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Jan. Newsletter / Feb. Recruitment 

February looks to be a very busy month with several events and lots of visitors.  The last week of Jan. and first week of Feb. are projected to  be the heighth of the snowbird season, and thank goodness for those snowbirds that  volunteer at the visitor center!  You are truly appreciated. 

As I’m sure you’re aware, the first big event is the SGI Tour of Homes, sponsored by the St. George Lighthouse Association.  It begins on Friday Feb. 3 with a home and garden presentation at the Jay Abbott firehouse at 6:00.  The tour begins at 10:00 on Saturday.  No more advance tickets are available, but tickets ($20) will be sold beginning at 9:30 in front of the lighthouse on Sat. Feb 4th.  If you’re not taking the tour, or haven’t already signed up as a tour volunteer, would you consider volunteering at the visitor center that Saturday?  I’ve agreed to be a docent, and plan to take the tour, as have many of y’all.  Pam Vest, thank you Pam, has said that she will volunteer from 12 – 2:30.  Can anybody else work a short shift, either from 10 – 12 or 2:30 – 5?  Even an hour will be appreciated!

The next event is Snowbird Appreciation Day.  All the snowbirds in the area are invited to SGI for a day of activities followed by happy hour, dinner, and Civic Club bingo.  The date is Tuesday, Feb. 7th.  Please help to spread word.  Anyone who considers themselves a visitor to the area is welcome to participate.  Registration is $9 at any SGI vacation rental agency/inn/motel starting Friday the 3rd.  The day’s activities include a raffle run to the local businesses (and the visitor center), a reduced rate ($3) to climb the lighthouse, free entrance to the State Park and nature tours led by rangers, a bridge walk, and visits to the lighthouse museum and the Estuary Education Center.  At the visitor center we’ll be answering questions, handing out raffle tickets, and collecting and selecting raffle tickets at 3:00 for the donated prizes.

In early March (how about the 8th?), I‘d like to do another volunteer outing.  Several of you have expressed an interest in seeing some of the lodging facilities in the area.  Sounds like a great idea!  How about including the SGI Inn and/or Fickling here on the island, Sportsmans Lodge in EP, the Coombs House in Apalach, and what else?  Are there some bed & breakfasts in Apalach that you’d like to see?  Let me know.

So, Feb. is almost here and there are lots of available shifts.   As usual, simply call (927-7744), e-mail (sgiLight@fairpoint.net), or come by to sign up.  The visitor center is open every day from 10 – 5:00 except Thursday when it’s closed, and Sunday when it doesn’t open until noon.  1st shift is 10 – 1:30, 2nd is 1:30 – 5, except on Sundays when the shifts are 12 – 2:30 and 2:30 – 5.  As I look over the Feb. schedule, I wonder if some of the sign-ups aren’t left over from a previous month.  If you see your name but didn’t intend to work, just let us know and we’ll remove you, or sign you up for another time.

  Jan

Mon 30:   AM   John
               PM   Peg

  Tues 31:  AM  Sherri 
               PM  Newt 
 
February

Wed. 1:  AM Donna

             PM Barb

Fri 3:   AM  Marty  
           PM 

Sat 4:   SGI Tour of Homes

10 – 12   ???
12 – 2:30 Pam

2:30 – 5   ???

Sun 5:  12 – 2:30 Pam  
             2:30 – 5  Slocums

Mon 6:   AM   

              PM   Peg
 
Tues 7:   AM   Sherri
              PM   Barb
 
Wed 8:    AM  Donna
               PM   Barb
 
Fri 10:  AM  Marty

           PM  

Sat 11:  AM  Penny 
             PM   Bells

Sun 12: 12 – 2:30 Pam
             2:30 – 5  Cecilia 

Mon 13:  AM   John
              PM   Peg
  
Tues 14:   AM  Sherri

                PM  Newt

Wed 15:  AM  Donna

               PM  Barb

 Fri 17:  AM  Marty

            PM  

 
Sat 18:  AM  
             PM 
 
Sun 19: 12 – 2:30  Pam

             2:30 - 5  Bassetts

 Mon 20:   AM  John
               PM  Penny
  
Tues 21:   AM  Sherri

                PM   Newt
 
Wed 22:  AM  Donna
               PM  Barb

  Fri 24:  AM  Marty

            PM 

  Sat 25:  AM 

             PM

  Sun 26:  12 – 2:30  Pam

              2:30 – 5  Slocums

  Mon 27:  AM  Peg

              PM  
 
Tues 28:  AM  Sherri 
               PM  Newt
 
Wed 29: AM  Donna

             PM  Barb


Volunteers, thanks for all that you do!

 

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