Minutes of the Annual Meeting, Saturday November 21, 2009
The Chapter Chair, Tom Eagan, called the meeting to order at Save the Bay Headquarters in Providence, RI at 6:30 PM.
Attending: Tom Eagan, Chapter Chair; Larry Rollins, Past-Chair; Jeannine Peterson, Secretary; Chris Shafer, Activities Chair; Linda Pease, Conservation Co-Chair; Susan Jones, Mary Bonaventure, Membership Committee; Mark Dennen, Communications Chair; Mike Krabach, Webmaster; Jack Schempp, Conservation Co-Chair; Debbie Mitchell, Treasurer; Herrick Spencer, Local Hikes; Shannon Kelley, Photographer/Journalist; Peter Barlow and Brian Phillips, Technical Climbing; Ed Poyer, Northern Hikes; Ilse Hill Gazette Editor and Sandra Savella, Archivist.
An estimated 100 chapter members, friends and family were present in addition to the leadership and executive board members listed.
Tom opened the meeting with a moment of silence recognizing chapter members who passed away during the past year.
Jonathan Stone, Executive Director of Save the Bay welcomed our group to their new facility and said a few words about Save the Bay’s mission and discussed a number of major projects the organization had been working on over the last year.
2008 Annual Meeting Minutes: The minutes to the prior annual report were included in the Annual Meeting package. Tom asked for a motion to accept the 2008 Annual Meeting Minutes. The motion was raised and accepted.
2009 Executive Board and Sub-Committee Chairs: Tom identified the 2009 Executive Committee and Sub-Committee Chairs and thanked them for their many contributions to the Chapter.
Introduction of Chapter Leaders for 2010.
Tom then introduced the 2010 Executive Board and Sub-Committee Leaders.
Tom highlighted that we had a new Archivist and new Young Members Sub-Chair. A motion was then made to accept the proposed Executive Board for 2010. The motion was seconded and approved by the members in attendance. The audience then gave a nice round of applause for the 2010 chapter leaders.
Chair’s Report Tom highlighted the Executive Board’s goals for 2010 which included: better recognition of leaders, increased trip offerings for families and increased membership with better engagement of members. He noted that during 2009, the Chapter profiled a number of leaders in the Gazette, published several articles highlighting the challenges leaders face and the board created the Golden Appie Award (a lifetime achievement award). As a consequence of re-establishing the Family Outings Committee, there were a number of family activities and events and even a story published in the Gazette, and during 2009 member was actually slighted up. Overall, Tom noted that even though we are the 3rd smallest Chapter in the AMC, we are very active with 270 events in 2009 and there are 40 activities alone scheduled for December. In closing, Tom challenged attendees to try new activities and volunteer as a leader or co-leader.
Treasurers Report: Debbie Mitchell, the Chapter Treasurer presented the Treasurers Report. Debbie pointed out that the Chapter is solid financially and will break-even on its 2009 budget by the end of the year.
Awards: Tom presented the 25 and 50 year membership awards to:
Chris Shafer, the Chapter’s Activities Chair presented the New Leader Awards to:
Chris then presented the Prolific Leader Award. (see Annual Meeting package)
Linda Pease, the Chapter’s Conservation Co-Chair, then presented the Stewardship Awards (see full listing in the Annual Meeting package)
John Clark Award Chris Shafer presented the 2009 John Clark Award to Roy Benoit. Roy was recognized for his service to the Chapter as its former chair and his extensive work on the trails committee.
Golden Appie Award Tom explained this new award will be presented to long-time Chapter leaders for their extensive contributions to the Narragansett Chapter over their AMC career. Three people were recognized. Herrick Spenser presented the first award to Bob Cilette. Maria Early presented the second award to Marjorie Gaunt, and Linda Pease presented the final award to Betty Allen. Each presenter explained each award winner’s long-time contributions to the Chapter and the membership thanks each for their many years service to the AMC.
Appie of the Year. Tom first asked all former Appie winners to join him in the front of the room for the 2009 awards. Past winners included: Peter Barlow, Jack Schempp, Maria Early, Linda Pease, Ann and Earl Perkins, Ed Poyer, Chris Shafer, Jeannie Crooks, Sandra Dunne, Martha and Henry Cruciani. The audience gave these people a rousing round of applause.
