Minutes of the Annual Meeting, November 18, 2006

The Chair, Jerry Bernadini, called the meeting to order at the Cathedral of St. John in Providence, RI at 5:47 PM and introduced himself

Attending: Jerry Bernardini, Chair; Eugene Mihaly, Vice-chair; Larry Rollins, Past-chair; John Fontaine, Secretary; Chris Shafer, Activities; Maria Earley, Membership; Linda Pease, Conservation; Anne LeClerc, Trails; Steve Morra, outgoing Communications; Mark Dennen incoming Communications Chair; Charlie Killam, Leadership Development; Brian Phillips & Peter Barlow, Technical Climbing; Bill Rush, Sea Kayaking; and Mike Krabach, Webmaster; Jack Schempp, Conservation, Herrick Spenser, incoming local hikes.

An estimated 70 chapter members were present in addition to the Board members listed.

Chair’s Report:
The 2006 Annual Report was distributed to the members present. The Minutes of the last Annual Chapter Meeting of November 2005 was approved.

Treasurers Report was reviewed. The 2006 Treasures report was then approved.

Jerry introduced the Current Chapter Board and the proposed Board for 2007.

Proposed Executive Board for 2007
Chair: Gene Mihaly
Vice Chair: Ann LeClerc
Secretary: John Fontaine
Treasurer: Tom Eagan

Membership Chair: PJ Bailey
Membership Vice Chairs: Tricia Bailey, Mary Bonaventure and Susan Jones
Communications Chair- Mark Dennen
Activities Chair- Chris Shafer
Leadership Chair- Charlie Killam
Conservation Co-chairs- Jack Schempp and Linda Pease
Trail Co-chairs- Anne LeClerc and Jodi Imms
Past Chair- Jerry Bernardini

Proposed chapter leadership was voted on and approved

The new Chair Gene Mihaly then took over the meeting.
The Activity Leaders were announced.
Leadership changes for 2007:
Local Hikes: Herrick Spenser

Activity leaders each gave a short speech
Mike Krabach- Biking
Linda Pease –Flatwater
Lou Jacobs/Herrick Spencer- Local Hikes
Chris Shafer (for Dan Riordan) – Skiing
Charlie Killam ( for Henry Donaldson)- Northern Hikes
Brian Phillips- Tech Climbing
Beverly Thomas (for Bill Rush)- Sea Kayaking
Mike Krabach for the Web

Chris reviewed the bylaw change motion to Article VI of the by-laws, which will allow for temporary suspension of any by-law or portion thereof (example- for temporary Board position term extensions as required until a replacement is found).

Questions were fielded. When everyone was satisfied, the bylaw change was voted and approved.

Gene discussed the chapter goal to increase membership as well as increase participation rate of member. His hopes are to have the Narragansett AMC have a larger impact on the area.

Gene then recognized the past Chairs Jerry Bernardini and Larry Rollins.

Gene then introduced Chris Shafer, the Activities Chair. He presented New Leader Patches to the new leaders present who had led or co-led at least 3 trips. He also recognized the list of Prolific Leaders.

Gene recognized the members who joined during different periods from 1yr to 25ys +.

The 25-year chapter members were recognized:
Bev Thomas and others were presented their pins.

Steve Morra discussed the John Clark Award and its attributes as the award for the unsung hero of the chapter. This year the award was given to two very deserving individuals.

Steve Morra presented the first John Clark Award to Larry Rollins as the past Chapter Chair who is still very involved in monthly meeting and many other activities.

Jack Schempp awarded the second award to Dick Sullivan who is a well respected and liked trip leader.

Gene then reviewed the list of past Appie of the Year recipients.

Brian Philips was called up to present the Appie of the Year Award. It was awarded to Peter Barlow. Peter has managed the Tech. Climbing Committee successfully for decades.

Dinner was served 6:50

After dinner a few more business items were covered.

Gene introduced a representative from Joy St. She applauded our Chapter for a fine job hosting the Interchapter Fall Gathering.

Anne LeClerc and Linda Pease, presented Stewardship awards to those who had worked over 12 hours for the Trails and Conservation committees.

The formal business meeting adjourned at 7:20.

The meeting was followed by a presentation on their trip climbing the Eiger in Switzerland last year. It was an exciting presentation on the challenges of climbing a mountain with a long reputation of deaths.

Respectfully submitted,
John G. Fontaine, Secretary

 2006 Annual Report

Narragansett Chapter
Appalachian Mountain Club
www.amcnarragansett.org

Report of the Chapter Chair

This year, as a chapter, we have completed several major projects. We hosted the AMC wide Fall Gathering that involved over thirty five dedicated volunteers. The Gathering, from all reports and measures, was a great success. We had our website redesigned to reflect the look and feel of the new AMC site. We received funds for trail work, built miles of trails and received funds for newsletter development. The chapter has also had a number of board and sub-chapter chair position retirements and the filling of these positions occurred just in time for the annual meeting. It has been a year of great team work.

This year, as a nation, we had record setting energy costs and an ever increasing awareness of global warming effects. Many people view our high use of carbon based fuel and high levels of consumerism for being at the heart of the problem. As an environmental group what can we do about this issue? There is a great deal of information available on this topic but we could simply start to live in a more “Green” way. This might start by buying local goods, buying fuel efficient products and substituting renewable sources of energy for the oil based energy where possible. Although where we live might not allow for all renewable energy projects to be practical at this time, we should at least become educated on what “Green” options are available. I see living “Green” and living “AMC” as one and the same.

Jerry Bernardini
Narragansett Chapter Chair

Minutes of the Annual Meeting, November 17, 2005

The Vice-Chair, Gene Mihaly, called the meeting to order at the Cathedral of St. John in Providence, RI at 6:00 PM and introduced himself. (The Chair, Jerry Bernardini, was delayed returning from an AMC training session in Connecticut.)

Attending: Jerry Bernardini, Chair; Eugene Mihaly, Vice-chair; Larry Rollins, Past-chair; Tom Eagan, Treasurer; Fred Griffith, Secretary; Chris Shafer, Activities; Maria Earley, Membership; Linda Pease, Conservation; Jodi Imms and Anne LeClerc, Trails; Steve Morra, Communications; Charlie Killam, Leadership Development; Henry Donaldson, Backpacking and Northern Hikes; Marcie Madsen, Biking; Brian Phillips, Technical Climbing; Dan Reardon, Ski; Bill Rush, Sea Kayaking; and Gary Whitney, Webmaster

62 chapter members were present in addition to the Board members listed.

Chair’s Report:
The 2005 Annual Report was distributed to the members present. The Minutes of the last Annual Chapter Meeting of November 2004 were approved.

Gene introduced the Chapter leaders who were present.

A moment of silence was observed in memory of Doug Wing and Roger Palmer, chapter members who passed away this year.

Gene introduced Faith Salter, Assistant Director of Volunteer Relations from Joy St. She applauded our chapter for the talented volunteer leaders that make it a strong chapter. Our trip leaders do a great job.

She thanked the chapter for trying out the on-line trip listing system. She mentioned that our chapter will be hosting the Fall Gathering for the entire AMC in October.

Faith encouraged those present to sign up with the AMC Conservation Action Network: www.outdoors.org/conservation. This lets members get monthly e-mail about conservation issues. She passed out cards to join, and later gave away a book and a new map to randomly drawn winners among those who signed up.

She mentioned two other AMC projects, the Chapter Trials challenge (www.outdoors.org/trails) and the Maine Woods Initiative, where AMC bought over 35,000 acres as an ecological reserve. The State of Maine got a federal forest legacy grant to help pay for this.

Gene then introduced Chris Shafer, the Activities Chair. He presented New Leader patches to the new leaders present who had led or co-led at least 3 trips. He also recognized the Prolific Leaders.

