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Sustaining Friends Fall Visioning Day

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Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 9:30am

2017 Sustaining Friends Fall Visioning Day is Sunday, October 15th--Please Join Us!

Thank you again for your commitment to protecting and preserving Volcan Mountain!

The Volcan Mountain Foundation's annual Sustaining Friends Fall Visioning Day is Sunday, October 15th, 2017. We'll again be gathering at Spencer Valley School in nearby Wynola.

There is no event charge for this essential connection and visioning gathering of the Sustaining Friends group, but it's important that you register. www.VolcanMt.org/2017FallVisioning

We had such great feedback about last year's presentations for the Visioning Day that we've lined up new presentations that highlight some of the conservation activities that VMF is working and partnering on.

Meg Diss is the new Trails Program Coordinator with our partners at San Diego County Parks & Recreation. She is connecting with community groups like VMF to share work that the county is doing on the County's Community Trails Master Plan, new Preserve Trail Guidelines, regional trails such as the Trans County Trail, and more. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the county.

For the past year or so, VMF has been pleased to partner with the Julian Dark Skies Network (JSDN), led by Doug Sollosy of local community observatory Curiosity Peak. Doug will tell about star parties hosted at the Volcan Mountain Wilderness and Santa Ysabel Preserves by JSDN in partnership with County Parks. He'll also share how protecting spaces like Volcan Mountain is essential in the efforts to preserve our dark skies.

We hope that you will be able to join us from 9:30am-1:00pm at Spencer Valley School in Wynola (see directions below). It is an important opportunity for Sustaining Friends members to help shape the future goals and activities of the Volcan Mountain Foundation.

Once again a delicious catered lunch will be provided courtesy of Sustaining Friends member Michel Malecot and The French Gourmet. In addition to informative presentations, Sustaining Friends will share in a visioning session to solicit ideas and suggestions that will be helpful when the VMF Board of Directors meets for their annual retreat in November.

Following lunch you are invited to join us for an optional guided hike at the Santa Ysabel East Preserve up to the West Vista Loop with VMF Board Member and County Park Attendant, Eric Jones. Both a 2 and 4 mile hike option will be offered with an elevation gain of 950 feet. Hikers will be rewarded with panoramic views of the Santa Ysabel valley and westerly hills.

Date: Sunday, October 15th, 2017

Time: 9:30am-1:00pm, followed by optional Santa Ysabel East West Vista hike (back to trailhead by approximately 3:00 to 4:00 depending on hike length selected)

Location: Spencer Valley School in Wynola; 4414 Highway 78, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070

Directions: Google map link to Spencer Valley School Spencer Valley School is located 3 miles east of the town of Santa Ysabel and 3.5 miles west of the Julian town site on Highway 78.

 

Please click here to register by Wednesday, October 11th

If you have any questions contact the VMF office via email (info@volcanmt.org) or phone (760-765-2300)

We hope to see you on the 15th!

Sincerely,

Colleen Bradley                           Eric Jones

Executive Director                      Development Committee, VP

Help us grow this important visioning and support group!

 

If you know a friend or couple that may also be interested in becoming a member of the Sustaining Friends of Volcan Mountain, we encourage you to invite them to join you on this annual outing for exploration and discovery of the Volcan Mountain Range. Please be sure and mention your guest(s) when you register.

ABOUT SUSTAINING FRIENDS OF VOLCAN MOUNTAIN

The Sustaining Friends of Volcan Mountain is a group of ardent supporters and champions of the mission of the Volcan Mountain Foundation. The Sustaining Friends meet annually in October to help shape the future goals and activities of the Volcan Mountain Foundation. VMF Board Members share the current projects and future plans of the foundation, and then solicit ideas and suggestions from the Friends. These are very helpful when the Board updates the VMF strategic plan at their November retreat.

Sustaining Friends members participate for a three-year term and are asked to make an annual gift to VMF of $500.00 per person ($1,000 per couple). The Friends group provides a very significant and stable source of funds that help sustain VMF’s preservation, conservation and education activities and projects. If necessary, members can resign from the group at any time.