Tom then introduced Ed Poyer to present the first the Appie of the Year award.
Ed Poyer presented first Appie award, to Charlie Killam, recognizing Charlie for his long dedication to the Northern Hikes committee and for leading more than 70 trips, most of which were overnight and weekend excursions.
Peter Barlow then presented the second Appie award to Brian Phillips, recognizing him for his many years of leadership and mentoring climbers in the technical climbing group.
Business meeting was then adjourned and dinner was served.
AMC Club Comments:
After dinner, Tom
introduced Andy Falendar, AMC’s President who gave a brief
update on the activities and projects being undertaken by the Club’s
staff members and many volunteers.
Guest Speaker:
Tom then introduced our
after dinner speaker, Dr Tim Warren who gave a wonderful and
inspiring slide show presentation about his successful second attempt
at reaching the summit at Mt Everest.
Meeting was then adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeannine Peterson,
Secretary
November, 2009
2009 Annual Report
Narragansett Chapter
Appalachian Mountain Club
www.amcnarragansett.org
AMC's Mission Statement The Appalachian Mountain Club promotes the protection, enjoyment and stewardship of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. We believe that mountains, forests, and waters have intrinsic worth and also provide recreational opportunities, spiritual renewal, and ecological and economic health for the region. Because successful conservation depends on active engagement with the outdoors, we encourage people to experience, learn about, appreciate, and understand the natural world.
1. Meeting Agenda
6:00pm – 6:30pm Social
6:30pm – 7:15pm Business Meeting
Moment of silence – members who have passed away
2. Minutes of the Annual Meeting, November 15, 2008
The Chapter Chair, Gene Mihaly, called the meeting to order at the Cathedral of St. John in Providence, RI at 6:09 PM and introduced himself.
Attending: Gene Mihaly Chapter Chair, Tom Eagan, Vice-Chair; Larry Rollins and Jerry Bernardini, Past-chairs; John Fontaine, Secretary; Chris Shafer, Activities; Linda Pease, Conservation; Susan Jones, Mary Bonaventure, Membership Committee; Mark Dennen, Communications Chair; Mike Krabach, Webmaster; Jack Schempp, Conservation; Debbie Mitchell, Treasurer; Herrick Spencer, Local Hikes; Shannon Kelley, Photographer/Journalist; Peter Barlow, Tech Climbing.
An estimated 60 chapter members were present in addition to the leadership & board members listed. Gene opened the meeting with a moment of silence recognizing chapter members who passed away during the past year.
Secretaries Report:
Motion to accept the 2007 Annual Meeting Minutes raise and accepted.
Chair’s Report:
The 2008 Annual Report was distributed to the members present. Gene recognized the exceptional effort by the chapter in the Trails Bridge built this year.
Treasurers Report:
Debbie Mitchell treasurer presented the Treasurers Report. Debbie pointed out that the chapter is solid financially. The 2008 Treasurers report was then approved.
Gene introduced the current Chapter Board and recognized the committee leaders from 2008. He then proposed the 2009 board and committee chairs candidates. This included the newly recognized Family Outing Committee.
A motion was made to accept the proposed board for 2009. Motion seconded and approved by the chapter membership.
3. Report of the Chapter Chair
When the current Executive Board first met in December, 2008 we took a step back from the typical agenda to think about the current state of our Chapter and what we needed to do to make the Narragansett Chapter more vibrant. We continued our discussions over the next 3-4 meetings and came up with three goals that we agreed to work towards in 2009 and beyond. I first reported those goals in the April issue of our Chapter newsletter the Gazette. Those goals were:
1. Better recognize leaders. 2. Offer more activities to families. 3. Increase membership.
On the Chapter level we are volunteer based organization and our leadership is our most important asset. We recognized with out a good cadre of leaders there would no Chapter. We also recognized that we needed to develop and recruit new leaders.
Our second goal was to increase the number of activities we offer to families. This would be a far easier challenge, since we had not offered any family programs in the last 5-6 years. However, we also recognized that we had a responsible to help develop the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and conservationist.
Our third goal was to increase membership and to better engage our members. The more active our chapter, the more vibrant and exciting our Chapter would become. This was going to be a particularly difficult challenge given the economic environment we faced and the competition for other organizations for our members’ free time.
Tonight I’d like to report on how we’ve done.
