AMC New York-North Jersey Chapter

Chapter Handbook for Officers and Committee Chairs

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Sandy Hook Adventure

Working with the National Park Service, AMC has secured rental-residency at Fort Hancock’s Education Building 102 for August. The building site accommodates 50 people in 15 rooms.

To learn more, go to the Sandy Hook Adventure page.

2009 Individual Reservations Open September 1

Starting September 1, individual members and the public can book reservations for the coming year at AMC Destinations. Here are some changes you will see in 2009 rates:
  • Consistent 3-night and 5-night discounting during peak periods, simplifying travel planning – 3-night rates are always 10% off the base single night rate, and 5-night rates are 20% off (stay 4 nights, get the 5th free). New this year, discounted pricing has been extended to include all child rates, as well as private and family rooms at the Highland Center, Joe Dodge Lodge, and Cardigan. These rates are available Sunday-Friday at any combination of huts and lodges in New Hampshire and Maine.
  • Entry Level Pricing at Lonesome Lake. To encourage more families with young children to try our family friendly, easy-to-access Lonesome Lake hut, we will discount stays at Lonesome Lake by 10% Sunday-Friday.
  • Cardigan Meal Service on Winter Weekends. Cardigan Lodge will offer meal service (dinner, breakfast, and trail lunch) on Friday and Saturday nights (and Sunday nights on MLK and President's Day weekends) January through March, making it even easier to enjoy the great cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and hospitality at this destination. Whole lodge, self-service rentals will be available for chapter programs and other groups throughout the winter, and groups of 25 or more can still arrange for meal service Sunday-Thursday with advance notice.
To plan your 2009 vacation with the AMC, visit www.outdoors.org/lodging or call 603-466-2727 for more information and reservations.

The purpose of this Handbook is to give new Chapter officers and Committee Chairs an overall view of how the Club and Chapter work, the responsibilities of Chapter Officers and Chapter Committee Chairs, and their relationship to the membership, Club Officers and Club Committees.

Because of the differences between the numerous Committee activities and services, each Committee operates in its own fashion which has evolved to suit its particular needs. The intent of this manual is to offer general guidelines for all the Committees and then guidelines for the specific Committees. Being aware of how the Club, Chapter and other committees function, may make your job less intimidating.

Editor's Note: This on line editon of the Handbook is the most current edition. Sections that change are inserted as required. If you need a printed copy, print the latest edition from these pages. If you are an officer or Committee Chair, please keep your section current as your procedures change. Print a copy of your current section, make any notes you think are needed and send a copy of these notes to the Chapter Vice Chair. The Vice Chair will review your changes and may ask you to revise or clarify something, then forward your changes to the Webmaster for inclusion in the Handbook. Sections that are known to need updating are marked ‘!’, If your section is so marked, please make the appropriate changes and send to the Chapter Vice Chair as soon as possible.

  1. Bird's Eye View Of The Club
  2. Chapter Organization
    1. Responsibilities Of The Executive Committee
      1. Responsibilities Of The Chapter Officers
        1. CHAIR
        2. VICE CHAIR
        3. TREASURER
        4. SECRETARY
        5. REPRESENTATIVE EXECUTIVES
      2. Responsibilities Of The Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
    2. Chapter Office Manager
  3. Chapter Policies
    1. Standard Operating Procedures
    2. Trips
  4. Guidelines For All Committees
    1. Activity Committees
      1. Backpack
      2. Bicycle
      3. Canoe
      4. Climbing
      5. Hiking
      6. Inter-Chapter Excursions
      7. Sailing
      8. Singles & Sociables!
      9. Skiing
      10. Softball
      11. Softball
      12. Family!
    2. Service And Facilities Committees
      1. Advisory
      2. Archives
      3. Fire Island
      4. Hospitality
      5. Membership
      6. Newsletter
      7. Nominating
      8. Safety
      9. Schedule!
      10. Website
      11. Wilderness First Aid
    3. Public Service Committees
      1. AMC Outings For Urban Kids
      2. Conservation!
      3. Environmental Advocates
      4. New York - New Jersey Trail
      5. Program
      6. Trails
  5. New York-North Jersey Chapter By-Laws
    1. NY-NoJ Chapter By-Laws
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