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Fall Schedule 2010
Check the calendar section for current events.

Contact
Contact HVO via e-mail
For questions and information about HVO and orienteering in the NYC/NJ area, contact Daniel Schaublin, HVO President by e-mail at HVOpresident at aol dot com.

HVO phone hot line
We are in the process of getting a new hotline number. Update will follow.

Postal address
Our postal mail goes to:
Hudson Valley Orienteering
P.O.Box 61
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Member's Corner

Board of Directors Meetings:

Members are welcome to attend Board Meetings. These usually take place at Local O-Meets, or occasionally at an Officer's house. Location and time may change, so if you plan on attending, please confirm with a Board Member.
Next Board Meeting

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Agenda: NA

Elected Officials

President - Daniel Schaublin '11 - E-mail: piutepro at aol dot com
Vice President - Guy Olsen '11 - E-mail: GuyPOlsen at aol dot com
Director - Bob Bullions '10 - E-mail: bullions at us dot ibm dot com
Director - Tom Pelnar '10 - E-mail: t_pelnar at hotmail dot com
Director - Dave Webber '11- E-mail: webberd1 at yahoo dot com

Recording Secretary - Betsy Hawes - E-mail: bnghawes at frontiernet dot net

Club Volunteers

Volunteers are always needed. In addition to the jobs listed here, volunteers are needed at Meets (Meet Director, Course Setter and all of the other Meet Worker positions). Other jobs include helping to Design, Install and Maintain Permanent Courses; Training Activities Coordinator; Social Activities Coordinator.

If you are interested in volunteering (even for positions that are already filled), please contact HVO (please put "Volunteer" in subject line).

Other Officers

  • Corresponding Secretary - OPEN POSITION
  • Treasurer - Ellen Stibler
  • Membership Director - Lyla Meader

The Events Team

  • Volunteer Coordinator - Ellen Stibler
  • North Area Coordinator - George Hawes
  • Central Area Coordinator - Declan Hennelly
  • South Area Coordinator - Paul Bennett

Other Club Volunteers

  • Mapping Director - Paul Regan
  • Map Distributor - Dave Hodgden (provides maps to Meet Directors)
  • Equipment Director - Craig Weber
  • Webmaster - Bernard Breton
  • Navigator Editor - OPEN POSITION
  • Moderator-HVO E-Groups/Postmaster - Stephen Stibler
  • Infoline Manager - Paul Regan
  • Librarian - Betsy Hawes
  • Shopkeeper (HVO Suits and Golf Shirts) - Mairead Young
  • Internal Auditor/Hudson Highlander Director - Paul Bennett
  • Distribution of map orders - Annette Borowitz
  • Club mailings - Annette Borowitz
  • Scout liaison - Bob Rycharski

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HVO Elections

The Hudson Valley Orienteering, Inc. (HVO) Board of Directors consists of five (5) members, with a President and four Directors. All members are elected for a term of two (2) years, with members divided into two groups so that an election is held every year. The President selects a VP from one of the Directors.

Directors are elected by HVO members in the annual election, following nomination by a nominating committee appointed by the Board of Directors or by a petition containing five (5) percent of the signatures of the members eligible to vote in the annual election. Any member wishing to run for a Director's position should present her/his petition to the Board by December 15th.

The HVO President is elected by the BOD from among its membership to serve a one year term. Each director shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for the President and the nominee receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected.

To be e-mailed candidate info and/or a ballot, please Contact HVO

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HVO Membership

Membership Fees are listed on the HVO Membership Form.

Membership entitles you to (among many other things):

  • Reduced HVO Local Meet Fees
  • Voting Rights
  • The Navigator - HVO's Newsletter
  • Reduced Price on Maps
  • Members-Only Summer BBQ
  • Members-Only Spring Social
  • HVO Member?s Corner

If interested in getting a USOF (United States Orienteering Federation) membership, check out the USOF membership page.

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HVO Email Newsletter

If you would like to receive occasional email updates from HVO (schedule changes, reminders, and other news), then sign up for the Electronic Mailing Group by sending a blank email to hvo-member-announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

To unsubscribe, send an email (body can be empty) to: hvo-member-announce-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Note: HVO does not share its email list with anyone.

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Resources and Guidelines

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O-Suits and other Items for Sale

If you are interested in buying an item, please contact HVO and put "O-Suit" or "Golf Shirt" or "Patch" on subject line.

HVO Suits

Tops $30

Pants $20

Both $45

Red HVO short-sleeved golf shirts

Size: Large

$20

Proceeds go to benefit HVO's programs for Junior Orienteers

HVO 20th Anniversary Patch

$2 each

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HVO Library

HVO has a collection of videos, books and CDs that are available for Member use. Let us know if you have any additional suggestions. If you want to borrow an item, contact HVO and put "Library" on subject line.

  • "Learning orienteering step by step" by Gunnar Hasselstrand
  • "Terrain Navigator 2001", with East Coast, New York, and installer CD's (maps; Windows CD)
  • "Coaching Orienteering--Orienteering Coach Certification Manual, Level 1" (USOF)
  • "Orienteering: The First Steps, parts 1 and 2" (video)
    Part 1 is introductory skills like orienting the map and part 2 includes more advanced skills for those moving up to orange or more.
  • "Orienteering; All Welcome" (video)
  • "Coaching Orienteering"
  • "Orienteering and Map Games for Teachers"
  • "Trail Orienteering. An outdoor activity for people with disabilities" by Anne Braggins
  • "Trail Orienteering" (video)
  • O-Skills practice cards: (2 sets) These are great for improving map reading skills.
  • Map Making for Orienteering, updated second edition (2003)

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A Note From Your Volunteer Coordinator, Ellen Stibler

Free Giveaways .. Interested .. Read on

To all old timers and new members: this is a request to increase member participation with helping at local events. As much as I know you enjoy running and socializing at local meets most weekends during the fall and spring, we need to encourage you all to help out to spread the administrative joy! and build the knowledge base across the membership.

To add a little incentive, we will be holding a drawing that will be held at the AGM early next year for all volunteers for the upcoming Fall Schedule.

There will be two drawings for the Fall Schedule:

  • $100 gift EMS voucher for Course Setters/ Meet Directors
  • $50 gift EMS voucher for all other volunteers ? registrations, start, finish other on the day duties.

So why not volunteer to help course set, meet direct or help on the day with registration, start, finish or control pickup ? Just like the lottery, you can't win unless you are in. Increase your chances of winning by sending an email to the following people and volunteer:

Ellen Stibler - Overall Volunteer coordinator: hvo-volunteers@yahoogroups.com

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Old Issues of The Navigator Because they are just soooo fascinating!

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