October 29, 2011 - Annual Stoney Point clean-up

Can you believe it?  7 years of dedicated volunteerism and we are growing in numbers of volunteers and sponsors.

This is a way-in-advance notice, but I know many of you are planning your recreational agendas already. Please pass this on to all you friends, families and everyone you know so they can plan ahead also.

What started out as a Scout Den activity of 10 people has raised the bar in 2010 to over 100 dedicated and eco-friendly Scout Units, families, friends and many organizations such as REI Sporting Goods, which has been with us all along providing prizes, Leave No Trace educational classes and the forever coveted REI Stoney Point Clean Up shirts.

Scouting Venture Crew 921 Master Chef Randy will be serving hot dogs and all the fixings.

Like last year, we will pay our respects to those who have lost loved ones by cleaning and maintaining the Metrolink plaque that Crew 921 has adopted to keep it dignified and reverent since its inauguration in 2008.

We have also increased new sponsors that will facilitate off-street parking, bathrooms and funding for the event.

We are grateful to the Department of Public Works for providing trash bags, gloves, rakes and removing the mass amount of debris from the park.

As in years past, we thank CD12 District Councilman Greig Smith and now our newly elected Councilman Mitch Englander's office for their support and spreading the word.

Mother Nature will give back to you and your children the enjoyment of a landmark rock climbing mountain and hiking trail for the enjoyment for future generations long after we have passed through its trails.

When: Saturday, October 29 from 8:00 am till 11:00 am.

Then it's time to eat - compliments of our neighborhood councils that have also partnered with us in years past, donating coffee, chocolate and bagels and funding of the hot doggies after the ever popular photo shoot.

Please mark your calendars, tell your friends and community organizations that we are back again to rock, and let's see if we can top the attendance numbers beyond the years of past!

We will be having more interactive elements to this years clean-up and will also have special activities to thank all of you for your continued support and environmental stewardship.

A formal mass media announcement, press releases and posts on Facebook and other social networking site sites will also be included in our promotion program and will be released once we have all our rockers rolling.

If your organization would like to contribute or sponsor this event, please feel free to contact me at scoutingus@aol.com and we will include your organization or clubs in our final press packet.

See you on the hill!

Forever a Scout,
Les Salay
Crew 921
Unit Commissioner
scoutingus@aol.com