Hello CHC Members,

The 2024 Cleveland Hiking Club General Election has now been completed and was run very smoothly and without incident. Election Administrator Gene Baxendale has provided the election results to us.

Congratulations to the members who were elected; their term will start on 1/1/2025:

Debbi Oblak:  Recording Secretary

Kim Barkfelt:  Corresponding Secretary

Doug Hardman:  Trustee

Matt Collings:  Director

Jane Grose:  Director

David Croasdaile:  Director

John Fahrm:  Director

Ron Hueter:  Director

All 19 of the Constitution and Bylaws issues passed, each with at least a 90% approval vote.

Here are a few statistics from this year’s election:

*  There were 1,245 eligible voters

*  1,212 members were sent their ballot link via email

*  33 members were sent their ballot link via postal mail

*  429 members (34%) voted in the election

Submitted by Ellen Papadimoulis, Vice President, on behalf of Sharon Uhl, President