PATC is a 501c3 non-profit run by a Council of volunteers from within our 7000+ members that support us through membership or donations.
In any given year around 2,000 people volunteer for PATC activities….doing work on trails, build cabins, repair shelters, write guide books, make maps, staff our volunteer desks, lead hikes, write computer programs, edit the newsletter, do legal work, and a wide variety of other tasks. We have just about any activity that could occur in a town of 7,000 people.
PATC is led by a Council of 42 volunteers who are the Officers & Committee Chairpersons and meet monthly. This is our 'board of directors' or governing body, responsible for major and long-range decisions. There may be interim Committees created at times to address specific PATC issues who are non-voting Council members.
PATC has a small staff of full-time and/or part-time paid employees. There may also be a few seasonal workers during summer months to staff a trail center or serve as ridgerunners.
Our PATC DIRECTORY lists all contact info for the PATC HQ office, Executive Committee, Committee Chairpersons, Chapters & other volunteer groups.
The general membership meeting is held each year in November on a date designated by Council. At this dinner meeting the twelve officers are elected in even numbered years, and take office the first day of the following year.
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