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World Travel 101 Workshops
These are held from time-to-time on a Saturday morning at an area
library. They are free, but please register at hudsonmohawk@gmail.com
when they are announced so we can bring enough materials along.
Annual Meetings
Saturday morning date TBA in 2009
2nd floor Conference Rm.
Albany Public Library - Main Branch
Washington Avenue near Lark St.
Albany, NY
Agenda:
Election of board members
General meeting information
If you are unable to attend, please send a "proxy ballot" for the
purposes of meeting quorom. The ballot should simply state: "I hereby
give my proxy vote for the annual meeting of the Hudson-Mohawk Council
of HI-USA to any officer," then legibly sign your name and date it.
By snail mail, send it to: HI-AYH, PO Box 38206, Albany, NY 12203.
By e-mail, send it to: brianlogan3@yahoo.com
Council Meetings
The HI Hudson-Mohawk Council board of directors meets several times
annually.
Once annually, a larger meeting is held that is open to all council
members and election of officers takes place.
Date, time and place of the annual meeting are announced when
available.
All members of HI are eligible to attend.
Please either attend the annual meeting each year, or mail in your
proxy form for voting purposes so that we meet quorom.
Anyone interested in serving on the board (four to six one-hour
meetings per year), should e-mail: joegalu@hotmail.com or give him a
call at 463-8429.
Freihofer's Community Walk
Held the last Saturday in May each year at 8:00 a.m.
Walkers solicit pledges that go to their non-profit group.
Albany International Fest
Empire State Plaza 10 am to 5 pm
Details to be announced when available
Tulip Fest
Mother's Day Weekend Each Year 10 am to 6 pm
Washington Park, between Madison & Washington
HI-USA has an information booth there.
Albany, NY
Annual Picnic
Each summer a picnic is held at an area park or at the home of a
council member. All picnics are "pot luck", with attendees bringing a
dish to share.
Trips
From time to time, members of our council take group trips to hostels,
in conjunction with a cultural or social activity. We either car pool,
or take the train/bus; people share expenses for gas and tolls, and
parking if necessary.
For info contact Brian Logan at: 518-463-6763, or e-mail him at:
brianlogan3@yahoo.com
Trip Survey Form
Please fill out our member's survey form located at the bottom of this
page indicating your interests and mail or e-mail to Brian Logan. Our
proposed trip
locations are dependent on member response.
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Trip Survey
Please select your choices from the questions below.
You may either
print off the page and submit the form by snail mail, or you may e-mail
your responses.
Snail mail: Box 38206, Albany, NY 12203
E-mail: brianlogan3@yahoo.com
1. How long would you prefer that a trip last?
( ) 1 day; ( ) 2 days; ( ) 3 days; ( ) 4-6 days; ( ) week or more
2. How much advance notice do you need for a trip?
( ) 2 mos.; ( ) 3 mos.; ( ) 4 mos.; ( ) 6 mos.; ( ) 1 yr.
3. Would you like us to rent a van for our trips, or prefer to carpool?
( ) yes, rent a van and share costs; ( ) members carpool
4. If we have a carpool, would you like us to organize a car pool from
OUTSIDE of Albany?
( ) yes; ( ) no
5. If yes to #4, from where?
( ) Troy; ( ) Schdy; ( ) Saratoga; ( ) Glens falls area; ( )
Plattsburgh; ( ) Other (please specify location)
6. Based on this list, please rank in order of preference, where you
would prefer to go on a Hostel-based Council trip:
( ) Boston
( ) Buffalo
( ) Cape Cod
( ) Conway, NH
( ) Montreal
( ) New Paltz, NY
( ) New York City
( ) Ottawa, ONT
( ) Philadelphia, PA
( ) Pittsburgh, PA
( ) Quebec City
( ) Syracuse, NY
( ) Toronto, ONT
( ) Vermont, NH
( ) Other (please specify location)
7. Is your trip interest dependent on how many hours each day the
hostel is open?
( ) very dependent; ( ) somewhat dependent; ( ) not at all
8. Are you interested in going on an extended trip of one week or more
that would include a hostel stay?
( ) very interested; ( ) somewhat interested; ( ) not at all
9. If yes to #8, to which region would you prefer to travel?
( ) Canada; ( ) Europe; ( ) Chicago; ( ) Southwestern USA; ( ) Other
(please specify location)
10. How many trips would you be interested in participating each year?
(Please choose number between 1 and 12.)
11. Would you prefer an age orientation to our trips, or would you
prefer the age to be open? (Please choose one category below.)
( ) under 18; ( ) 18-35; ( ) 36-55; ( ) 55 and over; ( ) open
12. How much structure would you prefere to our trips?
( ) very structured; ( ) moderately structured; ( ) informal
13. Do you have any interest in a hostelling trip for late December
2008?
( ) high interest; ( ) moderate interest; ( ) no interest
14. If you are interested in a December trip in #13, what location(s)
would you prefer most?
( ) Montreal
( ) New York City )Ottawa
( ) Philadelphia
( ) Syracuse
( ) Vermont
( ) Other (please specify location)
Thank you for taking the time to complete this member interest survey!.
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