302026 Outing Club

Section I - Club Officers
Name	E-mail	Title	Class Year
Andrew Schaubhut	schaua@rpi.edu	Cairn Editor	Senior
Jeffrey Cain	cainj@rpi.edu	Vice President	Junior
Jeffrey Moss	mossj@rpi.edu	Rock Climbing Chair	Senior
John Lembke	lembkj@rpi.edu	Pit Chair	Senior
Jonathan Davis	davisj4@rpi.edu	First Aid Chair	Sophomore
Michael Chu	chum2@rpi.edu	Pit Chair	Graduate
Michael-John Torres	torrem2@rpi.edu	Secretary	Senior
Monica Blount	blounm@rpi.edu	XC Chair	Senior
Nathan Korey	koreyn@rpi.edu	Mountain Biking	Senior
Scott Dugas	dugass@rpi.edu	Treasurer	Senior
Scott Youmans	youmas@rpi.edu	Member at Large	Senior
Stephen Bornhoft	bornhs@rpi.edu	President	Senior

Section II - Membership History
	FY	FY	2008 Actual	2008 Forecast
Undergrad			169	190
Graduate			15	15
Waived			1	0
Fac/Staff			1	0
Non-RPI			11	8
Total	0	0	197	213

Section III - Club Purpose

To further outing activities among the students at RPI by: A) Organizing and conducting hiking, camping, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, mountaineering, ice climbing, rock climbing, snowshoeing, cave exploring, rafting, mountain biking, and other similar trips. B) Creating school interest in the principles of conservation of natural resources. C) Instructing its members in first aid, correct outdoor procedures, and forest fire prevention. In general, to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the above purposes, with proper concern for safety, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law or Rensselaer Union.

Section IV - Current Club Activities

Activities Fair: We participate in the fall activity fair events by rappelling off of the bleachers inside the field house and distributing information about our club. Club Led Trips: Trips go out every weekend and even during the week. These trips range in difficulty from beginner to expert, allowing people of all levels of experience to participate. Interest in kayaking and rafting has been growing, encouraged by twice weekly pool sessions for kayaking practice. Hiking, ice climbing, and winter mountaineering continue to have strong interest with trips going out most weekends. Interest in the Friday night caving trips, cross-country skiiing trips, and local climbing trips continues to be strong. Before the climbing wall on campus was shut down, it was used extensively by club members throughout the year. Mountain biking is an activity which was recently added to our club. It has always been a popular activity with club members, with unofficial trips going out weekly. Club Led Weekend and Extended Tips: Our annual Fall Lake George trip (an Intercollegiate Outing Club Association event sponsored by the ROC) is always a popular event with total attendance of over 212 this year, 60 of which were RPI students. Club led weekend camping trips have been frequent, combining other club sponsored activities with the excitement and convenience of camping.

Section V - Goals and Programs for FY2008

Goal A: A) Maintain club membership, provide for the normal operation of the club, and encourage participation and provide activities. Program 1: General Supplies for Club Operations Program 2: Spring Banquet Goal B: B) Sponsor the Fall Lake George weekend and club social events. Program 1: Fall Lake George Goal C: C) Sponsor local offerings of First Aid and Rescue Courses Program 1: Whitewater Rescue Class Program 2: SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course Program 3: Advanced Rock Climbing and Rescue Clinic Program 4: Orientation to Cave Rescue Course Goal D: D) Replace worn out equipment, repair damaged equipment, and acquire new equipment to allow safe participation in club activities. Program 1: Canoeing Program 2: Caving Program 3: Ice Climbing Program 4: Kayaking Program 5: Climbing Wall Program 6: Rock Climbing Program 7: Winter Mountaineering Program 8: Cross Country Skiing Program 9: Rafting Program 10: First Aid Program 11: Mountain Biking

