TO: AMC Active Members
FROM: AMC SEM Chapter Executive Board
SUBJECT: Please join us on Cape Cod for Spring Gathering 2008

We’ve reserved a beautiful Cape Cod location with excellent updated facilities: the South Shore YMCA Outdoor Education Center (“Camp Burgess”) in Sandwich, MA. The committee has also scheduled a full agenda of fun activities for the weekend. These include local hikes, bike rides, kayak paddles, on-site climbing wall, and a tour of historic Nobska Point Lighthouse and the world-famous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, plus live local entertainment, a first-ever “AMC Jeopardy” game and a BYOB social.

Lodging choices range from onsite tent platforms and heated cabins (both with convenient indoor bath facilities), to nearby offsite motels. You can also choose from several different meal plans.

Considering that registration didn’t “go live” until just after the AMC Annual Meeting at the end of January, we’re doing well. However, we’d still like to encourage as many members as possible from across the club to register for the event. Even if you’re not personally obligated to attend any of the AMC business meetings scheduled to take place during the weekend, you can still attend this year’s Spring Gathering on beautiful Cape Cod just for the fun and camaraderie. Visit www.amcsem.org for lodging and dining options and our secure online registration mechanism. Please note that the registration deadline is April 4th.

WE’D ALSO SURE APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TAKE A MINUTE RIGHT NOW TO FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER AMC MEMBERS YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US ON CAPE COD NEXT MONTH.

To help a bit with your planning, here’s a brief overview of both the AMC meeting schedule and our activity agenda as they currently stand:

• 3:00 – 10:00 pm Check-In Begins
• 5:00 – 7:00 pm BYOB Wine & Cheese Reception
• 7:00 – 9:00 pm Buffet Dinner
• 8:00 – 9:00 pm “AMC Jeopardy” game

• 6:30 – 11:00 am - Breakfast
• 8:00 am – 12:00 pm - AMC Chapters Committee, Major Excursions Committee, and Trails Committee Meetings
• 8:00 am – 12:00 pm - Tour of Nobska Point Light and Woods Hole Oceanographic
• 9:30 – 11:30 am - Sagamore Hill and Herring Run Hike
• 9:30 – 11:00 am Onsite Climbing Tower and Pond Activities
• 10:30 am – 12:00 pm - Offsite Paddling Event
• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm - Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:00 pm - EMS, LL Bean, and REI Sponsor Clinics
• 12:30 – 3:00 pm - Mountain Biking Event
• 12:30 – 3:00 pm - scenic On-Road Cape Cod Bike Ride
• 1:00 – 3: 30 pm - Maple Swamp Hike
• 1:30 – 3:30 pm - AMC Outdoor Leadership Meeting
• 2:00 – 4:00 pm - Onsite Climbing Tower and Pond Activities
• 2:00 – 4:00 pm - Clubwide Conservation Meeting
• 4:00 – 5:00 pm - Open Forum with Andy Falender
• 5:00 – 6:00 pm - BYOB Wine, Cheese & Entertainment and Sponsor Clinics
• 6:30 – 8:00 pm - Dinner
• 8:00 – 9:00 pm - Barbershop Quartet
• 9:00 –11:00 pm - Bonfire (weather permitting)

• 6:30 – 10:00 am - Breakfast
• 9:00 am – 3:00 pm - AMC Youth Program Leader Training Meeting
• 10:00 – 11:30 am - Four Ponds Conservation Area Walk
• 1:00 – 3:00 pm - Coonamessett Pond Hike

Download Spring Gathering Welcome Packet (445KB pdf)

Thanks in advance for your support in helping us make the AMC Spring Gathering 2008 a huge success!