FriendsTALKnews. Halloween Fair Volunteers. Lorain County Fair Volunteers. FRIENDSTALK Volunteer Staff: FRIENDS OF METRO PARKS

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1 Friends of Metro Parks in Lorain County, Inc. FriendsTALKnews Board of Trustees, Support Staff & Leaders Trustees Cheryl June-President Barb Fieger-Vice President Jennifer Lawson-Treasurer Fred Bartin Pamela Pastor Char Kline Elaine Clark Rita Harned Paul Rothacker Bob Goard Vannesa Klesta-Park Liaison Ruth Horvath-Recording Secretary Corps Leaders Donna Lauffer-Train Corps CVC Charlotte Herstek-Lakeview Corps Judy Sako-Wellington Corps -Public Information Corps Pam Pastor-Raptor Corps Maxine Miller- Mill Hollow Ruth Horvath- Wildlife Observation Area Char Kline-Columbia Station Corps & Miller Nature Preserve-Desk Corps Darlene Falco-Fedor-Miller Nature Preserve-Garden/Host Corps Donna Azok-Schoepfle Gardens Melody Penfound- French Creek/ True North Support Staff Dotty Moseley-Membership Secretary Patti Czipa & Pam Pastor- Hours Secretaries Donna Wolf-Friends Volunteer Coordinator Bobby Vaughn-Miller Nature Preserve Nook Ruth Horvath-WOA Nature Nook Karen Smith-Splash Zone Teen Corps Leaders Cheryl June, Dave Smith, Elaine Clark, Pam Pastor & Shane Clark FRIENDSTALK Volunteer Staff: Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH Designer: Spotted Banana Creative Studio/Karleigh Potemry Circulation & Mailing: Bev O Hara Photographer: Roger Brownson Coordinator: Rita Harned FRIENDS OF METRO PARKS LORAIN COUNTY July, August, September 2014 Halloween Fair Volunteers Recruitment for the 2014 Halloween Fair is about to begin! We re calling out to all Friends of LCMP for help with all aspects of the event set to occur between 5 and 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays October 17th-Nov 1st at the Carlisle Visitor Center. Volunteer opportunities include: Assisting admissions staff (stamping hands) at the entrance Spooking & startling in themed attractions along the trail Aiding the staff in behind-the-scenes effects & feature operations Assisting passengers and operating the train at the Little Green Choo station Facilitating games, activities, and special attractions along the grounds and trail Lighting pumpkins along the trail and in the lagoon We ll help fit you with the right volunteer opportunity according to your desired activity level or interests! Your help is appreciated and gravely (get it?) necessary to make our Halloween Fair a success this Fall! Friends volunteers will be directly contacted by Donna Wolf to volunteer for Halloween just like in the past. If you have questions about the Halloween Walk please feel free to contact Donna Wolf. Lorain County Fair Volunteers It s that time of year again. Yes, that s right.it s time to sign up to volunteer at the Lorain County Fair for the Park and Citizen s committee Information tents. If you did not have a chance to sign up at the annual dinner, please call Barb at to select from the open time slots. Contact: friends_talk_2007@yahoo.com for news related ideas...