At this point, Jerry Bernardini arrived and took over chairing the meeting. He thanked the Board for their help this year.

50-year chapter members were recognized: Jane Kruger, Harold Wermuth and Marjorie Hiles. Marjorie was present and accepted her pin, telling us about a memorable AMC trip she’d taken to Switzerland. She still does biking, canoeing and cross-country skiing.

25-year chapter members were also recognized: Diane Kozlowski, Henry and Martha Cruciani, Andrea Brennan, and Susan and Michael Cerullo. Susan is a Past-chair, and she and Michael were present to receive their pins.

Steve Morra presented the John Clark award for the unsung hero of the chapter to Fred Griffith in recognition of his work over the past 4 years as our Secretary. Fred has also led northern hikes trips and he has done trails work. He works behind the scenes and does a good job for the chapter.

Jennie Crooks presented the Appie of the Year award to Maria Earley. Maria has been the chapter Membership chair, serving on the Executive Board. She is a tireless local trails worker, as well as the maintainer of a section of the Old Jackson Road trail in Pinkham Notch. She has co-led work sessions on the Gormley trail and provided food for over 25 people working on these projects. She is an active Local Hikes leader, leading on the Russ Whitney and Vin Gormely hikes as well as initiating New Member Hikes for the chapter. She is active in the Paddling group as well.

Maria thanked the membership for the award and talked about how she got into the chapter. Enthusiastic members got her started in AMC, and she encouraged all of us to talk about the club with our friends and acquaintances.

Jerry then introduced Charlie Killam, Peter Broderick and Sean Buckley, all prolific leaders with the Northern Hikes committee. They presented a special award to Ed Poyer, who has stepped down after many years as chair of the Northern Hikes committee and of the Leadership Development committee. Ed began the Wilderness First Aid courses for our chapter that are now given annually. Ed has been a regular Mountain Leadership School instructor and a Major Excursions leader in addition to his hard work for our chapter. Ed was presented with a replica of the Forest Service warning sign seen at tree line in the White Mountains.

Chris Shafer took the floor again to introduce Jodi Imms, Anne LeClerc and Linda Pease, who presented Stewardship awards to those who had worked over 12 hours for the Trails and Conservation committees. Linda encouraged members present to become chapter leaders.

Finally, Jerry led a toast to Larry Rollins and Sue DiSimoni, who were married last week.

The formal business meeting adjourned at 7:18 and dinner was served.

After dinner, Larry Rollins introduced Sean Buckley, who presented an interesting slide show on his experience with a month-long National Outdoor Leadership School training in the Yukon Territory of Canada. This involved about 3 weeks of bushwhacking and camping, followed by over a week of wilderness canoeing.

Respectfully submitted, Fred Griffith, Secretary

Actions of the Executive Board, 2006:

• A Nomination Committee was formed to help fill the impending leadership vacancies.

• A by-law proposal was prepared for vote to allow Board Member term extensions until replacements are found.

• Mike Krabach took over for Gary Whitney as Webmaster

• Herrick Spencer will fill the Local Hike Chair replacing Lou Jacobs

• Mark Dennen has volunteered to become the Communications Chair taking over for Steve Morra.

• PJ Bailey will serve as Chair of the Membership Committee, taking over from Maria Earley. Tricia Bailey, Susan Jones and Mary Bonaventure will serve as vice chairs.

• Ann LeClerc has volunteered to replace Gene Mihaly as Chapter Vice Chair.

• Gene Mihaly volunteered to replace Jerry Bernadini as Chapter Chair

• The new website for the Narragansett Chapter was launched

• Website password requirements were removed to allow public access to chapter activities

• The Chapter Spring Fling was held .

• A motion was approved to invest the Chapters money in the AMC Investment Portfolio rather than have it sitting in a non interest bearing checking account.

• A motion was approved to create a committee to evaluate how to best utilize the Chapter funds

• The Chapter Hut Weekend was canceled to better focus on the Interchapter Fall Gathering.

