Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/07/2017-10/07/2017
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Funding Partner: The Challenge School
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Summary: Fall clean-up around the Washington Park Field House
Description: Fall clean-up around the Washington Park Field House
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Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 20
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 5
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 17
Total Volunteer Days: 22
Total Unique Volunteers: 22
Total Volunteer Hours: 88
Staff Hours: 6
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: A cool, and sunny morning greeted the small group of kids and adults that were ready to get the day started and create warmth. 17 energetic young people, and 4 ambitious adults set to work cleaning garden beds, weeding the patio area, mulching trees, and trimming dead branches. As the day grew warmer, the entire group grabbed a few trash bags and took a walk around the park to look for any errant debris that may have blown inadvertantly in the wind. Volunteers were greeted to large swarms of butterflies around the flower gardens and many words of gratitude from the large quantities of park users on such a beautiful day. The group rounded out the day completing the mulch work around the recreation center in Washinglton Park. As lunch time approached and bodies began to feel pangs of hunger, we returned to the Eugene Field House and added some final touches to the landscape.
Successes and Challenges: Successes: Working with inspired youth, working with Denver Parks and Recreation in Wash. Park, happy sunny day!
Challenges: Resorting to a plan "B" in order to have enough work for everyone.
Lessons Learned: Need to emphasize the amount of work that a group can accomplish, in order to have adequatetasks for everyone. Too much energy with the kids to have them standing with no guidance.
Special Notes: Rachel Durkan (park horticulturist) will be leaving soon.
Stewardship Education: Explanations regarding why it is important for everyone to make an effort, and an emphasis on how each individual can make an impact.
Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: None to be discussed
Description of Accidents/Incidents: No accidents of incidents.
Description of Work Completed:
