We offer a Membership that is separate and distinct from the Sierra Club. And although the majority of our members are single people in their 20s and 30s, anyone is welcome to join our section and/or participate in its activities. Included with our membership is our newsletter, which is mailed on a bi-monthly basis. The newsletter lists all of our section's activities, many of which are not listed in the Angeles Chapter's Schedule of Activities and Outings.

Our Leadership consists of five elected officers who sit on our Management Committee and countless other volunteers. Among them are some sixty five outings leaders who organize and lead our outings. And none are paid for the work that they do!

Our section is very active and our Activities reflect that. Among them, you will find various meetings, social events, and wilderness outings including hiking, backpacking, car camping, canoeing, sailing, biking, kayaking, and skiing. And for those who want an introduction into 20s & 30s, we have a monthly general meeting and a newcomers' hike--where anyone can come and meet the members of our section.

20's & 30' Section Update

Hotline: Do you feel we still need the hotline? The suggestion has been made that the hotline is obsolete, because more and more people learn about our events through the Website, and keeping the hotline going is time-consuming for the volunteer administering it. The number of incoming calls has greatly dropped since the website has become so popular. Is it worth an individual's time to continue maintaining it? The Management Committee has tabled this item until our June meeting to give it further consideration. Please feel free to let us know your opinion!

Newcomers Meetings: The MC is also debating whether to hold the Newcomer Meetings more often. The meetings are currently scheduled only once a quarter, with next one in July. The idea was that we would have more time to do publicity and get larger crowds. However, there is a suggestion on the table to increase the number of meetings to bi-monthly, to help gain back momentum through more frequent outreach. As with any large undertaking it would be important to have the support of our volunteers before increasing the number of meetings. Please let us know your thoughts about this. This issue has also been tabled until the June MC meeting. In addition, we are working on plans to increase publicity for the meetings. Please contact myself if you are interested in helping out with either publicity or the meetings.

Co-listing Events: At our last meeting, the MC reiterated our position that the 20's & 30's Section does NOT co-list events with for-profit organizations. We believe that doing so would undermine our non-profit status as well as our reputation. Any group that co-opts our events is doing so without our permission. We will co-list events with non-profit groups for purposes in keeping with our mission, such as promoting conservation issues.

Your Participation Is Needed: The MC does not want to make decisions in a vacuum! Our meetings our open to all members, so please feel free to come and offer your thoughts about the issues we are considering. Our meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at Burton Chace Community Center in Marina Del Rey, beginning at 7 p.m. Dinner is provided.

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