Following the Sunday hike, join us for the Springwater Trails, Inc, annual meeting. We plan to have a slideshow reviewing the 2015 hikes, and a talk, with slides, about Antarctica by Melissa.

The Social and Annual Meeting is open to everyone, and your comments are welcome.  Voting for officers and other business brought up at the meeting is limited to members of Springwater Trails.  Membership forms will be available at the meeting and memberships for 2016 can be purchased at half price.

Agenda

• Welcome to members and friends
• A review of 2015
• Looking ahead to 2016
  • Springwater Bicentenial
  • Springwater Trails Goals
  • A word about seasonal hike coordinators
• Election of Officers
• Penguins of Antarctica – Melissa Cohen
• Adjournment

Powerpoint for the Annual Meeting is available here.

NOTE: The social and annual meeting will start at about 4:30 Daylight Savings Time

Following the Sunday hike, join us for the Springwater Trails, Inc, annual meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers for 2017 and to plan for the upcoming year. Following the business portion of the meeting, Fran Gotcsik of Lima, NY, will share some of the experiences she has had during 26 years of working to launch new hiking and multi-use trails across New York. In 1991 Fran became the Local Coordinator for the Genesee Valley Greenway, and in 1996, she became the Executive Director of the Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway. In 2003, Fran joined Parks and Trails New York, where she is currently a Senior Consultant.

The Social and Annual Meeting is open to everyone interested in Springwater, trails and hiking. Your comments and advice are welcome during the meeting.  Voting for officers and other business brought up at the meeting is limited to members of Springwater Trails. Honorary memberships are awarded to hikers who have completed 20 group activities during the previous calendar year, to members of the executive board who have served for a full year term, and to individual who have served as a seasonal hike coordinator during one season. Membership forms will also be available at the meeting and memberships for 2017 can be purchased for $10 ($15 for a family).

There are six elected officers: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, VP of hiking, and trail master. We will be accepting nominations for all six offices during the annual meeting, and all members will be allowed to vote for one nominee for each office. The duties of each officer are described in Article IV of the By-Laws of the Springwater Trails, Inc.

Agenda

• Welcome to members and friends
• A review of 2016 and plans for 2017
• Nominations from the floor for Officers
• Election of Officers
• Trails of New York – Fran Gotcsik
• Adjournment