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Hikers Board of Directors 2026-27 (left to right): Jackie Rollins, Director; Jill Cromwell, President; Jen Coulter, Treasurer; Kathy Francese, Asst. Treasurer; Bette Frazier, Recording Secretary; Ann Swain, Vice President. Absent from picture: Corresponding Secretary, Marianne Marcussen; Barbara Maidof, Director
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Who are we?
The Hikers organization is dedicated to scholarship, service, and hospitality. The Hikers began in 1924 with a small group of women in the Melvin Village area of Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, who gathered informally in each other’s homes for “something to do.” Since transportation was not readily available, the women hiked to their meetings thus becoming known as “the hikers.” By 1930, when so many wished to join, the group formally organized with bylaws and elected officers. In 1997 The Hikers incorporated and in 2010 became an official 501c3 non-profit corporation. Our mission is to raise monies for scholarship awards, to make donations to area charities, and to promote community awareness through social and intellectual cooperation.
FUNDRAISING:
Raising money for scholarship funding.
Above: Kingswood Scholarship Awardees with Lee Mulert and Pam Mannion, Hikers’ 2025/26 Scholarship Co-Chairs.
