On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Jackie Fenton wrote: >> >> >>Hi Alice, >> >>> From: wildwater <wildoats_at_ionet.net> >>> >>> Hello everyone, I'd like your help.... >>> >>> I want to start a local club here in Oklahoma since interest in the >>> sport seems to really be growing. >> >><snip> >> >>> What are those lessons that you or your club have learned the hard way, >> >> >>> what about liabilities on club sponsored group >> >>Use a waiver and go have fun but use common sense. This concern has been >>mentioned many times but I haven't heard of and don't know anyone that is >>aware of a paddling club being sued. It may have happened, but I haven't >>heard or read of it. I'd be sure everyone understands that I am a trip >>coordinator and not a guide or expert and everyone is responsible for their >>own safety. Check liability laws in your state. It might be beneficial >>to incorporate your club to protect the club and its members from being >>sued for the negligent acts of a club member acting as a club representative. >>I don't know if this is significant if you are not collecting dues. >> by all means, use a good waiver. and then have LOTS of fun!! sadly, the RMCC club pres, relayed a short story to us, at our winter meeting. he now lives on the other side of the state, and says there is a club there... but they never run trips, because someone told them a story about being sued. now they are looking at adopting our waiver. we have people sign them to become a member, and then again at the start of each trip. we've not had any problems at all. we do have a couple lawyers in the club, and they've reviewed it, and it should stand up in court. we also pray we never need to find out. >>> What would you like to see in a club? >> >>Training and trips of all skill levels with the level indicated. training, training, training, this is the biggest way to attract & keep members. trips are indeed the next most important thing. >> >>> What are the mistakes clubs make? >> >>Not having a regular club meeting place and date and time. >> we have 4 meetings a year [we're about 250+ member/families strong] fall meeting -- potluck dinner/slides from the previous season winter meeting -- potluck dinner/videos from the previous season spring meeting -- annual safety fair summer "rendezvous" a public campground, somewhere near rivers that offer class I-IV trips, to satisfy most every one. usually 100+ folks attend this one. and about 75-100 attend all the others... >>> What are the most useful things a club can offer its membership? >> >>Another paddling friend :-) (besides organized training) this was listed as the #1 reason for joining the club, by all the officers at the last officers meeting. >> >>> What was your favorite club sponsored activity? >> >>Multi-day trips and seminars with boat demos, workshops and training. same here!! >> >>my .02 >> >>Cheers! >> >>Jackie >> >> _ _ _ >> _ _ \\ / \0/ \ >> / \0/ \ \\ " >> " `\ >> ,sSSs,\, >> )\w/( ,sSS..)/{) >> <<..> sSSS_v)/ \ >> )<*> sSS[(\_]___\ >> <(_/_o_o_ 'sS[_`-+---+) >> \----+-------+-------'---`-----\-------------') >> ~~~~~~~ ~~jf ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~\~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ >> o \ >> o \\ o o >> \\ o >> o ` >> (\ o >> o >jf:-) o >> (/ o >> >> >> >> see the 1997 trip schedule on the RMCC page, to get an idea of the variety of trips going on for us, during on season. mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: Everything is controlled by a small evil group to which, unfortunately, no one we know belongs. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 09 1998 - 07:45:12 PST
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