First – leadership. We have begun to take steps to better recognize our leaders and to make their jobs a little easier. We began profiling leaders in the Chapter Gazette. We did this to both recognize our leaders, and to let members know a little bit aout those people who are leading activities, so they would feel more comfortable signing up for trips. Next I wrote an article June issue of the Gazette asking members to be a little more considerate by signing up for trips early, showing up for trips they registered for, coming to trips/activities prepared and even more important, offering to help out our leaders and becoming a leader themselves. And finally, at this year’s annual meeting we created a new award called the “Golden Appie” to recognize and to thank those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the chapter over an extended period of time…a kind of lifetime achievement award. We are very fortunate in our chapter to have over 150 active leaders, many of whom will be recognized tonight. Our work here is not finished, but I think were off to a good start.
Second – family activities. We resurrected the FOC and for the first time in 5 or 6 years we offered programs specifically targeted towards families. In 2009 we offered 14 different events/activities ranging from family strolls and hikes to paddling to conservation and trail work. 10 leaders stepped forward to help rejuvenate this program. Mark Dennen also wrote and published an article entitled “No RI Child left Inside” which include tips for taking children outdoors and suggesting trips and activities to parents. In the August issue of the Gazette, Terry Gaspard and her 10 year old daughter Catie wrote an article about a family hike to the Normand Bird Sanctuary. It is also not by accident that you see more pictures of kids and families in the Gazette and we now have a number of leaders who are opening up their activities to families. Again, we still have more work to be done, but we’re off to a great start.
And finally – increasing membership. With the economy and the competition all clubs face for their members’ free time, many other clubs are facing declining membership. This year we have a new membership chair, Robin Kuznitz who has a lot of energy and who has lead our efforts to increase membership. This year, thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, we were well represented at this year’s RI Outdoor Pursuit, a state-wide program focused on getting residents and families outdoors. We developed a new membership brochure for our chapter that we’ve handed out at dozens of locations around the state, we have manned membership tables at EMS and REI, and we just had a wonderful, well attended new member weekend at the Highland Center. As a result of these efforts and the large number of trips, activities and events we continue to offer members, we are happy to report that we’ve seen a slight increase in membership, which is amazing given the current recession.
Our efforts to better engage our membership includes continuing our tradition of offering a wide variety of trips and activities. In the last year, we have offered over 270 trips and events. In the current issue of the Gazette alone, we have over 40 different activities. That’s 40 activities – in the middle of winter….this is not just a summer club. And tonight, we have almost 100 people attending our annual meeting, which is about a 30% increase over last year…again during one of the worst recessions we’ve seen since the 1930’s. We have made some good progress, but there is more work to be cone.
There are also many other wonderful trips, events and activities our leaders have offered in 2009…too many to mention. I would therefore encourage you to read through the Chapter’s Annual Report to see each Sub-Committee’s reports and the many things our leaders have accomplished in 2009.
So tonight, I welcome you to the Chapter’s Annual meeting with a challenge to try something in new in 2010. Learn how to cross-country ski, go on a paddle, perform some trail work, attend a conservation event or take a hike. Get outside and get involved. I would also challenge each person here to consider becoming a co-leader in an area of interest to help perpetuate the Chapter’s active history and vibrant spirit. If you do, I can promise you’ll meet new people who will become close friend, you will feel better as you become more active and you’ll better appreciate the natural gifts we have all been given.
Thanks.
Tom Eagan, Chapter Chair
4. Actions of the Executive Board for 2009
Actions of the Executive Board - 2009
In addition to routine matters, the Board passed the following motions:
Appie of the Year Nomination and John Clack awards were decided.
A brand new award, The Golden Appie was created to honor long-term leadership, commitment and dedication to the Narragansett Chapter. Three award recipients were identified.
A Young Adult Members Sub-Chair has signed on. He responsible for planning and organizing activities that encouraging people in their 20s and 30s to get involved in the AMC and enjoy the outdoors.
A new Chapter Archivist has volunteered her time to be responsible for maintaining records and documents that relate to the history of the Chapter.
AMC table with information and banner display at an event at REI.
No child RI left inside initiative many family day events where added.
The Webmaster started the Gazette on line and improved the general appearance and ease of use of the website.
And the online Member Center is up and running.
The Gazette ran several profiles of local AMC leaders.
