Double-Header Volunteer Day
July 24, 2010!!

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Trail Maintenance

8:30 P.M. to ??
"HOWL AT THE MOON!"
(see details below work stuff)

IMPORTANT: Please Email bushstephen@charter.net by NOON on July 23rd if you will be volunteering for the morning or the night activities. Thanks!

STATUS: GO!

Tools ~ Please bring your own handheld tools. Highlighted tools will be in high demand this weekend:

• gas-powered trimmers and blowers
• axes and hatchets
• loppers and pruning shears
• hand saws: bow, pruning, etc.
• rakes: leaf, garden, fire or landscaping
• sling blades
• gloves, boots, jeans
• safety glasses

Night Hikers: arrive at the kiosk BY 8:30pm. Park as directed and you will be sent to a dark location so your eyes can adjust.

Pre-Hike CHECK-IN and Post-Hike CHECK-OUT is REQUIRED!!

Hikes start PROMPTLY @ 9:00pm!! Two hikes are going: a two-mile out-and-back on the access road to the river, and a longer one that will return to the kiosk via the new trails.

We want to limit flashlight use to increase chances of seeing night critters, but we know that's scary! If you have a red filter for your flashlight, use it. Local retailers (like Gables and Dick's) may sell lights with red filters, or the filters themselves.

BUG SPRAY is a MUST!! Dogs are welcome but must be restrained on a 6-foot leash, just as in every other state park.

IMPORTANT: Please Email bushstephen@charter.net by NOON on July 23rd if you will be volunteering for the morning or the night activities. Thanks!

Questions? email:
trails@bendfriend.org

Need Directions? Click Here

2010 Volunteer Day Calendar

August 28 '10 ~ 9:00 to 1:00
Trail Building.

September 25 '10 ~ 10:00 to 2:00
Trail Building.

October 23 '10 ~ 10:00 to 2:00
Trail Building.

November 27 '10
Thanksgiving Weekend ~ No Official Event

December 25 '10
Christmas Weekend ~ No Official Event

SCOUTING PROJECTS

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venture Scouts are encouraged to consider projects in the Park for Service Projects, Conservation Projects, and Eagle Scout Projects, etc. There are many opportunities including small and large bridges, numerous benches and tables, and spur trails, just to name a few. All projects will be considered so request one of the projects above or we encourage you to design your own project and submit it for review.

Donations Donate (via PayPal) to the Friends of Chattahoochee Bend and help us prepare the park to open in 2011. Your contribution will be used to purchase and or rent the tools, materials, machinery and supplies we will need to build the 24+ miles of trail at the park. (Donations in memorial of Mr. Bob Johnson and Mr. Bob Lore may be made here.)

Volunteer Day Recaps

"And It's All Yellow!" ~ April 10'10

"Hit the Trail!" ~ March 27'10

"Roads to the Bend" ~ Feb 27'10

"Prelude to the Trail" ~ Jan 23'10

Announcements

Previous Announcements:

Weather Assessments

From now on, we will make a Weather Assessment prior to every regularly-scheduled volunteer day. Most of the time it will be the night before, but in some cases it may be as late as an hour before the scheduled start.

If a "No-Go" or a "delayed start" is issued, we will change the status here and we will email everyone.

Events for the days below are also on our Facebook Group, so the status will change there, as well (note that you have the ability to receive notifications via text message from facebook).

Boom-de-ah-da!