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FALL - Greeting the Season!The leaf-peeping season is in full swing in Colorado! For many, the transition to winter is their favorite time in the Centennial State. With this in mind, we're excited to announce a Ski Film Screening coming up next month, on Thursday November 10th at 7pm at the American Mountaineering Center. Stay tuned for more details and prepare your best vintage ski attire for our contest and come prepared for the "shotski"!
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Eckart Roder Education Fund Annual DinnerJoin us this Thursday, October 13, from 6-8:30pm for a potluck dinner that benefits the Eckart Roder Education Fund. Tickets are a $20 tax-deductible contribution to the Fund, which supports CMC member projects focused on mountain safety, responsibility, and courtesy. Celebrate the legacy of Eckart Roder while connecting with your CMC community and hearing inspiring stories of hands-on education and service in the mountains from past awardees and our keynote speaker, Sheryl Lampert. Learn more about the dinner, past projects, and application process.
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Permit Deadline October 15School Directors & Instructors, it is time to submit all non-USFS permit requests for 2023. Please use this link to submit all field day requests for 2023 on public lands outside of the Forest Service. This includes places like Jefferson County, State Parks, BLM, City of Colorado Springs, etc. Reach out to Roberta or reference the Guide to Permits under Leader Resources. Now is also a great time to report your actual use. Please fill out this form to provide accurate information on past permitted activities. If you have any questions, Roberta will be available Wednesday, October 12 from 4-5pm over Zoom. Please email roberta@cmc.org to get the link to join.
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Leadership Summit / Mountain Fest Reflections
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, staff, and members, the 2022 Mountain Fest was a huge success! We started the day with a Leadership Summit for some of our stellar volunteer leaders, which included a Diverstiy, Equity, & Inclusivity (DEI) training led by Nadia Ali of Idea Labs. Together we defined and discussed DEI terms and our cultural identities.
Our next DEI workshop will examine implicit bias and microaggressions and how to navigate through these issues as a community. Nadia will lead this DEI session over Zoom on Tuesday, November 15th, from 6-8pm. Even if you did not attend the first session, you can still participate for the next session. If you attend two of the three DEI workshops, you will earn a DEI badge on the CMC website. We hope you can join us!
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Volunteer of the Month: Don Carpenter
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Don first joined CMC in 1975 when he took the Basic Mountaineering Course in Boulder and was impressed with the attention to detail and safety while enjoying the mountains. After a long stint in the Chicago area as a research scientist in the food industry, he longed to return to the mountains of Colorado and rejoined CMC in 2004. He has held various positions on the Northern Colorado (formerly Fort Collins) Group Council as Program Director, Group Chair, and more recently serves on the State Council (secretary) as well as the CMC Board of Directors (secretary). His conservation activities included work on the Colorado Trail near Copper Village as well as on various trails in the lower Poudre Canyon up to Cameron Pass. He leads hiking, snowshoe, and cross-country ski trips for the club and has instructed in cross-country ski and beginning snowshoe workshops. He has summited several fourteeners multiple times with different hiking buddies who were wanting a fourteener experience. While hiking with Don, you may find him stopping often as he enjoys working on projects for his favorite hobby of photography.
Thank you for your commitment to the Club, Don!
We can always count on your friendly and supportive presence.
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Submit your nomination for next month's issue!Each month we'll be shining a spotlight on one CMC Trip Leader or Instructor. To submit a nomination, use the button below. Any nominees not selected will be considered in the following month. The selected nominee will receive a prize.
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Website: Q&A
The Adult Education team is working hard to get you the support you need! Please find a new form below that will help us to respond more efficiently to your concerns and questions.
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Volunteer Hours: You can now track your volunteer hours! With each trip, class or course, volunteer hours can be tracked and tallied by month, year and lifetime for each member. Hover over your name to find a drop down menu and select "My Volunteer Hours." You can self report how long and in what ways in which you've volunteered your time.
Hike Classifications: Our new classification system for hikes, trips, and classes has been simplified and now includes four categories, "Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Challenging".
Group Newsletters: We are saying "goodbye" to Emma with a new platform for any Section or School that is interested. Stay tuned for more instructions on moving your existing newsletter content to this new platform!
School Budget Information: In the coming months we will be working with this the Treasurer of each Group to share this information so you have the information you need to operate effectively!
Tips & Tricks weekly: Each Tuesday at 4:30pm we will be hosting a live "Tips & Tricks" on Zoom. Join our next Tips and Tricks session next Tuesday, October 18th.
Routes and Places: Find the infographic below to help explain the process for creating a Route and Place...
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Interested in becoming a School Director? Beginner Snowshoe School is the fit for you. No budget to manage, just coordinating fun and local snowshoe trips. Even better, you can be a co-director with your friend! Learn more here.
CMC Trip Leader, Greg Long, will be hosting Adventure Travel Training on Saturday, November 12th, from 9am-1pm in the AMC Baker conference room. The workshop will educate you on everything you need to know to become an Adventure Travel trip leader, from logistics and budgeting to navigating the unique situations that come up when traveling internationally. The class time will focus on group activities and discussions and there will be some pre and post course homework. Sign up here!
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