• We hosted a successful AMC Fall Gathering, October 13-15, 2006.

• The Appie of the Year and the John Clark awards were decided.

The following 2006 Annual Reports were submitted by the Chapter’s Committees:

Young Adult Committee

We put together several trips in conjunction with the Boston and Worcester Young Members committees, including a series of beginner hikes to draw in new members. For example, a Blue Hills hike in August drew 8 young members from the Narragansett Chapter.

Trails Committee

The AMC Narragansett Chapter Trails Committee had a total of 90 volunteers working on a variety of projects in the November 2005 thru October 2006 season. A total of 1500 volunteer hours were logged in various planning and trail maintenance activities. This is 490 hours more than last year! Of this total, 350 hours were spent on administrative and planning and 1150 hours were spent working on the trails of Rhode Island. This year a total of 27 volunteers, 11 more than last year, received the Stewardship Society Award for contributing 12 or more hours in the planning and/or working on trail projects.

Our major projects this year were to finish the Tri-Pond board walks, install 38 steps and 3 waterbars in the badly eroded section of Penny Hill, and install more boardwalks on the Vin Gormley Trail and North/South trail in Burlingame Park. Significant time was spent brushing, blazing, and general maintenance on the Arcadia trails. The Trails Committee also participated in two cooperative projects with the conservation committee. The first project took place at the Carter Preserve in Charlestown and the second in Blackstone Park (Providence, RI).

Trail maintenance is a necessary and rewarding activity. We have seen a great increase in the number of volunteers from last year to this year. We are very grateful to all the volunteers and we look forward to working with them again soon

Biking Committee

This year we scheduled over 40 week end and mid week rides, but unfortunately due to inclement weather nearly one-third were cancelled or postponed. Ah, one of the downsides of biking! However our Spring Fling rides saw many new members who liked what they saw and participated in many rides throughout the summer.

Our Tuesday and Thursday evening rides were frequently well attended. During June, July and August we offered 10 evening rides of between 10 and 25 miles. I’m sure these rides will remain as popular in the coming years.

Additionally the Wednesday evening “Pasta Challenge” rides appear to be a big hit…carbo up friends! And Linda Pease, while also involved in so many other outdoor activities, led a praiseworthy 7 rides.

Dick Schaffner and Sid Wax continue to be our chapter heroes, our workhorses if you will, as far as leading bike rides. They lead or co-lead 14 rides combined. Their love of cycling and their enthusiasm is to be applauded.. Even though Steve Morra “tried” to ease off his leading, he still managed a respectable 2 leads this summer.

I look forward to working with our many bike leaders again and hopefully inspire new leaders for the 2007 riding season.

Marcie Madsen Co-Chair Biking Committee

Backpacking and Northern Hiking Activities

This past year the Backpacking & Northern Hikes Committee sponsored 31 hikes 11 of which were during the winter period. Seventeen leaders and co-leaders were involved in these activities. Most hikes were conducted as day hikes. However summer backpacks were carried out in Vermont and North Tripyramid, Mt Garfield and Owls Head in NH. There was also a winter backpack to the southern Presidentials. Most of the hiking activities were in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. However, in addition to the Vermont hike there was also a hike in the Adirondacks of New York. AMC facilities, including the Shapleigh bunkhouse at the Highland Center, Galehead Hut and Cardigan Lodge, were used to facilitate several of these activities.

Our leaders continued to serve as instructors at AMC Mountain Leadership School and to offer inter-chapter trips. Leaders also served as resources for the Leadership Development Committee for workshops and trips.

Many activities were offered to improve outdoor skills and interest members in expanding their range of outdoor activities. We also continued our Step by Step hiking series which gradually exposes local hikers and new members to mountain hiking skills and conditions. This program begins in the spring and progresses into the winter months through workshops and hikes of increasing difficulty.

We want to thank our northern hikes leaders and co-leaders for the many activities they provided this past year.

