*We have two calendars.
The dates below are for leaders and mentors with dates specific to them.
2. BOLTer calendar is for all of BOLT - BOLT 2009-2010 Calendar of Events
BOLT Leaders - Steering Committee & Special Events
Fall 2009
Gear Clean-up & Return Day September 6, 2009 from 9am-1pm
Leader Trip Debrief Meeting Wednesday, September 16 from 7-9pm
Fall Steering Committee Meetings begin (all current and past leaders welcomed) Monday nights in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm begining September 21, 2009
Steering Committee Retreat Saturday, September 26th from 9:30am-3:00 pm @ Haffenreffer Outing Reservation. (We will meet at Arnold.)
** This day sets a large portion of our agenda for improvements and growth for the year. All of BOLT's leadership is invited.
White Mountains Nostagia Event & Slide Show Thursday, September 29t, 2009
BOLT & Friends invited
   
Leader/Mentor Event: Kickoff Dinner & Advanced Cooking session Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm
BOLT Blitz Day - wear your BOLT t-shirt, backpack and boots Thursday, October 15, 2009 -- main green -help us be visable for recruiting the new leader class!
Leader/Mentor Event: Experiential Teaching with John Dowd Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm
All BOLT Talent Show Night TBD
BOLT & Friends invited
Leader/Mentor Event: Silkscreening and Advanced Naturalist Skills Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm
Leader/Mentor Event: Teaching w/Dan Bisaccio Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm
Leader/Mentor Event: Ice Cream Social and review for Mentor Track and recruitment Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Arnold from 7:30-9 pm
Spring - Opening Events for Current and Past Leaders
Selection Committee Meeting & Workshop Monday, January 25, 2010, 7:30-9:00 PM
BOLT Phone-a-thon
**we pretty much raise all of our BOLTer Financial Aid on this night		 Wednesday, January 21st & 22nd, 2010, 6-9:30pm

Training Committee Meetings begin

*We ask that all training facilitators attend the committee meeting of the week in which you will be facililtating a training.

 Monday, February 1, 2010 from 7:30-9:00 pm in Arnold Lounge and pretty much every following Monday.
BOLT Leader Training Schedule
Spring & Fall 2010 (anticipated)
ATTENDANCE AT EACH TRAINING SESSION IS REQUIRED. Please speak with Shelley if you need an exception to be made for special circumstances. If approved, a make-up session will need to be organized.
Please understand that the training's are experiential in design. They are very hard to recreate, participation and co-leader contributions to discussion are a huge part of the sessions. The ones in BOLD are impossible to re-create in a 1:1; please adjust your schedules to be present for them. Please be on time.
Wednesday, Feb. 24th
7:00-10:00 PM 		Arnold Lounge Leader Intro Meeting
Friday-Saturday, Feb.  26-27  
Leave at 3:00 PM on Friday
Return by 4:30 PM on Saturday (times tentative)		 Bus to Woodstock Valley, CT Leader Retreat
Camp Woodstock
Wednesday, March 3
 7:00-10:00 PM		 Arnold Lounge Minimal Impact Back Country Travel (LNT- Leave No Trace) 
Wednesday, March 10
7:00-10:00 PM

 TBA CPR Training    
*this is an Americal Heart Association national certification course taught by PACE
Saturday-Sunday, March 13-14
9:30 AM - 6 PM		 Arnold Lounge Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
*this is a national certification course taught by SOLO schools
Wednesday, March 17
6:30-10:30 PM		 Arnold Lounge  Risk Management; Case Studies
Saturday, March 20
10AM – 5 PM		 Arnold Lounge  Inclusive Facilitation
Wednesday, March 24
7:00-10:00 PM		 Arnold Lounge   Technical Skills Night
Wednesday, March 31
7:00-10:00 PM 		 Spring Break - Enjoy! Spring Break
**Harvard Offers a WFR Course!
Tuesday, April 6
7:00-10:00 PM 		 TBA Pre-Training Trip Meeting (passover ends - we will work with folks to accomodate religious services.)
Wednesday-Sunday, April 7-11
Bus Leaves at 3:00 PM on Wednesday
Returns by about 6:00 PM on Sunday
*please request a letter for professors from Shelley should you need it. Do this early to give your professors appropriate notice. 		New Jersey/Pennsylvania Training Trip!!The Delaware Water Gap along the AT of the Kittatinny Mountains
Wednesday, April 14
7:00-10:00 PM 		 Arnold Lounge  Trip Debrief & Leader Expectations
Wednesday, April 21
7:00-10:00 PM 		 TBA Inclusive Facilitiation II: Behind Closed Doors Scenario Night
Wednesday, April 28
7:00-10:00 PM 		 Arnold Lounge Co-leader communication & route maps review      
Saturday, May 1
12:30-3:30 PM
Wilson 102 w/break outs in 101, 103 & 105
Meeting with New BOLTers  
*12:30set-up/prep, 1-3 meeting then 3-3:30 clean-up
Wednesday, May 5
7:00-10:00 PM		 Arnold Lounge Closing Activity
**We need at least 20 members of the Leader class to be Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certified. This is a national certification course taught by SOLO schools. Financial Assistance is available to BOLT Leaders and mentors for this course. Our Goal is 22 WFR's this year. The dates for this course are:
Saturday, May 22-Friday, May 28
9:30am-6:00pm