2 Letter from the President: On behalf of the Friends of Metro Parks Board of Trustee s, we want to thank ALL of you for a great volunteer year! We recorded over 21,000 adult volunteer hours and over 1400 Teen Corps volunteer hours from June 1, 2013 to May 31, The amount of hours everyone volunteers is very humbling. Well another busy year comes to a close for Lorain County Metro Parks and for Friends. Let s break down those hours with the stats from the various parks: Ah, Halloween Fair. We were open all 6 nights with a total trail attendance of 20,809! Last year we were at 15,039. Wow, good job all! The train riders were up to 4,832 from last year s total of 4,249. The wagon rides totally rocked at 5,028 riders! Last year was 3,391 riders. Our volunteer hours for the Hay Wagon rides and the Halloween Fair were over 1900 adult hours and over 500 teen corps hours. The Halloween Fair takes a lot of time and effort both by the volunteers and the park staff. We all make a good team to make it a GREAT success! Thank you all. The Fall Wagon Rides at the equestrian center totaled 3,800 riders with 1,831 people visiting the maze. Thanks to the volunteers, staff and of course the horses! Beautiful Holiday Lights starts right on the heels of Halloween. No sooner do we dismantle the trail we are again out there setting up for the Holiday Lights. Holiday Lights saw 12,886 visitors this year. This total is down slightly from last year s 16,441 visitors. The Little Green Choo had 9,275 riders compared to last year s 11,570 riders. Our adult and teen corps volunteer hours for Holiday Lights were over 1,400 hours. Thank you all so very much for spending some of your valuable time volunteering during the busy holiday season! The Santa Shop had a good start. The Friends Board wants to give a big thank you to the volunteers who donated beautiful hand-made jewelry for the Santa Shop. It was a big hit. I want to pass along a big thank you to all of the volunteers that helped out at the Sugar Shack during Maple Sugaring again this year. You are all a very dedicated group of volunteers and I know the Park staff sincerely appreciates your hard work and dedication. Unfortunately, this year was NOT a good year for Maple syrup. The weather just did not cooperate. The staff and the volunteers served 292 people with requested programs and 2,141 in public visits. I also want to add a special thank you to the re-enactors who stood outside in the cold. I understand there will be a new addition to the group next year. Stop and visit. I had my first taste of rabbit stew this year. You also might be able to share in a taste of rabbit stew or venison. I want to send a great big thank you to all the volunteers that stuck with me and helped with the FIVE, yes FIVE pancake breakfasts during Maple Sugaring. The two weeks of both Saturday and Sunday and then the last Saturday was a lot to ask and you came through and worked! You all are awesome! Hmm, time to plan for next year Wellington had a terrific Paddle Boat season. The volunteers and staff put out 1,180 boats with 3,498 park patrons enjoying the new educational scavenger hunt on the water. The Youth Explorer Club provided 95 children with a hiking stick for an 8 week educational program. The popularity of Wellington Reservation was obvious this Spring when the Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg hunt was attended with record numbers. Watch for new programs for all ages coming in the new year. 2

3 Letter from the President Cont.: If you have not visited Miller Nature Preserve I urge you to take time and see what they have to offer. Last year they had almost 17,000 visitors with over 4700 volunteer hours. The Butterfly Exhibit was open from June 27th Sept 3rd and had over 10,600 visitors. In addition, from Sept 3rd through Sept 15th the visitors totaled 613. The butterflies will be back this year. There is a new chef at Miller Nature Preserve. Be sure and stop for lunch or dinner. Check the web site for times. I am excited to say I have received a stat from Lakeview. Their Kayaking Symposium had a great day with over 600 attendees and 226 participants. In addition, I was personally at the Easter Egg Hunt this year and it was an overwhelming success. I had several visitors stop me and tell me what a well-organized event and how much fun they had. My kudos to all the volunteers and Park Staff that helped stuff, set out the eggs and be there to help the children. What a great job at the Easter Egg Hunt. Lakeview posted over 1, 250 volunteer hours this past year. If you like gardens and want to visit a peaceful and beautiful place, come to Schoepfle Gardens. The gardens are magnificent with blooms happening continually during the season all over the gardens. In addition the park features a Children s garden that includes the carousel. This year attendance for the carousel was 7,017 which is another banner year for the Carousel. The tram rides served 813 people for the public rides and 181 people for requested tours. Attendance was over 9900 people as of November I drove tram on Mother s Day and I can tell you the park was full of visitors. Matt Kocsis at Schoepfle Gardens is always looking for Carousel operators and gift shop help! We celebrated our ninth year of the Murder Mystery. The cast, crew, volunteers and park staff were exceptional. We had a special visit this year from a middle school class. One of the actors is a teacher and his class came to a dress rehearsal to critic us. We also offered special pricing to Friends members on the opening night of the show. Several Friends members took advantage and watched the show. Come join us for wonderful dinner and a fun time solving the mystery. If you would like to participate yourself, come join us for tryouts in January. This past January we had our first ever Indoor Garage Sale for Friends. It was a great success. A thank you to all the volunteers that staffed the sale, set up the tables, cooked food and cleaned up. Also, thank all of you that donated all your treasures to the garage sale. When you clean up after the holidays remember we will be looking for donations again for the 2015 Garage sale. I did receive a change to our secondary insurance coverage. Volunteer Liability and Excess Automobile Liability coverage will no longer insure volunteers from their homes to their volunteer stations and back. Coverage will be provided during their assigned volunteer duties. I thank everyone for their efforts and dedication during the year. There are many different volunteer positions, be it during the big events, the special events at each of the parks or those of you that work daily greeting visitors, volunteering at the nooks, helping prepare for events, making phone calls and the list goes on. We on the board appreciate ALL of you! We also need to recognize the volunteers that are not visible: the newspaper editor, photographer, writers, the treasurer, the secretary, the nook managers, the membership secretary, the hour s secretary and the board members. The success of this organization depends on their efforts. It takes team effort to keep the organization running. Without their expertise and all your efforts, we would not be able to supply the volunteer and financial aid to Lorain County Metro Parks that we have been able to accomplish. Let s not forget your Corps Leaders. They are the back bone of Friends and are there to help 3

