VMB Committees for 2010

Interested in getting more involved in the club? Join a committee.

The different committees and their purposes are outlined below. If any of these committees interest you, and you have even minimal time to offer, please consider signing up. VMB has a long list of activities and projects for 2010 and these committees should allow our club to work on these items more effectively.

A few members have already volunteered, but more are needed. Members are welcome to join committees at any time, but we hope to have the committees functioning and have a Leader for each committee selected by the end of February, allowing the committees to be fully operating in March.

Joining a committee is a great way to get more actively involved in the club, even if you have only a little time to give.

Please respond to this thread if you are interested, or have questions.

Thank you for considering joining a committee,
Doug Pinkerton, Scott Stortz, Greg Horwath, and Lisa Ronca

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GENERAL INFORMATION

- The Officers will appoint a Committee Leader within each committee.
- All Committee Leaders will be members of the VMB Board (the VMB Board will then consist of all VMB Officers and all Committee Leaders).
- All committees should submit a brief update before, or at, each general membership meeting.

GRANT COMMITTEE

Purpose:
Raise funds for our club’s charitable and educational purposes.

Actions:
- Obtain 501c3 status for the club
- Register the club under Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations
- Outline maintenance requirements for club’s 501c3 status, PA BCO registration, PA Articles of Incorporation, etc.
- Complete grant applications
- Organize other fund raising opportunities

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Purpose:
Organize activities that help maintain and grow our club membership.

Actions:
- Propose/plan group trip(s)
- Plan annual holiday party
- Identify opportunities to grow membership in the Lehigh Valley
- Identify opportunities to grow membership in the Stroudsburg area

TRAIL COMMITTEES (1. Salisbury 2. Trexler Nature Preserve 3. Lake Nockamixon 4. South Mtn Emmaus 5. Jordan Creek 6. Glen Park 7. Jacobsburg)

Purpose:
Work to maintain, improve, and generally advocate mountain biking at the park.

Actions:
- Propose and organize all trail building, maintenance, and clean-up work for that park
- Ensure all volunteers are have signed-in at trail work days, and that work hours are logged on the website (important for grant applications)
- Work with VMB Officers to maintain communication between government officials, land managers, and other user groups for that park