Section VI - Realization of Goals and Programs
Goal A: A) Maintain club membership, provide for the normal operation of the club, and encourage participation and provide activities.
Program 1: General Supplies for Club Operations
Since our equipment storage room holds hundreds of pieces of gear, we need office supplies in order to make sure that our inventory systems runs as smoothly as possible. We request the photocopying in order to advertise our club to increase membership, in addition to making our events known to students on campus. Our club has a newsletter, called the Cairn, which is hosted on our webspace and dispersed to our members at meetings, several times throughout the year. This newsletter gives our members a way to share stories about trips and to advertise an upcoming event or activity.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
009 009	Cairn Disk Space Cairn Disk Space	1 1	$25.00 $25.00	$25.00 $25.00
009 009	Cameras Cameras	2 2	$3.00 $3.00	$6.00 $6.00
009 009	Equipment Room Office Maintenance Equipment Room Office Maintenance	1 1	$60.00 $60.00	$60.00 $60.00
038 038	Equipment Room Photocopying Equipment Room Photocopying	500 500	$0.02 $0.02	$10.00 $10.00
009 009	Equipment Room Supplies Equipment Room Supplies	1 1	$32.00 $32.00	$32.00 $32.00
038 038	Photocopying Photocopying	1500 1500	$0.02 $0.02	$30.00 $30.00
009 009	Picture Development Picture Development	2 2	$3.00 $3.00	$6.00 $6.00
Total Expense				$169.00 $169.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$169.00 $169.00
Program 2: Spring Banquet
Each year, the club holds a spring banquet so that club members can get together one last time before the summer begins.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
114 031	Food for Spring Reception Food for Spring Reception	1 1	$100.00 $100.00	$100.00 $100.00
Total Expense				$100.00 $100.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$100.00 $100.00
Goal B: B) Sponsor the Fall Lake George weekend and club social events.
Program 1: Fall Lake George
Every year, the club sponsors an Intercollegiate Outing Club Association (IOCA) event held on Turtle Island in Lake George, New York. This trip is an RPI and IOCA tradition. It starts on a Friday when we transport all the necessary food and gear to the island via powerboat and ends that Sunday when everyone leaves. Because of the amount of gear and food that must be transported from RPI to Lake George, a truck and 2 powerboats are rented. People take canoes or the powerboat to the island. The powerboats also serve as a backup method of transportation in case of emergency. Several traditions during the weekend are providing meals and the popular square dance on Saturday night, which requires hiring Square Dance callers and transporting them and their equipment to and from the island. This also requires the use of the powerboats. Although Fall Lake George is a Large budget item, it should not be seen as an income or an expense since the income is nearly equal to the expenses. Fall Lake George is not done as a fund-raiser, but rather as a tradition which is almost 80 years old.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
111 111	Campsite rental Campsite rental	33 33	$42.00 $42.00	$1,386.00 $1,386.00
111 111	Canoe Rental Canoe Rental	25 25	$50.00 $50.00	$1,250.00 $1,250.00
RU0 RU0	Canoe Rental Fees Canoe Rental Fees	50 50	$25.00 $25.00	$1,250.00 $1,250.00
009 009	Coolers Coolers	4 4	$30.00 $30.00	$120.00 $120.00
RU0 RU0	Food Food	200 200	$10.00 $10.00	$2,000.00 $2,000.00
114 114	Food for Fall Lake George Food for Fall Lake George	200 200	$10.00 $10.00	$2,000.00 $2,000.00
111 111	Fuel Fuel	200 200	$3.00 $3.00	$600.00 $600.00
RU0 RU0	IOCA Fees IOCA Fees	200 200	$23.00 $25.00	$4,600.00 $5,000.00
111 111	Large Truck Rental (for 4 days) Large Truck Rental (for 4 days)	4 4	$85.00 $85.00	$340.00 $340.00
006 006	Light Sticks Light Sticks	150 150	$1.20 $1.20	$180.00 $180.00
009 009	Miscellaneous Supplies Miscellaneous Supplies	1 1	$200.00 $200.00	$200.00 $200.00
038 038	Photocopying Photocopying	750 750	$0.02 $0.03	$15.00 $22.50
022 022	Postage Postage	54 54	$1.00 $1.00	$54.00 $54.00
111 111	Power Boat Rental Power Boat Rental	2 2	$720.00 $720.00	$1,440.00 $1,440.00
025 047	Square Dance Band and Caller Square Dance Band and Caller	1 1	$600.00 $600.00	$600.00 $600.00
Total Expense				$8,185.00 $8,192.50
Total Income				$7,850.00 $8,250.00
Total Subsidy				$335.00 -$57.50
Goal C: C) Sponsor local offerings of First Aid and Rescue Courses
Program 1: Whitewater Rescue Class
The club has been very lucky through past years to have several capable leaders willing to teach interested students the skills and safety necessary to enjoy whitewater kayaking. However, these leaders need practice, proper equipment, and professional instruction to help ensure the safety of all participants. To further these goals the club is requesting money to subsidize a beginner and an advanced rescue course so that the entire monetary burden of these courses does not fall on those students already volunteering their time to lead club kayaking trips. In return for the monetary assistance in taking these courses, the participants are expected to lead similar rescue courses for those club leaders who were unable to take the professional courses.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 047	Whitewater Rescue Clinic Whitewater Rescue Clinic	2 2	$400.00 $400.00	$800.00 $800.00
RU0 RU0	Whitewater Rescue Fees Whitewater Rescue Fees	2 2	$100.00 $100.00	$200.00 $200.00
Total Expense				$800.00 $800.00
Total Income				$200.00 $200.00
Total Subsidy				$600.00 $600.00
Program 2: SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course
The SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course is an educational opportunity for trip leaders and members to be more prepared for worst case situations that may occur on some of our trips. It teaches participants backcountry first aid and what to do in situations where immediate medical attention is not available. In order for a member to become an upper class leader, we require this training, and also recommend it to all of our other leaders. In order for SOLO to instruct us, we must come up with a class of at least 20 individuals, and at the current cost, it is very difficult to find people to pay the full cost of the course. We are asking for a subsidy of 50% for 20 participants