The Spring Fling was held in May.
The Labor Day weekend trip to NH was a great success.
John Fontaine turned his position as secretary over to Jeannine Peterson.
New Brochures were obtained from Joy St.
Robin Kuznitz volunteered to be Membership Chair.
Many trips were offered to chapter members, most being well-attended.
5. Narragansett Chapter Appalachian Mountain Club Committee Reports – 2009
Conservation Committee: Narragansett Chapter
Summary of 2009 Conservation Events Jan. – October 2009
Three events were outstanding.
Stranded Whales
Beached Whales presentation by URI Graduate Oceanography School
by a Professor who specializes in whales, excellent presentation, lots of good questions.
Providence Reservoir: Water Supply & Quality
The reservoir walk was a remarkable success. There is great interest in water quality/water supply in RI. The Providence Reservoir rarely offers public programs, we convinced them that that it would be a good idea.
The Chief Engineer walked us around and provided information on the reservoir
and the mills that were formerly located within the watershed. Over the years the reservoir expanded and flooded two to small towns that included a few mansions. There was extensive discussion regarding the water supply in the future and water quality with numerous questions. The walk lasted about 3 hours -- two hours longer than anticipated. Plenty of questions, everyone was fascinated. Water is becoming a matter of increasing public concern. This could be a good program for any community and an opportunity to tie into Climate Change.
Backyard Habitat
This was our third year of conducting a Bird & bee backyard habitat introductory session with the Master Gardeners (URI) making the presentation and using the REI back room as our meeting area. REI has also been very helpful in publicizing the event. The focus is on encouraging homeowners to convert a portion of their yards into habitats that encourage birds to nest. Native plants and bushes are used. A planted habitat is interesting and helps native/migrating creatures to survive by providing food, water and shelter. Use of native plans reduces care, mowing, fertilizing, watering and provides an array of colorful blossoms in the spring.
Many thanks to our Committee members who constantly search for interesting conservation events ideas, plan, arrange, lead, and Co-Lead them: Kris Caproni, Patty D’Ambra, Roseann Evans, John Feather, Yvonne Federowicz, Barbara Flagg, Dennis McCarthy, Herrick Spenser, and Gail Trapp.
Co Chairs Linda Pease and Jack Schempp
LOCAL HIKES REPORT FROM NOVEMBER 2008 TO NOVEMBER 2009
I want to first thank the leaders for their service with the hikes this past year. Hiking is a year around activity, which is something that cannot be said for some of our other chapter activities. Thereby making hiking one of our most important activities for chapter members. 110 hikes were scheduled and led by our local hikes leaders when weather conditions permitted.
We were asked by other RI community organizations for help to promote hiking this year. It is much to the credit for this chapter and the leaders to have offered some of their time to reach out to the wider Local Community.
At this time volunteers are needed within our chapter to fill open positions. I am pleased to report that a member has come forward at this time to help coordinate the Wednesday hikes. The chapter has also added new leaders, who are now qualified to lead our local hikes.
On the behalf of the chapter, I want thank Bob Cilette and show our appreciation for his help for scheduling over many years the Wednesday hiking group. He was the go to person who took the inquiring phone calls for information and directions. Members are indebted for his organizing, leading, and locating these hikes. This is only just one role he has performed for this chapter for over many decades. Unfortunately, due to eyesight problems Bob has had to give up scheduling hikes.
Respectably yours,
Herrick Spencer
Local Hikes Sub chair
Technical Climbing Sub-Committee
Summary of Events October 2008-October 2009
The Technical Climbing Sub-Committee had another active and successful year. We have maintained our usual size of about thirty active members, which spans long time group members to new members from this year’s classes. The climbing courses have been dwindling in numbers in recent years and this year continued the trend with the 13 students in the Beginner course and 16 in the Intermediate course. This was a very dedicated group as most all the Beginner students went on to the Intermediate course and the majority of Intermediate students went on to climb with the group during the trips. The June trip to the Gunks in New York was the largest ever with 36 participants.
We held social events, classes, or trips in every month except December and March. This year’s climbing trips were very well attended with lots of fun and no injuries. Thanks to the ongoing support and efforts of this year’s trip leaders and co-leaders. In August the technical climbers sponsored a Family day at Lincoln woods, which was a fun day and a great success.
