Annual Meeting 2004 & Capital Campaign Kickoff
October 31

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The Trail Conference's Annual Meeting & Capital Campaign Kickoff events will be Sunday, October 31st at Skylands Manor NJ, 10:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

See transportation instructions. Reservation is requested by October 15th so refreshments can be ordered. Limited Space is available for this event.

Hikes & Tours:

(All hikes & tours will begin at the Skylands Manor Carriage House. The hikes go through Ringwood State Park)

Long hike: 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Intermediate Hike: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Short hike: 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
Garden Tour: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (for those not attending the annual meeting)
Manor Tour annouced in Trail Walker cancelled

Annual Meeting: 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Skylands Manor Lower Ballroom)

The meeting will include an awards ceremony and board and delegate elections. See candidates below.

Connecting People with Nature Campaign (Skylands Manor)

Learn about the campaign to:

Permanently protect critical trail corridors that link public open spaces;
Increase volunteer capacity while rehabilitating the Bear Mountain trails, and
Create a computerized mapping system.

Reception with refreshments: 2:00 p.m.- 3:15 p.m.

(This reception will include exhibits featuring recent TC accomplishments and volunteer opportunities in addition to campaign initiatives)

Campaign Briefing: 3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Upper Ballroom)

Concert: McMule 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Six musicians, with varying musical influences ranging from Bluegrass to Jazz, from Folk to Funk, Celtic, Blues, Rock and beyond. Original, Improvisational, Spontaneous & Fun... HIGH ENERGY ACOUSTIC MUSIC.

Register for Annual Meeting & Kickoff Event

Please submit the registration form by October 15th to the office, either with this online form or print this page and mail it to office:

Name

Address 1

Address 2

City State Zip

Day Phone Evening Phone

Number of Adults attending Second Name

(If more than 1 and both people want to do different things, fill out separate forms, otherwise use seond name.)

Please check if you need handicap assistance

I need shuttle service from Suffern, NY to Skylands Manor

No shuttle
10:10 a.m. shuttle
12:40 p.m. shuttle

Select one hike or tour:

No hike
Long hike: 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Intermediate Hike: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Short hike: 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m.

Garden Tour: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (note conflict with annual business meeting)

Annual Business Meeting: 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Campaign Briefing 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m (Upper Ballroom)

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Transportation to Skylands Manor

Driving MapQuest :

Public Transportation:

Limited NYNJTC shuttle service will be provided for those arriving by Train or Bus at the Suffern, NY bus/train stations.

Two shuttles will run from Suffern, NY to Skylands:

10:10 a.m.
12:40 p.m.

One shuttle will run from Skylands to Suffern, NY:

5:40 p.m.

Go to the following websites for updated scheduling/fare information (this is the first day of being off Daylight Savings Time and schedules frequently change then.)

www.njtransit.com ( Main and Bergen County Line)

www.shortlinebus.com (To Suffern, NY)

Candidates for Board and Delegates-at-Large

Nominees for the Trail Conference Board of Directors: Bob Boysen, Dan Chazin, Ellen Cronan, Peter Kennard, and Mary Smart.

Nominees for delegates-at-large: Bob Berlin, Vladimir Broz, Eric Calder, Jim Conlon, Harvey Fishman, Cliff Gerenz, Denis Haliwell, Jill Hamel, Gary Haugland, John Jurasek, Hal Kaplan, Phyllis Key, Jane Levenson, Mark Liss, John Mack, Paul Makus, Judi Murphy, Anna Parker, Karen Rose, Trudy Schneider, and Naomi Sutter.

The election will take place at the Trail Conference Annual Meeting.
—Phyllis Stewart
Chair of Nominating Committee

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