2026 VOC membership guidelines

Hello VOC Meetup members & site users,

Happy 2026, adventurers! The following are a few notes about the 2026 outdoors season!
***Membership fees: $30 for the whole year starting Jan. 1st. (The increase is due to increased fees from the Meetup site). We are encouraging e-transfers to our address at victoriaoutdoorclub@gmail.com**.
When you pay your membership fee, please do the following:
-make sure your meetup profile name is the same first name, ideally with a last initial, so I can match the bank account with the individual (you can pay your membership fees any time, and we will monitor our email address and add 2026 members as payments come in). This is the lowest possible fee we can charge members and still pay the club's bills (Meetup and FMCBC which provides insurance).
*Drop in fees - still only $2 (pay in person at events)
*Waiver - in person waiver is signed once per year in 2026
*Emergency contact form at events will remain the same.
**2 no shows per person per year only.** Please show respect to our volunteer hosts with a note if you can't come. What this means is that if you do not contact the event host to say you can't attend, or you don't remove yourself in advance from attendance at an event, then you will be removed from the club temporarily. We will not personally re-add people with more than two no-shows, but people with more than 2 no shows will have the opportunity to re-register for the club themselves.
*Note that the meetup site itself (not our team) is automatically removing people who haven't used meetup in 3 years. If you do get removed this way, you can request to join again!
*Seeking volunteers: VOC Meetup is looking for additional volunteer hosts for adventures (hikes, bikes, paddles... whatever your passion is!) Please contact Chelsea R. if interested.