[at-l] Maine Trail Crew help wanted

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Maine Trail Crew help wanted 


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" Dear Friend of the Appalachian Trail:

We need your help! As a ?mover and shaker? in the world of outdoor 
recreation, we?d like to tap your connections and your enthusiasm for the Appalachian 
Trail to meet an urgent recruiting need for volunteers on the Maine Trail Crew. 
For this 2005 field season we are vastly undersubscribed for volunteers and 
are in danger of canceling numerous projects that the Maine Appalachian Trail 
Club has been planning for some time. These projects include treadway 
rehabilitation projects that are important to prevent erosion and ensure that 
generations of hikers will get to experience the Appalachian Trail in a safe and 
enjoyable manner. All are located in the scenic north woods of Maine and several are 
in the famed ?100 Mile Wilderness.? A complete list of projects may be found 
at: http://www.matc.org/actvschd.htm

We are not quite sure what happened, but as of this writing, we only have 
about 30 of 80 volunteer slots filled. If we don?t generate some additional 
volunteer workers, there will be thousands of dollars of investment and hundreds of 
hours of volunteer planning that will be wasted.

Volunteers are asked to come for a week and are given all the tools, traini
ng, and equipment they need. In return, we ask that people be willing to do some 
hard work, camp out under the stars, and enjoy the camaraderie and laughter 
that comes with being with nine like-minded people for a week.

There is no cost to participate, although you must be 18 years old. You are 
responsible to get to Maine, but pickups can be arranged from the closest 
public transportation hubs.

We ask that you consider joining the crew for a full week. If you can?t come 
for a full week, we can accommodate volunteers who wish to come for a few 
days, but the logistics can be more challenging. If you can?t come yourself, 
please pass this message along to friends or family who might be interested. We?ve 
attached an application for your convenience that can be completed and 
e-mailed as an attachment to matc@localnet.com.

If you have any questions, please e-mail matc@localnet.com or contact

Margaret Snell, Crew Coordinator Maine Trail Crew PO Box 149 Dexter, ME 04930 
207-924-0133

For more information, please go to: http://www.matc.org/metrlcrw.htm or 
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/volunteer/crews.html

Many thanks, J.T. Horn, New England Regional Director Appalachian Trail 
Conference "