Meeting notes (September meeting
1. As previously mentioned,
@wonderlc got rubber stamps to stamp the club info and QR codes on the back
Text reads: "Colorado Land Cruisers
Trail Rides every month
All Toyotas welcome
Check us out on IH8MUD and Facebook"
2. Pikes Peak Ranger District--November/December weekends for Christmas Tree sales.
Last year it was 4 consecutive weekends (starting weekend after Thanksgiving) Hopefully this year they eliminate the 4th weekend
The point is that we need club volunteers for each Saturday/Sunday of those weekends, so mark your calendars and plan to volunteer a couple of days
There hasn't yet been an announcement from PPRD about their dates--stay tuned for official thread
3. Christmas for Kids. This is a volunteer effort that includes several clubs across El Paso County (4x4, motorcycle, and other types of clubs). JJ (from Colorado Springs Christian 4Wheelers) acts as the "management & coordination hub". We expect, like last year, he will make a call for volunteers in early November. The way it works: volunteers "sponsor" a young person in the county's Health/Human Services department who is identified by social case workers. Case worker provides simple data to JJ, who gives info that to volunteers (child age, sex, and wish list for Christmas). Volunteers go shopping to get items on wish list, package them (wrap them) and put in a box that is labeled for specific child, and deliver to CSPD Police Station on Tutt Boulevard on the specified date (usually a Sunday morning, first week of December).
For the last two years, three or four of us have volunteered by sponsoring one or more children. At the meeting, we talked about doing this again. We also talked about getting more club members to participate (directly, or indirectly by making a $10 to$20 donation, so the club is sponsoring versus several individuals).
4. October trail ride is 14th-15th to the Crested Butte area--Kebler Pass (CR 12), camping overnight, then Crystal Mill Road, Lead King, and Schofield Pass. I got online to make an appointment at Paonia State Park campground but found the site says "Closed through April 30, 2024". That is probably why we got a campsite last year (we were worried that someone with a reservation would come in after dark and tell us to get out of their spot!)
5. The October meeting is Tuesday, 17th, location TBD.
@LCPilot will post a thread with relevant details.