[Az-Geocaching] Save the Date and Call for Volunteers

[Bob Renner]

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 at 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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