Kamloops Hiking Club hosts its AGM and Social/Potluck Dinner in the spring each year

• Come join us for this very popular annual event at the Barnhartvale Hall.
• Exercise your right to vote for our new President and the 2017-2018 Board of Directors.
• Great time to socialize during a potluck meal before our meeting
• The best potluck meal in the country by far!
• Dinner and social from 5 pm to 6:30 pm
• Meeting from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Please indicate what you are bringing in the comment section below. Suggestions: main course (vegetarian or meat), salad, veggies, rice or potato dish, dessert, buns or a beverage
• Coffee and tea will be supplied.
• We have use of a full kitchen for anything that may require re-heating.
• Crockpots work well too.
• Please consider volunteering for set-up and clean up.
• Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery. Also, please remember a serving spoon for your potluck dish.  Thank you.
• prizes will be part of the social (donations gratefully accepted)
• an overview of club events for 2017 will be provided
• Guests are welcome (no waiver required); guests should contribute to the potluck dinner
• minors are welcome but parents/guardians are asked to supervise them while at the get-together

ALSO AT THE EVENT:

• A Swap & Sell.  Members can bring any gently used outdoor item (backpacking, camping, biking, etc) to sell or swap.  Please tag your items with your name and price.  Bring along smaller bills/change as well.
• KHC cookbooks will be for sale $15
• KHC T-shirt table for trying on sizes will be set up

This is a first draft and more details will be added.

Business Meeting Agenda:

• A welcome to both returning members and new members
• President’s Report
• Financial Report – KHC Income statement Apr 1 to Dec 31, 2016
• Budget – KHC Budget 2017
• Directors’ reports (if any)
• Motion to revise the constitution and bylaws (more information to be provided)
• Elections of Directors – president, vice president, past president, treasurer, secretary,  Directors at large
• Looking ahead to 2017-2018 (report led by the new president)
• Questions and discussion

Notes:

• information on the current bylaws and constitution  (Motion to be voted on: (January-15-2017-bylaw _consitution-changes.pdf)
• info on the new legislation for Societies will be provided here
• info on the new bylaws and constitution, as approved by the Board
  • New bylaws for review: Kamloops-Hiking-Club-Model-Bylaws.pdf
• a printable overview of club events will be added here (to be added)
• nominations for Directors positions are open now; please contact outgoing president Michelle Dressler if you are interested (president@kamloopshikingclub.net)
• a few Directors will be continuing into 2017 – 2018 and some key positions have nominees at this time, but a number of positions are still open
• the responsibilities for Hike Leaders Coordination, webmaster, liaisons (FMCBC, Sports Council, media, Trails alliance), equipment coordination, special events, merchandise, Registration, etc. will be the responsibilities of Directors and Committees, determined by the 2017-2018 Board
• in the event of two nominees for a key position a vote of members in good standing will be held
• Contact Michelle Dressler < president@kamloopshikingclub.net > regarding nominations.
• Contact Doug Smith <das3401@gmail.com> regarding the bylaws and constitution
• Contact Katherine Roberts <aussiecan7@shaw.ca> regarding the potluck.
• Please comment to the event what you are planning to bring so that other members can see what is already planned.

Nominations (Notes):

• Registrar – nominee for Director – Frith Powell – continuing
• Webmaster – nominee for Director – Anthony Stahn  – continuing
• Past President – nominee – Michelle Dressler – continuing
• Directors at Large – Gerry Hoye and Jeremy Markel – continuing
• Directors at Large x 2- vacant
• Secretary – nominee – Raegan Markel – continuing
• Treasurer – nominee – Dianne Smith – continuing
• Vice President – vacant
• President – nominee – Doug Smith – a “rerun”
• Any KHC member in good standing may run for any of these positions with a nomination in advance (contact M. Dressler) or a nomination from the floor during the meeting

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Retired now, I get into the outdoors most days to hike, paddle, camp, snowshoe, run, walk, or explore. More information can be found at: KamloopsTrails.net.

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