Post date: May 4, 2015 7:55:10 PM
THE WEEKLY ICO UPDATER (WICOU pronounced Why-COO)
Howdy Ho my river loving friends,
Because I have a penchant for triva, we’ll be kicking off this week’s Wicou with a couple of random trivia facts. Please provide suggestions for other trivia subjects.
Did you know:
· Water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid including sulfuric acid.
· There is more fresh water in the atmosphere than in all of the rivers on the planet combined.
· The average faucet flows at a rate of 2 gallons per minute. You can save up to four gallons of water every morning by turning off the faucet while you brush your teeth.
· American residents use about 100 gallons of water per day
· It takes more water to manufacture a new car (39,090 gallons) than to fill an above ground swimming pool.
· A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
This week’s fun facts were brought to you by our friends at the EPA. To learn more please visit their website.
The Weekly Update: May 4 – May 10, 2015.
Current Updates:
1. May River Mtg: Please RSVP on the google doc! TheMay River Mtg, Wednesday May 6th 2015 @ 7pm at Mel’s house (840 Delaware St. Berkeley) will be a throwback meeting. No we are not having a catch and release fishing trip; throw back refers to the days before you could sign up for trips on the website. There will be food, a quick update from all the teams, Trip Leaders shall plug their trips, and everyone will have an opportunity to sign up for trips. So please bring your calendar, you appetite, your socializing skills and be ready to sign up for summer trips!
2. Wilderness First AID: June 27/28th Bobbie Foster is hosting a WFA class at Hanna Boys Center for ICO. This is a 3-yr certification which is great to have both for ICO and anytime you are out in the wilderness. The Sign up Deadline is May 25th. You can sign up on our ICO Trips Page. Cost is $100 for the class, but if you sign up for this one, ICO will be subsidizing our volunteers so the cost is only $60. Please contact Natasha to sign up.
3. Guides Needed: the Bill Wilson Center Trip has been rescheduled the weekend of May 16th/17th. Please sign up on the website or contact Bill Weinberg if you can guide this trip.
4. BAKE SALE May 16 & 17th: Natalie MacIntyre, having rocked lasted year’s bake sale, has volunteered yet again to lead the bake sale. It will be held at the Berkeley REI on May 16th and 17th. Please contact her @ natjmac@gmail.com to volunteer to either bake goods, run the table, assist w/ organizing or all three.
5. Sierra Club Cont. Education: Are you interested in how we can use social media to help support our Programs? The Sierra Club is offering a webinar about how to better use social media. Please click the above hyperlink if you are interested in signing up to join the webinar. Also if you are interested in other continuing education opportunities please click here.
6. Peak Adventures: A wonderful time was had at Sac State this weekend where ICO volunteers learned about creating a culture of safety and cooperation. Methods to better engage our participants as well as how we as a group can better support each other. And then there was wall climbing, high wire crossings, and platform dives to be conquered. Everyone really enjoyed learning about how other groups deal with similar issues and situations. Thank You Ross for getting this set up.
7. FOR's California Rivers Day on Monday May 11. There are tables available for organizations. Each organization will be acknowledged at a rally. If you are available to spend May 11th at an ICO table please let me (Kate Starr) know and I will get you intouch with FOR to reserve a table.
Older Updates:
1. April River Mtg Minutes: These are coming soon to the ICO internal website. Lots to read and learn about, including the rough draft of the new structure. Please read and provide questions and feedback! (KATE is still working on the minutes/Org Chart)
2. The SOPs REVISIONS are moving forward. Ryan and his team are working diligently to meet the May deadline of a rough draft. If you have any questions about the goal/intent of the revisions, please contact Kate Starr. A rough draft should be ready for the May or June River Mtg.
3. The ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURE, a task intended to better organize how off-river volunteerism is structured, is underway. A rough draft will be presented at the April River Mtg. Roles for each group will be outlined. Input is encouraged and welcome!
Until Next Week.
Kate