Cayuga Trails Club. Annual Meeting Sunday, January 25, 2015

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1 Cayuga Trails Club Annual Meeting Sunday, January 25, 2015

2 Meeting Agenda 1. Call meeting to order Roger Hopkins 2. Minutes of last meeting Mike Roberts 3. Treasurer's Report Jim Connors 4. President's Report Roger Hopkins 5. Standing and Other Committee Reports 6. Election of Officers for the 2015 year 7. Oscar Awards Presentation Special presentation

3 Secretary s Report Mike Roberts Minutes of 2014 Annual Membership Meeting Thank you Mike!

4 2014 Treasurer s Report Jim Connors

5 Income Income and Expense Statement 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Expenses 2014 Actual 2014 Budget Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Member Donations Guidebook Guidebook Membership Interest on Accounts Merchandise Membership Dues Newsletter Membership - Life PayPal fees Merchandise Post Office Box Special Donations Social AHS Grant Trails FLTC Reimbursements Total Income 2014: Total Expense 2014: From Reserves to cover expenses 204

6 Reserves 2014 Year End account amount Checking: 4057 Savings: 4310 CD #1: 5799 CD #2: 6186 CD #3: Total CD's: Balance 12/31/ Balance 12/31/ Net change in reserves: -204

7 Guide book: 1500 printed, 1238 ditributed/sold, 262 remaining As of end of 2014: $5,817 profit 12th Edition Guide Book Revenue Accumulative Expenses Accumulative Income Qty Sold per Quarter $25, income/expense $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $ quantity sold/distributed per quarter 2QFY11 3QFY11 4QFY11 1QFY12 2QFY12 3QFY12 4QFY12 1QFY13 2QFY13 3QFY13 4QFY13 1QFY14 2QFY14 3QFY14 4QFY14 Fiscal Quarter

8 Any Questions???

President's Report Roger Hopkins Executive Board Officers President Roger Hopkins Vice President David Priester Secretary Mike Roberts Treasurer Jim Connors Member at Large 14 15 Eric Mastroberti

9 President's Report Roger Hopkins Executive Board Officers President Roger Hopkins Vice President David Priester Secretary Mike Roberts Treasurer Jim Connors Member at Large Eric Mastroberti Member at Large Micheline Zion Committees 3391 Trails Paul Warrender WLL Hikes Barbara Nussbaum Guidebook Lincoln Brown Adopt a Highway David Priester Archives Barbara Morley Finance John Andersson IT Roger Hopkins, Webmaster Landowner Relations Peter Marks Membership Barbara Nussbaum Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor Publicity Carol Mallison Social Marsha Zgola 1,358 hours reported to FLTC!

10 President s Report Roger Hopkins 2014 Accomplishments 50 th Anniversary of the Cayuga Trail Two FLTC AlleyCat construction projects Diane s Crossing Bridge Roger s Lean-to Repairs Transfer of Riemen Woods to FLTC Significant donation to Cayuga Waterfront Trail First increase in number of members in 4 years First increase in number of events and participants in 4 years

Trail Conference and CTC NCTA Honor Award from North

11 President s Report Roger Hopkins Annual Conservation Award from Finger Lakes Land Trust to Finger Lakes Trail Conference and CTC NCTA Honor Award from North Country Trail Association and Finger Lakes Trail Conference to CTC

President s Report Roger Hopkins Hike to celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of the Cayuga Trail Long and Short Hikes - 50 participants hosted by CTC

12 President s Report Roger Hopkins Hike to celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of the Cayuga Trail Long and Short Hikes - 50 participants hosted by CTC and Cornell Plantations Natural Areas Leopold Bench and signage installed by CTC Short History of Cayuga Trail Thanks to Tom Reimers and Mike Roberts

13 Hike to celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of the Cayuga Trail

14 President s Report Roger Hopkins 2015 Challenges Continue with frequent, well-attended events Continue to improve member communication Protect and Maintain the Finger Lakes Trail Strengthen Committees and volunteer resources Membership Committee Trails Committee IT/Website Committee SPECIAL CHALLENGE: 2015 FLTC Spring Conference

Activities Finance Committee John Andersson, Chair Jim Connors Dave Priester Prepared 2015 Budget for adoption at the February Executive Board meeting.

15 Activities Finance Committee John Andersson, Chair Jim Connors Dave Priester Prepared 2015 Budget for adoption at the February Executive Board meeting. Prepared written 2013 Internal Audit of finances by reviewing the Treasurer s records and responsibilities. Prepared Conflict of Interest Policy for compliance with NYS Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013.

16 Cayuga Trails Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor 4 Issues published in 2014 Past issues archived on website Digital delivery (color) coming soon, with Options for printing

17 Trails Committee Paul Warrender CTC s total trail work effort for 2014: 2033 hours Thank you to all trail adopters and volunteers!