4 Letter from the President Cont.: you get your hours, to help park staff run programs, take care of the gardens, nooks, critters and Raptors. When they call or you, they are not just there to bug you, they need your help. They do a wonderful and valuable job and we thank them! This year I was saddened to accept the resignation of Dave Smith from the Board. In addition, Bob and Marge Holland resigned from the Miller Nature Nook. The Board greatly appreciates all their hard work and dedication. They all will be missed. Thank you to the volunteers and staff who continue to send in the Chip A Grams. This is a small way we can thank volunteers for their special efforts. All I can say is Keep m comin There is a survey we are passing out this year we would like for you to take time to fill out. We would like to hear from you on different ways we might thank you for your efforts. We currently give out hours pins. Should we continue? New name tags are coming out. It will not be necessary for you to use a lanyard anymore. Our vest supply is nearly gone. Would you like to continue to use vests? Would you be interested in window clings again? These are just some of the questions we would like answered. How can we thank you? A note to let you know there will be a levy on the November ballot for Lorain County Metro Parks. I was around for the last levy and I look forward to the new levy passing. I am excited with all the prospects this levy will cover. I have heard many of you talking about Cascade Park. This is just one of the projects to be accomplished with the new levy. Get out there and join me in voting for our parks! I have rambled enough. It s time for me to close by saying thank you again to all of you for a great year. Without Friends like you, we would not have the strong support and dedication necessary to support Lorain County Metro Parks. As I sit at my computer and work on the annual dinner report, I think about all of you I have had the privilege of meeting and working with in addition to those of you volunteering diligently that I have not been able to meet and I am truly humbled by all your efforts. I have no fear for the future of Lorain County Metro Parks. Friend s volunteers will continue to keep the love of our parks alive and well into the future. My sincere gratitude to you all, Cheryl June, President. Wellington Reservation Updates Here is a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who have helped make our park THE PLACE TO BE. Our Summer season was off to a great start Memorial Day weekend accommodating 55 paddle boats with 158 people enjoying the beautiful weather on the lake. The Youth Explorer Club is under way including marching in Wellington s Cheese Festival parade, Sat., July 19. The program will end with a picnic and a rocket launch Aug. 5. Scenic wagon rides were added to this years program. There are two each during the months of June, July and August on separate days. One will be in the afternoon, the other in the evening. Fall programs include : Fishing Derby Sunday Sept. 21 1:30-3:30 Halloween Party Thursday Oct. 23 7:00-8:30 Volunteers are needed for Most of the above programs. If you would like to help out, please call for more information. JUDY SAKO, Wellington Corps Leader I thank you all again for all your help with our programs. 4