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
025 047	SOLO Backcountry First Aid Course - (subsidy for 20 people) SOLO Backcountry First Aid Course - (subsidy for 20 people)	20 20	$120.00 $120.00	$2,400.00 $2,400.00
RU0 RU0	SOLO Course Fees SOLO Course Fees	20 20	$60.00 $60.00	$1,200.00 $1,200.00
Total Expense				$2,400.00 $2,400.00
Total Income				$1,200.00 $1,200.00
Total Subsidy				$1,200.00 $1,200.00
Program 3: Advanced Rock Climbing and Rescue Clinic
There has been an increase in the amount of climbing within the club and also an increase in the number of new leaders who require some additional safety instruction. Some of the more advanced rock climbers would like to take a professionally run rescue clinic so that we could better instruct the newer leaders on how to be safe. We were subsidized for this in the last budget, but not all who should have taken the course were able to.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
047 047	Advanced Rock Climbing Rescue Clinic Advanced Rock Climbing Rescue Clinic	5 5	$150.00 $150.00	$750.00 $750.00
RU0 RU0	Fees for Course Fees for Course	5 5	$75.00 $75.00	$375.00 $375.00
Total Expense				$750.00 $750.00
Total Income				$375.00 $375.00
Total Subsidy				$375.00 $375.00
Program 4: Orientation to Cave Rescue Course
Over the past several years, many of the club caving leaders paid out of pocket to attend the orientiation to cave rescue course. This course is sponsored every year by the National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC) and teaches caving leaders what to do when someone gets injured in a cave. It cover basic medical considerations, gives experience working with agency (police, fire, EMT) people in a rescue situation, as well as teaching patient packaging and movemnt throughout cave passages. club members that have taken this course benefit the club as a whole by being able to relay the techniques learned in this course to other members; improving the overall safety level of the club caving trips. To further these goals the club is requesting money to subsidize two club caving leaders so that the entire monetary burden of these courses does not fall on those students already volunteering their time to lead club caving trips. In return for the monetary assistance in taking these courses, the participants are expected to lead similar rescue courses for those club leaders who were unable to take the professional courses.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
047 047	Cave Rescue Course Cave Rescue Course	2 2	$60.00 $60.00	$120.00 $120.00
RU0 RU0	Fees for course Fees for course	2 2	$30.00 $30.00	$60.00 $60.00
Total Expense				$120.00 $120.00
Total Income				$60.00 $60.00
Total Subsidy				$60.00 $60.00
Goal D: D) Replace worn out equipment, repair damaged equipment, and acquire new equipment to allow safe participation in club activities.
Program 1: Canoeing
Although our canoes are old, they meet the needs of our members well. However, they do need regular maintenance to keep them from falling into disrepair. We request money for misc. repairs (replacement seats, thwart, misc assembly hardware, etc). Additionally, each year paddles are lost and broken. Last, life vests are used not only for canoeing but kayaking and rafting and as a result there is a greater need for them. Paddles are used for both canoeing and rafting.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Life Vests Life Vests	4 4	$70.00 $70.00	$280.00 $280.00
006 006	Misc. Repair Misc. Repair	1 1	$100.00 $50.00	$100.00 $50.00
006 006	Paddles Paddles	4 4	$25.00 $25.00	$100.00 $100.00
Total Expense				$480.00 $430.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$480.00 $430.00
Program 2: Caving
The caving program at RPI can be broken down into two categories: Horizontal caving, and vertical caving. Horizontal caving gear is necessary for vertical caving as well, but not vice-versa. It should be noted that much of the caving gear is manufactured by Petzl, a french company. Due to the poor US exchange rates, prices for Petzl products have increased (and continue to increase) over the past year. Horizontal Caving: Over the past two years, we have been slowly phasing out the use of carbide lamps and acquiring electric LED headlamps as their replacement. The LED headlamps are bright, easy to maintain, and have a very long battery life (over traditional headlamps); and hence are an ideal light source. This year, we are continuing to phase out the carbide lamps with LED headlamps. The $50 headlamps that we have bought during the 2006-2007 school year are hold up much better than the cheaper lamps. Because of the increased cost for higher quality headlamps and the high failure rate of our current cheaper LED headlamps, we are again requesting 3 LED headlamps at $50 each to maintain the current inventory level throughout the next year. Helmets wear out over time, and many the helmets in our inventory are more than 15 years old. We have been implementing a policy of replacing 3 helmets a year, so that the helmets in the worse condition can be discarded. Due to costs associated with completing the needed rappel rack repair (see next section), we are only requesting 1 new helmet this year. Due to the frequency of use, lamps and helmets need regular maintenance. Helmets and lamps normally require items such as new buckles, straps, batteries, and light bulbs. Cave packs are used to carry gear (first aid kits, water, food, etc) throughout the cave during caving trips. It has been at least 5 years since we last replaced a cave pack, and the ones that we have are now in need of replacement. Vertical Caving: Vertical caving is an equipment intensive sport, similar to SCUBA diving. When equipment is properly maintained, it is a safe sport, however poorly maintained equipment can have dire consequences. Ascenders are used to climb the rope via a cam-type system utilizing small teeth that grip the mantle of the rope. Over the past few years, we have been purchasing two replacement acesnders each year so that older ascenders with worn gripping teeth can be replaced while maintaining the club's inventory of vertical gear. Due We have increased the amount for the acenders to maintain pace with increased cost of Petzl products. It has been a few years since we have budgeted money for rappel racks (repair and replacement). The racks are used for descending into caves, and have friction bars that wear out due to use. We started this repair process during the 2006-2007 budget and should be able to completely replace all the old and worn racks after the 2007-2008 year.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Cave Pack Cave Pack	3 3	$65.00 $65.00	$195.00 $195.00
