FRIENDS OF THE PARK PLAN BUSY YEAR

The Lakeway Friends of the Parks will have an exciting and busy year for fall 2010 to spring 2011.　　There are a lot of plans　and projects in the planning stages and others that have been approved.

One project that we volunteers are really excited about is the Overlook Project planned for the Hamilton Greenbelt II.

We have the approval needed to start construction on our first volunteer workday, September 11, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

We will be excavating the site on that workday, with the October 9, workday doing form placement and pouring concrete.

We will work two days that month, so we can remove the forms and install the railing.　 This second workday will occur a week later.

　We also inspect, maintain, build and clean trails in the Hamilton Greenbelt I and II, the Lakeway City Park, the Canyonlands, and the Smith Greenbelt.　 We weed, plant native plants, care for five gardens and make sure the trees are trimmed to keep the trails in tip top shape, so all the citizens of Lakeway can enjoy walking, jogging and bike riding.　 We have started a wildflower site at the Lakeway City Park that has done remarkably well with an assortment of blooms.

　Because of all this activity, we are in need of more volunteers.　 One way to give back to the community you live in, is to join this organization.　 We have engineers, and　master gardeners　as volunteers and they really show their knowledge by constantly coming up with new projects for all to enjoy.　 They also come in handy if there is a problem with erosion or bridge building.　 We also have a free lunch after each workday. This is a fun group of people and we get to take a great deal of ideas and knowledge back to our own yards.　　

　Go to the City of Lakeway website or　the FOP website　 www.lakewayfop.org　 for information　about the group and joining by down loading a membership form.　 Cost is $15 per family and this is an excellent way for the high school teens to put in their volunteer hours.　 You get a free T-shirt after a day of volunteer work and can purchase more.