5 A Thank you to the Friends Volunteers that submitted names for recognition. Each month a name will be drawn from the current submissions received and the winner will receive a $10 gift card for the Nature Nook. We urge all the volunteers and staff to be on the lookout for Friends volunteers that go ABOVE AND BEYOND! And a big thank you to all the volunteers recognized this time. The Board of Friends wants to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Lorain County Metro Parks. Friends of Metro Parks is here to support Lorain County Metro Parks with volunteer services and financial assistance. It takes the efforts of all of you to meet our goals. Our list of winners this year: Marcie Kazay, Jeff Urban, Gretchen Roessler, Marge Holland & Donna Wolf The following is a list of volunteers that were nominated for their outstanding service. Gay & Eirine Adkins Donna Azok Mike Bailey Nan Baker Jane Baker Chrsitine Bankovich Jane Barker Charlotte Barlik Louise Bartow Dawn Bodnar Susan Braat Marianna Carney Patti Czipa DebbieDempsey Doriel (no last name) Debbie Dowdell Mary Ellis Karen Farmer Linda Ferris Lisa Fide Phyllis Fravel Cheryl Gildenmeister Tara Habenicht April Hanlon Rita Harned Jane Herrmann Charlotte Herstek Alison Hildebrandt Margo Hirth Marge Holland Bob Holland Ruth Horvath Kathy Kovatch Lori Lauffer Ron & Donna Lauffer Carol Leininger Dot MacIntyre Judy Murray Patsy Nash Shirley Painter Pam Pastor Karen Payne Sandy Pitts Marjorie Rodgers Charlie Sako Judy Sako Karen Smith Al and Joyce Solderitsch Joe Tessman Jim Thompson Martin Thompson Jeff Urban Charles Weil Pauline Wickman Donna Wolf Ted Wolf An impressive list of volunteers. Thank you all. Please keep the nominations coming. Recognize a volunteer that goes above and beyond! Fill out the CHIP A GRAM and submit before the third Monday of each month and one of the volunteers will win a $10 gift certificate for the Nature Nooks. Harvest Pancake Breakfast SAVE THE DATE: September 28th from 9 am to 1 pm we will have our annual Harvest Pancake Breakfast. We will serve scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, strawberry topping and drinks. Cost is $7.00 per person and $4.00 for children 2-12 years old. We will be asking for volunteers to work the breakfast as we get closer so watch for the ! To the LCMP Raptor Corps Naturalists & Volunteers HOOT! HOOT! I just want to Thank You and to express how much I really appreciate all your hard work and dedication to this wonderful corps. I started my volunteer career as a Raptor Corps volunteer and I have watched over the past 11 years all the wonderful changes the center has taken. We would not be the RC if not for ALL OF YOU!. Our Raptor Family has the best caretakers in the world and I feel honored to be working along side each and everyone of you! I may not get to the things that I said I would do, but that doesn t not mean I have forgotten them. I am actually in the process of working on one that is long over due...shirts. Thank you all again and as Murray would say, Klee-klee-klee! Sincerely your Raptor Corps Leader, Pamela

6 A Chip E Munk and Friends Thank You for your spectacular volunteer efforts!

7 Friends of the Lorain County Metro Parks Financial Report 7/1/2013-6/30/2014 BEGINNING BALANCE $19, INCOME Cash Box In $4, First Merit Interest $12.85 Rebates $ Donations $1, Annual Dinner $ Breakfast with Santa $1, Maple Sugar Pancake Breakfast $3, Maple Syrup Sales $1, Fall Harvest Pancake Breakfast $1, Murder Mystery Play $7, Winter Garage Sale $3, Annual Dues $1, TAPS Membership $ Clothing Sales $ Carlisle Nature Nook $5, Schoepfle Gardens Nature Nook $2, Splash Zone Nature Nook $ Miller Nature Nook $16, Old Fashioned Christmas $ Halloween Fair Nature Nook $2, Halloween Fair Games $5, Halloween Fair Concessions $9, Halloween Fair Donations $ Halloween Fair Temp Volunteers $54.00 Holiday Lights - Santa Secret Shop $ Holiday Lights - Concessions $10, Other Income $ Vermilion Herb Sale $60.00 Schoepfle Gardens Plant Sale $1, Winter Days $ GRAND TOTAL INCOME $85, EXPENSES Advertising $1, Bank Fees $ Utilities $ Cash Box Out $4, Taps Corps Events $ Donations to Citizens Committee $4, Donations to Lorain County Metro Parks $10, Health Permit $ Annual Dinner $1, Breakfast with Santa $ Maple Sugar Pancake Breakfast $1, Fall Harvest Pancake Breakfast $ Newsletter $2, Winter Garage Sale $ Small Appliances $1, Hiking Stick Program $ Nature Nook Display Materials $35.00 Carlisle Nature Nook $ Schoepfle Gardens Nature Nook $ Splash Zone Nature Nook $ Miller Nature Nook $1, Nature Nook - COGS - All Nooks $14, Office Supplies $1, Friends Membership Supplies $ Halloween Fair Games $ Halloween Fair Concessions $4, Halloween Fair Food for Volunteers $ Halloween Fair Nature Nook $ Halloween Fair Trail Runner Snacks $ Halloween Fair Other Supply $ Holiday Lights Food $2, Holiday Lights Other Supply $ Holiday Lights Crafts $82.30 Holiday Lights Secret Santa $ Popcorn $ Murder Mystery Food $3, Murder Mystery Other Supplies $ Miscellaneous $ Golf Outing Sponsorship $ Schoepfle Garden Plant Sale $ Postage $ Computer $1, Insurance $4, Accounting/Auditing Fees $1, Charter Renewal $75.00 Membership Renewal-BJ s $50.00 Storage Building $29.91 Old Fashioned Christmas $ Winter Days $95.00 Volunteer Food-Random Events $ Volunteer Awards $ Vermilion Corps $ Raptor Corps $ Wellington Corps $ Sugar Shack Food $ Miller - Desk Corps $ Miller - Conservatory Corps $ GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES $81, CARRY OVER FOR 2013/2014 $23,184.81

