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SATURDAY, MAY 12TH
8am: TOWN WIDE YARD SALE! Bargains on every street.
5pm: Miss Appalachian Trail Days Pageant at RVES, for girls 0-18. For more info and forms contact Darlene Snodgrass 276-628-6043 (day), 276-356-6983 (evening).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH
Manufacturers’ Reps set up in the campground.
12–4: Free showers behind the First Baptist Church (towels & toiletries provided!).
2:30pm – 4:
4:30pm: Free Grillin’ at the First Baptist Church (in the back).
7pm: Hiker Service under the tents in the First Baptist Church parking lot.
THURSDAY, MAY 17TH
8 –4: Free Showers behind the First Baptist Church (towels & toiletries provided!)
9am: Campground opens for parking ($20 per car) & camping ($5 per person).
9-5: "FREE Gear Repair Area" in the camp grounds parking lot.
10am: Free Shuttles - Pick up at Route 11 & I-81 (mile 534 on the AT). Sign up is required. e-mail laustin@eva.org or sign up at www.reachdamascusfbc.org.
12–4: Free Internet Café downstairs at the First Baptist Church (FBC).
12-7: Vendors set up in the Town Park.
2:30: Free eating contests in the FBC parking lot. Sign up starts @ 2 at the tents. (1st, 2nd & 3rd places in each contest!!!)
6pm: until the food’s gone (6, 7 & 8 pm seatings): Free home-cooked meal for the hikers! Tickets are free, but are required - get them at the First Baptist Church on Thursday morning starting at 8:30.
6pm: Free Grilled hotdogs & fixings under the picnic shelter behind the FBC; open to everyone while it lasts.
7pm:
FRIDAY, MAY 18TH
6:30am –6:30pm: Free Showers behind the First Baptist Church (towels & toiletries provided!).
7am: Damascus Volunteer Fire Dept. will serve breakfast at the Fire Station.
9–5: Free medical screenings & first aid in the First Baptist Church parking lot.
9-5: "FREE Gear Repair Area" in the camp grounds parking lot.
10-12: Health of the Hiker’s Dog: Dr. John Roberts (with VCA Highlands Animal Hospital) will be giving free dog exams at the southern end of the Town Park.
10am–10pm: Free Internet Café downstairs at the First Baptist Church.
11am - 12: The ALDHA Hiker Reception for Trail Days 2011 will be held in the Rock School Auditorium. This event has been enjoyed by our hiker community and we hope to have another successful one this May. We need your help, all you ALDHA volunteers . We seek volunteers for work, donations of snack items, and /or donations of cash. Volunteers should show up at the Rock School at 9:30am in order to get name-tags and set-up tables. Donations of snack items may come after 10am (we should be ready to receive them then). The doors will open at 11am to everyone (hikers, hiker friends, dreamers of hiking, all the hiker community are invited and urged to attend) ! WELCOME ALL ! ~ more ALDHA info: www.aldha.org Note: all monetary donations should be in the form of a check made out to "ALDHA" , note "hiker reception" on it, and mail it before April 15 (so plans can be firmed up, please) . Address: Robert Croyle /602 Pennsylvania Avenue /Savannah, GA 31404
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2-3pm:
3:30-4:30pm:
4:30-5:30:
5-6pm:
6:30pm:
6:30-8:30pm:
6:30-7:30:
7pm:
7-9pm:
7–10pm: Free Coffee House under the tents in the FBC parking lot – LIVE BAND, free finger food and drinks.
8 – 9pm:
8-9:30pm:
9-11pm:
SATURDAY, MAY 19TH
6am-6pm: Damascus Volunteer Fire Dept. will host their annual Trout Rodeo. For more info. call the Fire Station 276-475-5131.
6:30am –6:30pm: Free Showers behind the First Baptist Church (towels & toiletries provided!).
11th Annual Creeper Trail Fun Ride : Registration begins at 7:00 AM at the First Baptist Church Parking lot Laurel Ave. Each person registering in advance will receive a “Creeper Trail Fun Ride” T-Shirt. If you have pre-registered you still need to check in to receive shirts and instructions for loading. Riders will depart for Whitetop Station at 8:00 AM, second departure at 10:00 AM if needed. The ride from Whitetop Station back to Damascus is approximately 17 miles down hill. If you would like to participate in the 2011 Fun Ride please send in registration form and fee ($18.00) payable to B.S.A. Troop 117 by April 25th. Fun Ride T-Shirts will be guaranteed to the first 125 entrants. Registration fee on the day of the ride is $20.00. Riders provide their own bicycle, Troop 117 provides rider and bicycle transportation to Whitetop Station. We strongly recommend that ALL riders wear an approved helmet. Information and registration at damascustroop117.org
9–5: Free medical screenings & first aid in the First Baptist Church parking lot.
9-5: "FREE Gear Repair Area" in the camp grounds parking lot.
10- 10:30am:
10–11am:
10-11am: Damascus High School Alumni Reunion at the Rock School.
10-12:
10–4am: Free Internet Café downstairs at the First Baptist Church.
11am: Damascus Volunteer Fire Dept. will host their annual CHICKEN BBQ, at the Fire Station.
11am- 12:
11-12:
11:30am-12:30:
11:30am-12:30:
12:00: Free hotdogs in the parking lot of Sundog Outfitter prior to the hiker parade courtesy of Deuter Backpacks and Sundog Outfitter.
12-1pm:
1:30pm: Parade participants line-up in front of Sundog Outfitter.
2:00pm: Hiker Parade! Douglas Drive to Town Park.
3:00pm: Gear Auction in the Town Park.
3:30pm: Sign up for the Hiker Talent Show at the Gazebo.
4:00pm: Hiker Talent Show at the Gazebo (AT thru hikers ONLY). Judges: Allyn “Fix it Man” Morton , Tuesday Pope, and Jill Horsch.
5-6:15pm:
6:00pm: ATC prize drawing at the Gazebo.
6PM
6-7:30:
6:30-8:30:
6:30pm: Visit the Backpacker booth in the campground for the annual Ultimate Gear Giveaway featuring thousands of dollars worth of gear!
7-7:30pm: Contra Dance beginners’ workshop at the Rock School.
7:30-10:30pm: Contra Dance at the Rock School. Callers are perpetual thru-hikers Warren and Terry Doyle.
7:30-9:45pm:
SUNDAY, MAY 20TH
6am-6pm: Damascus Volunteer Fire Dept. will host their annual Trout Rodeo. For more info. call the Fire Station 276-475-5131.
11-12: Hiker Worship at the Gazebo in the Town Park, with the First Baptist Church.
1pm: Free Shuttles N & S bound, leaving at from the FBC parking lot. Seating is limited; sign up required at the church, on the web or at any FBC scheduled event.
1:00-3:30:
