(Guest written by Lacey, future outing club president)
What we done did
- Margaret watched Colby women’s rugby: beat bowdoin
- Grace finished sugaring and got 2 gallons
- Taryn read in the sun and got burnt
- Lacey went swimming that’s crazy
- Woodsmen had a good time was had by all Colby won
- Bentley went to mountain and fog island, mountain more foggy than island
- Alice and Clara went to Mt Philip
- Jack and Alice northern Sankhaze wildlife refuge, got a bit lost, saw frog eggs
What we gonna do
- Only two weekends left: horrifying
- Bentley and Taryn had large, scared eyes
- Lots of finals panic
- Joseph and James Messaonske stream Friday!
- Taryn and Lacey Trip to Ocean with Alexis driving on Saturday
- Tumbledown?
- Swan Island hike for the future? Opens may.
- Lots of interest for Co-leads still so look around
Elections
Potential secondary elections next week for holes
James: Gear
- Recently became leader
- Wants to give back to the club
- No such thing as bad weather only insufficient gear
- Long term efficiency and repairs
Izzy: Gear
- Broadening community
- Clinics!! Independence with gear
- Collab with iBikes
Kayla: DEI
- Current co-head of gear
- COC has huge capacity and responsibility to influence the community
Rob: DEI
- Outdoors as place of solace
- Increasing collaboration with other groups on campus
Hanna: Sugaring
- Very involved in this year’s sugaring
- Advertising it to the general student body
- Awareness and accessibility
Still have 2 trips positions, 1 events positions, and cabin left! Please contact
[email protected] if you would like to become more involved in the outing club!
Announcements
T-shirts are being ordered tonight
Stickers have been ordered
Leader swag deadline May 9th
End of year gathering at cabin May 7 th afternoon
Bigelow Buddies
Margaret: Ryan needs to come pick up sleeping bags for COOT
- New gear being ordered: stoves! New filter for the vacuum? Tents when
aluminum storage ends. Ski goggles! XC ski boots!
- Need to email Outdoor Research for free gear… poster children for Instagram
Alexis: Sugaring is done
Joseph: Cabin exists and everyone wants to rent it and we will get
Lacey: Day Scott was a success! And Stories from the Earth wasn’t but she got a bunch
of art kits for them and handed them out. There was exactly the same amount as number
of meeting attendees. Everyone was very excited
Poll: How would they know they would or they wouldn’t
They would 6
They wouldn’t 4
Warm Fuzzies
Beautiful day
Platforms
Succulents
Groundhog
Pileated woodpecker
Small white tailed squirrel
Loud birds at night
Spring peepers
Barred owl
Little bit of snow
Spring on campus
Vaccines
Extra announcement:
iClub is going to Camden hills and needs trip leaders and don’t have to do any planning
for it. This weekend
Messalonskee civic engagement alfond youth center. Regular outdoor activities 45 min
formalized outdoor outreach club for kids in Waterville getting volunteers because they
need a fingerprint and background. Finally! After so long.