American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday December 30 9 a.m.

[Bill Bussey]

Happy Holidays Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
*Saturday, December 30*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
Chatham/Wake County line at *9 a.m.  *

Please join us,* Saturday, December 30* at *9 a.m.* at the Chatham/Wake 
County line in Chatham County.  */

/**Directions: *

 From I-40 Exit 276, Southpoint Mall-Fayetteville Road, go south - away 
from Durham - toward Jordan Lake.

Go past the mall on your right and 2.4 miles all the way to the end of 
Fayetteville Road. Here, Fayetteville Road intersects NC 751 at a light.

Turn left at the light. Go 6.6 miles, passing O'Kelly Chapel Road at .75 
miles and New Hope Church Road (see Exxon convenience store on left) at 
4.2 miles. At or near 6.6 miles is Lewter Shop Road on the left. See the 
sign for Jean's Berry Patch. Turn left onto Lewter Shop Road.

Go approximately 2.5 miles or so. See a place with small auto/truck size 
trailers on the right. Immediately beyond his place is the Chatham/Wake 
County line. The road changes texture at the county line. About a 1/4 
mile beyond the county line, you'll see White Oak Church Road on your 
right. Continue beyond to the first left past White Oak Church Road.This 
is Farrell Road. If you cross the new construction of the trail 
crossing, you've gone too far.

Turn left onto Farrell Road. Go about 1/2 mile. Pass the Turtle Farm 
subdivision entrance on your left. The trail will be on your right. Park 
on the side of the road. I'm sure our cars will be parked there so 
you'll see them. We'll be working on the trail just north of there. We 
don't want to park in or near the driveway where we'll be working, so 
we'll walk a few hundred feet in.

Our plan is to dig out and clean some drainage ditches along the trail 
in the area, as well as do some cutting of brush, downed and standing 
trees and logs which will be in the way of the drainage ditch cleaning.
 
The weather is supposed to be marginal at best, with overcast conditions 
and a strong possibility of showers called for on Saturday. Of course, 
it may be a sunny day! Tis the season! So please dress appropriately.

If it is rainy or worse on Saturday, we will have a limited workday that 
would end before noon. Or we may have none at all. Please use your best 
judgment to determine if you want to be working outside in rainy 
conditions. 

We'll be digging a bit in wet dirt and mud as well as picking up and 
hauling decomposing wood. So you WILL get messy!

While you don't have to bring any tools because we'll have some tools 
with us, we do have a *wish list *of tools if you'd like to bring them. 

If you have a cutter or blade style mattock and/or a round or pointed 
nose shovel, please bring it.

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are 
always needed as well. Also, a wheelbarrow is always handy if you can 
haul it to the site.

We have a need to do some chainsaw work in this area. For the safety of 
all, we separate the chainsawyers and their small assistance crews from 
everyone else. If you have a chainsaw, are trained or know how to use 
it, and have full protective gear including helmet, eye protection, 
hearing protection, chaps and appropriate boots, feel free to bring it.

Of course, you don't need to bring any tools, because we always need 
"haulers and toters",

Bring *work gloves*, *full shoes or boots*, *long pants*, and other 
clothing appropriate for the weather, *water and a snack* if you like.* 
*You will need to sign a waiver and participation list.
 
We'll work till about noon or 1 p.m.
If you or your group would like to work days or early evenings other 
than Saturdays, please let Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know.

Please let Curt Devereux <mailto:devereux at gte.net> 919 919 544-3948  
Frank Bennett <mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992 or Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104  know if you have any questions.

For more information on ATT workdays, please see our Volunteering page 
at: http://triangletrails.org/VOLUNTEERS.HTM

For directions to workday meeting places and ATT Trailheads go to our 
directions page at: http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM*

*Future workdays are still being planned. Here is the tentative schedule 
for upcoming workdays.*

**Upcoming American Tobacco Trail Workdays *  *
**         *
*Saturday, December 30* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. *9 
a.m.* See directions above or contact Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104.

*Saturday, January 6* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, January 13* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. 
See directions from November 25 Workday or contact Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104.

*Saturday, January 20*  Durham Workday  Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, January 27* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. 
See directions above or contact Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 
919 545-9104.
*
Saturday, February 3* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, February 10 * Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 
a.m. See directions above or contact Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104.

*Saturday, February 17* Durham Workday  Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.
*
Saturday, February 24* We'll be volunteering at Coach Bubba Race with 
Durham Godiva Track Club.

Also if you haven't already, please go sign our petition 
<http://www.petitiononline.com/att2/petition.html>asking Durham to stop 
stalling on designing and building the American Tobacco Trail.

*Again, THANK YOU for all of your support for this petition and the ATT.*
 
One more bit of news. The final phase of the ATT in Wake County, from 
the White Oak Church Road Parking area north to the Chatham County line, 
is *NOW COMPLETE and OPEN.*  Many of you on this list helped clear and 
clean this section this past Spring and Summer. *Thank YOU! *

PS: Also, we need your help NOW in the completely free Food Lion MVP 
Shop and Share program. We need at least 25 Food Lion MVP cards 
registered in this program because this year 25 is the minimum number 
needed to participate. Currently, we have only 7. You can help us get to 
25!

In your MS Internet Explorer browser (sorry, Firefox, Mozilla and 
Netscape browser users :-( !) go to: 
https://www.foodlion.com/IntheCommunity/ShopAndShare/

Here you can go to the appropriate links to register your Food Lion MVP 
cards so that the Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy gets some 
proceeds from your Food Lion purchases when you use your MVP card. To 
find the Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, click on "Register MVP 
Cards." You go to a secure web page. Click "Select Organization." A 
"Find Your Organization"window pops up. At the blocks, Select "NC", 
"Durham", "Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy." That should bring us 
up. Enter your MVP card as instructed. It doesn't cost you a thing!  And 
it really helps us out !

This has been useful in the past for us because we've gotten 
approximately $30 or so from this. Hey, every bit helps! This year we'll 
need to get 25 minimum in the program in order to receive any funds 
disbursements. Right now we only have 7. So please register your Food 
Lion MVP card *now* because we need to get to 25; and help build the ATT.

If you need help with this, contact Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104 with 
your MVP #, and we'll get it in there.
 
And let me take this opportunity to* Thank You* for all of your help and 
support in building, cleaning and clearing the American Tobacco Trail in 
2006. Thanks to your hard work, expertise and diligent efforts, we are 
making steady progress. Thousands of trail users are *now safely using* 
the sections of the trail and facilities you have helped clear, clean 
and build. We get so many wonderful comments and thanks on how well the 
trail looks when folks use these facilities. These trail users are often 
amazed to find out that these improvements were done completely by 
volunteers. Thank you for the great work and for volunteering your 
valuable time to help with this project. Know that it wouldn't be 
possible without the great work of each and every one of you.

Happy Trails and Happy New Year,

Bill Bussey
President
Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
americantobaccotrail at earthlink.net
www.triangletrails.org
919 545-9104  
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