Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter

Leadership

Trip Listing Publication Deadlines

Breeze deadline for contributors (Reviewer/Approver = Outdoors deadline)

Spring (March-May) January 7 January 15

Summer (June-August) April 7 April 15

Autumn (September-November) July July 15

Winter (December-February) October 7 October 15

Outdoors deadline (for those who miss the Breeze deadline)

January/February issue November 15

March issue January 15

April issue February 15

May issue March 15

June issue April 15

July/August issue May 15

September issue July 15

October issue August 15

November issue September 15

December issue October 15

AMC Outdoor Risk Management Webpage

Visit this resource designed and built by AMC volunteers specifically for the use of chapter leaders. Here you will find latest versions of our volunteer release agreements and waivers, accident report, crisis communication chart for chapter volunteer activities, Leadership Guidelines and Requirements, LTI information, as well as the recently approved Chapter Youth Program Guidelines and Sponsorship Agreement.

In addition, a volunteer form for reporting trips in the WMNF, Release Agreement FAQ's, and other relevant documents are in the works.

Forms are in either the PDF or Word formats, along with a link for the Adobe Acrobat Reader so you can read and download the documents for use within your committees and volunteer communities.

Documents

Scholarship Policy	Policy for leaders and leaders-in-training
Short Notice Trip Policy	Policy for advertising an unpublished trip via an email list.
Pre-trip Costs Reimbursement Policy	Policy for providing "up front" money to leaders for trips.
SEM Hike Leadership Requirements	Describes the requirements to become an SEM hike leader for 4 classes of leaders.
SEM Cape Hikes Leadership Requirements	Describes the requirements to become an SEM Cape hikes leader.
AMC Leadership Manual
AMC Outdoor Leadership Development Committee Leadership requirements and guidelines

Forms

AMC waiver form	the official 'sign-in' form used for all activities
Expense form	form for reimbursement of leader expenses such as phone calls for trips, handouts, food for planning meetings.
Scholarship application form	form to apply for partial or full reimbursement for WFA, CPR, and advanced training.
Trip financial form	form submitted to committee chair for trips that charge participant fees.
Hiking trip listing form	form used submit the description of a hiking trip to the hiking committee chair.
Hiking trip screening form	guide to screening participants
Hiking trip report form	form submitted after a trip containing details of the hiking trip, e.g. weather, trail conditions, problems.
SOAP note	wilderness accident report form
Accident report form	chapter accident form to be submitted to the chapter chair and AMC Outdoor Leadership Coordinator
Crisis Communication Chart	Flowchart detailing the desired flow of information in the event of a crisis involving an AMC trip, with attached table for critical contact information
Wilderness First Aid Registration form	Form to register for WFA

Activity Participation Policy

"AMC encourages involvement in its mission and activities, through its membership, programs, policies and procedures. Our goal is to be a community that is comfortable, inviting and accessible for people of any age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.

Some AMC programs are designed for a certain age range of members or for a special activity or topic. However, any person who meets the minimum qualifications (skills, experience, fitness) established by the trip leader(s) for an activity is eligible to attend, if space is available."