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Cumberland Chapter Annual Meeting
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME!)
5465 State Park Road,
Jamestown, KY 42629-7801Register now - Annual Meeting Registration Form
$45 fee covers all programs, Friday night reception & Saturday night banquet.
View or print the programThe Cumberland Chapter Annual Meeting is a relaxing, fun-filled weekend where members and friends come from all over the state for a weekend of fun, learning, and entertainment organized by our Chapter. Our leaders will catch everyone up on what's happening in Kentucky on the environmental scene, what programs and initiatives we're planning, and how everyone can get involved.
We are currently planning great music, dancing, delicious food, an inspiring keynote speaker, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more.
Please join us! This is a great way for new people to learn about Sierra Club, meet new friends, and get a feel for what Sierra Club is about. More specific details, including an agenda, will be forthcoming, so stay tuned!
Agenda - The Broad Strokes: (don't forget Lake Cumberland is on Central Standard Time!)
Friday, Nov. 13
7-11 p.m. (Central Time!)- Reception
Sat, Nov. 14
7:30 a.m. - Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Programs (and alternative outdoor hikes/activities), lunch & dinner
8:30 p.m. - Music
Sunday, Nov. 15
9-10:30 a.m. - Presentations.
10:30: Field trip to Wolf Creek Dam and the US Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatchery there.Reserve your room now!
Call the park toll free at 800-325-1709 by October 6 and mention “Sierra Club” to get our group rates.This is guaranteed to be the best Annual Meeting ever! Just look at our program line-up so far:
Sierra Club Cumberland Chapter Annual Meeting with Poet Laureate Gurney Norman
Save the Dates:
November 13-15, 2009
Gurney Norman—Kentucky's new Poet Laureate and author of "Divine Rights Trip" as well as many works on Appalachian culture.
Silas House— Co-Author of "Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal" as well as the novels "Clay's Quilt," "A Parchment of Leaves" and "Coal Tattoo"
Jason Howard—Co-Author of "Something’s Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal"
Marc Evans—Former Chief Ecologist for the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission
Ron Ellis—Kentucky outdoor writer including "Cogan's Woods" and "Of Woods & Waters"
George Ella Lyon—Kentucky author and member of the musical group "Public Outcry"
Chris Lorentz—Director of the Ohio River Research & Education Biology Field Station and Professor of Biology at Thomas More College
And more to come!
Whether you are a regular attendee or completely new to the experience, we want to bring Sierra Club members, friends and partners together to celebrate this great Commonwealth and all of the wonderful natural resources and people we all strive so hard to protect.
We have reserved the entire Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Jamestown to make sure that we have room for you, your family and friends and are planning what is shaping up to be a fun filled and informative event.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions at Cumberland.Chapter@sierraclub.org.
Cumberland Chapter Activist Weekend
Kentucky Leadership Center
17500 Highway 196 Jabez, Kentucky 42544
270-866-4215Register now - Activist Weekend Registration Form
The Cumberland Chapter Activist Weekend is an inspiring weekend, held once a year, where members and friends come from all over the state for a weekend of training, issue education, and fun organized by our Chapter. This year there will be a heavier focus on outings - fun, educational, and activist.Great music, dancing, delicious food, inspiring speakers, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more are in the works.
Please join us! This is a great way for new people to learn about Sierra Club, meet new friends, and get a feel for what Sierra Club is about. More specific details, including an agenda, will be forthcoming, so stay tuned!
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