I'd be happy to help out! If someone wants to do the "discussion topic" thing - maybe we can have several people speak. If anyone else is interested (I don't want the whole 30 minute deal), I'd be happy to speak about caching with kids/safety/etc. After all, I rarely cache without them. :) I'm also happy to put together a powerpoint presentation or something. If nobody else wants to speak, I'd be willing to help out in the booth or whatever I can do! Just let me know. >From: "Team Tierra Buena" >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >To: "Arizona Geocaching" >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Save the Date and Call for Volunteers >Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:29:39 -0700 > >The Public Lands Information Center (PLIC), run by the Bureau of Land >Management, has invited us to participate in this year’s National Public >Lands Day, Saturday September 24. The event will be held at the Phoenix >North Mountain Visitor Center, North 7th Street, south of Thunderbird Road >at approximately N 33° 36.034’ W 112° 03.938’ (though there are events all >over the state and even in such out-of-the-way locations as Billings, >Montana – see: http://www.npld.com/) . > > > >The day will consist of two parts: A “Trail Beautification Project” from 7 >to 9 AM and a Recreation Fair from 9 AM to 2 PM. Volunteers for the Trail >Project will receive breakfast, souvenir T-shirt, water, snacks, and lunch. >During the Recreation Fair, we will be manning one of about 50 tables open >to the public to talk about Geocaching. We’ve been asked to “…introduce >folks to your hobby and educate them on the proper etiquette as far as >minimum impact and ‘Leave no trace’ ”. Last year they had an estimated >5,000 >attendees during the Recreation Fair and anticipate a similar number this >year. > > > >What we’ll need will be volunteers for the Trail Project, and volunteers to >staff the table. My thought is two or more people at the table for two-hour >shifts. You’ll be able to do both the Trail Project and the table if you’d >like. I’m hoping we’ll have enough participation that no one will have to >do >more than two hours at the table unless they really want to. > >I’m also looking for a volunteer to work with me to put this together and >manage things the day of the event. If you want to volunteer for that, plan >on being at the event from 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM. But I’ll buy you your >beverage of choice when it’s over. Maybe two of them. > > > >We’ve also been offered the opportunity to put on a 30-minute program. If >someone wants to take this on, let me know. This is not a necessity, but if >you do want to do it, I need to let them know quickly so they can reserve a >slot for us. > > > >They are also looking for “… sponsors for things like bottled water, >volunteer freebies and snacks for the participants.” If someone’s feeling >generous, let me know. Again, this is not a necessity. > > > >The text of the email I received, a Microsoft Word file about the event >from >Phoenix Parks and Recreation (who are co-sponsors locally), and two >one-page >PDF documents about the day may be found at http://tinyurl.com/7s89g. > > > >I think it is important that we do this as a community, so if you want to >participate, save the date, give us a chance to get things organized, and >we’ll do some kind of “official” registration in a few weeks if not sooner. >But I would like to get some sense of how many people we might have, so I >know that we’ll have a large enough contingent to make it work. Then I can >go back to the PLIC and commit to them that we’ll be there. So for now, >just >let me know if you’re willing to help out, or if you want to take on one of >the special tasks. Thanks. > > > >Steve > >Team Tierra Buena > > > >____________________________________________________________ >Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > >Arizona's Geocaching Resource >http://www.azgeocaching.com