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The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) was established in 1984. It is the southernmost of 12 regional AMC chapters. Its 2,000 members live mainly in Maryland and northern Virginia as well as in the District of Columbia. Chapter members receive the award-winning “AMC Outdoors” magazine 10 times per year, a quarterly chapter newsletter, and other AMC benefits including discounts at AMC facilities and events. Chapter activities include day-hiking, backpacking, paddling, biking and social get-togethers. In addition, the chapter organizes various conservation initiatives and work-days, engages in non-partisan conservation activism, and offers education and leadership opportunities. Members are encouraged to participate in and assist in the management the of the chapter’s activities. Our chapter's outings are open to the public. Almost all chapter outings do not require AMC membership, although it is encouraged.  

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You can share your passion for outdoor recreation and conservation with future generations of hikers, paddlers and other outdoor enthusiasts through a bequest to the Appalachian Mountain Club. If you have already named AMC in your will, please notify us so we can thank you and welcome you to the Summit Society. For information on how to include AMC in your will or to learn about charitable gifts that produce income, contact the Planned Giving Office at 617-391-6609, 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108, or E-mail at summitsociety@outdoors.org.
 
      Announcements
  Twenty three Washington, D.C. and Delaware Valley Chapter members travelled to Pennsylvania for a Chapter Getaway weekend May 14th through 17th 2010. The week-end was filled with hiking, paddling, sight-seeing and camaraderie.
To view the full report, click here.

 

 

>Chapter Officer Elections were held during the Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 8, 2009. The following were elected for the 2010 Chapter year, effectively immediately.

Chair - William Weber
Vice-Chair - Jody Inglis
Secretary - Janice Guethlen
Treasurer - Sylvia Reis

The nominating Committee has proposed a slate of officers for the 2011 Chapter year. Please click here to see their report.

>Please see this important announcement about the AMC DC Chapter seasonal newsletter to members. Click here for the announcement.

>Notice to DC Chapter members. Please click here for details

>Our chapter has formed a Trails Committee. Members will participate, as available, in workdays to clean up and maintain trails and rivers in our membership area. If interested in becoming a member of this group, please contact Trails Group Chair Paul Elliott at:Trails@amc-dc.org / 202-550-2841

>The Washington, D.C. Chapter is looking for volunteer event leaders. No previous knowledge or experience required. We will provide necessary training and experience at no cost to volunteers. Interested? Contact: chair@amc-dc.org

>AMC's 2010 Fall Gathering
October 15-17, 2010 at Prindle Pond Conference Center Hilltop, Charlton, MA. Click here for details
     
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      >News Letter - May 2010
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