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Post date: Mar 14, 2016 3:23:02 AM
THE WEEKLY ICO UPDATER #39 (WICOU pronounced Why-COO)
Below are organizational updates and weekly bits of fluff for your entertainment. I will try to add a weekly photo as well. Please let me know of any updates you would like added to the WICOU.
Jonathan Rawson powers the 18’ Kitchen boat thru the “V-wave” on the right side of Lava Falls.
This Week’s Bit of Fluff: the River Challenge (name the river)
1. On what river will you find the rapid Trouble maker?
2. Where might you fall in the hole at Lava Falls?
3. On what river did Mark Dubois chain himself to a rock prior to the Melones Reservoir being filled in 1979?
4. Where did Chicken take his annual solo rafting trip each year?
5. What river boasts the rapid Three Headed Monster? Bonus if you can give the names back story.
Last Week’s Bit of Fluff: Spring Training (I’m talking Baseball!)
1. What is the name of the Boston Red Sox’s Spring Training League? Grapefruit League
2. Name the Giants/A’s Spring Training League. Cactus League
3. The Red Sox picked up an Ace starting pitcher in the off-season. Name the pitcher. David Price
4. Who is the Giant’s final Spring Training Opponent? Oakland A’s
5. What two locations are the games typically held? AT&T Park in SF/O.Co Coliseum in Oakland
Last Week’s Bit of Fluff: Who said??? (provide the last name)
1. “Into each life some rain must fall” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. “I can resist everything except temptation” – Oscar Wilde
3. “When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.” – Albert Einstein
4. “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better” – Mae West
5. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
The Weekly Update: February 22 – February 28, 2016
Current Updates:
1. Volunteer Application: New trainee applications, interviews, and selection are complete. Updates will be sent out shortly by Training Committee.
2. CPR/First Aid Training (they are also looking for people who would like to train to teach CPR/FirstAid) : See also Mel’s e-mail from 2/16/16
Sascha Paris instructing
MARCH 12 9:00am - 4:30PM
Sierra Club Office Yosemite Room
85 Second Street 3rd floor sf 94105
Cost: $20 each class or $35 for both (Sierra Club subsidy making the cost less)
To RSVP: Email Mel at melanie@melstarr.com
room for 20
Please RSVP by Feb 29. After Feb 29, we will open the class to our friends in other Sierra Club groups and Healing Waters)
ETC sponsored first aid
Dave Yacubian, from Ready SF, will be teaching (He and Sascha work together). The course is three hours long, is a two year certification, and meets the minimum first aid certification required. This class normally costs $75, and Dave has offered to discount the cost to $30 for ETC/ICO Guides. Room for 5 ICO peeps.
Wednesday APRIL 6 6-9 PM
Sierra Club Office Yosemite Room
85 Second Street 3rd floor sf 94105
Cost: $30
To RSVP: Email Oren at kayak@etctrips.org. he''ll add you to the list and provide payment instructions (you must pay in advance to register).
3. March River Mtg: Kate Starr has a scheduling conflict for the March River Meeting, Therefor, there will not be a March River Mtg.
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5. Upcoming Trips:
a. Tune Up Trip – Sunday March 13th
b. Training Flatwater is on March 19th (Shadowcliffs)
c. Training Classroom is on March 20th 2016.
d. Training Dates:
i. BT #1 - April 2/3 2016 (SFA)
ii. BT #2 – April 9/10 2016 (SFA)
iii. BT #3 – April 16/17 2016 (SFA – anticipated expedition)
iv. BT #4 - April 23/24 2016 (TBA - )
e. Please sign up to:
i. Trip Lead
ii. Train
iii. Happy Paddlers invite friends – We are working on a Google Doc where non-ICO happy paddlers can sign up.
6. OPEN LEADER ROLES Requiring Immediate Volunteers:
a. Outreach – Contact all previous agencies w/ application for 2016 boating season. Receive Applications, Calendar trips. This job is currently being handled as a group. Please cc Kate Starr, if you know of groups who whom you would like to forward the group application .
7. Volunteer Coordinator Recruitment:
a. An advertisement for a new Volunteer Coordinator has been posted. Huge Thank you to Stacey for editing and posting the advertisement. IN PROGRESS.
8. Training 2016:
a. We are currently planning to have 2016 spring training. Please see above dates.
b. TLs and Trainers: we have finalized dates and have sent out a request for TLs and Trainers to sign up for the training weekends. Please look at your calendars think about keeping some weekends free in late March and April .
9. Happy Birthday this week:
a. Please wish a happy birthday to: Emilia Deimezis; Fred Medrano
b. Please let me know your birthday if you would like it announced in the WICOU.
Older Updates:
1. Annual Grassroots Letter Campaign: The letter has been sent out. Please forward this letter with a personalized note to your friends, family, co-worker, other networks. If we all find a couple of people to donate, we can raise a substantial amount of money.
Until Next Week,
Kate
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