Henry Donaldson, Sub Chair, Backpacking & Northern Hiking Sub Committee

Conservation Committee Activities

This year a total of 19 Conservation Events were held. Three “hands on events” included two trails maintenance events with the Trails Committee and our first Earth Day Clean Up. We also helped a fifth grade plant the school’s first School Yard Habitat.

Ten events included commentary by a naturalist or forester. Two of these were held on Cape Cod with training provided by Audubon-Wellfleet. US Fish & Wildlife provided two sessions: white tail deer and migrating birds. Two of these events were open to the public, a numbers of guests attended.

We introduced members to that latest generation of Wind mills in Portsmouth, RI.

A trip to an experimental tree farm provided unusual insight into the process of developing disease resistant hybrid chestnut trees.

In total, more than 250 members and friends attended these conservation events.

Appreciation

Many thanks to Committee members for their ideas, enthusiasm, leadership, and diligence: Patty D’Ambra, , Roseann Evans, Barbara Flagg, Yvonne Federowicz, Tim Grover, Ilse Hill, ,Robert Sumner-Mack, Carol Richard and John Stevens.

Jack Schempp & Linda Pease, Co-Chairs, Conservation Committee

Flatwater Paddling Report For 2006

It was one baaad year – weather wise! Only about 9 paddles were actually held, and the rest were cancelled. We did add a few new places to paddle this year. We added a beautiful and long trip starting at Zeke’s bridge on Johnson’s pond. Turning north, we paddled amid McMansions on both sides and were amazed that there was so much new construction on a body of water that was already quite built up. We found a secluded inlet with an undeveloped corner for lunch. We explored the far northern end of the lake after lunch. It’s amazing to paddle Johnson’s Pond with very few power boats. Upon returning to the put in we found we didn’t want to end it and decided to explore beyond the bridge. It’s another world beyond the bridge. The way south is through a wide and open expanse of water through varying flora and fauna that is a definite escape from civilization. There were plenty of waterfowl and dragonflies as well as other interesting bugs that didn’t bother us. Eventually the waterway narrowed as we approached the next bridge. We decided to continue from there. The river narrows immediately after passing that bridge. It becomes a bit harder for longer boats to navigate. We went as far as we could and noticed that the vegetation is markedly different. Eventually we returned to the put in and had to admit it was a far, far better trip than we had planned or expected.

Another unexpected delight was the Dutch Harbor paddle on Jamestown for the Spring Fling. It was a cold and very windy day. It took a half hour debate on the pros and cons of going out in such weather, but we decided to hug the shore and explore. I told the group that we could use the wind as an opportunity to practice handling our boats in the wind. The group was game and we headed out. Those of us who had more experience provided instruction to those who were less experienced. We all got a work out. The sea kayakers had radar and found us at our lunch spot so we had a few minutes sharing a bite with them. The Dutch Harbor paddle is one we’ll do again and hope for better weather!

We like to host the Wood/Pawcatuck Watershed Association’s Source to Sea paddles that Denise Poyer runs every year. It’s a way to fulfill our conservation goals and support a good cause. These are held every Saturday in June, but the majority were cancelled this year due to the weather. It was unfortunate that they had to be cancelled and we hope you’ll plan on supporting Denise and attending the Wood/Pawcatuck Source to Sea paddles next year.

Our season was capped off with two successful fall paddles. Denise Poyer led a paddle on a section of the Wood River for the Fall Gathering. The feedback from the participants was overwhelmingly ecstatic - they were thrilled with the variety of water conditions on one paddle. This paddle included quiet flat water, quick water, white water and great fall scenery and colors. Denise provided some history and paddling instruction as well. Our other successful paddle was our annual fall foliage paddle on the Pawtuxet River. In the fall, this river always proves to be a joy. Why go north, when a very pleasant paddle with great foliage can be had right in the middle of Rhode Island. After the paddle, we usually head to Dear Hearts for ice cream – this year we spent some time in a nice bakery with great coffee and good conversation after the paddle.

