<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Another issue discussed was the reporting of volunteer hours. Read more below.</div><div>Jim</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Galaxy Tab®</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Diana Christopulos <dianak16@earthlink.net> </div><div>Date: 10/25/21 10:58 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: jhedrick@erols.com, 'Kathryn Herndon-Powell' <kherndon@appalachiantrail.org>, taduffey2054@comcast.net, "'Davis, Gerry'" <grdavis53@mac.com>, 'Anne Maio' <trailsamkm@aol.com>, shadeoak@gmail.com, 'Jim Houck' <houckjw@bellsouth.net>, 'Ron Hudnell' <ronhudnell@aol.com>, 'Betsy Truscott' <btrus@infionline.net>, 'Elizabeth H Truscott' <btrus@icloud.com>, "'McIntyre, Christina'" <cmcintyre@vt.edu>, OCVT-president@vt.edu, 'Bill Neilan' <wmneilan@gmail.com>, johnm.phillips1949@gmail.com, trudyephillips@gmail.com, 'Carl Boggess' <carlboggess@yahoo.com>, 'Lee Lohman' <lohmantatc@gmail.com>, 'Pat Doyle' <patrickjd9@gmail.com> </div><div>Cc: 'Leanna Joyner' <ljoyner@appalachiantrail.org>, ro936562@gmail.com </div><div>Subject: Re: VARO Club Automated Reports </div><div><br></div></div>
This seems like a good idea. No one ever asked me for my hours this
year, so I doubt they were counted.<br>
Diana<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/23/2021 7:14 PM,
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">I
did not participate much in the discussion regarding
automating the work/admin reporting structure for
clubs. PATC went to full automation years ago
because with 1,200 miles of maintained trails and
many shelters/cabins, a manual reporting process was
not feasible. We initially developed “home grown”
systems but these had little software documentation
and security safeguards. We decided on a commercial
product which captures all our reporting
requirements. We have 30 districts and each is
equivalent to a small club in terms of trail mileage
and number of maintainers. Some are directly
related to the AT (240 miles) but most support other
national/state/forest agencies. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">We
have a professional IT staffer who deals with all
our data requirements and resolves any reporting
issues. If you concur I might have him join us at
the next Friday meeting. He is extremely
knowledgeable with our reporting data requirements
and might be able to assist in the automation
discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Thanks
for the well run meeting and the excellent dialogue.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">John
Hedrick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">PATC
Supervisor of Facilities </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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