Start Date-End Date: 05/18/2012-05/18/2012
Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado
Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner
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Summary: On May 18th, 2012, AOL will embark on its third annual Monster Help Day - an initiative created by employees encouraging all colleagues around the globe to step away from the ringing phones, overflowing inboxes and packed conference rooms to help strengthen the communities in which they live and work. This year, nearly 2,500 AOLers from 21 offices will support more than 38 charities around the world.
http://impact.aol.com/monster-help-day/
Description:
43 Volunteers from AOL participated in planting 3 garden beds at Huston Lake Park via Denver Parks and Recreation in partnership with Grow Local Colorado and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado. These beds total over 800lbs of donated food over the course of the harvesting season.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.701, -105.0187
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Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 45
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 43
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 43
Total Unique Volunteers: 43
Total Volunteer Hours: 129
Staff Hours: 5
Stipend Hours: 0
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As part of their corporate service day, AOL came to Huston Lake Park to help plant 2 large garden beds. They did an exceptional job of planting the gardens, in so that they were aesthetically pleasing...keeping the the design plans as provided by Grow Local Colorado. Volunteers finished on time and then enjoyed a picnic at the park and admired their hard work. Volunteers in the local community will help maintain the gardens throughout the growing season.
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