We’re hoping for great weather next year and the opportunity to make up for the large number of paddles that had to be cancelled this year. Even so, we did have a great time on the ones we held.

Sea Kayaking Report

We had successful and full schedule of sea kayaking for 2006. We did more paddling and had more participants in our chapter than previous years; even with the bad weather we had this Spring and Fall. We planned 18 paddle trips, 13 paddles were held and five were cancelled, because of bad weather.

There were three overnight sea kayak trips. The first one was in June at Knubble Bay Camp in Maine. It was so successful, that the participants wanted extend it to three nights instead of two for next year. The second one was the Interchapter Excursion Committee's Lobster Kayaking Weekend in August, at AMC’s Beal Island Campground, Maine. There were seven from our chapter who participated in this trip. We had a great time with other chapters being there, thirty-six participants in total. The last one was our old favorite in

September on Moon Island, Squam Lake, New Hampshire, this was our best trip yet! The only sadness about this trip was that the family of Bald Eagle had moved on to a different location this year. We used a different launch site this time at the Association and found it to be more convenient.

All the other paddle trips were local. Mike Krabach and Bev Thomas held three sea kayak practices at URI Bay Campus on Wednesday afternoon. There was a lot of interest in this paddle training for those who wanted to learn more about sea kayaking and water safety.

Anne Fusco and Sandi Barber did something new this year with an evening concert and kayaking in Wickford Harbor, on Tuesday afternoons in June. A nice social with an easy paddle during the workday to relax. Also, Anne Fusco and Bill Rush, did a new paddle on Victory Day (V.J. Day) Monday, August 14 from Wilson Park and went around Quonset Point. Our original plan was to paddle to Patience Island, but because of the strong winds in the Bay, we had to alter our plans.

This year at the annual Black Tie paddle, we split the group and left from different launch sites. The sea kayakers wanted to do more kayaking on the open Atlantic Ocean side. Our launch site was at Sprague Bridge on Boston Neck Road, Route 1A (The flatwater group left from Grosvenor Camp). But as it turned out the weather and the tides were not in our favor. So we went into the Pettaquamsutt Cove and did some bird watching instead, before going to the pot-luck lunch at Boys and Girls Club of Newport, Grosvenor Camp. As always, the Pot-luck was fantastic and more food then what we can eat. It was a good thing we started at Sprague Bridge, so that we could paddle off our meal.

This year The Narragansett Chapter hosted the Fall Gathering. Bev Thomas led the sea kayaking for the Chapter and did a great job! Saturday, sea kayakers launched from the URI Bay Campus and headed out to historic Dutch Island. The leaders pointed out some of the semi hidden remains of the fort and talked about the military presence on the island and nearby Jamestown since the 1776. We landed on Jamestown beach and walked over to the town beach. The wind picked up and gave us a real workout for the paddle back and to on the bay. Sunday, we launched at Narrow River and paddled to the Ocean near Narragansett Beach Some stayed later and paddled up the River to enjoy the fall colors and it was an enjoyable way to end the season.

Technical Climbing Sub-Committee

Summary of Events October 2005-October 2006

The Technical Climbing Sub-Committee had another very active and successful year! The Beginner and Intermediate climbing classes had a good turn-out. There were 19 students in the Beginner course and 17 in the Intermediate course. This was a very dedicated group as the majority of Beginner students went on to the Intermediate course and the majority of Intermediate students went on to climb with the group during the trips.

We held social events, classes, or trips in every month except December and March. This year’s climbing trips were very well attended. Lots of fun and no one was hurt. Thanks to the ongoing support and efforts of this year’s trip leaders and co-leaders.

Brian Phillips and Peter Barlow, Co-Chairs Technical Climbing Committee

Membership

This past year our chapter saw a slight increase in membership. At the last report from Joy Street, 2701 individuals are members of our chapter.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask anyone and all that read this information to continue or to become active in promoting the club. This is our club and we enjoy all of the benefits of being a member. How about passing the word to friends and family? On your next AMC activity try to make a point and introduce yourself to someone new to the club and make him/her feel welcome.

