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The Blue Ridge Voyageurs Meetings

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In 2010, the BRV will hold its regular meetings from 7 to 9 PM on the following dates:

In July or August, the BRV has a Saturday evening moonlight picnic meeting on the Potomac. See details below.

The last yearly event on BRV's schedule is the holiday pot-luck dinner party in early December. See details below.

Non-members are welcome at any meeting.

Any changes to the location or date of a meeting will be noted beforehand in The Voyageur  newsletter.

Regular Meetings

Regular meetings start at 7 PM with a brief period of socializing before the meeting is called to order. This is followed by a discussion of club business and trip reports. The remaining hour or more is devoted to a slide or video presentation of interest to members. Typical programs include a home-made video of a recent Smokies club trip, a slide presentation of a summer Western trip, a presentation by a local river conservation organization, or a slide or video presentation by a professional outfitter or whitewater photographer. Programs for upcoming meetings are announced in the club newsletter, The Voyageur .

These meetings are followed by beer and pizza at a nearby pizza parlor.

Regular meetings are held in the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike (Rt. 7) in Falls Church, VA. The library is on the east side of Rt. 7 about 0.6 miles inside the Beltway (away from Tysons Corner). Meetings are usually held in the large meeting room on the left as you enter the library. The phone number for the library is (703) 790-8088. See the map below for detailed directions to the library.

Picnic Meeting

The summer picnic meeting is held on an island in the Potomac river. Members meet at 6:30 PM on the Saturday night closest to the full moon night in July or August. In 2010 the picnic will be held on the night of August 21st. They paddle to an island in the middle of the Potomac, have a pot-luck dinner and brief meeting, socialize, and return via the Potomac and C&O canal by moonlight. This is a great family event!

Details for this meeting are provided in the July issue of The Voyageur .

Holiday Pot-Luck Meeting

On Saturday, date TBD, the BRV will celebrate the holidays with a pot-luck dinner party at Dominion Hills Recreation Center which is located at 6000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA (see map below). In addition to pot-luck salads, casseroles, entries, and desserts, the club provides fresh cooked turkeys and hams as well as beer and sodas. You'll be amazed at the quantity and quality of the food!

The party will start at 5:30 PM and last until 11 PM. Besides partaking in the wonderful food, members have a fun time socializing with other members and friends and watching whitewater videos. A brief meeting is also held shortly after everyone has been fed. It's primary purpose is to introduce the newly elected club officers for the next year. Following the meeting, a great raffle is conducted with door prizes provided by local river sports stores, e.g., Springriver and REI, and local guide book authors, e.g., Ed Grove. Past prizes have included gear bags, guide books, and gift certificates.

There is a per-person cover charge for the party and everyone is expected to bring a pot-luck dish. Details as to the cost, what to bring, etc. are included in the November issue of The Voyageur . See the map below for detailed directions to the holiday party.

Members enjoying the 1998 Christmas Party/Meeting.
Drawing raffle tickets at the 2003 Christmas Party/Meeting.