The Villages Hiking Club Helps Maintain Local Park Trails
Nine members of The Villages Hiking Club joined with other volunteers to help maintain the trails of one of our favorite parks, Alum Rock Park on Saturday, November 5th. Sponsored by REI, The City of San Jose and the Ridge Trail Council, volunteers helped in repairing trail tread, improving drainage, and pruning overgrown vegetation. All tools were provided for together with a free lunch from Chipotle and a raffle where volunteers could win valuable prizes (which one lucky hiking club member did). Debbie Siedband, one of the member volunteers noted “We got a lot done, & that was really satisfying. As always, we met nice people & received some atta-boys from those who noted our age. We continue to inspire wherever we go.” The Villages Hiking Club leads hikes on most Wednesdays and Saturdays together with social activities every other month. For more information about the Hiking Club and our hikes and programs contact Sy Gelman 408-532-1239. Also please check out our web site http://villageshikingclub.blogspot.com.
