2010 DetroitYES! Spring Meetup - Saturday, April 24th!

LodgeDodger · April-06-10, 08:53 PM

Let's get together for the Annual Belle Isle Spring Clean Up! Let's have a meet up in the sunshine and fresh air on Belle Isle. Meet me, lodgedodger, on Saturday, April 24th @ 8:45AM on the West side of the Casino porch. The clean up begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM. We can plan to eat lunch together. I've always had a great time during the event!

We're all Detroit boosters--let's do something for the city we love!

Who's with me?

**cub** · April-06-10, 10:00 PM

I am with you!

LodgeDodger · April-06-10, 10:49 PM

YAY! Big *hug* to my buddy, Cub!

**gnome** · April-07-10, 05:55 AM

pencil me in

**Roq** · April-10-10, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by LodgeDodger

Let's get together for the Annual Belle Isle Spring Clean Up! Let's have a meet up in the sunshine and fresh air on Belle Isle. Meet me, lodgedodger, on Saturday, April 24th @ 8:45AM on the West side of the Casino porch. The clean up begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM. We can plan to eat lunch together. I've always had a great time during the event!

We're all Detroit boosters--let's do something for the city we love!

Who's with me?

Lodgedodger, I'm assuming we bring gloves for ourselves but should we bring bags, rakes, etc? Any food for the lunch? Let me know, I'm really going to make an effort to clear my schedule and be there.

LodgeDodger · April-10-10, 06:51 PM

Hi Roq! The City of Detroit supplies rakes and bags. I generally bring my own gloves. As far as lunch, I thought we could all go somewhere afterward for lunch. If others are inclined to have a picnic lunch on Belle Isle, I'm all for it!

Remember to wear boots, or at least bring along a pair in the event we'll be working in a marshy area. One piece of equipment I would recommend, is to bring along one of those "pick up" sticks--the sticks with a nail at the end for picking up stray pieces of paper. The City generally brings enough equipment for use.

It's a fun day. I always make new friends. We always find something interesting among the junk. Last year, I found an antique Listerine bottle that had washed up on shore.

So, I look forward to meeting you, Roq. What do you think about the lunch setup?

Pray for good weather.

**Roq** · April-11-10, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by LodgeDodger

So, I look forward to meeting you, Roq. What do you think about the lunch setup?

Pray for good weather.

Great! I will bring my gloves and boots and see if I can scare up a stick. I'm up for going somewhere for lunch [[hopefully somewhere I can get a ghettoblaster to go along with my meal ;-) but if everyone wants to have a picnic, that's cool too.

Looking forward to meeting everyone and I hope it's a day like today!

LodgeDodger · April-14-10, 10:20 PM

bump

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DetroitDad · April-17-10, 08:50 PM

8:45 AM, I'm in!

I don't got no boots though...

**kryptonite** · April-20-10, 09:36 AM

That might work for me, I did the Belle Isle cleanup more than once back in the 90's.

LodgeDodger · April-20-10, 10:54 AM

It's always a fun day!

**kryptonite** · April-21-10, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by LodgeDodger

It's a fun day. I always make new friends. We always find something interesting among the junk. Last year, I found an antique Listerine bottle that had washed up on shore.

Pray for good weather.

Ha! During one cleanup I found an old Goebel Beer bottle. The top was broken off, but I kept the bottle for years anyway.

**Wintersmommy** · April-22-10, 09:06 AM

Me and me child will be there

Hope to meet some of you!

**gnome** · April-22-10, 10:46 AM

Are dogs allowed?

LodgeDodger · April-22-10, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by gnome

Are dogs allowed?

Sure thing! Bring the pooch.

Look forward to meeting you too, Winter.

LodgeDodger · April-23-10, 10:06 AM

bumpbumpbump

**lugotown** · April-23-10, 11:04 AM

I will try to make it. Suggestion for lunch-

Please come enjoy a spaghetti dinner [[for a minimum of $5) and support Catherine Ferguson Academy's environmental science students raise money for their trip to South Africa this July.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/e...2254561&ref=ts

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: CFA, 2750 Selden Street Detroit, MI 48208

LodgeDodger · April-24-10, 01:55 PM

A heart-felt "THANK YOU!" to all who showed: Cub [[and your crew of helpers), Roq, Neil, and DetroitDad! We were such an industrious crew, we finished in almost no time!

Let's make this an annual event!

A big "HUG" from lodgedodger...

**Roq** · April-24-10, 02:36 PM

Reporting back lodgedodger...Had a great time! Hope to do this again soon and glad we got to do something nice for the City.

*hugs* to you too!

DetroitDad · April-24-10, 04:25 PM

Very good times!

*hugs* to all.

**Wintersmommy** · April-24-10, 05:46 PM

Sorry I missed meeting you all

We didnt get there until 9:15 and most people were already out at their assigned places. We ended up out at the Marsh and the Lighthouse area and met some nice peeps along the way.

LodgeDodger · April-24-10, 06:12 PM

I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to meet, too! I'm glad you were able to help out. We were over by the Canoe Canal. [[Say that three times, fast!)

No matter where you work on clean up day, the folks are always nice!