Backwoods Orienteering Klub

Have Fun in the Woods Orienteering… with the best maps in the world

Orienteering Raleigh NC

Backwoods Orienteering Klub, founded November 15, 1978 sponsors events and teaches orienteering in the North Carolina piedmont, around Raleigh, NC.

We invite you to try orienteering with us. Everyone is welcome at all our events. We always offer beginning, intermediate, advanced and expert courses (routes through the woods) at every Regular event.

Category: BOK Meetings

  • BOK Meeting July 26, 2011

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    The meeting went quite well and the Sicilian Pizzas from Piccola Italia were wonderful – the best pizza in Raleigh, actually the best pizza I’ve ever had.  The deserts were some excellent cookies and a Key Lime Pie. Calendar: We got the following commitments for the season’s final events; Sept. 11 Mihai will get permissions and run…

  • 2009 Annual Meeting

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    Reviewed Budget. Need to evaluate area west of Jordan Lake and north side of Raven Rock. How we sell maps. Sycamore Scramble event planning.

  • 2009 June Special Board Meeting

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    Review and maintain event & membership fees. Purchase additional SI control boxes. Allow more comments to be published if the answers can help others. Still interested in Intercollegiate Champs in 2010. Resources so event directors know who to contact for venue permissions. Procedures for depositing event receipts. Better transfer of purchases at meet to accounting.…

  • 2008 Annual Meeting

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    Change Articles of Incorporation to conform to 501(c)(3) rules. Change bylaws to move Annual Meeting to October. Discussed meet fees. Changed hosting service. Decided on printer for Umstead maps.

  • 2008 March Special Board Meeting

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    Policies adopted to conform with 501(c)(3) rules. Kinko’s has acceptable map printing and can be used if necessary. Purchase agreement for printing by Treklite.

  • 2007 Annual Meeting

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    Discussed problems with Team run “A” meet, and tentative plans for 2009 spring event with the team again. Reprint new Umstead map on waterproof paper. Approve mapping of Birkhead Wilderness. Purchase more whistles. Consider electronic punching.

  • 2005 Annual Meeting

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    Club T-shirts. Started a semi-permanent course. Gary will teach some intermediate and advanced classes. A night meet. Possible 2007 “A” meet. Radio”O”. Purchase 25 more controls. Documentation to help new event directors.

  • 2004 Annual Meeting

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    We affirm the new rate structure. “A” meet still on for Spring 2005. Still trying to find more volunteers.

  • 2003 Annual Meeting

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    Membership fees increased and member entry fee is now free. Meet fees increased and include compass. “A” meet plans for Umstead in April 2005.

  • 2001 Annual Meeting

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    Work on HandyO begun. Hill Forest deemed OK. Possible “A” meet for Convention. Raven Rock Interscholastic Planning.