Collierville Independence Day Celebration
Monday, July 3
Germantown Family Fourth Celebration: Monday, July 3rd Food, fireworks, fun and music make it a fantastic Fourth of July for families. Activities get underway with the Lions Club fishing rodeo at 9 a.m. in Municipal Park. Beginning at 5 p.m., residents troop to the park with picnic baskets or buy food at the concession stand. Games, moon bounces and a petting zoo, along with bands in the grandstand, entertain until the fireworks at 9:10 p.m. Call 757-7376 for more information.
For Immediate Release June 13, 2006
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
Visit of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan to Memphis, Tennessee
The President and Mrs. Bush will accompany Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan to Memphis, Tennessee on June 30, 2006, the day following the Prime Minister’s visit to the White House. The two leaders will visit Graceland Mansion, home of the Presley Family. The President and Mrs. Bush look forward to introducing the Prime Minister to the beauty and warm hospitality of the people of the Volunteer State.
For those of you attending the NAUCC - 2006 in Memphis, you can get a professional photo of your performance and/or presence. You can have that photo e-mailed to your local newspaper or community organization. Don't fail to memorialize this event for yourself and to get publicity for yourself and your club by scheduling to have your photo shot now. Further, individually ordered photos are available to use in our NAUCC press exposure free to the Unicycling Society of America.
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"Meet ya at the Crossroads":
The word Tennessee is a Native American word meaning “the meeting place.” Because Memphis is centrally located and easy to get to, we hope to attract attendees from all areas of the continent. The Memphis International Airport serves as a hub for the region as well as the entire nation. Those purple-tailed FedEx planes fly in and out of here every day for a reason! Located at the intersection of interstate highways I-55 and I-40, Memphis serves as our country’s crossroads. Memphis is often chosen as a convention city and has numerous hotels to accommodate convention attendees. Camping is available in near-by state parks and even within the city. There are numerous restaurants featuring not only our world-famous barbeque, but every cuisine one could imagine. As you would expect from a major metropolitan community of more than a 1.5 million folks, Memphis has historical sites, museums, galleries, parks, multi-use paths and shopping – of course. Memphis’s historical importance (the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement) and cultural influences (music and art) offer a great destination vacation. With the Smithsonian Museum of Rock and Soul, The National Civil Rights Museum, the Stax Museum of Soul, Beale Street, and of course, the home of Elvis “The King” Presley, Graceland, Memphis has something unique to offer the entire family.
Enjoy our Southern Hospitality:
A strong core group of MUCsters (Memphis Unicycle Club members) are planning what we hope will be the most highly attended NAUCC ever. We are throwing a party that is worthy of the passion and excitement for unicycling that we feel and you deserve. We are months from the event but our wheels are already turning! The Memphis community has been very receptive to the establishment and growth of our young club (three years now) and will welcome the unicyclists from throughout North America with the same open arms. In addition to the members of the Memphis Unicycle Club, their families and friends, a cadre of volunteers from various non-profit organizations will be on hand to meet, greet and direct all unicyclists for this exciting event.
We would love your help!
Although we look forward to playing hosts, we are seeking volunteers throughout our unicycle community who would like to lend a hand in the planning and officiating of this enormous undertaking. If anyone has a particular skill or passion, from organizing the raffle to timing races, etc., please let me know.
The Events:
We are planning the complete assortment of NAUCC events, reflecting the variety of talents that are embodied in the NAUCC membership. There is a reason that our club’s motto is “Come out and play in the MUC.” This reflects our club’s interest in off-road riding. We love pedaling through the muck often found during the early spring in our Mississippi River bottomland. At the NAUCC we will have daily off-road rides through some wonderful forested areas and world class mountain bike racing courses. Since another of our local interests is street/trials riding, we will provide an opportunity to play daily in our urban playground of downtown and midtown Memphis. We are planning to hold the track events under the lights in the cool of the Delta evening. We have secured the newly constructed gyms at St. George’s Independent School, Collierville. Uphill and downhill events will also be highlights of the 2006 NAUCC. The 10K marathon will be held beneath the shaded and beautiful, old growth forest of Overton Park. We also are pursuing an indoor trials competition venue.
Getting around Memphis:
Since the venues of the NAUCC are often spread out, getting around can be a big concern. The city and surrounding area is easy to navigate, mostly laid-out on a grid, with extensive, non-congested surface streets and a loop Interstate system. With little effort, you’ll be able to make that early morning MUni or Coker rides and easily join us for some urban trials after an interesting lunch at one of Memphis’s local restaurants.
So, save those frequent flyer miles, or plan on putting every unicycle that will fit in to your vehicle and head to the crossroads – Memphis, Tennessee. There’s gonna be a whole lot a shakin’ going on. We are going to uni-party like it is 2099!
October 2005
Hi everybody!
Following the NAUCC 2005 in Ohio there was much concern about the proposed dates (June 30 – July 5, 2006) of the NAUCC 2006 – Memphis. Following the suggestions from a consensus I launched (for a second time) to find venues that would fit the travel plans that many wanted. However, finding venues in Memphis outside of the Fourth of July weekend was impossible. Here in this part of the country air conditioned space is at a premium and the owners of gyms have their own programs that take priority to outside groups such as the U.S.A. Thus, I had to set the dates around the available venues.
The dates for the NAUCC 2006 – Memphis will be June 30 through July 5th.
I am very excited about the coming events and the opportunity to share my community with all of you from around the world and to share my unicycling buddies with my community.
As you all know, putting on such an event is a huge undertaking. Please e-mail me if you are interested in helping throw this uni-party. The good thing about volunteering is that you get to throw the kind of party that you would like to attend. Help us to throw a spectacular and fun event for all of us!
Below is a short list of committees that you can participate in to help with the presentation of this event. You don’t have to live in Memphis to help plan and present this event. The Memphis Unicycle Club will do all the heavy lifting before the date here to ensure that everything is in place when we all gather.
Please send me an e-mail with committees or events that you would like to help present. Include in the subject of the e-mail “NAUCC 2006 – Memphis” (This will alert me that your e-mail is not spam!).
Tommy
Volunteer opportunities are still available. Contact Tommy if you can help.