b'VAST DirectionBy VAST Executive Director Cindy Locke VERMONT ASSOCIATIONWhen you ride in Vermont, where domeeting and event planning,and click on the FORMS page. This your membership dollars go? All ofmarketing and advertising, and ofis dedicated to policies, systems and the folks that volunteer for their clubscourse member relations.guides for our clubs. Also go to the understand this already, but I think it isVAST clubs and their volunteers workABOUT dropdown box and look at a good idea to put in writing every soon volunteer relationships, landownerour annual reports.often so clubs can share when they arerelationships and permissions, trailThank you for continuing to be a asked. design, trail maintenance, bridge andmember of VAST. If you would like to VAST staff and volunteers work year- culvert repair and replacement, signingvolunteer, let us know and we can put round on many projects. The stafftrails in the fall and taking all theyou in touch with a club, or you can works on legislation, grant programsigns down in the spring, grooming,find a club near you on our website in applications and monitoring, providinggrooming equipment maintenance,the CLUB section. Thank you, clubs! grants to clubs, TMA programfundraising, events, membershipThank you, landowners! Thank you, development, technology innovation,meetings and more. members! Thank you, volunteers!trail maps, club and landownerIt takes a lot to keep the statewideFondest regards,relations, budget development andsnowmobile system alive and well in fiscal monitoring, state and federalVermont. I hope this snapshot helps programs and standards, volunteeryou to understand what we all do. If training and support, safety programs,you are interested in learning more, committee leadership and support,visit the VAST website vtvast.org There are big snows, and lowSAVETHEDATE!snows, and some snows in between.Yet underneath all of the sacred white, there lies the forbidden green.Mostly unperturbed and unmaimed, come springtime, all should appear about the same.But sled parts will continue to break, hydraulic hoses will continue to fail.and yet our volunteersANNUAL continue to battle and contribute, fighting tooth and nail.Because at the end of the day, its not about bragging rights or whosMEETINGwho, its about all of the smiles gained, and enjoying the view.That is why all of us volunteersSeptember7 put in our time for snowmobiling in Vermont. We do it for us, and we do it for YOU! Grafton Trails & Outdoors Center- Shawn Avery, Sno-Bees Secretary Grafton, VT'