18 2014 highlights Trails Committee Paul Warrender Construction of new Diane's Crossing bridge Trail Tending Thursdays Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve trails constructed FLT reroute in Finger Lakes National Forest Trail bridge repair on Cayuga Trail Boardwalk construction at Texas Hollow State Forest

19 2015 projects Trails Committee Paul Warrender Construction and dedication of new Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve Lean-to Completion of boardwalk construction project at Texas Hollow National Trails Day, Saturday, June 6th at Texas Hollow; staircase! Bring your hammers and saws! Clippo Thursdays are coming for 2015! Install new privy and privacy screen at Tamarack Lean-to

Walk, Look & Learn Hikes Barbara Nussbaum 78 Hikes & Events during 2014 Year # of Hikes & Events # of Different Hike Leaders No Shows or Cancellations Reported Attendees

20 Walk, Look & Learn Hikes Barbara Nussbaum 78 Hikes & Events during 2014 Year # of Hikes & Events # of Different Hike Leaders No Shows or Cancellations Reported Attendees Average Per Event

Publicity Carol Mallison Cayuga Trails Club s many events and worthwhile accomplishments were recognized in: o Tompkins Weekly o Ithaca Journal o Ithaca Times o Prime Times o Finger Lakes Community

21 Publicity Carol Mallison Cayuga Trails Club s many events and worthwhile accomplishments were recognized in: o Tompkins Weekly o Ithaca Journal o Ithaca Times o Prime Times o Finger Lakes Community Newspapers o NCTA North Star o Finger Lakes Land Trust newsletter o Finger Lakes Trail News o Natural Awakenings, a new monthly publication Please help publicize the CTC by leaving brochures in a place you frequent, or suggest other possibilities for CTC publicity.

22 IT/Website Roger Hopkins & Barbara Nussbaum Barb Nussbaum to the rescue! Hike postings and calendar to website Maintain membership database Hike postings to Newsletter (6/year) Hike postings and membership list export to MailChimp Reminder s using MailChimp (weekly) Roger Barbara Freddie

23 Website is averaging about 371 visits per day CTC Facebook page 211 likes, 88 posts FLTC Facebook page 749 likes CTC Yahoo group 84 members, 15 postings FLTC Yahoo group 640 members, 198 postings IT/Website Roger Hopkins

24 Social Marsha Zgola Jan. 26 Annual Meeting and Banquet at Ramada Inn. Guest Speaker Tom Seeley. 70+ members and guests in attendance Aug. 7 Summer Picnic at Upper Pavilion Buttermilk Falls State Park. 40+ in attendance Sep 28 CT 50 th Anniversary hike. 50 participants Oct. 19 General Membership Meeting and Dish to Pass Supper at Ellis Hollow Community Center. ~25 people in attendance

25 Membership Barbara Nussbaum Total Memberships 214 (v. 192 last year) Individual 96 (88) Family 57 (59) Contributing 26 (19) Lifetime 35 (26) Non-renewal rate of 2013 members 22% (30%) Many donations beyond membership dues Thank you!

26 Membership Barbara Nussbaum New Membership Database

27 Guidebook Committee Lincoln Brown New Edition planned for Summer, 2015

28 Highway Cleanup David Priester NY Route 366, between Pine Tree Road and the hamlet of Varna Met 4 times in the 2014 season 16 individual volunteers Look for the 2015 dates to be posted soon! 28

29 Archives Barb Moreley CTC Newsletters , 2006 present

30 Landowner Relations Peter Marks Annual Thank You letter Contact when needed Withdrawal of permission by one landowner; reroute in progress Trail etiquette is increasingly important, especially on private land

31 THANK YOU CTC COMMITTEES! Trails Paul Warrender WLL Hikes Barbara Nussbaum Guidebook Lincoln Brown Adopt a Highway David Priester Archives Barbara Morley Finance John Andersson IT Roger Hopkins, Webmaster Landowner Relations Peter Marks Membership Barbara Nussbaum Newsletter Judy Austic, Editor Publicity Carol Mallison Social Marsha Zgola com mit tee kəˈmidē/ noun 1. a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.

32 Election of officers for 2014 Nominating Committee Paul Warrender Gary Mallow Nigel Dyson-Hudson Responsible For Nominating: Four (4) Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer One (1) Member-at-Large for two year term 32

33 2015 Oscar Awards Presentation Suzanne Cohen*** 2014 Oscar Brown David Priester 2014 Oscar Gray 33

34 OSCAR BROWN S 2015 visit to LegoLand

35 SPECIAL minute PRESENTATION break

36 Bugs that threaten to change the way we walk in the woods Mark Whitmore, Extension Associate Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University 37

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