Out on the morning of Saturday, August 11, on the American River Parkway were 15 good spirits who walked and worked to rid UUSS’s adopted mile of about 400 lbs of trash. And they still managed to smile about it afterward! Among the pleasing things that happen in doing this work are frequent expressions of appreciation
Hi, Folks, I’m looking forward to this Saturday when we’ll have chance to get together for another purposeful walk to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway. As usual, we’ll meet between 8:45-9:00AM in the parking lot, next to the levee, at the end of Northrop Avenue, off Howe Avenue, behind Panera.
A purposeful walk on the UU Mile on this calm, crisp winter morning left the Parkway in even more beautiful condition than we found it. The first photo below shows 10 of our enthusiastic, hard-working crew of 11 who pitched in to rid our mile of, probably, 200 lbs. of trash. The Parkway Rangers had already
Wow! An awesome crew turned out last Saturday morning to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway. Nineteen good-spirited folks from UUSS pitched in to rid our adopted mile of about 400 lbs. of trash! Nineteen volunteers is a record number for any of our cleanups. In the photo below, roughly from the left (…uh…, yeah;
Many thanks are extended to the lively and hard-working UUs who came out for today’s cleanup of the UU mile of the American River Parkway. In the first photograph below, showing irrepressible spirit in tackling a tough task, are Cheryl Dawson and Cassandra Sove. In the second photograph are Jeff Voeller, Don Thornberry, Cassandra Sove,
Hi, Folks, How swiftly the seasons change! It seems so recently that the UU mile was under water; but now, after a verdant spring and luxuriant growth in summer, the Parkway is already showing signs of autumn- and also the trash that results from heavy use in prime-time. We’ll have a chance to sort out
Hi, Folks, We had an excellent crew of fourteen people today to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway. Shown from left in the first photo below are our wonderful volunteers: Marian Ashe, Tony Van Curen, Carl Gardner, Jeff Voeller, Wayne Bell, Nancy Gilbert, David Fontaine, Kathy Fontaine, Betty Crockford, Gary Keill,
Hi, Folks, A short walk on the UU Mile of the Parkway today revealed what hath been wrought* in the succession of spring following the flood. What lay before me was surprising, indeed. A scene barren, brown and bathed in mud last month is now, in most part clad in the multi-hued greens of springtime.
