Unique and Rare - Catalina Island Conservancy

Volunteers in ActionConservancy Staff are Volunteers Too!Lenny Altherr and Doug Millard cooking upsome tasty chicken and steaks.Marineros Served Up Well!Rare, medium or well done was the question of theevening as Catalina Island Conservancy staff cooked upperfect steaks and chicken for the annual Marinero FallCruise to Moonstone Cove on Saturday, September 13,2003.The cruise was complete with the Conservancy staffvolunteering to do much more than cooking alone. Themorning started with a nature hike for all the earlybirds, and the evening festivities included wine tasting,a presentation about the Bald Eagle Reintroductionproject, and a Volunteer Program presentation.How much better can paradise possibly get?Doug Millard and Cindy Lazaris greet guests Loriand Dave Montomery at the garden entrance.Mingling MixerA Mixer indeed! The Wrigley Memorial and BotanicalGarden was the location for the Chamber of Commerce& Visitors Bureau mixer in August. Hosted by theCatalina Island Conservancy, the evening was enjoyedby more than one hundred guests.Twenty Conservancy staff volunteered their services todo an array of jobs. Starting at the Garden entrance,guests were greeted, given nametags, and handed cluesheets for the evening’s Treasure Hunt. The Hunt wasdesigned for guests to locate selected Conservancy staff,each carrying a different clue. The combined cluesspelled out the Conservancy’s mission statement.You Are a StarThank you Caitlin Dawes for all of your volunteer help this summer, at the Airport-in-the-Sky!Volunteers Rich Zanelli, Bruce Guay and Kim Todddiligently staff the wine table.Not too far away from the entrance, more volunteerswere on hand pouring wine and serving sodas andwater. As guests mingled and made their way upthrough the Garden, there were several tables filledwith delicious appetizers. Once reaching the base of theMemorial, volunteers at a second beverage table, thedessert table and a prize table were waiting to receiveguests. We’re still not certain who had the most fun,the guests or the volunteers!Kathleen KingDirector, VolunteersConservancy Times7