ACTIVITIES and EVENTS

February 24th, Sunday, 3:00 PM - PLANNING MEETING IN THE PARK:  Come help us plan the events for the next quarter. There is no planning committee; it is the members of this club that make it work.  Without you to plan events, we wouldn't be in existence. If there is something you want to do and want someone to do it with, check it out, pick a date, fill out the Activity Write up sheet and bring it to the planning meeting. We will be planning for April, May and June. We will meet in one of the city’s parks, plan and explore the park.  Leader Diane J. 821-6707.

March 1, Saturday - FISH FRY AND CAMPING AT JEFF’S:  Jeff will be frying delicious fish in his beautiful backyard.  Come out for the day and eat, or pitch your tent in his five acre site.  Bring a dish to share, bug spray, and your beverage of choice.  Hot dogs will be available for those who don’t eat fish.  If you get to Jeff’s early Saturday morning, we can tour the antique shops in High Springs.  You MUST RSVP.  Email RSVP to SJPlance ’at’ slokker.us.   Directions will be sent after RSVP is received. Cost: $3.00 contribution for the fish/hot dogs. Leaders: Jeff P. 386-462-4918 and Sandy P.  955-4550.

March 5, Wednesday 6:30 PM, - MONTHLY MEETING: We will meet at the Southeast Regional Public Library at Gate Parkway off of J. Turner Butler Blvd. for a discussion on past events and highlights of upcoming events.

March 7, Friday 6:30 PM - pick up packets for “Walk the River Run”:  See March 8

March 7, Friday 6:30 PM - Gate River Run Pre-Race Dinner:  Meet in front of  the Expo Hall for spaghetti dinner ($9.00) and to pick up the entry  packet for the race on Saturday 3/8/08. You CANNOT pick up your  packet the day of the race.

March 8, Saturday Morning -  See Times Below;  WALK THE RIVER RUN:  Join a Sidetrackers contingent to walk the River Run route. Go to www.gate-riverrun.com to find the registration form or register online. The website also has locations to pick up a form. There is a 15k and a 5k route. The entry fee is a range depending on the length and when you register. Through February the fee is $30 for the 15k and $24 for the 5k, which goes up to $35 and $25 on 3/1/08.  Plan to gather at the starting point - see below, and let the leader know you are coming. Leader: Mary Jane J. Cell 651-2201

March 8, Saturday, Walk the River Run 5k begins at 7:45 AM and 15k begins at 8:30 AM. Meet in front of  the Jacksonville Track Club booth 15 minutes before the  start of your event.  Go to www.gate-riverrun.com for details on registration and other info.   Parking is in front of the stadium but arrive no later than 7:30 AM or earlier if you are in the 5k race. Leader: Mary Jane 651-2201

March 15, 16, 17, Friday Night, Saturday and Sunday - CAMPING AT TOMOKA RIVER STATE PARK:  Come down Friday night, camp Friday and Saturday night. Saturday morning we will hike at nearby Bulow Creek Park and in the afternoon paddle the Tomoka River. Canoe rentals are available in the park. Sunday morning, we will probably hike some of the short trails in the park. If you are interested in going, let me know, I am going to make reservations for three sites (6 tents), when those are filled, you are on your own. The Daytona Beach area is real busy that time of the year and camp grounds fill up quick.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/tomoka/default.cfm and
http://www.floridastateparks.org/bulowcreek/default.cfm  Leader Diane J. 821-6707.

March 23, Sunday - EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE:  Attend Easter Sunrise Service at the beach, then have breakfast.  Details to be announced.  Leader:  Nancy N.

March 29, Saturday, 10:00 AM - BUTTERFLY RAINFOREST EXHIBIT, OR PLANET WALK (OR BOTH), GAINESVILLE:  Tour the interesting butterfly garden at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.  The exhibit “… is a four-story, outdoor screened enclosure with waterfalls, a walking trail… and hundreds of live butterflies“.  http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/  If the weather is rainy or overcast, we will walk down 8th Avenue for the “Planet Walk”.  Cost for the butterfly exhibit: $8.50, plus or minus.  We’ll go to lunch afterward.  Bring cameras!  RSVP for directions.  Leaders: Jeff P. 386-462-4918 and Sandy P.  955-4550.

More long-range activities will be scheduled at our next planning meeting, so make plans now to attend the planning meeting.

Additional information about these activities and events may be
announced at monthly meetings and on our YahooGroups Email list.

2008 Monthly Meeting Schedule
MONTHLY MEETINGS are always on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
at the Jacksonville Public Library, Southeast Regional Branch, at the Gate Parkway exit off
J. Turner Butler Boulevard.  Subscribers to our free YahooGroups email list service
receive an automatic reminder message in their email two days before the meeting.

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, August 6, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, September 3, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, October 1, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, November 5, 2008 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, December 3, 2008 – 6:30 PM

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