2016-Cairn December 2016: Holiday and Planning Party

Start Date-End Date: 12/10/2016-12/10/2016 Land Manager Office: Land Manager Contact: Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Cairn students will meet at the VOC office for a Holiday celebration and to plan for the final project in April. Description: Cairn students will meet at the VOC office for a Holiday celebration and to plan for the final project in April. Latitude/Longitude: 39.705767, -104.972391 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 35 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 10 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 24 Total Volunteer Days: 34 Total Unique Volunteers: 34 Total Volunteer Hours: 136 Staff Hours: 6.5 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: For the December Cairn project, our Cairn students gathered at the VOC office for a holiday celebration, and to vote on their final project in April. All mentors and VOC staff brought in a potluck breakfast item as a "thank you" to all the students for their hard work so far this season. It worked out really well, and the students really enjoyed that aspect. Everyone wore "ugly holiday" gear, and the students got really into it with some homemade designs. There was a grand prize for best costume of an LL Bean backpack, and Nokero lights were given out for second place. The students voted to have their final project at Green Mountain in Lakewood to help with fire restoration in the recently burned area. We broke up into planning teams after that with mentors. There were some really great conversations happening, and the students all talked about how to get more young people involved in stewardship. Successes and Challenges: Potluck breakfast worked really well! Perfect amount of food with 10 people providing for the larger group of 40. We had 3 egg bakes, and some sides like donuts, fruit and bacon. Lessons Learned: Potluck works well & saves us a little money! Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: