Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/11/2016-10/11/2016
Land Manager Office: City and County of Denver - Parks and Recreation
Land Manager Contact: Tina Myers
Funding Partner:
Programmatic Partner: Lake International School
Summary: Students will come to Sloan's Lake to help put the beds to bed.
Description: Students will come to Sloan's Lake to help put the beds to bed.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.752132, -105.048060
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 20
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 2
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 10
Total Volunteer Days: 12
Total Unique Volunteers: 12
Total Volunteer Hours: 48
Staff Hours: 8
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: In the first project in partnership with Lake International School, the kids walked over from their school to Sloan's Lake Park. We worked with Denver Parks and Rec to put the flower beds to bed. The kids ripped out all the flowers, and raked and turned the soil. We played a few educational games, and a long game of "where the wind blows," which the kids really liked. Then we walked over to the water's edge and skipped rocks for awhile.
Successes and Challenges: The number were much lower than we wanted them to be. Caitlyn is out on maternity leave, so it's hard not having her there to coordinate, and a lot of the kids parents didn't want to sign the waiver because it wasn't in Spanish.
Lessons Learned: We need to get our waiver translated. We also need to talk with Caitlyn about the numbers moving forward.
Special Notes:
Stewardship Education: Provided by VOC staff and Denver Parks and Rec staff.
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