006 006	Caving Helmets Caving Helmets	1 1	$85.00 $85.00	$85.00 $85.00
006 006	Helmet Repair Parts Helmet Repair Parts	1 1	$20.00 $20.00	$20.00 $20.00
006 006	Lamp (carbide/electric) repair and maintanence Lamp (carbide/electric) repair and maintanence	1 1	$30.00 $30.00	$30.00 $30.00
006 006	LED Headlamps LED Headlamps	3 3	$50.00 $50.00	$150.00 $150.00
006 006	Rappel Rack (repair, for existing racks) Rappel Rack (repair, for existing racks)	1 1	$100.00 $100.00	$100.00 $100.00
006 006	Vertical Caving Setup Vertical Caving Setup	1 1	$130.00 $130.00	$130.00 $130.00
Total Expense				$710.00 $710.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$710.00 $710.00
Program 3: Ice Climbing
Ice climbing is a very popular activity among club members as a winter alternative to rock climbing. Technical gear needs to be updated in order to continue this activity in the future. Dry ropes, and static line in the pit are very old and are unsafe to continue using. That is why they need to be replaced. Caribiners are in short supply and are essential for making tope rope anchors so they need to be restocked. Harnesses are also in short supply for club trips because they are used primary for rock climbing and are located at the ROC wall. Helmets are outdated and need to be replaced in order to keep ROC climbers safe.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	200ft Static Rope 200ft Static Rope	1 1	$150.00 $150.00	$150.00 $150.00
006 006	60m Dry Rope 60m Dry Rope	2 2	$230.00 $230.00	$460.00 $460.00
006 006	Harnesses Harnesses	2 2	$50.00 $50.00	$100.00 $100.00
006 006	Helmets Helmets	10 10	$60.00 $60.00	$600.00 $600.00
006 006	Locking Caribiners Locking Caribiners	20 20	$10.00 $10.00	$200.00 $200.00
Total Expense				$1,510.00 $1,510.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$1,510.00 $1,510.00
Program 4: Kayaking
We have tried to reduce this years kayaking budget as much as possible (compared to last years), but have requested an additional drysuit this year to replace the one that was destroyed during last years rafting accident. The price for drysuits have increased since last year; the $320 value is the cheapest that we can find for a standard drysuit. Drysuits are used frequently for spring trips (both kayaking and rafting) and need regular replacement and repairs. In particular the rubber on the arm, leg, and neck gaskets age and crack over time--several of the older drysuits are currently having this problem which is why we have left the drysuit maintenence budget the same as last years. The nylon spray skirts are used for the pool training session and are in particularly bad shape at the moment. Also kayaks have different skirt sizes so there is no one-skirt-fits all solution. Lastly, we have shrunk the annual neoprene booties and glove maintenence budget into one item this year in order to lower the overall amount requested for kayaking, given the cost of the unexpected replacement drysuit.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Booties and Gloves replacement Booties and Gloves replacement	1 1	$70.00 $70.00	$70.00 $70.00
006 006	Dry Suit Dry Suit	2 2	$320.00 $320.00	$640.00 $640.00
006 006	Dry Suit Repair Dry Suit Repair	1 1	$150.00 $150.00	$150.00 $150.00
006 006	Neoprene Skirt Neoprene Skirt	1 1	$90.00 $90.00	$90.00 $90.00
006 006	Nylon Skirt Nylon Skirt	1 1	$40.00 $40.00	$40.00 $40.00
Total Expense				$990.00 $990.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$990.00 $990.00
Program 5: Climbing Wall
The climbing wall continues to be a success and attract new members to the club and new students to RPI. Several items need to be resupplied every year, like the chalk (and chalk bags) used for better grip and the tape for prevention of injuries. Some of the holds are unique in size and require longer bolts. There have been some broken holds, and also a desire for new holds to increase the diversity of the routes that can be put up.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Bolts Bolts	1 1	$5.00 $5.00	$5.00 $5.00
006 006	Chalk bags Chalk bags	2 2	$10.00 $10.00	$20.00 $20.00
006 006	Climbing Chalk Packages Climbing Chalk Packages	3 3	$10.00 $10.00	$30.00 $30.00
009 006	Climbing Tape Climbing Tape	5 5	$3.00 $3.00	$15.00 $15.00
001 006	Holds Holds	10 10	$15.00 $15.00	$150.00 $150.00
Total Expense				$220.00 $220.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$220.00 $220.00
Program 6: Rock Climbing
Most of the clubs ropes are getting old. With the money recieved last year, a few new ropes were purchased, but more are still needed. Ropes by nature wear over time, so in addition to needing more, we will also need to be replacing others for safety reasons. Money to keep our rope collection safe would be greatly appreciated. Climbing shoes are in high demand due to the new addition of the on campus climbing wall. A lot of shoes have been purchased, but there is a constant demand due to lack of sizes and wear. Club harness are also still in demand. A few were bought with last years money, but more are still needed.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Climbing Shoes Climbing Shoes	4 4	$100.00 $100.00	$400.00 $400.00
006 006	Dynamic Climbing Rope Dynamic Climbing Rope	2 2	$130.00 $130.00	$260.00 $260.00
006 006	Harness Harness	2 2	$50.00 $50.00	$100.00 $100.00
Total Expense				$760.00 $760.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$760.00 $760.00
Program 7: Winter Mountaineering
