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May News

The final workday before the summer break will be on Sat. May 11th. Please arrive at City Park upper parking lot at 8AM for opportunities in the following projects:

City Park
o Clean upper and lower paved trail.
o Remove dead cedars and trim low branches over trail.
Porpoise Park
o Continue thinning landscape plants
Mount Lakeway trail
o Continue building/extending the Mt. Lakeway trail.
Lunch
o Lakeway Parks and Recreation Dept. will provide the Workday lunch this time. FOP will provide drinks.

o T-SHIRT GIVE AWAY to all who show up to work this Workday only. To reduce inventory, FOP is giving away prior year Wilderness Run T-shirts. This is a good time to add to your commemorative collection. T-shirts are available for the following years:
o 2008 (trees),
o 2009 (the overlook),
o 2010 (arched rail bridge),
o 2011 (Wildflower Meadow) and
o 2012 (Friends of the Parks logo).
All prior year t-shirts not taken will be donated to Goodwill.
This year's 2013 (Waterfall) t-shirts will also be available at a reduced price.

Thanks to all Wilderness Run volunteer workers and sponsors who make this year's Wilderness Run a record breaking success.
- Bernie Reding

Visit the FOP website for more infomation and photos about this year's Wilderness Run.

Wilderness Run Sat 4/27 9AM Hamilton Greenbelt I
Details here

2013 Wilderness Run start (click to enlarge)

Winners of the 3 mile run:
Age 10 and under
Hollan Winton (female)
Andrew Seril (male)
Age 11 to 14
Jamie Leonard (female)
Sam Foit (male)
Age 15 to 25
Casey Maberry (female)
(no male participant)
Age 26 to 40
Laura Heikes (female)
Javier Carrillo (male)
Age 41 to 59
Yvonne Howington (female)
Tony Mataya (male)
Age 60 and over
Ann Walters (female)
Rogers (male)

Winners of the 5 mile run:
Age 14 and under
(no male or female participants)
Age 15 to 25
Casey Wolleat (male)
(no female participant)
Age 26 to 40
Tonya Berry (female)
Matt Paine (male)
Age 41 to 59
Catherine Jackson (female)
Donald Carrow
Age 60 and over
Lynn Lawrence (female)
Richard Wilkins (male)

Our sponsors this year are
Independent Bank signature sponsor
The Enmon Family
Eitel Group Real Estate
Hill Country Allergy and Asthma
B2B Copies and Printing
Eaddy Dentistry, P.A.
ExxonMobil Foundation
Fifield Dental Center
John W. Brodnax, P. C.
Lakecountry Insurance
Lakeway Dental - Dr. Robbie Robinson
Lakeway Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center
Dr. Stacy E. Miller, Orthodontist
Lakeway Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Lakeway Vision Associates
Randalls Food & Pharmacy
VIK Medical

For more information click here

April Workday

Our organization gathered for our monthly volunteer workday on Sat. April 13. We started at 8 AM at the Pavilion in City Park and finished at noon back at City Park :

Hurst Creek Waterfall (click to enlarge)

Workday projects:

City Park
o The Kings work at the Butterfly Garden in City Park

Hamilton Greenbelts:
o Two crews worked on repairing trails in preparation for the Wilderness Run on April 27.

o Three FOP members assisted Robert Williams with his Eagle Scout project of clearing brush of a marked off section of Hamilton Greenbelt 1. Other members of troupe 441 also assisted.

CanyonLands:
o Ken and five other volunteers continued building Mt. Lakeway trail.

Porpoise Park:
o A large crew of FOP volunteers and local residents worked at thinning of landscaping plants, tree trimming, and removal of most cedars.

Lunch
o The Sauerman's were in charge of providing the lunch.

Special announcement

The Lakeway Sing Along Flyers spring show is going to be very special as the title is "50 Years Of Lakeway" to help celebrate the big 50th birthday of Lakeway this year. This will be a three night dinner/show again, scheduled for April 25, 26, and 27th. The Sing Along Flyers will be honoring FOP's work over the years in a segment and the song "It's a Wonderful World," in our upcoming Spring Show.

View the flyer for more information.
Reservations will start on March 18 and you can pick out your table and purchase your ticket at the Activity Center.

For more information, please contact Joann at 261-3313 or Yakjim@aol.com.

March Workday

We had 35 volunteers at Sat. March 9th workday including this guy!

Workday projects:

City park

o Continue clearing brush near the Wildflower Meadow between the upper trail and neighbor's fences.
o Remove a dead Spanish oak and storm damaged limbs of cedars.
o Remove other cedars competing with oak trees.

Hamilton Greenbelts:

Spring color at City Park (click to enlarge)

o Remove cedar saplings from an area beside Clubhouse Trail.

CanyonLands:

o Continue building Mt. Lakeway trail.

Lunch

o We had sandwiches from Randalls along with home-made salads and desserts.

Ken Parmerter will be asking for volunteers to work on Mt. Lakeway trail on Sunday, March 17, 1 - 5 p.m. contact Ken at 512-922-0623.

Friends of the Parks is a group of citizens who enjoy the rewards of volunteer service in the parks and greenbelts areas of Lakeway. Monthly Saturday morning work sessions provide opportunities for all levels of service, whether it is tree maintenance, general cleanup or tending memorial gardens at City Park. A few of the hardier members help build and maintain hiking/biking trails in the Hamilton Greenbelts and the Canyonlands Natural Area. Still others provide food for our workday picnics. For information contact Bernie Reding 261-5633 or email countyboy@aol.com

Friends of the Parks sponsors one annual community event which is the annual Wilderness Run/Walk event on the Hamilton Greenbelt trails on the third Saturday of April. The goal of this event is to encourage citizens to get out and enjoy the beauty of the greenbelts and parks of the City of Lakeway.

Friends of the Parks of Lakeway is a 501 (c) 3, Federal Tax Exempt Organization. Donations made to this organization may be tax deductible; check with your tax advisor.

News May Workday will Sat. 5/11 Details here Wilderness Run was Sat 4/27 Details here Apr Workday was Sat. 4/13 Details here Mar workday was Sat 3/9 8AM City Park Details here renew your 2013 membership, click here !!! Contact FOP President Bernie Reding 261-5633 or email countyboy@aol.com Submit your photos and volunteer stories ! ! !

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