President Gary Musser called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
Approximately 19 people attended.
Officers’ Reports:
- President, Gary Musser: no report
- Vice President, Fred Burgess: no report
- Treasurer, Bill Hoffman: Reports that as of 1/1/24 we had $44,024.29 in our account. He states he received a request from Catamount for monetary support during their annual fund drive. We gave $500 last year. We will wait until April to decide on this.
- Secretary, Marilyn Grove: no report
- Membership, Nancy Kauhl: Requests that if you have articles for the newsletter to get them to her ASAP. She requested pictures from Craftsbury trip participants. States there are still spots available on Stowe, Cazenovia, Ellis Cove and Craftsbury II.
- Extended Trip Co Ordinators – David Walborn, Jamie Hackman: no report
- Webmaster – Bill Stine: absent, no report
- Day Trips – Bill Stine: absent, no report
Old Business:
- Executive Committee will be discussing the recent request to change the meeting time to afternoon.
New Business:
- As a result of the change in meeting time to 6:30pm, dinner will be moved to 5:00pm so as not to delay the start of the general meeting.
- There will be no February meeting. The next general meeting will be March 5, 2024 at Center Street Grill.
- The business meeting adjourned at 7:05pm.
Program:
Ed Cook introduced the video “Why We Cross Country Ski” by Art Copoulous. The video (mainly filmed in Anchorage, Alaska) included interviews with skiers and beautiful snow scene footage! There was an interesting clip of the opening ceremony of the 1976 Winter Olympics featuring cross country skiers. We cross country ski to stay fit and healthy, to bring together family and friends and for happiness and joy.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Grove