This coming SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 ...
our Sunrise Rotary Club co-hosts the
Annual CANDLELIGHT WALK-IN-THE-WOODS
at Rotary Park with the Mequon Parks Department.
Doreen Lettau has been working to get information published locally and to prepare posters about our Club's environmental stewardship to encourage contributions to help support our efforts ... i.e., purchase plants, protection materials, tools, herbicides or other products we need to care for the trees & gardens we've planted, to help cover cost of labor when OWLT sees a need for action when volunteers aren't available, etc.
Now, we need to know how many Rotarian volunteers we'll be able to count on for help to greet, serve, and make the Walk pleasant for guests and successful as we encourage their support of the environmental protection of the Woods and Prairie Meadow.
Thus far, we've received commitments from only 7 Club members.
Please let Connie (pukaite@sbcglobal.net) know if you can help during any shift of the event.
HERE ARE THE 'TASKS' WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH ...
3:00 to 5:00 Shift ... Set-up activities
- line FIVE 1/4-mile Sections of trail with white paper bags, candles & stones to anchor them
- stack wood & kindling in 4 firepits, get ready for lighting fires @ 5 p.m.
- organize tables for serving hot chocolate, hot cider
- organize locations for dispensing roasting sticks & marshmallows for roasting over fires around Pavilion
- set up Heat Lamps, and make sure they're ready to light
5:00 to 7:00 Shift ... During the Walk
- Meet, Greet, and Guide Walkers toward the trails, engage folks in conversation about ... the weather, the joy of being out in the cold on a winter's night, Rotary's stewardship of the Woods & Prairie ... just be friendly Rotarians ... look for and invite prospective members!
- keep stoking Four warming fires
- serve hot chocolate, hot cider (keep hot beverages coming as needed)
- dispense Marshmallows & sticks for roasting
7:00 to 8:30/9 Shift ... End of the Walk and Wrap-up
- continue to engage Walkers as long as any are still around trails/pavilion
( Walk publicized to end at 7:30 pm so we can expect few newcomers thereafter)
- collect candles & bags from trails
- make sure fires are tamped down completely out before leaving
Attached is a map showing the trails.
- clean up beverage-dispensing areas, put tables & warming-lights away
The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club and the City of Mequon are excited to partner again for the fourth year, offering
a Candlelight “Walk-In-The-Woods” at Pukaite Woods in Rotary Park.
The event will occur on Saturday, February 17, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The event is free to the public.
The public restrooms will be open, and volunteers from the Rotary Club will serve hot cocoa and cider with bonfire stations positioned throughout the park. The 1840 Brewery will feature a beer truck with beverages for purchase. Bring your furry friend, as dogs on leashes are welcome!
Learn more about how you can assist with the environmental sustainability of the woods at the event.