8 Don t Forget... to Mail Your Time Card! VOLUNTEER TIME CARD Please fill out and return to: Friends of the Metro Parks Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH Attn.: HOURS Or Hours To: Friendsofmetroparks@hotmail.com NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE Please turn in hours on a monthly basis Hours for Month Corps or Event Activity or Reservation Hours Corps or Event Activity or Reservation Hours VOLUNTEER UPDATE: Please fill out the following information and return to Carlisle Visitor Center: Name: Please Print Clearly Current Address: Please Print Clearly Address: Phone Number (Or Cell) Preferred number to contact you Friends Talk: Mail Friends Talk to my House Do Not Mail - I will read Friends Talk on the Park web site

9 NAME Volunteer Appreciation Survey Mail to: Cheryl June Diagonal Rd, LaGrange, OH VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION SURVEY Please mark your TOP 3 responses in the boxes below: Would you like to receive gift cards to local establishments? Mark your TOP 3 Would you like to receive a free annual dinner? Would you like to attend a tea at Lakeview Park for free? Would you like to receive free Friends shirts or vests? Would you like to receive recognition for years of service? Would you like to receive pins for your hours volunteered each year? Would you like to receive a pin for years of service? Would you like to receive a gift each year based on hours volunteered? Would you like to be recognized in our quarterly newsletter? Please note other ideas for recognition of your volunteer time: NAME Volunteer Appreciation Survey Mail to: Cheryl June Diagonal Rd, LaGrange, OH VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION SURVEY Please mark your TOP 3 responses in the boxes below: Would you like to receive gift cards to local establishments? Mark your TOP 3 Would you like to receive a free annual dinner? Would you like to attend a tea at Lakeview Park for free? Would you like to receive free Friends shirts or vests? Would you like to receive recognition for years of service? Would you like to receive pins for your hours volunteered each year? Would you like to receive a pin for years of service? Would you like to receive a gift each year based on hours volunteered? Would you like to be recognized in our quarterly newsletter? Please note other ideas for recognition of your volunteer time:

10 Curious about what the Board does? Ever wonder how all the amazing events are put together and organized? Maybe you already have a good idea of what they do and how it s done but want to know more details... Char Good news! This is where you can find answers to fulfill your curiosity and simmer that wondering mind! Keep a lookout in the next several issues for more Board member stories. Hi to everyone. My name is Char Kline and I am serving for a third term as a member of the Board of Trustees for Friends of the Metro Parks of Lorain County. The Board is the governing body for Friends which oversees its various functions and activities. As a Board member I attend monthly meetings, am responsible for PR, am on the nominating committee, conduct orientations, am a lead for Holiday Lights and assist with pricing merchandise for the nooks. I help out at as many events and functions as possible throughout the year. Being on the Board really gets you involved, allows you to know what is happening in the various parks, gives you the opportunity to work with a group of dedicated Board members and the chance to meet the many hard-working volunteers that keep our parks running with a variety of activities. Please say hello whenever you see me and if you ever need help or answers to questions regarding the park, please contact me at and I will do my best to deal with the situation. Kline Miller Nature Preserve & Conservatory Thanks to everyone that has helped with getting Miller ready for Summer. It s looking great! Thanks to those who have signed up to work in the Butterfly House that opened June 21st. If you are interested in helping, please contact me at the number below. Thanks to everyone that helps out at the desk each month. There are always many hours to fill and for the last three years every hour has been spoken for by an awesome corps of volunteers. Many thanks go to Marge Holland for her diligent and hard work as nook manager as she steps down. We will miss her many talents, but are glad that she will continue to volunteer at the desk and throughout the parks. Char Kline Miller Corps Leader Char Kline Miller Corps Leader

