Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 P.M.: Greenville meeting.

A "Good-bye" Picnic

by Eric Thompson

For our May meeting we celebrate Spring with our annual picnic, but more importantly, say "good-bye" to a great Sierra Club couple, Mary Ellen Hill and Tom Brennan. They are moving to coastal North Carolina with Tom taking on a teaching position at a college there. They have both made great contributions to the Bartram Group for a long time.

We also have a brand new electric lawnmower, a "Lawnmaster" that was given to the Club to raffle off. This is the model of lawnmower that DHEC is providing when they exchange old gas mowers for electric ones. We will be selling $5 raffle tickets at the picnic for the lawnmower.

Please bring a covered dish or desert to share. The Club will provide plates, utensils and drinks. Bring a friend—and some memories to share about Tom and Mary Ellen.

Spartanburg: TBA.

• For more information call or email Chip Green
  (579-0164, jwgmaps@gmail.com)

Saturday, May 19

• Mountain Bridge: Join us for a Trail Service Project to improve and preserve the existing trails at Jones Gap and Caesars Head State Parks. If you enjoy these trails, please plan to join us on May 19, or one or more of the other 2012 outings. For more details contact Jim Majors at (864) 233-7576 or jim_majors@bellsouth.net.
  
  
• Adopt-a-Highway: The Bartram Group has a two mile stretch on East North (also known as) Old Spartanburg Road between Mitchell Road and Brushy Creek.
  
  We will meet at 9:00 A.M. at Mitchell Road Elementary School which is on the corner of Mitchell Road and Old Spartanburg Road. If it is pouring rain, we'll not meet. You will be provided the bags, twisty ties, work gloves, orange safety vests
  and water. We cover two miles, both sides of the street, and are very fortunate to have sidewalks on the entire route. Hope to see you in 2012 for one or more of our pick-ups. Contact June Yanick at 292-6338 or e-mail at j.yanick@att.net.

Volunteers in Action:

• Thanks to trail maintenance volunteers on Saturday, March 24 at Jones Gap: Dale Bartels, John Cummings, Godfrey Kimball, Roy Schlaudt, Mike Watkins, Kam Watkins, and Jim Majors.
• Thanks to Karen Mascaro for her added attention to the Earth Day event held at Swamp Fox Café on April 21.
• Thank you to J. Glassman for the generous donation to The Club.

Hey - You Need A Water Bottle and a Grocery Tote Bag!

Help out yourself and our Bartram Group by purchasing from the store.

Put your green foot forward sporting a:

• Sierra Club logo tee-shirt or cap
• Grocery tote bags
• Duffle bags
• Colorful BPA-free water bottles

Get yours at our next meeting. All of the proceeds from your purchases directly benefit The Bartram Group.

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