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Wilderness Trekkers is a not-for-profit organization based in the Central Florida area with 100+ members. We are dedicated to the education and promotion of the responsible recreational use and enjoyment of the outdoors. One of the ways we help achieve this is by bringing together people with the same outdoor interests through activities, seminars, and educational events organized by our volunteer Event Hosts.

For more general information about the Wilderness Trekkers, visit our Welcome page
 

Note from the President

I will be looking forward to working with some very experienced and excited people on our 2010 - 2011 board. As president, my first objective is to ensure our calendar stays full of exciting adventure each and every weekend. I want to beef up our hiking and backpacking activities, the roots of the Trekker organization. It is pleasing to see the calendar come together each and every 2 month period and I give my gratitude to the folks that volunteer to lead these trips.

I also want to champion a club that grows to know one another a little better. Events alone are typically not enough to build friendships. I would like to see the club schedule to include some social events which may or may not include an outing, but could include training and special speakers. The point is to get together for conversation and from conversation comes ideas from which future trips can be made. A lot of members would like to see the club do more events and go places they would like to visit and through such social activity, events can be derived.

Our volunteer program has served the club for 15 years, and a number of folks have come and gone. We need to continue to obtain volunteerism from our members to help out with social events, the annual gathering and we always encourage an ambitious member to become an event host. Think about ways you can help. Always feel free to drop me a note.

President - Clark Getz
Vice President - Rich Miller
Treasurer - Shelley Claudin
Secretary - Bob Lyle
Activities Coordinator - Curt Gashlin
Membership - Ann Marshall
Education - Michael Shugg
Newletter/Public Relations - Ken Knapton
Special Activities Coordinator - OPEN
Merchandising - Gil Hildago

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