2022 NW Chapter meetings

[StephB]

Happy 2022 and hopefully a year filled with lots of fun paddling adventures!

The January monthly meeting will be on Monday, the 31st at 7pm. We will be meeting virtually this month via Zoom, due to the cold weather and current spike in covid cases.

This month, we will be taking nominations for our chapter board positions (President, Vice President, and Treasurer). Anyone interested is welcome to join the meeting, but must be a member to nominate someone or to be nominated to a position. Additionally, join the meeting to meet other members, learn about new club updates, upcoming training opportunities and share your paddle trip reports. We look forward to seeing you there!

The link to join the meeting will be posted in a comment below, shortly before the meeting begins.

[StephB]

Don't forget about the monthly meeting (online) tonight at 7pm (meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86882924033?p ... vVnlaZz09 ).

Meeting ID: 868 8292 4033
Passcode: cx7DK6

We will be taking nominations for the chapter's board positions tonight, so if you or someone you know is interested in becoming President or Vice President of our chapter, please nominate them tonight and get in touch with Eli.

[StephB]

The NW Chapter's February monthly meeting will be held virtually on Monday, February 28th at 7pm.

Zoom meeting link (starting at 7pm): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89872636140?p ... paRVllUT09

Meeting ID: 898 7263 6140
Passcode: tcq913

This month, we will be taking final nominations for our chapter officers. The President and Vice President positions are open (Valan Turner has agreed to continue serving as Treasurer). Anyone interested is welcome to join the meeting, but must be a member to nominate someone or to be nominated to a position. Additionally, join the meeting to meet other members, learn about new club updates, upcoming training opportunities and share your paddle trip reports. We look forward to seeing you there!

[StephB]

Our March monthly meeting will be Monday, March 28th, at 7pm, at the Don Tyson Park pavilion in Springdale. In Google maps, search "Rotary Adventure Park" in Springdale. The main playground/pavilion is where the pin rests, which is off 48th Street, across from the St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

This will be an outdoor meeting at (or near) the park pavilion. Please bring your own picnic dinner and chair/blanket to sit on. We are still looking for passionate candidates to fill our open NW Chapter President and VP positions. Anyone interested should please contact Eli for more information. Upcoming events and training opportunities will also be shared at the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

We ask that everyone follow the CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines and be respectful of others. Current guidelines may be found here:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... rings.html

[StephB]

Our April monthly meeting will be Monday, April 25th, at 7pm, at the Don Tyson Park pavilion in Springdale. In Google maps, search "Rotary Adventure Park" in Springdale. The main playground/pavilion is where the pin rests, which is off 48th Street, across from the St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

This will be an outdoor meeting at (or near) the park pavilion. Please bring your own picnic dinner and chair/blanket to sit on. We are still looking for passionate candidates to fill our open NW Chapter President and VP positions. Anyone interested should please contact Eli for more information. Upcoming events and training opportunities will also be shared at the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

We ask that everyone follow the CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines and be respectful of others. Current guidelines may be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... index.html

[StephB]

Our May monthly meeting will be Monday, May 23rd, at 7pm, at the Don Tyson Park pavilion in Springdale. In Google maps, search "Rotary Adventure Park" in Springdale. The main playground/pavilion is where the pin rests, which is off 48th Street, across from the St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

This will be an outdoor meeting at (or near) the park pavilion. Please bring your own picnic dinner and chair/blanket to sit on. Since last month's meeting, Jerrid Gelinas and Lief Kindberg have volunteered to take over leadership of the NW Chapter as President and Vice President, respectively. At this month's meeting, we will hold a vote to elect our new President and Vice President. We also had Whitewater school at the beginning of this month, and are looking forward to reports from those that attended, as well as a financial report from out annual fish fry at the event. We look forward to seeing you there!

We ask that everyone follow the CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines and be respectful of others. Current guidelines may be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... index.html

[StephB]

The June monthly meeting will be held on Monday, June 27th at 7pm, at Whole Hog Cafe in Fayetteville, AR. This meeting we will discuss plans for our chapter meetings and float schedule for the upcoming year. This includes reviewing results from the survey that was emailed out to the club. We would also love to hear about trip reports from all of our floats! Meeting will also include our Treasurer’s report.

We will have a recap on 2022 School of River Paddling!! Thanks to the Frontier Chapter for organizing this event!

This will be an indoor meeting with food and beverages available to order. We have the back room reserved for our meeting.

Since last month's meeting, Jerrid Gelinas and Lief Kindberg have been elected as new leadership of the NW Chapter as President and Vice President, respectively. This will be our first meeting with our new leadership and we hope that you will join us in welcoming them this month.

[StephB]

The August monthly meeting will be on Monday, August 29th at 7pm, at JJ's Grill in Fayetteville off of Wedington (1271 Steamboat Dr #7, Fayetteville, AR 72704). We will use their outdoor patio.

In addition to hearing your trip reports, we will be discussing possible dates for upcoming pool sessions, potential upcoming trips, and getting feedback about the recent State Board meeting. We will also talk about the ACC's annual Rendezvous event, being held Sept. 30- Oct. 2nd this year! It's a big event where members get to paddle, catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and have an all-around great time together.

We hope to see you at the meeting!

[StephB]

There will be no NW Chapter meeting for September. Instead, everyone is encouraged to go to Rendezvous, Sept. 30th-Oct. 2nd!

[StephB]

The Northwest Chapter’s November monthly meeting will be Monday, Nov. 28th at 7pm, at Ivory Bill Brewing (516 E Main Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.) We will be discussing upcoming plans and events such as the Christmas party, Eagles and Icicles, ACC board updates, trip reports and much more.

Pizza will be provided by the chapter for this meeting, and you’re also welcome to bring your own dinner if you’d prefer.

This will be the final chapter meeting of the year (the Christmas party replaces the December meeting). We hope to see you there!