Mountaineering gear is used extensively, there are a great number of people in the club that use it for more than just hiking, often it is used for overnight canoeing or climbing trips. We are still updating to the newest types of crampons and snowshoes. The old styles need special tools to be adjusted or fixed. The newer technology is much more reliable and easier to fix in the field. Snowshoes and crampons are required by law in the Adirondack Park, so we would like to make sure we have equipment that is in good working order, and useable by all members of the club. People have commented that the cold weather sleeping bags have not been adequate. The insulation has deteriorated with age. It is necessary to get new warm weather bags in order for people to continue hiking in the winter. People have also been requesting headlamps for hiking so we would like to get headlamps dedicated to hiking. We do have headlamps for caving but the types of lights that are appropriate for each activity are very different, and we don't have enough at the moment to support each activity.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	-20 degree sleeping bags -20 degree sleeping bags	4 4	$250.00 $250.00	$1,000.00 $1,000.00
L12 L12	Adirondack Guide Books Adirondack Guide Books	2 2	$20.00 $20.00	$40.00 $40.00
006 006	Bear canisters Bear canisters	2 2	$70.00 $70.00	$140.00 $140.00
006 006	Flotation tails Flotation tails	3 3	$30.00 $30.00	$90.00 $90.00
006 006	Headlamps Headlamps	2 2	$32.00 $32.00	$64.00 $64.00
006 006	Ice Axes Ice Axes	2 2	$70.00 $70.00	$140.00 $140.00
001 043	Miscellaneous Repair Miscellaneous Repair	1 1	$50.00 $50.00	$50.00 $50.00
006 006	Snowshoes Snowshoes	1 1	$180.00 $180.00	$180.00 $180.00
006 006	Trekking Crampons Trekking Crampons	1 1	$120.00 $120.00	$120.00 $120.00
Total Expense				$1,824.00 $1,824.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$1,824.00 $1,824.00
Program 8: Cross Country Skiing
We are still in the process of switching out the older style bindings and boots, which were falling apart and breaking while on trips. Because cross-country skiing is truly one of the activities that beginners can do, having good boots for ankle support and skis that are waxless are really helpful for teaching and giving people a positive experience. The extra bindings continue to be used to upgrade nice older pairs of skis so they are compatible with the better boots. The waxes are necessary to keep the skis in good condition and prevent splitting of the ends. Many of our poles are a standard size that are dificult to use for shorter members and many poles are hard to adjust the straps.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Boot Bindings Boot Bindings	3 3	$80.00 $80.00	$240.00 $240.00
006 006	Cross-Country Skis Cross-Country Skis	2 2	$150.00 $150.00	$300.00 $300.00
006 006	Ski Boots Ski Boots	2 2	$100.00 $100.00	$200.00 $200.00
006 006	Ski Poles Ski Poles	2 2	$60.00 $60.00	$120.00 $120.00
006 006	Wax and Wax Supplies Wax and Wax Supplies	1 1	$50.00 $50.00	$50.00 $50.00
Total Expense				$910.00 $910.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$910.00 $910.00
Program 9: Rafting
Drybags are used to store gear(first aid kits, food, etc) during rafting trips that need to stay dry. The bags are totally waterproof, and an essential item on rafting and kayaking trips. Through wear and tear, drybags tend to get tears in them, rendering them no longer waterproof (and hence useless). Several of the club drybags are at or approaching this stage and thus we ask for 4 more to maintain the current inventory. We would like to replace two of our whitewater helmets due to age and fatigue. The whitewater helmets are used by both rafters and kayakers. The misc. repairs include expenses such as purchasing aquaseal (waterproof adhesive), patches (for holes), misc broken parts on raft pumps, etc.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Dry bags Dry bags	4 4	$30.00 $30.00	$120.00 $120.00
006 006	Misc. Repair Misc. Repair	1 1	$100.00 $100.00	$100.00 $100.00
006 006	Whitewater Helmets Whitewater Helmets	2 2	$40.00 $40.00	$80.00 $80.00
Total Expense				$300.00 $300.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$300.00 $300.00
Program 10: First Aid
First Aid is necessary for all club trips, trip leaders are expected to bring a first aid kit on all club trips. The club also makes first aid kits available for members to take on personal trips. The First Aid budget it used to re-fresh first aid kits, to replace expired supplies as well as supplies which are used on trips to treat minor injuries. Having proper first aid kits, ensures the safety of all members on trips. In addition to the supplies we typically order this year we are asking to purchase 2 new wilderness first aid kits. Many of the first aid kits we currently own in very poor condition, and not something we would like members to rely on should they need it. New first aid kits will help us to ensure that our kits contain all of the recommended supplies for venturing into the wilderness. As seen the cost of wilderness first aid kits is considerably larger then a standard first aid kit, this is due to the the tougher environments they must endure, as well as making them tiny and light weight. These Wilderness First Aid kits also contain some supplies that we do not currently have such as Trauma Shears, irrigation syringe, and mole skin. Since we are requesting new first aid kits we have reduced our bandage budget by 2/3.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
009 009	First Aid Tape First Aid Tape	1 1	$15.00 $15.00	$15.00 $15.00
009 009	medications (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aspirin) medications (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aspirin)	3 3	$15.00 $10.00	$45.00 $30.00
009 009	Package of Bandages Package of Bandages	10 10	$3.00 $3.00	$30.00 $30.00
009 009	Wilderness First Aid Kits Wilderness First Aid Kits	2 2	$60.00 $60.00	$120.00 $120.00
Total Expense				$210.00 $195.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$210.00 $195.00
Program 11: Mountain Biking
People have cars but no way for the ability to transport bikes. We would like to get bike racks for the club that leaders can take out so they can other people on trips.
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
006 006	Bike racks Bike racks	2 0	$100.00 $0.00	$200.00 $0.00
Total Expense				$200.00 $0.00
Total Income				$0.00 $0.00
Total Subsidy				$200.00 $0.00

