PURPOSE: An annual meeting is required by the Chapter bylaws.  At the annual meeting, Chapter members discuss the activities of the past year, officers for the next year are selected, next year’s budget is approved, and future activities are planned.

LOCATION: Riverside Park Pavilion, 700 East Kilbourn, West Bend. Click here for driving directions. Watch for yellow “Ice Age Trail Event” signs.

APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE: 
11 am to 12 pm – Guest Speaker
12 pm to 1 pm – Potluck Lunch / Social Time
1 pm to 3 pm – Chapter Business Meeting

GUEST SPEAKER: Paul Sworske, an experienced long-distance trail runner and Ice Age Trail thousand miler, will be the guest speaker.  Paul will give a presentation on how he ran the entire length of Ice Age Trail in 2022 and the experiences he had while doing so.

LUNCH: After the guest speaker, we will have a potluck lunch featuring chili. Please bring a chili or a dish to pass (appetizers, dessert, snacks, beverages).  And please contact Judy Rose at judyrose@wi.rr.com to let her know what you are bringing to the potluck, so we can plan accordingly.  The meeting facility has a  kitchen with a stove and refrigerator and plenty of outlets. Plates and utensils will be provided by the chapter, but if your dish requires a serving utensil, please bring it along.

EXPECTED MEETING AGENDA ITEMS: Following the guest speaker and lunch there will be a chapter business meeting. The chapter business meeting is expected to include the following topics with additional topics to be determined:

• Reports from treasurer and secretary
• Election of chapter officers
• Approve 2023 chapter budget
• 2022 activities report (trail improvement days, major chapter projects, etc.)
• 2022 chapter volunteer activity report
• Set chapter meeting schedule for 2023