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Annual Meeting 2016

May 24, 2016 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

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We are less than three weeks away from the Green Mountain Club’s 106th Annual Meeting! This year’s meeting, hosted by GMC’s Northeast Kingdom Section, will be heldon Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville. The Annual Meeting brings section members, volunteers, and GMC staff together every year in June to share club news and celebrate our work.

Join us for an on-campus reception on Friday evening with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and music by Alan Greenleaf & The Doctor. Saturday’s events begin with complimentary breakfast followed by the business meeting at 9:00. Then you can enjoy your lunch and head for the trail on one of many outdoor outings we have.

Lodging is available on-campus at the Rita Bole Complex.

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 10
10:00 a.m. Work hike on Bald Mountain Trail. Meet at the Westmore Town Office on Hinton Hill Road just above Lake Willoughby. We will do basic trail maintenance and blazing to the summit fire tower. Bring lunch, liquids, work gloves and bug r
epellent, and dress for the weather; GMC will provide tools. Workers will be back in time for the reception. Contact the Visitor Center staff by June 8 to sign up.
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Reception. Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, music by Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor, and photo display.

Saturday, June 11
6:30am Bird Walk led by Lee Allen on Lyndon State College campus.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.  Registration and continental breakfast. Sign up for afternoon activities.
9:00—11:30 a.m. Annual Meeting. Moore Community Room.
11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Lunch. Bagged lunch provided by Lyndon State College. By   reservation only.
11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Board of Directors meeting. Classroom 106.
12:30 p.m. Information table with descriptions of activities and local hikes.
1:00 p.m.  Afternoon outings. (See list.) Meet in the parking lot. Leaders will identify trips and set up carpools. Bring water and appropriate gear. Distances are round-trip.
6:00 p.m. Dinner. Catered by Lyndon State College. By reservation only.
6:45 p.m. Raffle winners announced.
7:00–8:30 p.m. Speaker: Writer, photographer and field naturalist Bryan Pfeiffer: “The Wild Trail.”

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The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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