Unfortunatly I'm out...I'll either be in Washington or Texas playing the dutiful military wife.

Apryl

>From: Bob Renner <renner001@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Save the Date and Call for Volunteers
>Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:08:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Steve,
>
>I'll be glad to volunteer for the trails, booth, and
>help you put it together.  Give me a call and let me
>know what you need.
>
>Bob Renner
>
>
>--- Team Tierra Buena <teamtierrabuena@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > >
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