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Golden Valley Harriers
GVH is a running club located in Davis, CA dedicated to promoting running in the community. Members come in all shapes and sizes—from elite ex-college runners to folks who are just starting to run and everything in between. The club is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the club are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our Tax ID# is 14-1841731.
Everyone and anyone is welcome to come out and run with us, but we appreciate a positive attitude. (Please note that our RRCA insurance requires that runners under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.)
GVH currently meets for workouts Saturday mornings at 8 am at Fleet Feet Sports, 615 2nd Street, Davis, CA (Map, Fleet Feet website). Tuesday group runs meet at 5:45 pm at the location of the workout identified in the weekly e-mail message sent out by Craighton. Thursdays group runs meet at 5:55 pm at Sudwerk Brewing Co., 2001 2nd St, Davis, CA. An informal group in GVH meets at the UC Davis track on Thursday mornings at 8 am. For more details, see the weekly e-mail message sent out by Angie, or go to the Workouts and Events page.
GVH donated $525 to each XC team at Woodland HS and Pioneer HS as part of our 2023 program to support local running programs. The coaches came to our Saturday morning run to express thanks and tell us how the donations have been used. Last year, Alex, the Woodland coach, used the 2022 donation to buy a pop-up tent with the school logo which is wildly popular with the XC and track team.
2023 Fall Fundraising Drive
We have the opportunity to get a 4 to 1 matching donation up to a maximun of $5,000. If we raise $1,000, the anonymous donor will match $4,000. The anonymous donor is not a member of the club. These donations are critical to keeping our dues low and decreasing the barriers to participation.
You can donate via the link at the bottom of this web page.
We raised $1,000 of the $1,000 in less than one day. Thanks to all those who donated.
3/17/2024
Hi GVH,
We have two important announcements. Next week on March 21, Thursday we are:
Starting a new location for the Thursday night runs at Sudwerk Brewing Co.
Having our GVH team meeting, also at Sudwerk Brewing Co, at 7pm.
Address: 2001 2nd St, Davis, CA 95618
Thursday Night Runs - Now Starting at Sudwerk
Next week on March 21 onward, the Thursday night runs will begin at Sudwerk. Meet in front of the Sudwerk restaurant entrance (in the general area shown below) at 5:50pm.
There are 3, 3.9, and 7 mile route options (see attached, thanks to Craighton). The 3 mile is probably best done as an out and back along the south part of the 3 mile loop past Marguerite Montgomery. The 7 mile loop is easily modified and has only 1 street crossing over Cowell.
If you or you know someone who goes to the Thursday evening runs regularly, please spread the word.
For further questions, please email Heather: heatherjones0220@gmail.com
GVH Team Meeting
We will be having a team meeting at Sudwerk on March 21, 7pm. Members are encouraged to come.
First priority agenda item will be to discuss the language and decision on filling board vacancies. Here is Article 4 which mentions vacancies highlighted in yellow. We as a board are reconsidering revising the language due to the special circumstances of this vacancy.
Article 4 – Officers and Committees
Section 1 – Composition and Election: The officers of GVH shall comprise the Board of Directors. They shall
come from the general membership and serve one-year terms beginning January 1 of each year. Officers may
be elected to consecutive terms. Elections will take place in the last quarter of the preceding calendar year
with open nominations and a polling of the general membership (i.e., dues-paying members). Election to the
Board shall occur in the following format:
In the final quarter of each year, the Board shall accept and solicit volunteers for each Board position. In the case that more than one individual has volunteered a particular position, the general membership shall vote electronically among the candidates for that position.
The membership must cast enough votes to constitute a quorum as defined in Article 5, and the winning candidate must win a plurality of votes cast.
In the case of a tie for any position, the general membership shall re-vote between the candidates at the next general meeting. In the event of a further tie, the current Board members shall vote between the candidates. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term by appointment from the remaining members of the Board of Directors. More than one individual may serve simultaneously in the officers’ positions at the discretion of the Board.
Email me if you have any questions.
Nicole Osorio
osorionicole64@gmail.com
3.8 mile route from Sudwerks
3 mile loop in South Davis
7 mile loop from Sudwerk
Contact Us
Email:
Mailing Address:
Golden Valley Harriers
P.O. Box 454
Davis, CA 95617-454
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Instagram: Follow us @gvh_davis
Community Actions:
In August 2022, GVH donated $1815 total to 3 high school XC running programs: Dixon, Woodland, and Pioneer (in Woodland)
Supported our aid station at mile 65 of the Western States 100 mile race
Hosted a PAUSATF race: GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge
You can donate directly to the club general fund or to specific activities via PayPal: Donate