During the year, if you need to change your registration information click on the following link<\/span>:\u00a0 Registration Form – Update Information<\/a> Meet our leadership team:\u00a0 Carol Kleps (ctkleps@gmail.com) is our communications lead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joanne Knittel (joanneg.knittel@gmail.com) will continue to maintain the website and publish the walking schedule and member lists. Lynn Colson (88lynnc@gmail.com) continues as record keeper of our finances, and Lee Cole (leecole75@hotmail.com) Lee will coordinate and organize special walks\/events and trail stewardship when those activities resume.<\/p>\n Meetings:<\/strong>\u00a0 Our most recent ‘meeting’ was held on June 6, 2025 at\u00a0 Zuanich Park following our usual Squalicum Harbor walk.\u00a0 We had an informal meeting and enjoyed a picnic under the trees.\u00a0 Great to see everyone all together again.\u00a0<\/p>\n 2025 Walking Friends Picnic<\/p>\n 2024 Annual Meeting – May 17, 2024<\/p>\n Click here for a copy of the meeting minutes: WF Meeting Minutes – May 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Membership Lists:\u00a0 <\/strong>Members may find the password protected copy of our Membership List here -><\/strong> \u00a0 2026 Walking Friends Contact List 2.2.2026<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Password has been updated for 2026.\u00a0 Contact Carol Kleps or Joanne Knittel if you need password help. The document will open in a new window. Using your web browser, go to File and select either Print<\/em>, or Save as<\/em> to keep a copy of the list.<\/p>\n If you are communicating with our members, please get a current copy of the emails so that everyone is included.<\/p>\n Email Lists:<\/strong> A password-protected document showing emails only for all members is available here \u00a0->\u00a0\u00a0 2026 Walking Friends Email List 2.2.2026<\/a><\/p>\n A list of emails for the members who are Hikers \u2013 a subset of the full membership \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0is available here \u2013>\u00a0 \u00a0 2026 Walking Friends Hiker Email List 2.2.2026<\/a><\/p>\n Tips for using the email lists:<\/strong>\u00a0 First download either the WF or Hiker email list.\u00a0 Then enter the password to open the PDF document. \u00a0In the Adobe application, use the Edit function to Select all the list. \u00a0Then copy all the text (<\/em>cntl C).<\/em><\/p>\n Next, open your email application and use the paste function (<\/em>cntl V) to paste all text \u00a0into the \u00a0 To: __________ \u00a0 input area\u00a0of a new message. <\/em><\/p>\n If your email program limits the number of ids that are allowed you will have to break the list into two or more groups and send multiple emails:<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After opening the PDF file, highlight half the list, then copy (cntl C). Switch to your email app and paste (cntl V) into To: line.\u00a0 After sending the email, copy the text of your email into a new email and repeat the process with the second half of the email ids. \u00a0If you experience problems copying the list please let me know. \u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n How do I get on the Hiker list?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you would like to hike with the group, please read details on the Hiking Page<\/a>\u00a0and then edit your registration form to answer yes to the question, do you want to hike.\u00a0 For new members, be sure to answer yes to the question on the registration form to indicate you would like to hike.<\/p>\n Our Email Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Memorial Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n Kari Copher continues in her role as Memorial Fund Manager.<\/p>\n The purpose of this fund is to recognize the loss of one of our members’ close relatives. \u00a0 Anyone can contribute any amount at any time to the memorial fund.\u00a0 Checks should be made out to Kari Copher (Walking Friends doesn’t have a bank account) and sent to her home address, which is available in the Membership List posted above.<\/p>\n When one of our members experiences a loss, Kari will send a contribution to the Whatcom Hospice Foundation on behalf of our Walking Friends Group.\u00a0 Consideration for other recipients will be made upon request.<\/p>\n Click here for a copy of the Memorial Fund Activity for 2022 – 2023:\u00a0 Walking Friends Memorial Fund<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2024 Registration is open.\u00a0\u00a0 Membership lists are available below. Members support the group with an annual payment of $10.00.\u00a0 The WF Group will be donating membership payments (less operating costs) to the Whatcom Land Trust in 2024.\u00a0 To join our … Continue reading
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