American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday February 17 9 a.m.

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
this *Saturday, February 17** *on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
Fayetteville Road Access <http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in 
southern Durham. Please click on the link 
<http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>for directions.* *

Please join us,* Saturday, February 17* at *9 a.m.* at the Fayetteville 
Road Access <http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in southern 
Durham. We'll be cleaning up building and construction materials from 
the facility as well as installing the new park sign there.
*//*
Thanks to Hope Williams, Kim Durack, James NeSmith Dilys Bowman Roderick 
Rose, James Teske and Frank Bennett for the workday last Saturday. We 
moved a LOT of logs, limbs and brush previously cut by Steve Lund and a 
number of others.This will enable us to go in and reestablish the 
drainage ditches in this area, as well as eventually dry and fill the 
mudholes here. The growing number of trail users are stopping more and 
commenting that they appreciate and are grateful for the work we are 
doing on this section.
 
This Saturday, the weather is supposed to be sunny but chilly. Please 
dress appropriately.
 
This Saturday we'll be cleaning up the parking facility. We'll be moving 
some of the materials and tools to another area, as well as giving and 
hauling some of them away.

It would be great to have at least one or more trucks that day. Please 
email me if you can bring your truck and would be willing to haul things 
to another location or to a dump.

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 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. For the safety of 
all, we separate the chainsawyers and their small assistance crews from 
everyone else.

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are 
always needed as well.

Of course, you don't need to bring any tools, because we always need 
"haulers and toters." In fact, hauling and toting the materials will be 
our top priority.

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.
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, February 17* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.
*
Saturday, February 24* We'll be volunteering at Coach Bubba Race 
<http://www.coachbubba.com/> with Durham Godiva Track Club.  Please 
email or call Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104 if you 
will join us in helping out at this race. Race organizers are providing 
/*neat caps*/ for all volunteers who sign up ahead of time!
 
*Saturday, March 3  *Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

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

*Saturday, March 17  *Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, March 24  *Chatham Workday  New Hope Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Also, thanks to you we made our goal of at least 25 *MVP cards 
registered in the completely free Food Lion MVP Shop and Share program. 
We needed at least 25 Food Lion MVP cards registered in this program 
because this year 25 is the minimum number needed to participate. We now 
have 27 cards registered.* **Thank You for getting us this far!* If you 
haven't registered your card please do so, because we'd like to have a 
bit more cushion.

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. * While it looks like we have the 25, every additional 
card helps!*

Even if you don't regularly use your MVP card at Food Lion, please 
register it, or apply for one, because every registration - used or not 
- counts. Once we reach the 25 number, purchases from those that do shop 
at Food Lion will count. If we don't get 25, we don't get a check! 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 and into 2007. 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,

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


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