Comment Summary

Is there anything else you would like to share, suggest, or otherwise get off your mind?
#	Response Date	Response Text
1	Feb 25, 2010 1:16 AM	I advise adding an "other" box for the facebook question.
2	Mar 28, 2010 5:09 PM	:o) - that pretty much says it all
3	Mar 29, 2010 12:31 AM	I enjoy the way hikes are listed because it give an opportunity to visit places I want to see. I have been impressed with the leadership shown by the people I have had contact with. You are doing a good job - keep up the work!
4	Mar 29, 2010 1:51 PM	Special thanks to Ron Dunn and LouAnne Partington for stepping in and doing such outstanding jobs!
5	Mar 29, 2010 2:04 PM	Education at chapter level of the purpose of TTA/CTC, more community involvement, and advetising needed.
6	Apr 4, 2010 11:29 AM	Provide new chapters with ways to promote hiking, membership; identify a TTA project for National Trails Day that all chapters are to participate in - helps to promote TTA as an organization and bonds the various chapters
7	Apr 6, 2010 3:07 PM	give members the option of receiving the newsletter electronically only
8	Apr 20, 2010 1:23 PM	Nope.
9	Apr 20, 2010 1:28 PM	I feel the organization is doing a fine job. I wish I could be more active in it.
10	Apr 20, 2010 1:54 PM	no
11	Apr 20, 2010 2:17 PM	I think this survey is a good idea. I know I represent only a small part of the membership, but I am pleased to have a forum to express my views.
12	Apr 20, 2010 2:32 PM	Maybe is am behind the times, but I hate facebook. I think TTA is doing a great job, but we need to be more mindful at the state and local level about getting the word out. Many, many hikers never have heard of TTA and that is our fault.
13	Apr 20, 2010 3:09 PM	no thanks; best wishes
14	Apr 20, 2010 3:33 PM	It's hard to join or keep going to some of the groups because they are so close-knit so some may not "fit" in, and they may be left out at activities.
15	Apr 20, 2010 5:41 PM	Nope. I'm a happy camper.
16	Apr 20, 2010 5:45 PM	glad to see the current leadership is conducting a survey; it's one of the only ways to get adequate feed-back from the membership
17	Apr 20, 2010 5:49 PM	good luck!
18	Apr 21, 2010 4:26 AM	Get younger kids involved.
19	Apr 21, 2010 5:47 PM	already get too much email!!!!
20	Apr 21, 2010 6:29 PM	I have gone on some of my best hikes with Tennessee Trails folks. They're always cordial, helpful, and supportive. I hope to hike with them again soon.
21	Apr 22, 2010 2:21 AM	the club should do more to encourage younger generation by having special hikes for them younger children as well as teens
22	Apr 25, 2010 11:48 AM	This is a great survey. Easy to use and the questions are easy to understand. GREAT JOB FOLKS!
23	Apr 25, 2010 2:38 PM	Most important: get young people involved; at meetings everyone has gray hair
24	Apr 26, 2010 5:03 PM	No place for commenting on our Facebook presence. This is just another way that the TTA brand is being diluted. There's no particular real tie-in to the TTA site. Another case of the technology tail wagging the dog. Also, there's no place for comments on newsletter improvements. As we move toward electronic distribution of the newsletter and hike schedules, the we should consider moving the printed issue towards becoming a high quality feature focused publication. Check ATC and Appalachian Mountain Club pubs for example. Another way of fulfilling out education mission.
25	Apr 27, 2010 3:43 PM	To be blunt, TTA is an organization for fluffy day hikes, socializing, and folks who consider themselves old, whether they are or not. Meetup is where the action is. Meetup is for the events. I suppose that leaves TTA to be for trail maintenance. Not a good long-term strategy to me. It saddens me and would not be my choice.
26	Apr 27, 2010 3:54 PM	With TTA, a hike has to be planned and committed to MONTHS in advance to get into the newsletter. However, with Meetup, a successful outing can be planned and posted a week or two in advance (or months in advance,-- you have the flexibility you need).
27	Apr 27, 2010 4:41 PM	I enjoy TTA. Keep up the good work!
28	Apr 27, 2010 6:56 PM	We need to get young people more involved. We need to aford members the option of taking a stand on issues.
29	Apr 27, 2010 9:23 PM	I would like to see the TTA continue to work toward the completion of the Cumberland Trail--a dream the founding members had when we first gathered to share our hopes and desires to "make a deference." As the designer of the TENNESSEE TRAILS ASSOCIATION and the CUMBERLAND TRAIL emblems I am pleased to see they have remained unchanged for so many years. The existence of the TTA for approximately thirty years is amazing, but to see the growth and goals that have been accomplished is even more amazing. I am proud to have been there in the beginning! First recording secretary, Robbie Hassler 1455 Hassler Rd. Byrdstown, TN 38549-4659
30	Apr 28, 2010 2:15 AM	I was involved heavily at the chapter level and state board meetings but dropped out when I became an Assistant Scoutmaster for a local Boy Scouts of America troop when my two sons joined.
31	Apr 28, 2010 2:28 PM	Send semi-monthly E-mails with calendar list of hikes for 6 to 8 weeks out. Team Green , Ski club & other clubs do this to members & non-members, Past members ect. A good gentle reminder you are still out there and that they are still welcome.
32	Apr 28, 2010 4:00 PM	If we are going to drive more than an hour each way for a hike I would like to see the hike more than just a few miles long.Hardly seeme worth it to drive hours just to hike 3-4 miles.
33	Apr 29, 2010 1:59 PM	I enjoy my monthly TTA newsletter. Please continue mailing it to me. I use my membership directory. I joined TTA so I would not have to hike alone. Recently a hike leader told me I could go on her hike because I have arthritis. So I hiked alone.I felt I was ostracized. The hike leader did not want me "slowing the group down." Yet she waited 30 minutes at the trailhead for a tardy hiker.My husband has other commitments and is usually unavailable for hiking. So we joined TTA.
34	Apr 30, 2010 12:35 AM	No. I think it is a great group.. I'll be more active when my daughter is out of college......
35	Apr 30, 2010 2:20 AM	nope
36	May 3, 2010 1:40 AM	i think this is a great organization and want to be able to particapate in it more THANKS!!!!
37	May 3, 2010 2:54 AM	I would like to see an increase in our membership and more people willing to volunteer to lead hikes and participate in activities. I highly value the friendships I have made through the organization. These friends have been a part of my life for many years and have greatly enriched me.
38	May 4, 2010 11:14 PM	There are likely thousands of hikers who would benefit from being in TTA. Some join and never hike, some have a different view of hiking , some don't have the time. The club needs renewing.
39	May 5, 2010 1:13 PM	I have led many TTA hikes, but I 've never gotten ananswer, after asking many times, as what to do with the "permission forms" that the hikers sign when they go on a hike. Do we keep them, dispose of them, or forward them somewhere?