U of T Outing Club

Our office hours for the Winter 2013 Semester are Tuesday 12-3pm and Monday 3-6pm.

Hi everyone,

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Join the U of T Outing Club Mailing list! You don’t have to be a member to join – non-members are always welcome to our events. You just won’t get the discounts associated with our club, and you won’t have access to our Google Groups.

We solemnly promise not to spam your inbox. We’ll announce events every month, unless there is an excellent opportunity that is made available last minute.

Better yet, become a member! Just click on Online Membership on the menu on the top. This will grant you access to our UTOC2012 google group mailing list. You can also become a member at our Fall General meeting (BA1180, Thursday September 13th at 6:30pm). You will be able to chat with the rest of the club, get special discounts, and the ability to request/host trips. You would also be helping our club last another year! Join us.

Hey everyone!

With the start of an exciting school year, 2012-2013 School Year Memberships are now available! This membership will last till the end of next September. New members are very welcome, and old members… please stay. It’ll be fun, we promise.

This year, we have cabin trips, hiking trips, ski/snowboard trips, beach trips, pub nights, and planned. We’re in the process of planning for some trips outside of Ontario too!

We will put upcoming events on this calendar –
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=utoclub%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Toronto

To register, please go to http://utoc.sa.utoronto.ca/membership-2 and follow the instructions.

Our Google Group is the main point of communication between club members – we talk about the club, plan new events together, and also notify you about any special deals we’re able to get for our members there. Joining is highly recommended!

If you would like to pay in person, we will have office hours (soon to be announced) and also a Fall General meeting at BA1180 on September 13th, 6:30pm where you can learn more about the club. We’re going to Dufferin Park for a bonfire after, so don’t miss out.

Just a reminder, you do have to pay before we will accept you into the UTOC2012 Google Group.

A few cabin trips are already planned this month –

• September 15th-16th Cabin Trip
• September 22nd-23rd New Members Cabin Weekend
• September 29nd-30rd New Members Cabin Weekend

For more information about these trips, join the club for access to our google groups. For more general information, email utoclub@gmail.com!

Thanks!

TL;DR – We’ll have a fun time, join us.

The new UTOC Execs for 2012-2013 are as follows:

Thank you to the previous executives for their great work!

UTOC is a big club to run. In the next few months, there is a high chance we will be looking for more people to fill coordinator positions, so keep posted!

Hi UTOC,

Thursday, March 29, 7:00 pm, at a location TBD, will be UTOC’s annual executive council election. The election will be followed by a pub night at Toby’s on College, beginning around 9:00.

Joining the executive is a good opportunity to make a difference in how the club is run. The following executive positions will be available:

President - chairs exec meetings, sets the Club’s agenda and direction for the year
Vice President - responsible for administrative duties shared with the president
Treasurer - responsible for the Club’s finances
Secretary - takes meeting minutes and distributes them to exec members
Activities Officer - co-ordinates with members to help organize activities
Membership Officer - maintains the member lists
Pubs (Publicity, Publications and Pub Nights) Officer - prepares publications (such as this email) and organizes the pub nights
Webmaster - maintains the website
…and various co-ordinator positions (e.g., cycling, hiking, canoeing, etc.)

Many of the exec members are moving on from school to other challenges, and the club needs new members to step up and take charge. Without you, there can be no UTOC.

We will also have an informal exec meeting and a few drinks at Einstein’s on Thursday March 22 at 8:00 pm; if you’re interested in running for a position on the executive (which will look GREAT on your resume), you’re encouraged to come and find out more about the club’s inner workings.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

We are now accepting online membership again. We apologize for the glitches for the last semester due to software upgrades. It is now fixed and functional. Don’t forget that you need to fill out the form AND send in a paypal payment in order to join.

Our office hours for the Winter 2012 Semester is Monday 3 – 6 PM and Thursday 3 – 5 PM.

We apologize that the online membership form is not currently working. If you recently submitted the membership form, no worries, we will follow through and make sure the membership application is processed. There are many ways to become a member

1. Come in person to our office: see Contacts page for office hours and location. You can drop off a completed membership form http://utoc.sa.utoronto.ca/files/2011/09/utocmembershipformupdated.pdf outside of office hours by leaving it in our mailbox on the door.

2. Print out the membership form, fill it out, sign the waiver, and send it with the appropriate membership fee (cheque) to the address below. This is the easiest way to become a member! Current members are strongly encouraged to renew their membership with this form too.

University of Toronto Outing Club
c/o Membership Officer, 21 Sussex Ave, Suite 607, Toronto, ON, M5S 1J6

3. Come to our Fall General Meeting (already passed) or our Spring General Meeting (in March or April) and pick up a membership application (and find out more about the club). When we have an exact date for the meeting, it will be posted here on this web page.

4.  Fill out the membership form, scan and email to us with the paypal donation ID of the appropiate amount ($20 for students, $30 for other individuals and $40 for family – a couple and a child). Send payment through paypal at utoc@gmail.com or click here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GTH55UKR5AFYQ to pay.

After you do either one, go to this link https://groups.google.com/group/utoc2011?hl=en and request membership (2nd line on the left). It’s straightforward if you have a gmail account, otherwise request a google account with your existing email address. In the “additional info” box, include your paypal donation ID or indicate how else you paid, name and (if applicable) student number.

Here are some of the upcoming activities we have planned for the Fall. Check back regularly for updates, and let us know if you want to run our own club trip! We’ll post it here and show you how to post it on the listserv.

New Members Weekend #1
September 23rd – 25th @ UTOC Cabin
Come see the cabin for the first time!

New Members Weekend #2
Sept 30th – Oct. 2nd

Killarney Canoe Trip
Oct 7th – 10th

Trail Maintenance Weekend
Oct 14th – 16th

Gourmet Foods Weekend
Oct 21st – 23rd

Stay tuned to the listserv as sign-up for these trips becomes announced and available.

Hey all new UTOC members! Just so you’re not panicked, we do have all your membership forms from the general meeting and are working on processing them. We took in over 150 so we will need some time but you will be added to the member listserv in the next few days.

In the meantime, keep you eyes peeled to this site for info about the upcoming new members weekend cabin trip! We haven’t taken signups yet so rest assured space is available.

Thanks to all who came out to the FGM and the pub night! It was great to see so many new faces.