11 Message from the Director/Secretary for the Lorain County Metro Parks Included in the program for Friends Annual Dinner June 28, 2014 Dear Friends, I am honored to be with you today as you celebrate yet another successful year of accomplishments. Since becoming Director over two years ago, I am incredibly impressed and pleased about the ever increasing level; of contributions that the Friends make to the success of the Lorain County Metro Parks. On behalf of the staff and the Board of Park Commissioners, we are extremely grateful for all of the work in each of our parks. We cannot say thank you enough for your endless contributions at all of our facilities. This has been yet another exciting year for us as we continue toward the completion of our next Strategic Ten Year Plan. While that has kept us very busy, our staff, with your assistance, has kept our facilities clean, safe, and brimming with customers attending our programs and events. We were able to manage some severe flood damage, and complete some trail projects in Elyria, make some overdue repairs and improvements at other facilities, and complete some renovations and repairs at the Splash Zone. With your help and dedication, our overall visitation increased, especially at some of our newer facilities like Miller Nature Preserve and the Mercy Health and Recreation facility at Hollstein Reservation. We continue to work with Elyria to coordinate a seamless transition as we work toward improving Cascade Park. Our theme of connectivity not only pertains to future physical connections, but also the connections that each and every one of you makes as you encounter our visitors in our parks. As always, the staff continues to work diligently in seeking new ways to better utilize our facilities and your input and participation continues to be invaluable. I, along with the Board and the staff, am so very appreciative for your expertise, caring attitudes, commitment, and hard work that you contribute on behalf of the Lorain County Metro Parks. We would not be so incredibly successful without each and every one of you. We anxiously anticipate your continued support and collaboration as we embark on some new and exciting projects and ventures. We will be heavily relying on each and every one of you as our representatives and ambassadors as we continue to seek the support of the citizens of Lorain County at the ballot box in November. I look forward to continuing our wonderful partnership and becoming even more successful in our endeavors in the coming years. Sincerely, James E. Ziemnik, Director Friends Facebook Page The Friends Facebook page is up and running: friends of lorain county metro parks. This will be a closed group. Please request membership in order to access the page. We will be posting volunteer opportunities, you will be able to send in hours and communicate any needs or questions. Thank you to Elaine Clark, Jennifer Lawson and Pam Pastor for getting us up and running. Carlisle Visitor Center LaGrange Miller Nature Nook Sheffield Village Schoepfle Garden Birmingham 11

12 Please use this form to update your contact Please use this form to update your contact information interests. information or interests Member Information Sheet - Update Please print. Friends of Metroparks in Lorain County, Inc. Name Date Mailing Address City Zip Phone Cell Black River Reservation Train Mercy Healty & Fitness Center Vermilion River Reservation Tram WOA/Nature Nook Carriage Barn Conservation Projects Museum Carlisle Visitor Center Columbia Reservation Miller Nature Preserve Breakfast with Santa Hike Leaders Butterfly House Critter Care Receptionist/Gift Shop Wellington Reservation Halloween Fair: Conservation Projects Conservatory Host Explorer Club Food Sales Trail Host Plant Care Paddle Boats Games Train Trail Runner Trail Activities Holiday Lights: Decorating Food Sales French Creek Nature Center & True North Critter Care Plant Care Ushers Butterfly House Sandy Ridge Reservation Tram Driver Other: Trail Monitor Schoepfle Garden Train Maple Sugaring Murder Mystery Dinners Acting Serving Kopf Family Reservation Trail Host Tram Driver Carousel Gardens Nature Nook Tram Driver Board of Trustees Corps Leader Pancake Breakfast Raptors Lakeview Park Rose Garden Splash Zone What area? Conservation - Various Parks Lorain County Fair Phone Calling for Events Geocaching - Various Parks Newsletter Public Information 12 Revised 2/28/14

