The trip planning meeting was held last Wednesday and I would like to thank all of those who attended and all those who submitted road end ideas. Looking at the draft plan I believe we have some exciting ideas for the next four months.
The next stage of the planning is the recruitment of the trip leaders. The draft plan can be found at this web address:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkDzOy07CMNpdGtvOGUzMFZiLWVTNTFtRnVZUnVoQmc#gid=0
To sign up to lead a trip, you just need to put you name against the trip and preferably colour it in blue. Whilst trip leading is not everyone’s cup of tea, I would like to encourage those members of the club who have not led a trip to step up and give it a go. Both Debbie and I are available to support you through the process if need be.
Equally I would ask more experienced members of the club to assist new leaders if they are on their trip. Just a “good job” here and there can go a long way!
The other development in chief guide world is the creation of the trip money person. This is a bit of a mouthful so I will shorten the phrase and call this person Donna. The idea of this role is to lower the burden of work of the treasurer who has to not only grumble about the vast sums of money the chief guide spends but also check that people are paying their transport fees.
The way the process works is shown below, note the differences for South Island trips which require more booking time for the ferry:
| North Island | South Island | |
| 1) | Trip members pay their subs 9 days (two Wednesdays before the trip leaves.) | Trip members pay their subs 16 days (three Wednesdays before the trip leaves.) |
| 2) | Donna checks the bank account and sends an e mail to the trip leader with a list of people who have paid their trip fee. | Donna checks the bank account and sends an e mail to the trip leader with a list of people who have paid their trip fee. |
| 3) | If anyone has not paid, the leader will either check why and remind them to pay or remove them from the trip. | If anyone has not paid, the leader will either check why and remind them to pay or remove them from the trip. |
Please use the reference system on the website to make Donna’s work easier. More details can be found on the WTMC website at:
https://www.wtmc.org.nz/trip-costs-and-how-to-pay
And finally if you have some photos to share, why not post them to the WTMC Facebook page. Send your cool photos to and give your trip the glory it deserves. We promise to screen the photos first.