Candlewood Valley Chapter

Over the past few months, we’ve had several key leadership positions free up as long standing incumbents in those positions have decided to move onto either new roles or focus more on the personal lives. Many thanks to Gerry Rekart and Gary Whipple for all their efforts and success in the past.

Last evening we announced (and discovered) new folks to help fill some of those open positions. They are:

• James Mullen: Meeting Set-up Chair. Help is always appreciated here so if anyone can arrive early and help James out that would be great.
• Steve Rudolph: CVTU Librarian. Steve has cataloged an extensive video library that was donated to the chapter. I’ll get details on how to take things out of this library up on the website in the near future.
• John Queirolo: TIC Chair. John will take over the overall coordination of the Trout in the Classroom program with a strong supporting cast.
• Dick Rothen: TIC Mentor Chair. Dick will coordinate communication and activities of the chapter mentors who work directly with each school in the program.
• Kit Kechekian: TIC Equipment Chair. Kit has moved easily into the role of helping to make sure all the equipment we’ve got deployed across the schools stays up and running.

We still have several position open and would appreciate anyone who could help get involved. These positions can also be co-chaired so if you have someone who you can split the responsibilities with that would make the job easier for both of you. They include:

• Trips Chair: Coordinating several trips a year for the chapter. This job can be as big or small as you like. Many of the relationships we have with guides and locales run on well grooved paths (e.g. Pennsylvania trip or the Deerfield trip) but there’s plenty of opportunity to expand.
• Master Class Chair: This has been a series of very successful classes. Again, this doesn’t have to be an overly massive undertaking. A handful of interesting classes during the year would be great.

If you’re interested in finding out more about these roles or volunteering to fill them please contact Adam Taylor.

Again, welcome and thank you to the new volunteer leaders. I’m sure you will find the opportunity to work on the chapter a rich and rewarding experience.