Doors open at 6pm and festivities conclude around 11pm. Tickets can be purchased online via a secure system at the event web site, http://www.bigcamelrace.com/. For more info, email info@BigCamelRace.com.
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Showing posts with label community activity. Show all posts
Monday, January 17, 2011
Camel Race - February 5,2011
They're at it again! The Brighton Optimist Club is sponsoring its 3rd Camel Race at Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Howell, on February 5th, 2011. A different kind of Millionaire Party licensed under the Charitable Gaming Division of the State of Michigan (License #M55856), this event will keep you talking for weeks.
Camels that have been adopted by businesses and decorated uniquely, race 6 at a time in 8 different heats. Wagering is pari-mutuel syle, and there are door prizes, 50/50 raffles and giveaways between the race heats. There is also voting for the best decorated camel. $30 admission gets you dinner, drink tickets for either draft beer or house wine, and an evening of fun. Doors open at 6pm and festivities conclude at 11pm. Proceeds are used to support the Brighton Optimist Club's youth and community service activities.
Doors open at 6pm and festivities conclude around 11pm. Tickets can be purchased online via a secure system at the event web site, http://www.bigcamelrace.com/. For more info, email info@BigCamelRace.com.
Doors open at 6pm and festivities conclude around 11pm. Tickets can be purchased online via a secure system at the event web site, http://www.bigcamelrace.com/. For more info, email info@BigCamelRace.com.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Huron River Watershed Council
In a few minutes, I'll be heading outside. It's Saturday morning, January 26th, and I'm off to wade in local tributaries. Yup. Why would I do that?
I'm a volunteer 'collector' for the Huron River Watershed Council, and one of their biggest events (in the Adopt-A-Stream) program is the Winter Stonefly Search. Stoneflies are aquatic invertebrates and live only in fairly clean water, so their presence is a rough indicator that a creek or river is generally 'healthy'.
Team are assembled, a leader and collector assigned (they've gone through specific training), and volunteers are added as 'pickers', to sift through the trays scooped out of the water.
Even though it's 21 degrees and snowing, we'll have a huge turnout of people looking for something to do. School-aged children with parents, environmentalists, fishermen, residents that live in the watershed all band together to make this great event possible.
For more information, see the link at http://www.hrwc.org/adopt/index.html
And don't worry about me getting cold in the water. I'll use my 5mm neoprene waders that will keep me very warm and dry
I'm a volunteer 'collector' for the Huron River Watershed Council, and one of their biggest events (in the Adopt-A-Stream) program is the Winter Stonefly Search. Stoneflies are aquatic invertebrates and live only in fairly clean water, so their presence is a rough indicator that a creek or river is generally 'healthy'.
Team are assembled, a leader and collector assigned (they've gone through specific training), and volunteers are added as 'pickers', to sift through the trays scooped out of the water.
Even though it's 21 degrees and snowing, we'll have a huge turnout of people looking for something to do. School-aged children with parents, environmentalists, fishermen, residents that live in the watershed all band together to make this great event possible.
For more information, see the link at http://www.hrwc.org/adopt/index.html
And don't worry about me getting cold in the water. I'll use my 5mm neoprene waders that will keep me very warm and dry
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