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March 17th, 2005, 12:22 AM
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MORE-led trail work days in 2004 saw over 380 individuals putting in 3,460 hours of labor to make Mid-Atlantic trails some of the best in the country! This is more than 30% increase over the previous year's total of 2,640 hours, with 292 individuals. The growth is a reflection of increasing awareness for "giving back" to the trails we all enjoy so much, along with continued growth in MORE membership and the expansion of the club with the Richmond chapter. Richmond area trail work totaled 348 hours with 49 individuals, which is a tremendous first year performance, but also shows the DC region itself is still seeing strong growth in volunteer work.
The enthusiasm of volunteers this past year was helped by the generous donations of THE BIKE LANE, and CITY BIKES. Both shops have donated countless hours and dollars helping MORE motivate volunteers for trail work days, feeding them, and supporting area mtn biking activities in general. One of the main motivators is their donation of some very coveted mtn bikes, with anyone working 4 or more official trail work days being entered in a drawing for these bikes, which takes place at the MORE annual party on March 19th. The more days one worked, the more times they're entered. For the 60 people qualified in 2004, a Cannondale 1FG Single Speed bike, and a Specialized FSR full suspension bike will be given away!
The number stepping up and putting in over 20 hours is up to 36 people, from 27 in '03. These folks will receive the coveted 20/20/20 award, indicating they worked at least 20 hours, and paid $20 membership to both MORE and IMBA. In addition to feeling good about making the region a better place to mtn bike, their reward also includes their pick of goods from the heavily laden schwag table at the MORE annual party, including a Surly 1x1 frame.
The following people are the hard workers putting in over 20 hours in 2004, in order of their total hours: Dan Hudson, Mike Bender, James Corbett, Dave Magill, Larry Cautilli, Austin Steo, Scott Allison, Stu Moulton, Karen Garnett, Susan Driano, Dave Scull, Paul Hardy, Scott Scudamore, Derek van Werkhoven, Phil van Werkhoven, Michael Dart, Tyler Pearson, Joe Penano, Barbara am Ende, Tchad Moore, Nancy DeVore, Joe Foley, Vincent Carman, Jason Ashmore, Dan Lindsay, Todd Brooks, Doug Reece, Brian Junkins, David Conley, Chris Wikman, Scott McKernon, Vince Amodeo, Brian Poochigan, Jay deBellonia, Eric Cone, Joe Whitehair, and David Wikman.
There were 71 scheduled work days in the DC region during 2004, another 8-10 in the Richmond area, and many other unofficial days of work put in by individual MORE members. With the big push in MD for the Hoyles Mill project, building 6 miles of new trail over 13 days to connect Schaeffer Farms and Black Hills parks, the majority of hours in '04 were spent in MD parks, with a total of 2,100 hours. VA parks saw 1,300 hours of volunteer work, DC 57 hours. MORE helps maintain trails in 34 Mid-Atlantic parks, including 9 in the Richmond area.
Two parks top the popularity list, with 25 volunteers showing up for work at each of Rosaryville, MD, on March 7th, and Accotink, VA, on November 6th , both for new trail work. Another big motivator for work in 2004 was mtn bike races, with 22 volunteers showing up to help maintain each of Greenbrier State Park, MD on March 13, and Fountainhead, VA on July 31st, in return for being allowed to race at those venues. Race promoters helped bring out workers to these two parks, and Wakefield, VA, on a number of days throughout the year by giving away free race entries or extra race points to those who put a little love back into the trails.
For more information on MORE trail maintenance activities or to find out how you can help sponsor a day of trail work, contact Scott Scudamore, trail-boss@more-mtb.org.
If you want to check your trailwork hours to see if you've qualified for the bike giveaways or 20/20/20 awards or to make sure they're accurate, please see the attached spreadsheet. if you have any questions about the trailwork hours, email Scott at trail-boss@more-mtb.org.
MORE-led trail work days in 2004 saw over 380 individuals putting in 3,460 hours of labor to make Mid-Atlantic trails some of the best in the country! This is more than 30% increase over the previous year's total of 2,640 hours, with 292 individuals. The growth is a reflection of increasing awareness for "giving back" to the trails we all enjoy so much, along with continued growth in MORE membership and the expansion of the club with the Richmond chapter. Richmond area trail work totaled 348 hours with 49 individuals, which is a tremendous first year performance, but also shows the DC region itself is still seeing strong growth in volunteer work.
The enthusiasm of volunteers this past year was helped by the generous donations of THE BIKE LANE, and CITY BIKES. Both shops have donated countless hours and dollars helping MORE motivate volunteers for trail work days, feeding them, and supporting area mtn biking activities in general. One of the main motivators is their donation of some very coveted mtn bikes, with anyone working 4 or more official trail work days being entered in a drawing for these bikes, which takes place at the MORE annual party on March 19th. The more days one worked, the more times they're entered. For the 60 people qualified in 2004, a Cannondale 1FG Single Speed bike, and a Specialized FSR full suspension bike will be given away!
The number stepping up and putting in over 20 hours is up to 36 people, from 27 in '03. These folks will receive the coveted 20/20/20 award, indicating they worked at least 20 hours, and paid $20 membership to both MORE and IMBA. In addition to feeling good about making the region a better place to mtn bike, their reward also includes their pick of goods from the heavily laden schwag table at the MORE annual party, including a Surly 1x1 frame.
The following people are the hard workers putting in over 20 hours in 2004, in order of their total hours: Dan Hudson, Mike Bender, James Corbett, Dave Magill, Larry Cautilli, Austin Steo, Scott Allison, Stu Moulton, Karen Garnett, Susan Driano, Dave Scull, Paul Hardy, Scott Scudamore, Derek van Werkhoven, Phil van Werkhoven, Michael Dart, Tyler Pearson, Joe Penano, Barbara am Ende, Tchad Moore, Nancy DeVore, Joe Foley, Vincent Carman, Jason Ashmore, Dan Lindsay, Todd Brooks, Doug Reece, Brian Junkins, David Conley, Chris Wikman, Scott McKernon, Vince Amodeo, Brian Poochigan, Jay deBellonia, Eric Cone, Joe Whitehair, and David Wikman.
There were 71 scheduled work days in the DC region during 2004, another 8-10 in the Richmond area, and many other unofficial days of work put in by individual MORE members. With the big push in MD for the Hoyles Mill project, building 6 miles of new trail over 13 days to connect Schaeffer Farms and Black Hills parks, the majority of hours in '04 were spent in MD parks, with a total of 2,100 hours. VA parks saw 1,300 hours of volunteer work, DC 57 hours. MORE helps maintain trails in 34 Mid-Atlantic parks, including 9 in the Richmond area.
Two parks top the popularity list, with 25 volunteers showing up for work at each of Rosaryville, MD, on March 7th, and Accotink, VA, on November 6th , both for new trail work. Another big motivator for work in 2004 was mtn bike races, with 22 volunteers showing up to help maintain each of Greenbrier State Park, MD on March 13, and Fountainhead, VA on July 31st, in return for being allowed to race at those venues. Race promoters helped bring out workers to these two parks, and Wakefield, VA, on a number of days throughout the year by giving away free race entries or extra race points to those who put a little love back into the trails.
For more information on MORE trail maintenance activities or to find out how you can help sponsor a day of trail work, contact Scott Scudamore, trail-boss@more-mtb.org.
If you want to check your trailwork hours to see if you've qualified for the bike giveaways or 20/20/20 awards or to make sure they're accurate, please see the attached spreadsheet. if you have any questions about the trailwork hours, email Scott at trail-boss@more-mtb.org.