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November 21, 2007
Help Needed to Build Great Eastern Trail!
PATC Volunteers working on a new segment of the Great Eastern Trail
The week of May 4-10, 2008 the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club will be hosting an American Hiking Society Volunteer Vacation to help construct a new segment of the Great Eastern Trail in the beautiful George Washington National Forest in SW Virginia. American Hiking Society is actively recruiting 12 volunteers to participate in this project.
The fee for participation in this trip is $275, but there is a 10% discount if you register before February 29, 2008. Your fee includes lodging in a cabin, all food, a Volunteer Vacation t-shirt, a one year membership in American Hiking Society (includes subscriptions to American Hiker and Backpacker magazines). Better yet, the fee includes a great time out on the trail, meeting new friends, and leaving a lasting legacy for future generations in the form of a new hiking trail!
The Great Eastern Trail, which was announced in May 2006 stretches from Alabama to New York State. The segment in SW Virginia will connect West Virginia's Allegheny Trail with Virginia's Tuscarora Trail.
For more information about this project, please contact Andrea Ketchmark at 301-565-6704 ext 206.
Volunteerism | By Jeffrey Hunter | 03:52 PM
Comments
I am interested in helping out with the GET. I am not on my computer and can't seem to get an email out. I'll do so when I get home. Glad to read that work is being done to complete the trail. Sue
Posted by: Hammock Hanger at November 22, 2007 09:26 AM