Our “New Member” hikes have continued with good participation and seem to be well received. We also have seen good participation of new members helping out with our trail work projects. This outreach is done as a follow up of our survey’s returns.

The spring potluck was held in Providence great effort was made to advertise the potluck through posters and the journal and our efforts were not rewarded with outside participation.

The Membership in a Bottle (MIB) is now advertised on our web site. We sold 45 MIB’s this year and this creates additional revenue to the chapter.

This is my last report as the membership chair. I would like to thank all who helped me during these past 4 years.

Maria A. Earley, Membership Chair

Local Hike Committee

The Local Hike Committee had a very good year with the amount of hikes we had. The only problem was the weather didn’t cooperate totally.

Starting From November 2005 to October 31, 2006, hikes were planned for almost every weekend, in some cases on both Saturday and Sunday. Some of these hikes had to be canceled due to inclement weather, but the spirit was there.

• 77 hikes covering all parts of Rhode Island, parts of Massachusetts, and parts of Connecticut, east of the Connecticut River. Bob Cilette led 9 Sunday hikes that are included.

• Bob Cilette listed 50 Wednesday night hikes with socials; although he had to cancel some because of inclement weather.

• As in the past, the Local Hikes committee participated in the Spring Fling by leading hikes in Jamestown. We also led 5 hikes for the fall gathering in different parts of Rhode Island.

• There were 6 New Member Hikes led by Maria Earley to help new members find out more about the club and what is being offered.

• There are currently 59 leaders listed on the Local Hikes roster.

The local hike committee had a great year, and great group of leaders. We are trying to encourage more people to become leaders. This past year we added 3 leaders, with a few more Co/Leaders waiting to get their lead hike in, with one getting rained out so hopefully he’ll get that lead in shortly. I feel good about the up coming year. In the next Four months we have many hikes scheduled.

I will give Herrick Spencer all of my support and help as he takes over this position.

Respectfully Submitted, Louis Jacobs, Local Hikes Chair

Skiing Committee

In contrast to the excellent, long ski season, especially locally, that we enjoyed in 2004-2005, the 2005-2006 winter was not kind to skiers and provided no opportunities for local ski events. Weekend trips executed in New Hampshire and Vermont had mixed success with variable snow conditions. The annual beginner weekend was washed out by rain for the first time in many years. The ski committee looks forward to a return to a more traditional winter for 2006-2007. The committee is in need of some help however as its leader base has dwindled in recent years, so we welcome chapter members interested in becoming ski trip leaders or co-leaders for local and upcountry daytrips and weekend trips.

Narragansett Chapter - AMC
Treasurers Report
October 31, 2006

NARRAGANSETT LEADER SUMMARIES

Year 2006 Qualifiers for Narragansett Chapter Leader Patch

Joyce Chang (Local Hiking)
John Feather (Local Hiking)
Adele Holcombe (Local Hiking)
Roberta Jacobs (Local Hiking)

