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There are no paid positions in the Club. All work (including newsletter, web, merc, etc.) are all volunteers. Board members serve three-year terms and can hold office only for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

The photo above is the 2007-09 directors during the 2007 convention at Timms Hill, Wisconsin.

Call for nominations (candidates can self-nominate) for board members occur in the fourth quarter newsletter. The ballot is sent out in the first quarter newsletter with the election usually concluded by May 30. The elected officers are:
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The following minutes for the September 3, 2005, Highpointers Board of Directors meeting were submitted by Secretary Tim Webb. They are unofficial.
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Following are the minutes of the 2005 Highpointers Club General Membership Meeting. They have been submitted by Tim Webb and are unofficial.
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There’s always things to do at the Highpointers Club. If you would like to volunteer please contact Diane Winger.
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Standing Committees
Awards - Don Holmes
Convention NH 2005 - Thom Davis
Convention NC2006 - Sharmon Stambaugh
Liaison - Charlie Winger
Membership - Craig Noland
Merchandise - Jean Trousdale
Elections - Tim Webb
Newsletter - John Mitchler
Records - John Mitchler
Volunteers - Diane Winger
Website - Roger Rowlett

Significant 2005 Calendar events:

February 11 - Deadline for nominations for Board of Directors
August 1 - Deadline for Signing up for Convention
September 2-4 - Highpointers Convention at Mount Washington

The Highpointers Club is a 501-c-7 club which means it is a non-profit social organization. Donations ARE NOT tax deductible as we do not have a 501-c-3 charter. The Club is headquartered in Golden, Colorado, and registered with the state of Colorado.

There has always been a debate about obtaining the 501-c-3 status so the Club could pursue more aggressive fund raising for “good works” at state highpoints. The Board has felt that the more stringent IRS and fund raising efforts would undermine our goal to provide an outlet for those pursuing the highpointing hobby. If you are interested in working towards a 501-c-3 educational status please contact Dave Covill.

Web Site
Contributions, comments or questions regarding this website should be directed to the webmaster - Roger Rowlett - at roger.rowlett@americasroof.com

Membership
R. Craig Noland is the club’s Membership Chairman. Click here for an an application for membership. All membership inquiries, highpoint count updates (the membership chairman has historically maintained the record of numbers of state highpoints climbed by the members), address corrections and membership applications should be sent to:

R. Craig Noland
Highpointers Club
PO Box 6364
Sevierville, Tennessee 37864-6364

e-mail: membership@highpointers.org
If you wish to join directly, please fill out the membership application on the Highpointers membership page , make your check payable to Highpointers Club and send it to the postal service address provided above.
If you are joining the club or are requesting membership information as a result of the information provided on this web site, please include a short note indicating that that’s the case. It’ll give the club a way to determine how many new members are generated as a result of this web site.

Newsletter
John Mitchler and Dave Covill are the newsletter editors. Contributions (Highpointer news, articles and other info), comments or questions regarding the club’s quarterly newsletter should be directed to:

Highpointers Newsletter
Highpointers Club
PO Box 1496
Golden, Colorado 80402
e-mail: newsletter@highpointers.org

If you would like your information to also appear on the website, please send it separate to the website webmeister.

Past issues of the newsletter are available (use Highpointers Newsletter address above) for $1.50 each, postpaid.
Back issues of the newsletter are available at the Merc.

Board Of Directors
A list of board of director s is on the web. If you have questions or information for the club’s Board Of Directors, the Chairman of the Board - Roger Rowlett - can be reached at:

Roger Rowlett
Chairperson, Board Of Directors
Highpointers Club
PO Box 1500
East Hampton, NY 11937
e-mail: roger.rowlett@americasroof.com

Vin Hoeman
The Vin Hoeman Award is given annually in recognition of service to the Club in the pursuit of highpoints.

Other
If none of the contact information provided above is applicable, then feel free to contact the webmaster for this website - Roger Rowlett - at roger.rowlett@americasroof.com and he shall endeavor to put you in contact with the appropriate individual.

The purpose of the Highpointers Club is to promote climbing to the highest point in each of the fifty (50) states; provide a forum for education about the highpoints; aid in the preservation and conservation of the highpoints and their environs; provide a vehicle through which persons with this common goal can meet and correspond with one another; maintain positive relationships with owners of highpoints on private property; assist in the care and maintenance of highpoints; and support public and private efforts to maintain the integrity of and access to state highpoints.

You can join the Club for only $15/year. For that you get four quarterly newsletters a year. The owners of Charles Mound, Illinois, require that you are a Club member (in order to eliminate problems caused by non-club members who abuse their property). You can join with Paypal and your credit card. Just visit the membership page.