a few of the mamas that hike with us will now have their older children with them full-time. in light of that, the brigade will continue its wednesday and friday hikes as usual, and will now have an older child hike on wednesday mornings. we will all meet wednesdays at 9:30 AM on the granny white side of Radnor Lake and all take the pace we need. this will be a decent hike for older children, so please be aware of that. for those that have walking children, one suggestion may be to allow them to walk some and then wear them some.
I hope this adds another opportunity for mamas to keep their children with them at all times!
happy hiking!
5.20.2010
5.16.2010
wednesday & friday - may 19 & 21
happy weekend, brigade! hope you all are enjoying the weather - rain, sunshine, rain, sunshine. feels like it's weather just for new-growth plants!
last week was a great return. to see radnor was definitely bitter sweet - sad to see the damage, but grateful it wasn't worse and glad to be back hiking! we met at ellington instead of warner, as all the warner trails are closed at this point. the creek is open, however, so we may be using that over the next few weeks!
wednesday, may 19, 2010
9:30 AM
hike at radnor lake (granny white side)
weather predictor: partly cloudy, low 70s
friday, may 21, 2010
9:30 AM
ellington agricultural center
meet at the iris garden, which is your first right after entering the gate - we will have a short hike, bring a snack, and we may get to see the horses!
weather predictor: showers, mid-70s
if it is raining intensely, we will not meet. we love sprinkles and rain, but if it is a down-pour we will see you all next week!
***
*window clings
we are now collecting money for window clings. if you have already given me money, but have not emailed me, please do so - as I want to make sure I know who has given me money.
window clings are great because you can easily remove them from your car, but actually are more expensive to make. I would prefer to raise the money before we order, so here's how I worked it out. over the next few weeks we will be collecting donations to purchase the below design.
once we have collected enough money, we will order. if you make a donation of $5 or more, you will automatically get a cling. otherwise, we will sell the clings for $5 a piece. if you want one, please make the donation so we can order them sooner!
* TBN
we have received about 10 profiles. as soon as we have 20 I will create a digital book that we can all have. I am going to re-post some information from last week, as I have not received much response:
we have something new we are going to begin - it's called *THE BRIGADE NETWORK*. This is going to be a great way for us to keep in contact beyond our hike, as well as get to know each other a little more. To be a part of TBN, please email questions to the following questions. I will compile a list and email that to the group members that want it. I will not post this to the site until we get a little more security going on here!
1. Name, childrens' names, email, phone number, area of town
2. What are your skills/ talents/ parts of yourself you really enjoy sharing with others?
3. Do you have a blog? Are you on other social networking sites (Facebook, etc.)?
4. Would you be willing to "baby-swap" (swap days for child-watching, not actually swap babies)?
5. A brief profile with anything else you would like to include.
6. Please send a picture (unless I already have one), so people can put faces with names a little easier.
If you choose not to participate in this, no worries; you can still hike with the group! this is simply to get us all doing more of what we love and getting deeper into this community we are coming to love more!
***
flood relief
* Special Volunteer Days are scheduled for May 22 and June 5 for cleanup and work on the Lake Trail, South Lake and South Cove Trails. If you can help out, meet at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. or contact steve.ward@tn.gov if you have a group that can help.
* I have heard great need for financial help instead of food and water aid. people have said they have plenty of food and water, but no money to help repair their homes. if you would like to make a monetary donation, feel free to give that to me and I will find a family that can use it - possibly a brigade member!
happy hiking!
last week was a great return. to see radnor was definitely bitter sweet - sad to see the damage, but grateful it wasn't worse and glad to be back hiking! we met at ellington instead of warner, as all the warner trails are closed at this point. the creek is open, however, so we may be using that over the next few weeks!
wednesday, may 19, 2010
9:30 AM
hike at radnor lake (granny white side)
weather predictor: partly cloudy, low 70s
friday, may 21, 2010
9:30 AM
ellington agricultural center
meet at the iris garden, which is your first right after entering the gate - we will have a short hike, bring a snack, and we may get to see the horses!
weather predictor: showers, mid-70s
if it is raining intensely, we will not meet. we love sprinkles and rain, but if it is a down-pour we will see you all next week!
***
*window clings
we are now collecting money for window clings. if you have already given me money, but have not emailed me, please do so - as I want to make sure I know who has given me money.
window clings are great because you can easily remove them from your car, but actually are more expensive to make. I would prefer to raise the money before we order, so here's how I worked it out. over the next few weeks we will be collecting donations to purchase the below design.
4" x 2", rectangular clear cling, white ink
once we have collected enough money, we will order. if you make a donation of $5 or more, you will automatically get a cling. otherwise, we will sell the clings for $5 a piece. if you want one, please make the donation so we can order them sooner!
* TBN
we have received about 10 profiles. as soon as we have 20 I will create a digital book that we can all have. I am going to re-post some information from last week, as I have not received much response:
we have something new we are going to begin - it's called *THE BRIGADE NETWORK*. This is going to be a great way for us to keep in contact beyond our hike, as well as get to know each other a little more. To be a part of TBN, please email questions to the following questions. I will compile a list and email that to the group members that want it. I will not post this to the site until we get a little more security going on here!
1. Name, childrens' names, email, phone number, area of town
2. What are your skills/ talents/ parts of yourself you really enjoy sharing with others?
3. Do you have a blog? Are you on other social networking sites (Facebook, etc.)?
4. Would you be willing to "baby-swap" (swap days for child-watching, not actually swap babies)?
5. A brief profile with anything else you would like to include.
6. Please send a picture (unless I already have one), so people can put faces with names a little easier.
If you choose not to participate in this, no worries; you can still hike with the group! this is simply to get us all doing more of what we love and getting deeper into this community we are coming to love more!
***
flood relief
* Special Volunteer Days are scheduled for May 22 and June 5 for cleanup and work on the Lake Trail, South Lake and South Cove Trails. If you can help out, meet at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. or contact steve.ward@tn.gov if you have a group that can help.
* I have heard great need for financial help instead of food and water aid. people have said they have plenty of food and water, but no money to help repair their homes. if you would like to make a monetary donation, feel free to give that to me and I will find a family that can use it - possibly a brigade member!
happy hiking!
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