John & Karen Bingham Scholarship

It saddens Mark & I to have to announce that due to personal/medical issues, John & Karen Bingham will no longer be able to continue on as our Club's President and Secretary/Treasurer.
CWBMX has been blessed by John & Karen's generous sharing of their time and talents for the past 11 years.

When Mark & I originally approached them back in 1998 to consider becoming more involved, little did they know what they were getting into. Together we experienced the growing pains and successes of CWBMX.........the race seasons that averaged 14 motos and 55 riders per race to the season that averaged 28 motos and 117 riders per race.........the overwhelming project of relocating and rebuilding our facility and track.......the years we scrambled to figure out how to accommodate everyone for multi-point races to eventually hosting 7 State Championship Final Races and our first National event in 2010.

John & Karen have both been extremely instrumental in the continued success of CWBMX. They have been great allies as well as assets in our organization's growth and development. They may not be able to physically be with us every race day this season but we know that they will be in our thoughts as much as we will be in theirs. John will continue to be one of our announcers this season when he is able to.

In honor and appreciation for their many years of service, the Board of CWBMX has established an educational scholarship in their name - John and Karen Bingham Scholarship - thru the incourage community foundation. This scholarship is open to all Wisconsin USA BMX members. The deadline for applicant registrations is March 1, 2012.

For more details, clink on the scholarship link on our home page on the left or go to http://www.incouragecf.org/.

If interested in donating to this scholarship fund, please either contact the foundation directly at 715-423-3863 or call me at 715-421-4521. All donations are tax deductible.

Another scholarship opportunity is offered by USA BMX and is open to all members in the United States and Canada. It is the Bob Warnicke Memorial Scholarship. Every track this year will be asked to host a Bob Warnicke Memorial single point race and donate some of the registration fees toward this fund. For more info, clink on the scholarship link on the left side of our home page.

Check out "Take the Survey" on the right side of our home page. Incourage Community Foundation, formerly known as South Wood County Foundation is a big financial supporter of our organization. We have gotten many grants from them over the years. They asked for our help in promoting their survey about our community. Please take the time to complete it. Please help us support the organizations that support us.

Kris