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[at-l] Re: Trail volunteers
I would be more than happy to help on a maintenence crew on the weekends, I just need a little help to get started. I could probably get some friends to help me too. I wouldn't be able to start until Aug/Sept, but I am willing to help.
Alexis
"cosmo catalano, jr." <Cosmo.A.Catalano@williams.edu> wrote: This sounds very familiar! The young people we see working on the
trial are part of organized crews that we bring in with the
assistance of the AMC and ATC. They help us write grant requests for
their own funds (relatively limited) or funding from outside sources.
"My" AT Committee itself leads work parties every Tuesday and
Saturday from May to Sept. We typically see about 2-6 people on
these crews and very few new faces. Volunteer outreach really needs
to be our top priority. Of course the Committee is mostly guys (like
myself--though I'm the baby at 48) with limited social skills. What
we need are some "maintainer babes" to give us some glitz.
The AMC provides their "Volunteer Trail Crew" which offers
participants a week on the AT or Mt Greylock. Of course the
participants have to pay $65 to volunteer...this is the AMC after
all. The advantage to our club is there are 7 weeks of 3-8 crew
people out on the trail--not the most experienced folks mind you, but
they are usually young and enthusiastic and are well led by seasonal
AMC staff. What I try and do is meet them for a day of work or at a
meal and tell them about the Committee's work and how they can join
us. I've gotten a few nibbles, but the best recruit to date has been
a former crew leader.
Cosmo
At 3:46 PM -0500 1/25/02, Bluetrail@aol.com wrote:
>Interesting to note that the FT has many of the same problems
>regarding volunteers. Most of our Central Florida FT Chapter work
>hikes are supported by volunteers 50+. On a recent work hike with
>another chapter I was the youngster volunteer at age 54. The guy
>running the mower the entire day (it's Florida, you know) was 72.
>
>We have two regular work hikes volunteers in their 80's. The FT now
>has some funds for paid work crews, who are generally in their 20's
>or early 30's. Those paid crews are mostly being sent to more
>remote sections and are doing some very good work. Those long-time
>FT folks in their 70's and 80's are all concerned that there won't
>be any more need for their help and the FT will lose the commraderie
>(wish I could spell) that grows from sharing trail work. It's great
>to be working on a young trail (FTstarted in the mid 1960's) with
>people who have built it from the beginning. They bring a wealth of
>experience and some great stories of the early days.
>
>Our FT meetings are likewise primarily populated with folks 40-50
>and above. Do we have to wait till that age to have the time to
>start giving back?
>
>Joan
>bluetrail@aol.com
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