Volunteers needed - Saturday, June 4th

Andy Steiner

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My other club, the Waywegos holds their meetings at the Lawrence L. Frank Community Center of Ability First. "Ability First provides programs and services to help children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities realize their full potential throughout their lives."

The center does NOT charge us rent for our monthly meetings. In return, we organize one run, each year, for the children and young adults who make up the client base of the center. The Waywegos have been doing this for 28 years.

This year, we've been told to expect at least 40 kids. That's twice the amount of any previous year and the Waywegos will need help from members of the 4wheel drive community to provide a sufficient amount of seats for all the kids.

The run is June 4th. Meeting time is 8:00AM at the Lawrence L. Frank Community Center in Pasadena. We'll leave at 9:00AM and head for Angeles National Forest, and to the Valley Forge Campground. Once there, counselors from the center will keep kids amused will some of us prepare lunch for everybody. At some point during the day, forest rangers disguised as Smokey The Bear will make an appearance and pass out Smokey hats and coloring books.

With luck and some cooperation from the Forest Service, we hope to complete this traditional run not by retracing our route, but instead by following the path of the Mount Lowe Railroad.

What do we need from you? A couple of empty seats. Proof of insurance and a relatively clean DMV report. Your driving record can not have any significant violations such as a DUI or reckless driving. A normal infraction or two is fine.

To get that, fill out this form and either take it to a DMV office or mail it, along with $5, to:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Office of Information Services
Public Operations Unit G199
P. O. BOX 944247
Sacramento, California 94244-2470


If you're willing to help out and able to commit to June 4th., please contact Keven Clarkson and let him know that you're a friend of Andy Steiner. Also let him know how many seats you have available for kids.

Thank you.
 
That's great! I have been mountain biking that for years. It is nice up there especially if we go to inspiration point. Let me check my schedule (and the wife) and I'll see what I can do.

I haven't ridden up since the rains. Do you know how the road is? The section near the tunnel always has some sort of slide with huge bolders.

Cracker
 
Just got back from the Waywegos meeting Tuesday night. The Kid's Run Chairman reported that we are about a dozen seats short of being able to take all the kids. If you're still interested and able to help out, here's an update. The DMV report is no longer a requirement, but you must still have a valid driver's license and proof of insurance.

The Forest Service is overwhelmed by the damage from this past winter's rainstorms and has not been able to open up the road to Mt. Lowe, so that part is off the menu for this year.

If you want to join the run, please send an email to Keven Clarkson [email protected]
and tell him that Andy Steiner sent you. Or you can call him at 818-427-7334.

Here's a link to my original post.
 
Emailed you a bit ago. You have me for at least three seats, possibly six. I'll let you know for sure tonight. Let me know if you make your 12 mark easy, if there are enough spare seat's I'm going to invite a friend to ride with me.

-Cal
 
Not having to run to DMV in the middle of work day and wait makes it easier.
 
Maz said:
what is the rig requirements? Still working on getting my stocker to run right.
None. The trail can be done in any stock, high clearance 4wd vehicle. Truth be told, you'll probably never get out of 2wd. This run is all about giving back something to the community. In this case, disabled kids.
 
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