Section VII - Additional Income
Club income is generated via member dues charged at semester and full-year rates
Line #	Description	Quantity	Unit Price	Extended Price
371 371	Dues - Non Students Dues - Non Students	10 8	$48.00 $50.00	$480.00 $400.00
371 371	Dues - Students Dues - Students	225 205	$32.00 $32.00	$7,200.00 $6,560.00
Total Income				$7,680.00 $6,960.00

Section VIII - Priorities
1) Goal A: A) Maintain club membership, provide for the normal operation of the club, and encourage participation and provide activities.
Club operations are necessary in order for the Outing Club to maintain its membership and activities.
2) Goal D: D) Replace worn out equipment, repair damaged equipment, and acquire new equipment to allow safe participation in club activities.
Many of our activities require technical gear which is quite expensive and hard to find. Thus, providing equipment for activities is necessary in order to the club to function. Equipment becomes unsafe when it becomes worn or damaged. It no longer is able to withstand the stresses and strains required from it and must be replaced.
3) Goal B: B) Sponsor the Fall Lake George weekend and club social events.
Fall Lake George is an IOCA tradition that's been hosted by the ROC for almost 80 years. The weekend is an opportunity for college students from all over the Northeast to come together in a mutual love of the outdoors.
4) Goal C: C) Sponsor local offerings of First Aid and Rescue Courses
First aid and rescue courses are vital to the safe continuation of club sponsored activities. Many activities are highly technical and advanced knowledge beyond basic first aid is necessary. River and Avalance rescue courses teach indispensable skills that cannot be taught in a classroom, and thus are important to ensuring the safety of participants.