Prolific Leaders- Led/Administered Several 2005 and 2006 Activities

Nancy Baker (Bicycling)
Peter Barlow (Technical Climbing)
Sean Buckley (Northern Hiking)
Gene Chicoine (Local Hiking)
Bob Cilette (Wednesday Night Events & Local Hiking)
Jennie Crooks (Trails)
Henry Cruciani (Trails)
Aram Deradoorian (Local Hiking)
Henry Donaldson (Northern Hiking)
Jim Dowling (Trails)
Jim Dunn (Northern Hiking)
Sandy Dunn (Local Hiking)
Maria Earley (Local Hiking & Trails)
Barbara Flagg (Flatwater Paddling & Bicycling)
John Fontaine (Technical Climbing)
Anne Fusco (Sea Kayaking & Flatwater Paddling)
Janet Harris (Local Hiking)
Steve Harrison (Northern Hiking & Local Hiking)
Maryanne Heywood (Local Hiking)
Bob Holcombe (Trails & Local Hiking)
Lou Jacobs (Local Hiking)
Gwen Jones (Northern Hiking)
Charlie Killam (Northern Hiking & Leadership Training Events)
Mike Krabach (Paddling & Bicycling)
Mike Martin (Northern Hiking & Local Hiking)
Katherine Mears (Local Hiking)
Jack Merchant (Local Hiking)
Steve Morra (Bicycling, Paddling, & Local Hiking)
Linda Pease (Conservation, Flatwater Paddling, Bicycling, Local & Northern Hiking)
Brian Phillips (Technical Climbing)
Steve Pierce (Local Hiking)
Joe Piotti (Northern Hiking)
Denise Poyer (Northern Hiking, Flatwater Paddling & Conservation)
Ed Poyer (Northern Hiking & Leadership Training Events)
John Ross (Local Hiking)
Bill Rush (Sea Kayaking, Flatwater Paddling, Bicycling, and Local Hiking)
Richard Schaffner (Bicycling)
Jack Schempp (Conservation, Skiing, Bicycling, & Hiking)
Chris Shafer (Trails, Skiing, & Hiking)
Herrick Spencer (Local Hiking & Bicycling)
Karen Stein (Local Hiking)
John Stevens (Local Hiking & Conservation)
Dick Sullivan (Local Hiking)
Bev Thomas (Sea Kayaking)
Sid Wax (Bicycling & Local Hiking)

Thanks To the Other Year 2006 Outdoor Leaders, Also!

Bicycling - Marcie Madsen, Sue McMillan, Carol Richards, Larry Rollins
Conservation - Judy Boss, Patty D’Ambra, Roseann Evans, Yvonne Federowicz, Tim Grover, Robert Sumner-Mack
Local Hiking - Jim Burns, Ginnie Calabrese, Fred Dallinger, Sue Smith, Gail Trapp, Sue Warthman
Northern Hiking - Paula Guarino, Debra Stepinwall, Dale Stefano, Beth Sutton
Paddling - Sandi Barber, Antoinette Breed, Al Stetbacher, Gary Whitney
Skiing - Jerry Bernardini, Dan Kutcher, Roy Loiselle, Greg Mannesto, Dan and Bunny Reardon
Technical Climbing - Bill Baxter, Peter Berard, Gene Biteikine, Angie Bollich, Dave Curry, John Fontaine, Steve Gabis, Joe Goudreau, Marilyn Grant, Jeannine Peterson, Linda Phelan, Bill Rogers
Trails - Al Pointe, Bill Burke, Martha Cruciani, Marjorie Gaunt, Dave Gavitt, Jodi Imms, Steve Imms, Anne LeClerc, Mike Parker, Dan Reardon
Young Adult Committee - Andrew Shearer , Debra Stepinwall

Stewardship Award Winners (Conservation and Trails Committees)

The Stewardship Society Award honors AMC members who volunteer at least 12 hours of trails or conservation service.

Trails Maintenance Stewardship Awards

Chris Shafer
Jodi Imms
Jennie Crooks
Henry Cruciani
Maria Earley
Anne LeClerc
Steve Imms
Jim Dowling
Al Pointe
Bob Holcombe
Katherine Mears
Martha Cruciani
Bruce Crooks
Marjorie Gaunt
Mike Parker
Herrick Spencer
Bill Burke
Barbara Kilcup
Dorothy Hitt
Dick Sullivan
Roy Benoit
Ilse Hill
Shani Carter
Dave Gavitt
Robin Luther
Dick Schaffner
Greg Mannesto

Conservation Committee Stewardship Awards

Patty D’Ambra
Judy Boss
Roseann Evans
Yvonne Federowicz
Barbara Flagg
Tim Grover
Linda Pease
Jack Schempp
John Stevens
Robert Sumner-Mack