Bartram Group Sierra

Join Foothills Trail Conference

As a special introductory offer, the Foothills Trail Conference is offering Sierra Club members a $5 annual membership. (Normally, the cost is $15 to join at the
base level).

A membership will entitle you to receive Footnotes newsletter, the opportunity to join other members on nature hikes and service trips, as well as discounts on maps, guidebooks, T-shirts and other FTC merchandise. In addition, as a member you will be invited to join the hikes and great speakers and spring picnic events.

Mail your check for $5 to: Foothills Trail Conference, P.O. Box 3041, Greenville, SC 29602.

Spartanburg Sierra Club Meeting

Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church (210 Henry Place, off Henry Street). Jack Seitz will present a program titled TALES FROM AFRICA. Jack recently returned from a week's trip to Kenya. Several years ago he visited the next-door country of Tanzania. He will talk about environmental conditions, poverty, crime, the gap between the rich and the poor, corruption, and wildlife. If there is time-- to broaden our knowledge-- members of the audience who have visited Africa recently will be invited to share some of their own tales on these subjects.

Blue Trails

by Kathleen Kempe

Paul Ellis, director of Planning for the Greenville County Recreation District will tell us about the County’s newest park at Cedar Falls. Paul was the Director of the City of Greenville’s Park and Recreation Department until his retirement. The property for this Park was purchased with mitigation funds from the 1996 Colonial Oil spill. According to Paul, Cedar Falls rivals the natural beauty of the Reedy River Falls Park. This Park will feature the first Blue Trail in Greenville County. Kayakers and canoers can “put in” at the New Harrison Bridge site for a scenic 4.5 hour float down the Reedy River. Come and learn about another place close to home where you can “get away” for a fun day enjoying the outdoors with your family and friends.

Coming Attractions

No meeting in Greenville in July.

New & Easy Fund-Raiser!

The Bi-Lo Booster program is scheduled to begin another year on July 1. Anyone that has enrolled last year will have to repeat the process again on or after July 1. You can use the Booster card with the bar code in this Bulletin, on the web site, pick up one at one of the general meetings, or use your old one if you still have it.

This is by far the easiest way to contribute to the Club. One percent of every purchase of groceries( there are some exclusions) will go to the Bartram Group. We received $165 for the first half of this past year. After you have enrolled by having the cashier scan the Booster card, you will be enrolled for the rest of the year. Always be sure that the cashier scans your bonus card although there may not be any Bonus savings.

If you can’t make it to the general meeting, cut out and make copies of the Booster card in the bulletin and give to your friends. If they aren’t supporting any charity through the Booster program they might be willing to enroll.

But please remember this: DON’T ENROLL UNTIL JULY 1 AND AFTER.

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