IMPORTANT DATES
SPRING CLEAN UP
HAYO-WENT-HA NEEDS YOU TO VOLUNTEER!
Saturday - May 17, 2025
Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha
Our friends at Camp Hayo-went-ha need your help to get the camp looking its best for summer. The weekend of May 17 volunteers will be lending a hand
organizing, painting, raking, or helping with repairs. Wherever your talent lies, your time is incredibly appreciated.
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Many hands make light work! So please! Invite a friend and come help our camp.
Child care through a Kids Klub will be provided along with meals. You are welcome to stay overnight but an RSVP is needed to help them plan with meals and accommodations.
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Click here to register
BOARD MEETINGS
All meeting times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and held at East Bay Township Hall unless otherwise noted.
April 26, 2025
May 10, 2025
8:00am EBT
8:00am EBT
June 14, 2025
10:00am EBT
General Membership Meeting
July 12, 2025
8:00am EBT
Annual Member Potluck Breakfast
August 10
10:00am
YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
8:00am EBT
Sept 13, 2025
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.