13 Contact Information The following is contact information for the Corps Leaders, Nook Managers, Membership Secretary and the Hours Secretaries. Please make a note of the following contact information for your future reference: Corps Leaders: Darlene Falco-Fedor Miller...falcofedor@aol.com Char Kline Miller...bossmare25@windstream.net Charlotte Herstek Lakeview...Phone: Donna Azok Schoepfle...azok6905@gmail.com Maxine Miller Mill Hollow...maxinemiller@oh.rr.com Pam Pastor Raptor...blackcatsbroom@hotmail.com * Melody Penfound FCNC/True North...penfound@oh.rr.com Donna Lauffer Train Corps...lauf610@oh.rr.com Judy Sako Wellington...cjsaber3@yahoo.com Teen Corps Leaders: Elaine Clark...eclarkwaltripfan@yahoo.com Dave Smith (IT)...djs @gmail.com Cheryl June...presidentoffriends@yahoo.com Pam Pastor * Paul Rothacker Shane Clark Volunteer Coordinator: Donna Wolf...wolf1022@windstream.net Membership Secretary: Dot Moseley...snowbird2101@gmail.com Hours Secretaries: Patti Czipi...manatee660@yahoo.com Pam Pastor * Nature Nook Managers: Karen Smith Splash Zone...szmp@kssmith.com Marge and Bob Holland Miller...bobjo@hollandcomputers.com Ruth Horvath Carlisle...ruthh56@aol.com Editor of Friends Talk: Karleigh Potemry...karleigh@spottedbananaCS.com 14

14 V ol Azok, Donna Bracken, Jennifer 7.00 Diederich, Carrie 7.50 Galvin, Barb Hemminger, Doc 2.50 Bailey, Michael Breda, Cindy Diederich, F. Lynne 7.00 Gelenius, Deb Hemminger, Judy Baker, Nannette Bridge, Steven Dillon, Eileen George, Heather 2.00 Herrmann, Harry Balchak, Ed Brown, Elizabeth 8.00 Dowdell, Deborah Gerhan, Sandi 6.25 Herrmann, Jane u n te Balchak, Rosemary Bankovich, Christine Brownson, Roger Buchanan, Ann H Dunn, Jeremy Durfey, Tom Gerhardinger, Marilyn Gfell, Ashlee Herstek, Charlotte Hewitt, Bill 3.50 Barker, Jane Burns, Bonnie Dzoba, Elizabeth Gilbert, Debbie Hewitt, Joann 3.50 Barlik, Charlotte G Carney, Jim Eging, James Gildenmeister, Cheryl Hicks, Bonnie e r H ou r s Adkins, Eirene Adkins, Gay Amann, Pamela Anton, James Anton, Yvonne Austin, Arlene A Barlik, Robert C Barnes, Patrick Bartin, Connie Bartin, Fred Bartow, Louise Batcha, Joe 2.75 Bates, Paula 7.25 Bayless, Maureen L Beam, Linda Belcastro, Patricia Bell, Dawn Bell, James Bell, Katy Biddle, Susan 4.00 Bodnar, Dawn Bofinger, William Braat, Susan Carney, Marianna Cerullo, Joyce 5.00 Cestaro, Ginny Clark, Andrew Clark, Elaine Clark, Shane Cordray, Jim Cox, Catherine Crowther, Laurie Cunningham, Carol Czipa, Patti Ann Damm, Norm Daniels, Caroline Dankowski, Tom Ellis, Mary Faehner, Michael 6.00 Faehner, Miho Farmer, Karen Farrell, Cathy Farrell, Vince 2.00 Fedor, Darlene Ferris, Linda Fide, Lisa Fieger, Barb Foldes, Michael Fravel, Phyllis Friedel, Dave Fritinger, Janice Fryberger, Jill Goard, Robert Goetz, Ken Goetz, Stacy Gordon, Bev Grasmehr, William Greer, Camille 3.00 Grega, Ashleigh Allen Griffiths, David Habenicht, Tara Hamilton, Pam Hank, Mary 2.75 Hank, Ron 2.75 Harbeck, Evelyn Harned, Rita Heath, Lewis 1.50 Hicks, Edmund Hicks, Theresa (Terri) Hildebrandt, Alison Hille, Ken Hille, Laurel Hirth, Margo Hoening, Teresa Holland, Bob Holland, Marge Horvath, Ruth Hudak, Marge 7.25 Huntley, Gary Huntley, Jan 3.00 Jenkins, Chuck Jenkins, Sandy 83.25

