Walktober
2008
18th
Annual Walking Weekend Celebration
This
year we are excited to announce that Walking WeekendS has become
WALKTOBER! The 18th annual event will include free, guided walks
as in past
years but will also include bike rides and paddles, and promote events
associated with our mission. During the most visually intoxicating
time of the year in The Last Green Valley, this will certainly be
a month of great celebration.
If you
are interested in leading a walk, bike ride, or paddle, please
click on this link
and fill out the Walk-Bike-Paddle
Proposal Form. This year we are looking
for walks dealing with “going green,” Christmas tree
production, walks associated with folklore and stories, special walks
for kids, and farm tours. Consider offering
a popular walk at more than one time during this year’s event,
as there were numerous walks with more than 100 in attendance during
2007. Because Walktober
is such
a large undertaking,
the completed form must be returned by May 9, 2008.
Is your
organization planning an event that is associated with our mission
to preserve,
interpret and enhance the significant natural, historical, cultural
and scenic resources of The Last Green Valley? If so, we’d
love to promote the festivity as part of our month-long celebration
of autumn
in the region; please click on this link and fill out the Event
Proposal Form. Because
there will probably be greater demand than we can accommodate in our
print
brochure,
complete
event
proposals
will
be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. However, all
events will be listed on our website for Walktober. While we have many
photos
for walks, we lack a supply of event pictures. If you have a good quality
digital image you can share with us, please send it along with the
photographer’s clear permission to reproduce it.
Please
feel free to copy the forms, and please use one form
for each walk or event. You can submit the forms by email to Charlene@tlgv.org,
mail to QSHC, 107 Providence Street, Putnam,
CT 06260, or fax them to 860-928-2189 as long as they are received
by May 9, 2008.
There are
31 days to Walktober! Think big! Think celebration!
Think outdoor fun!
For
more information:
*
Call QSHC toll-free at (866) 363-7226,
* Write to QSHC, 107 Providence St.,
Putnam, CT 06260 or
* E-mail quinebaug.shetucket@snet.net.
updated:
March 2008