IMPORTANT DATES
ANNUAL MEMBER POTLUCK BREAKFAST
Sunday - August 11, 2024
10:00 am
Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha
This is our most attended meeting of the year! You just need to bring your own table service and a dish to pass, the board will provide scrambled eggs, French toast, pancakes, coffee and juice. Please consider coming to the potluck and meeting your neighbors; it really is fun to get to know everyone and their history on the lake, and learn their history in the making.
We will have a brief meeting while you eat. One order of business is for the membership to approve a much needed update to our bylaws. We have posted a DRAFT copy of the changes HERE. Your comments are welcome, and they will be addressed and voted on at the August Pot Luck Meeting
We look forward to seeing you there!
BOARD MEETINGS
All meeting times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and held at East Bay Township Hall unless otherwise noted.
April 27, 2024
May 18, 2024
9:00am EBT
9:00am EBT
June 15, 2024
10:00am EBT
General Membership Meeting
July 20, 2024
9:00am EBT
Annual Member Potluck Breakfast
August 11, 2024
10:00am
YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
9:00am EBT
Sept 21, 2024
NEWSLETTERS
Newsletters are produced three times per year (spring, summer, and fall) and are delivered via email to our members. We maintain a small list of members with no email address but will ask new members without email to look for the most current newsletters on our website.
CURRENT NEWSLETTER
Coming soon!
Fall 2024
2023 ARCHIVE
Membership Dues Increase
And A Match!
Like all of us, the ALA has encountered increased costs, especially over these past few years. The annual dues have been $50 for members, and it has been more than 20 years since the last price increase. At the General Membership meeting in June, the membership voted to increase dues to $75 beginning in the new fiscal year, which starts September 1st.
It was also announced at the meeting that a generous (and anonymous) member of the association has agreed to match any additional donations for the 2025 fiscal year! They have set aside a total $2500 and will match any donation above-and-beyond the $75 annual dues made by members. So, if you choose to send in a check for $100 ($75 dues, plus $25 donation) our generous donor will match the $25 donation. I hope you will consider taking advantage of this offer!
Remember, dues and donations to the ALA are tax deductible. As always, you can send your dues check to our official mailing address:
Arbutus Lake Association
PO Box 404
Mayfield, MI 49666
Or feel free to bring your 2025 dues check to the August breakfast meeting.
The Bear Necessities
Spring has sprung on Arbutus Lake and the bears are definitely awake and looking for food. They are adorable! but still wild animals and can be unpredictable. If you have one visiting your home, the DNR advises the best thing to do for both the bear and yourself is to bang the pots and scare if off. Bears that become reliant on people for food or lose their fear of people end up as "nuisance bears". The DNR does try to relocate them but they typically come right back and then need to be put down as a precaution. So please take your bird feeders in, don't leave your waste cans out overnight, don't leave pet food outdoors, and keep those pots handy so you can make a lot of noise and Smokey will gently move on.