Chapter news: Member event, new ExComm members and more

Come meet members at Mission Viejo open house

Join us Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7 pm for a Sierra Club open house for new members, old members, prospective members and curious non-members who want to find out what the Club is all about. Learn how and where to go for hikes and walks, how to save the environment and protect wild places too. Come and get all your questions answered. Different presenters will discuss hiking, getting started in the Club, trail maintenance, how to get involved in protecting the earth and much more. Refreshments will be provided as well as a chili cookoff. The meeting takes place the Sycamore B room at the Norman Murray Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo. Sponsored by the Sierra Sage of South Orange County. Contact: Patty Sappingfield, (949) 768-3610, solanese@cox.net

Four win seats on Chapter’s Executive Board

Top vote-getters in the fall Angeles Chapter Election were Jerard Wright, Susan Heitman, Joe Phillips, and Tom Politeo. These four will join the 2013-14 Executive Committee as at-large members and will serve two-year terms.

Opt in once only for Southern Sierran, Schedule

The Southern Sierran and the Schedule of Activities will be available this year in print to those who request it and online to all. The cost-saving measure took effect last year and continues as we move forward with the publications that are key to communicating with members.

The Southern Sierran will publish six times in 2013: this issue, March/April, May/June, July/ August, September/October and November/December. The Schedule of Activities will appear quarterly.

Angeles Chapter members may request printed copies of these publications by joining an opt-in list. But if you have already opted in, don’t do so again; it creates duplicate addresses in the mailing database and extra work for staff.

Thanks to all who receive the online e-edition of the Southern Sierran and like the full-color pages and links embedded in key stories. By reading us online, you save the Chapter money, and the planet from drowning in more paper.