15 Jones, Gail Jordan, Pat Joviak, David Kratt, Sharon Volunteer Hours Miles, Sandie Penfound, Melody Sauer, Alexandra Torres, Marilyn 4.00 Joviak, Nancy Kuznar, Patricia Miller, Maxine Perkins, Janis Sauers, Richard Urban, Jeff June, April Lauffer, Donna Miller, Nancy K Pitts, Sandy Schneider, Mary Vassily, Sharon 2.00 June, Cheryl Kaltenbach, Linda Kapur, Jan Kardos, Carol Kasick, Nadine Kasubinski, Joanna Kazay, Marcie Kershaw, Mary Ann Kline, Charlotte Klingshirn, Nancy Knechtges, Darlene Knoble, Jim Knowlton, Emma Kocsis, Sandra Konya, Linda M 7.50 Koontz, Norma 4.00 Koontz, Norma Koury, Maxine R Kovatch, Kathy Lauffer, Jeff Lauffer, Lori Lauffer, Ron Lawson, Jennifer Lawson, Sarah Layton, Jo Le Scoezec, Jeannine Lee, Dick Lough, Charles Lough, Josie Lynch, Jennifer MacIntyre, Dot Maines, Douglas Marion, Marilyn Marlette, Bea Martin, Rosalie Masica, Bill Masica, Ethel (Tudy) Meyer, Diane Mitchell, Marjean Moseley, Dotty Mueller, Barbara 9.50 Mueller, Paul Murray, Judith Nash, Patsy Neal, Judy Noetzel, Christina 8.75 Norris, Carl Norris, Charlotte Novinger, Jim O Hara, Beverly O Hara, Ralph 2.00 Orama, Hector 8.00 Orama, Iris 8.00 Pabin, Theresa Painter, Shirley Pastor, Arryona Pastor, Pamela Payne, Karen Plas, Beatrice Platt, Vincent Poley, Rosemary Quinones, Bruni Ralich, Holly Ramos, Minerva 3.50 Reichel, Jon Reichert, Sandy Resar, Margaret Roessler, Gretchen Rogers, Marjorie Roling, Mary Romot, Elsie Rothacker, Paul Roule, Terri Rowe, Loretta Sako, Alyssa Sako, Charlie Sako, Judy Sedano, Mary 3.50 Sexton, Jim Singleton, Jan Sloboda, Joseph Sloboda, Mary Jo Smith, Christopher Smith, Dave Smith, Karen Smith, Timothy Sogn, Sharon Solderitsch, Albert Solderitsch, Joyce Spencer, Nancy Straub, Adele E Swanson, Carl Tessman, Joe Thompson, Jim Thompson, Martin Timms, Clara Vaughn, Robert (Bobby) Waite, Cathy Weber, Eva Weber, Tom Weil, Charles Welsh, Eugene 8.00 Welsh, Patricia Wenger, Daniel G Werner, W. Don West, Amy-Jo West, Anthony Whipple, Virginia 7.00 White, Lucille Wickman, Pauline Willi, Jody 8.00 Woconish, Janet Wolf, Donna Wolf, Ted Zimmerman, Pat 26.75

16 FriendsTALKnews July, August, September Diagonal Road LaGrange, OH Friends receive 2 Free 5x7 s with any Photography Session! A $30 value. Family, Newborn, Engagement, Wedding & more. Locally owned and operated by Karleigh Potemry, the Editor of FriendsTALK creative studio Karleigh@SpottedBananaCS.com Volunteer of the Year Dot was chosen as the Friends of the Metro Parks Volunteer of the Year for Dot began her volunteering with Friends of the Metro Parks in 1996 and has logged more than 1,375 hours. She has volunteered at many events along the way, but the largest events she has supported over the years were the Pioneer Days, the Halloween Fair and Holiday Lights as well as volunteering in the Wildlife Observation Area and the Nature Nook at Carlisle Visitor Center. She paints note cards that are available for sale in the Nature Nook as well as repairs stuffed animals and books that are located in the Nature Space. Dot MacIntyre: In addition to her volunteer hours with Friends, she is also a volunteer with the Columbia Station Historical Society, the Red Cross, and has been a Girl Scout member and leader of 7th through 12th grade girls for 43 years!! If you recognize her name, it may because she is a retired teacher from Columbia Elementary. When asked why she volunteers with Friends of the Metro Parks, Dot said This is one of the nicest choices for volunteering available in the area. Dot has a wealth of knowledge about the Lorain County Metro Parks as she was describing her early volunteering at the white house that was the Metro Parks at that time. She is so amazed at how much and how beautifully the Lorain County Metro Parks has grown into so many wonderful parks that appeal to a variety of interests. Dot said in closing that she values her volunteering because it has provided so many opportunities to learn everywhere you turn and meet so many wonderful people. Dot believes that the Lorain County Metro Parks is a wonderful organization that provides a wide range of options to enjoy with your family and friends. She encourages all of us to take advantage of these opportunities as she has, because it is a great place to volunteer!!