Thursday, May 27th - evening simulation

TBA

Thur night sim location is off-site in a wooded park behind Lincoln School (end of East Orchard Ave)

 

 Wilderness First Responder
Upgrade Course
*pre-req: valid WFA & CPR required in order to enroll.

 

Join Us
BOLT's Annual Commencement/Reunion Reception
 Saturday, May 29, 2010 5 PM-7 PM
BOLT Reunion/Commencement Reception
Machado House on 87 Prospect Street

 

Anticipated BOLT Trip Dates for Fall 2010
All leaders are required to return to campus on Thursday, August 19, 2010.
Training Review starts on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 12 noon. Arnold Lounge
This review is required for all Leaders in order to lead a trip for BOLT.
Leaders Early Move-in
Please return to campus Thursday in time to pick-up keys. 		Thursday, August 19, 2010 between 8:30-4 pm
**pick-up keys in residence life before they close!
**Otherwise, you will need to contact DPS to let you in once for the night and pick up your keys in the morning.
Leader Review Training (required) Friday, August 20, 2010 from 12pm-6pm
Saturday, August 21, 2009 from 11am-6pm Arnold Lounge (both days)
Fall Program and Leader Events 2010
Bolter Pre-Trip Meeting Sunday, August 22, 2010 -Sayles Hall,
9-11 am set-up then break 1 hour
12-6 pm Meeting
6-6:30 Clean-up *if we are committed and organized it's 30 minutes
BOLT Fall Trip Monday, August 23- Friday, August 27, 2010- OMAC departure 7am
BOLT Banquet Friday, August 27, 2010 7pm -Leung Gallery
Gear clean-up and return Day Sunday, August 29, 2010 -Alumnae Hall,
9 am - 10 am --we have a lot to set-up and prep
10am - 12:30 pm -- gear clean-up, return and group check-in
12:30 -2 pm --clean-up and bring gear to Hillel
Leader Debrief Wednesday, September 8, 2009, 7-9 PM -Arnold Lounge
BOLT Wars Saturday, September 12, 2009 11am
First Steering Committee Meeting Monday, September 20th, 2010, 7:00-8:30 PM and pretty much every Monday to follow.
Steering Committee Retreat Saturday, September 25th, 2010, from 9:30am-4pm @ Haffenreffer Outing Reservation. (We will meet at Arnold.)
** This day sets a large portion of our agenda for improvements and growth for the year. All of BOLT's leadership is invited.
All BOLT Event: White Mountains Nostagia Event & Slide Show Wednesday, September 28, 2010
BOLT & Friends invited
Leader Mentor Events (twice per month) Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights from 7:30-9:00 in Arnold. Social and Educational Topics to be discusssed and determined based on interests.
All BOLT Event: Talent Show Night October TBD
BOLT & Friends invited
ALL BOLT Event: November TBD
BOLT & Friends invited
BOLT Leader December Social Wednesday, December 1, 2010 -- Traditionally, we close the semester just before finals with an end of semester event together.
BOLT Phone-a-thon
**we pretty much raise all of our BOLTer Financial Aid on this night		 Wednesday, the first week of classes in January around teh 20th & 21st, 2011, 6-9:30pm