We hosted the Reel Rock Film Tour at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence with REI. REI sponsored the cost of the film and provided gear for a raffle. It was very well attended with 93 tickets sold.
Brian Phillips and Peter Barlow
Technical Climbing Sub-Committee
Biking Committee Chair 2009
This year we scheduled over 40 weekend and mid week rides. Unfortunately due to a wet spring several ended up being cancelled. However, our Spring Fling rides saw a few new members who liked what they saw and participated in some rides throughout the summer.
The Tuesday evening rides were well attended. It has become apparent these rides are well liked and well received and we hope these rides will remain as popular in the coming years. The traditional rides, Clam Cake, Pasta Challenge rides, the Watch Hill ride, and the Bike Path rides, remain very popular and many participants comment they look forward to them.
The leaders Dick Schafner, Sid Wax and Nancy Baker led over 14 rides combined. Their love of cycling and their enthusiasm is to be applauded. Nancy Baker is an experienced well-liked consistent leader and she leads her rides through new and scenic areas most people haven’t seen before. Steve Morra led his very popular Tiverton/Sakonnet ride once again. Carol Richards continues to lead many mid week rides and hopefully will continue in the years to come, as they are a welcome respite from the long workday. I am happy to say this summer also brought forward 2 new ride leaders, Jane Viera and Gail Larkin. While they only got their feet wet with a co-lead or two, they are nonetheless getting involved which is what it’s all about! And Tom Shackelford is eager to begin leading next year after a couple of co-leads. I commend EVERY bike leader and co-leader for their commitment to our chapter.
I look forward to working with our many bike leaders again and hopefully inspire new leaders for the 2010 riding season.
Respectfully,
Marcie Madsen
Biking Chair
Membership Committee Report
In this year of economic uncertainty it is not surprising that most of the chapters of the AMC experienced a decrease in membership. The Membership Committee of the Narragansett Chapter is happy to note that our chapter was one of the few exceptions and we actually experienced a very slight increase in membership. We currently have 2,518 members, which is 0.68% above last year.
In an effort to encourage new members to join through our chapter website, the Membership Committee helped design new chapter brochures that were distributed at various stores and events throughout the year. Our annual Spring Fling, which took place at the beautiful South Kingstown Land Trust Barn, attracted a nice group of people including prospective, new and current members. Events included scenic hikes, paddling, bicycling and family activities. Everyone seemed to enjoy the Galapagos Islands lecture and slide show presentation given by photographer and naturalist Prentice K. Stout. The Membership Committee also participated in and organized membership tables at several events including the Land and Water Summit, the CCRI Wellness Fair, EMS & REI store events, a lifestyle exposition and the RI Great Outdoors Pursuit. The Membership Committee thanks all of the volunteers who helped promote our chapter at these events.
The most exciting event for the Membership Committee this year was hosting a New Member Welcome Weekend at the Highland Center in the Crawford Notch, NH. The weekend programs included day hikes, green technology tours, leave no trace workshops, tips for low impact hikers, tai chi classes and delicious organic meals prepared with locally grown foods. The Membership Committee was excited to meet and get to know over a dozen of our newest members. The weekend was a wonderful success and we were very pleased that everyone seemed to have a great time.
This year the AMC launched a special Membership Chairs Group on Yahoo. This group was created for us to learn, gather information and find answers to questions that chairs from other chapters can help answer. We plan to take full advantage of this great resource because connecting with other Memberships Chairs provides a wonderful opportunity to brainstorm, problem solve and share experiences.
Our goal for next year is to provide more opportunities and events that attract potential members and welcome new members. Although our numbers were only up slightly this year, the Membership Committee is encouraged by this information and we are committed to exploring new and creative ways to increase membership in 2010.
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Kuznitz, Membership Chair and Mary Bonaventure, Membership, Vice Chair
Backpacking & Northern Hikes 2009 Annual Report
We have enjoyed another excellent year of hiking and backpacking. During the last year our group sponsored 30 activities run by 20 leaders and co-leaders. Our leaders provided activities ranging from the popular day hikes in the Pack-Monadnock and the Holyoke range to winter backpack trips in the White Mountains. Hikes were offered in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. Overnighters to AMC huts such as Galehead remained popular. Trips to ‘drive up’ AMC facilities such as the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center were thoroughly enjoyed, as were trips to private facilities.
