VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

Hurricane Fran caused some major flood damage to the Appalachian Trail
along the C&O Canal towpath near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The Trail is
currently open, but much work is needed to restore it and the Canal to
their prior condition. The Appalachian Trail Conference, in cooperation
with the National Park Service, is looking for volunteers to assist with
this project.

Volunteers who sign up for one or more five-day sessions receive free
lodging and meals and earn a special crew T-shirt. Persons 18 or older
are welcome. Experience is helpful but not required. Enthusiasm, good
health, physical vigor, and adaptability are essential. Participants
must be willing to follow the instructions of ATC's crew leader and the
NPS-approved safety rules on the work site.

The following weekly sessions are available:

Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Nov. 7-11 Nov. 14-18 Nov. 21-25

For more information, or to apply over the telephone, contact the crew
coordinator at the ATC mid-Atlantic regional office in Boiling Springs,
Pa.:

Lynda Martin
ATC C&O Canal Volunteer Crew Coordinator
(717) 258-5771
FAX: (717) 258-1442

If you can't commit to that length of time, we still can use your help
on any of the weekends listed below. Come prepared, dressed in long
pants and heavy work boots, with leather gloves and a water bottle.
Parking is available in the main parking lot at Harpers Ferry Historical
Park and shuttle buses run every 10-15 minutes. You must declare your
intent to work on the C&O canal at the entrance station in order to have
the usual fee waived. Participants are asked to register with Lynda
Martin at the work site on:

Nov. 2 & 3 Nov. 9 & 10 Nov. 16 & 17 Nov. 23 & 24

For information on weekend volunteering, contact Susan Daniels at ATC
headquarters in Harpers Ferry: (304) 535-6331.

We hope you will join us in this important project.

Bob Proudman
Appalachian Trail Conference
Harpers Ferry, WV
appalachiantrail@charitiesusa.com