplanted native plant garden. Together, we’ll make the sun rise on our clean energy future. Follow Jessie’s lead and be a part of this day of action. RSVP at the link below: RSVP for the Sun Day Solar Tour Learn more about the national event (focused around Sunday September 21) or find a local Sun Day event close to you at: Learn more about this national event ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉ Team Birkie Golf Classic is the day after the Birkie Trail Run Event location: Forest Ridges Golf Course, Cable, WI Event date: Sunday September 28, 2025 @ 10:00am – 3:00pm CST Get ready to "putt" your best foot forward and join us for the inaugural Team Birkie Golf Classic at the award winning 18-hole golf Forest Ridges Golf Course in Cable, WI presented by Lakewoods Resort! This is the event everyone's talking about, and trust us, you don't want to be "left in the fairway”! Sign up for the Golf Classic Here! Team Birkie is a Midwest-based professional cross country ski team formed through a collaboration between the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, The Loppet Foundation, and Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC). With athletes competing at the FIS World Cup, U.S. SuperTour, and regional marathon levels, the team is dedicated to advancing skiing in the Central Region. With its home base in Minneapolis, MN, Team Birkie promotes partnership and community engagement, striving to set higher standards in the sport and inspire the next generation of Nordic skiers. In addition to supporting the Team Birkie athletes, enjoy a great day of golf, camaraderie, and opportunities to win great prizes. If you’re unable to attend the event, you can still make a meaningful impact by supporting our athletes with a donation: Donate to Team Birkie Every ticket sold for this event will be matched 1:1 by the Knicker Nordic Foundation!  SCHEDULE 9 am Registration 10 am Shotgun Start  Lunch & Awards at conclusion of play ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉ Fall foliage fun - Cornhole Classic coming on October   Get ready to renew friendships and enjoy some spirited competition at the 2nd annual Birchleggings Club Fall Foliage Cornhole Classic.   This free event will be held at the permanent cornhole pits at Hyland Park in Bloomington, MN near the chalet. This event is free and open to everyone. Feel free to invite family and friends. You do not need to be a Birchlegger or a member of the Birchleggings Club to attend. We do ask you to register through RunSignup using the "Sign Up" link below.     We will have three courts set up for you. There is no need to bring any equipment. A picnic shelter is right there for our use. We will provide beverages and snacks. Incentives:  You’ll be “Pitchin’ for Pumpkin Pies”.  Enjoy some pie on site, then get lucky as five more large pumpkin pies are given away in a drawing.   Come and join in the fun! Sign Up for Cornhole Here! ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉  ◉ Time to renew your membership in (or JToin) the Birchleggings Club Get ready for the 2026 Birkie season and our year-round events by renewing your membership. Membership in the BLC is an optional opportunity for all Birchleggings and for 20-year Kortelopet finishers. In addition, we welcome “Combi” skiers whose combination of Korte and Birke finishes totals 20 or more! Benefits of Birchleggings Club Membership:       ·      Be recognized for your dedicated accomplishment of 20(+) races.       ·      Honor skiers at their 20, 30,40, and 50th anniversary finishes at the annual BLC Awards Breakfast.       ·      Receive a BLC “My Deals” Discount Program membership for excellent nation-wide discounts.          •      Enjoy year-round BLC events with fellow Birchleggers.       ·      Participate on a BLC volunteer team, Grants, Birkie One, Birkie Green, others.       ·      Have a direct impact on the future of the next 50 years of Birkie history.       ·      Help continue the youth skiing, ABSF, Birkie Trail, and community projects we support.       ·      Join our community and tell your Birkie story--details on our website: Birchlegger’s Birkie Stories Project. New member bonus! New memberships joining this fall will include the entire 2026 calendar year! Use the link below to access the membership page. Membership is accomplished as follows using your RunSignup (RSU) account that you use to register for Birkie events:       1)    Click on the membership link below.       2)    Select your level of membership (one-year, five-year, or lifetime)       3)    Confirm your payment-option amount       4)    Click on “log in here” at the end of the first paragraph       5)    Log in to your RSU account and complete the registration process. Join or Renew Your Membership Birchleggings Club Membership Powered by RunSignup, © 2025 Unsubscribe | View in Browser