Section IX - Club Inventory List
Description	Qty.	Condition	Total Value
There are no items defined for this inventory.

Appendix

Our trips are not limited by the number of competent leaders, but by the amount of equipment we have. We turn people away routinely from trips because we just don't have enough gear for them. Many schools that RPI competes with have a full-time staff that run/manage their outing clubs (Clarkson for one example). The ROC is primarily run and managed by students. We do not need nor wish to have someone run the club for us, but we do need an adequate amount of quality equipment to continue to service the RPI community and to grow. The Rensselaer Outing Club has been steadily growing over the past years and a new activity, mountain biking, was added the year of 2004-2005. Despite the lack of actual biking equipment, we have continued to get significant interest in this activity this year, and thus have included some equipment to continue this activity for the club next year. We would like to emphasize that the items requested in the mountain biking section are basic maintenance items, which will be easily available for students in our equipment room. The Rensselaer Outing Club has an online database of all the items in our inventory, however with over 2000 items, the current method for entering inventory into the union web budget system is just not practical for us to use. We would be happy to present a print out of the inventory list or to set up access to our online system so that one can view our inventory (on a realtime basis!).

Expense Summary
Sub	Description	Total
001	Office Supplies	$200.00 $0.00
006	Non Capital Equipment	$8,629.00 $7,744.00
009	Other Supplies	$674.00 $644.00
022	Postage	$54.00 $54.00
025	Consultants	$3,000.00 $0.00
031	Food (Non-Travel)	$0.00 $100.00
038	Copy Services	$55.00 $62.50
043	Repair Equipment	$0.00 $50.00
047	Other Services	$870.00 $4,670.00
111	Travel Domestic	$5,016.00 $5,016.00
114	Food Service (Travel)	$2,100.00 $2,000.00
L12	Books - Reference	$40.00 $40.00
Total Expense		$20,638.00 $20,380.50

Income Summary
Sub	Description	Total
371	Membership Dues	$7,680.00 $6,960.00
RU0	Income from programs	$9,685.00 $10,085.00
Total Income		$17,365.00 $17,045.00

Total Subsidy
Requested: $3,273.00 Approved: $3,335.50