{"id":7227,"date":"2020-07-22T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:13:30","slug":"july-2020-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=7227","title":{"rendered":"July 2020 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 2020 CORE Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Executive News<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\u00a0CORE HAS RE-STARTED CLUB ACTIVITIES\/EVENTS<\/span>
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Thank you for your patience over the past two months, while the club adhered to government guidelines, and cancelled all activities and meetings. Now that the Alberta government has re-opened the provincial parks and has announced that groups of up to 50 people can gather in the outdoors (while maintaining such practices as social distancing), CORE can slowly begin to re-start the club. CORE executive has worked on guidelines and recommendations for trip coordinators, for the June 15th, phased-in-start-up of events.
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Since June 15th, CORE has put on many activities\/events. Have a look at the Activity Scoreboard below. Many more activities\/events are planned, for the coming months.<\/span>
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Members are encouraged to read the Guidelines “Hiking with CORE in the Time of COVID-19 pandemic.”<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

With the June 15th phase in date, to restart the club activities,\u00a0 if there are any complications, or the province of Alberta mandates different requirements, the organization may have to make appropriate changes.\u00a0 If the situation changes a newsletter with the updated information will be sent to the members..<\/span><\/p>\n

Renewal of CORE Membership for 2020\/2021 membership year is now Open.<\/span>
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CORE could not start the 2020\/2021 membership renewal until May 26, 2020.\u00a0 All current memberships which normally expires at the end of May is now extended to the end of June 2020, with the existing Event Calendar password remaining the same. The 2020\/2021 membership applications are now open, for members and new members to join. You can signup by the “Join Now” page on the CORE website at https:\/\/corehike. org<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Message from CORE’s Executive Trip Coordinator<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wildflowers, snow-free trails, and nature blossoming in all its splendour! Time to enjoy the outdoors! CORE’s phased-in relaunch of its outdoor activities begins June 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for ideas for trips and events this summer to post on CORE’s calendar? Why not consider the following suggestions (some more conventional than others): hikes, scrambles, biking adventures, urban walks, outdoor photography outings, wildflower explorations, wildlife spotting, bird watching, canoeing\/kayaking on the reservoir, touring your own neighbourhood, outdoor scavenger hunts, star gazing and moonlight walks. (Told you that some would be unconventional! LOL).<\/span><\/p>\n

Please contact CORE’s Executive Trip Coordinator, Carol, if you are interested in being “mentored” this summer and fall. With the help of an experienced coordinator, you could learn: how to post an event on the CORE Calendar and send it out by email; how to fill in a Trip Report; and how to safely run a trip or event. As a first step, Carol can email you some useful information on coordinating. Contact info: mailbox@corehike.org <\/a>
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A Coordinators’ mentoring hike, led by Mike, was supposed to have occurred in April. This hike is on-hold due to COVID-19 restrictions. Another mentoring hike for urban hikes was also being considered. Stay tuned for future news on this topic, and a potential trip planning meeting, which may have to be done virtually.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reminder, No July and August 2020 Monthly Member Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2019 CORE Executive put forth a motion to CORE membership, starting in 2019 there will be no monthly membership meetings for July and August. This motion was passed by the CORE membership.<\/span><\/p>\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:<\/span><\/p>\n