{"id":5428,"date":"2019-04-21T13:11:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T19:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2021-08-31T07:55:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:55:15","slug":"april-2019-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=5428","title":{"rendered":"April 2019 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 30, 2019\u00a0Meeting<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Members and Guests please join us for April’s monthly meeting\u00a0on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Scarboro Community Centre 1727 – 14th Ave SW<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If YOU have an idea for a presenter who may be willing to give us a talk on their adventures, please send their particulars along to the\u00a0executive, and we will see what can be arranged.<\/p>\n

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Dave and Edna in Corsica<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

April 30 Presentation: A 326 KM walk thru Corsica and Spain:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Core members Dave and Edna will present their 2018, 326 km walking trip thru Corsica and Spain. You will see the Pyrenees Mountain Range in the southern area of Corsica and finish in the Basque region of Spain. Some of Dave and Edna’s journey also, took them into France. Their walking journey took 17 days to complete. Come see their spectacular photos.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2008 Hailstone Butte<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CORE Celebrates 20 years<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Core will be celebrating 20 years in November. A “memories” photo album has been setup and club members are invited to view the album and\/or\u00a0upload photos of events and\/or people that have a special meaning to them. There are instructions on how to upload photos to the album on the CORE guides <\/a>web page.<\/p>\n

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Coordinator’s Meeting for Summer Events\u00a0\u00a0– April 23<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Calling all hikers,\u00a0planners, leaders, day-trippers, part-time walkers, photographers, nature lovers, cyclists, scramblers,camping\u00a0even if you have never led an event – there will be lots of help and mentors and co-trip leaders who would be delighted to come along with you.\u00a0Mike has many guide books, maps, computers to help navigate any unknown routes. This meeting is for all current CORE coordinators and any CORE members who are interested in becoming an event coordinator or just wishing to have some input on a particular trip.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Executive Trip Coordinator will be holding an event coordinators meeting on April 23,\u00a02019, at\u00a07 pm at his home<\/strong>.\u00a0For more information go to CORE Calendar. And as a reminder to all\u00a0current and new\u00a0event coordinators, please review the\u00a0EVENT COORDINATORS\u00a0GUIDELINES<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 posted on the CORE website. These guides are a collection of “knowledge” representing years of experience of people seasoned in mountain recreation. They are meant to promote safety in our outdoor activities<\/p>\n

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First Aider Kim fixes<\/span> Mary’s injury<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wilderness First Aid Course Scheduled for\u00a0April 27<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

CORE\u00a0is sponsoring a “Non Certified”\u00a0Wilderness First Aid training course on April\u00a027, 2019, at Bragg Creek Community Centre – 23 White Ave. Cost is $15.00 dollars per person. Nicole Elder is the instructor. She provides first aid instruction to the Calgary Police Service members. She has extensive training and expertise and experience in Wilderness First Aid, Survival Training and Search and Rescue. There will be classroom training and outdoor scenario’s. After scenario training there will be general survival techniques. Dress for the weather as some instruction is outside. Course is limited to 24 participants. There will be a wait list so anyone unable to attend is asked to contact the coordinator as soon as possible. There will be an “option” for members to buy a wilderness first aid manual at a cost of $45.00 dollars each. You can register online, on the CORE Website Activities page<\/a>. A non-refundable $15.00 dollars is requested and can be paid online via PayPal, cash or cheque is acceptable if received prior to registration deadline. Final day for course\u00a0registration is<\/strong> April 22, 2019<\/strong>. Non-members need to first join CORE ($15.00 Winter\/Spring membership) and then can participate in the course.\u00a0\u00a0 For more contact information, go to the CORE calendar for April 27, 2019.<\/p>\n

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May 13 – Deadline – For Chicken Mountain Award<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

If you think that someone is worthy of winning the coveted Chicken Mountain Award, you have to May 13 to submit your story to mailbox@corehike.org<\/a> . At the upcoming AGM, the stories will be read and the most worthy nominee will be\u00a0chosen by a show of hands. The nominee can be the coordinator of the trip where some misadventure or unusual experience happened, or a trip participant who managed to add some excitement to the outing.<\/p>\n

CORE Annual General Meeting and Social May 28<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

We should all give thanks to our CORE\u00a0executive, for their time and energy they put into running the club.\u00a0At the annual general meeting on May 28, 2019 CORE members will be electing their new Executive. If you are interested and would like some further information about joining the executive, please send an email to mailbox@corehike.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Executive Updates:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Event coordinators are requested where possible to scan event reports and email them to Mike.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Event Coordinators and Participants are encouraged to post photos from ongoing outings onto the CORE website.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Members\/Non-members mailing in fees for courses or membership should include a note as to what\/who the money is for, and ideally the associated form. Otherwise the executive may not know why we are receiving the funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CORE Photo Album<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    All CORE members participating in CORE activities are welcome and encouraged to post photos taken on your outings in the CORE website Photo Albums. There are Photo Management instructions on the CORE Guides<\/a> web page. If you have any trouble uploading your photos, please ask the event coordinator or other experienced CORE member. Some guidelines when posting\u00a0photos\u00a0:<\/p>\n