In addition to day hikes, we offered backpack trips run in New Hampshire, which included beginner summer trips and winter backpacks. Some of our leaders offer club-wide events, and one of our leaders led and co-led at “August Camp” again this year.
All of our leaders have Wilderness First Aid certification; some have Wilderness First Responder certification. Four of our leaders remain active as instructors at AMC’s Mountain Leadership School. Our leaders also serve as resources to the Leadership Development Committee for workshops and trips.
In terms of skills advancement, we again offered workshops in map & compass and winter mountain safety, which were well attended and very well received. Our Step-by-Step hiking series, which gradually exposes local hikers to mountain hiking skills and conditions, continued to attract much interest.
Thank you to our northern hikes leaders and co-leaders, who gave us so many fine activities this year.
Ed Poyer,
Sub Chair,
Backpacking & Northern
Hiking Sub Committee
Trails Committee Report 2009
On behalf of the AMC, I want to thank the 126 volunteers who contributed a total of 1,140 hours of trail work, and 100 hours on administrative duties. There were 14 volunteers who contributed in excess of 12 hours each.
Trail events are noted below
Leadership Development Committee 2009
During 2009, the Leadership Development Committee continued to support the activities committees’ leader development.
Wilderness First Aid Workshop was held in April 2009. It was held at Camp Hoffman, and was attending by 40 participants – 12 chapter leaders, 14 chapter members and 14 non-members. This course was taught by SOLO and was coordinated by committee member Charlie Killam, with help from Ed Poyer and registrar Linda Pease.
In May 2009, the committee conducted a Map & Compass Workshop. Nine participants attended the workshop, which was taught by Ed Poyer and others. It followed the format of prior years, with one night of classroom instruction and one day of field practice at Arcadia.
In April 2010, the committee will again be producing a SOLO Wilderness First Aid Workshop, to be held at Camp Hoffman in So. Kingston. We plan to offer basic WFA every year, with advanced courses subject to funding and interest level.
In May 2010, the committee will be conducting a Map & Compass Workshop. The workshop will follow the format of prior years, with one night of classroom and one day of field practice at Arcadia.
Charlie Killam, Chair,
Leadership Development Committee
2009 Paddling summary for Annual Report
This year we had 12 flat-water paddles along with 5 combined paddles with the Wood/Pawcatuct Watershed Association and the Ten Mile River Association. There were 2 cancellations due to weather conditions.
We have partnered with the Ten Mile River Association this year, which is an advantage to both groups. We are currently partnered with the Wood/Pawcatuct Watershed Association for the same advantages. These partnerships allow us, and them, the opportunity to reach out to more flat-water paddlers.
This year, as in past years, we had two paddles in New Hampshire. One, the annual weekend camping trip on an island at Squam Lake, and the other this year a weekend on Lake Winnepesaukee. Due to scheduling conflicts the multi-event Squam Lake weekend usually held at Camp Deerwood, was held at Camp Winaukee on Lake Winnepesaukee. Attending members were quite favorable to the new location.
The sea kayakers had 9 paddles scheduled but 3 were canceled due to weather. We also scheduled 5 rescue practice sessions, of which 2 had to be canceled. We did not offer a general safety training class for both flat water and sea kayaking members this year, but plan to offer one next year. The most recent one was held last year.
Two sea kayaks have been added to the rental fleet. There are now a total of 6 kayaks that can be used by members. The Chapter owns two and the leaders own the others.
Family Outing Committee – Summary 2009
The Family Outing Committee was active a number of years ago, but became inactive. A new group of leaders has stepped forward to rejuvenate the committee and we offered Family Outing activities for the first time in 5-6 years. This year we offered 14 different events/activities ranging from family strolls and hikes to paddling to conservation and trail work. 10 leaders stepped forward to lead these activities and our thanks and appreciation go out to:
6. Treasurer's Report 2009
The attached Treasurer's report represents a summary of receipts and disbursements through the end of October 2009. The total cash and investment amount of $33,333 includes funds from the Chapter's checking account along with the pooled investment account held by Joy St.
7. Narragansett Leader Summaries
Year 2009 Qualifiers for Narragansett Chapter Leader Patch:
8. Stewardship Awards
Trail committee volunteers who have performed at least 12 hours of trail work and/or planning/administering trail activities in 2009.