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 Speakers
12 pm to 1 pm – Potluck Lunch / Social Time
1 pm to 3 pm – Chapter Business Meeting

GUEST SPEAKERS: Paige Taylor, a local mother, cancer fighter, and ultramarathoner who completed the entire Ice Age Trail in 2023, will share photos and stories of her adventures on the trail.  Miranda Murphy, Operations Assistant with the Ice Age Trail Alliance, will discuss the new Trailblazers volunteer program and describe the major events the Alliance is hosting in 2024.

LUNCH: After the guest speakers, 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 speakers 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 2024 chapter budget
• 2023 activities report (trail improvement days, major chapter projects, etc.)
• 2023 chapter volunteer activity report
• Set chapter meeting schedule for 2024