| WOMYN EVERYWHERE 2003 MEGAPICNIC |
| 2003 MEGAPICNIC WHEN: Saturday July 12th, 2003 (RAIN OR SHINE) TIME: 11:00 am. to 8:00 pm. WHERE: Kensington Metropark, North Windfall Hill Picnic Area & Pavilion NO PETS PLEASE, EXCEPT FOR GUIDE DOGS. LOCATION DETAILS Kensington Metropark is located at 2240 West Buno Road, Milford MI 48380. Take I96 to the Milford Road exit. A few miles up there are two entrances on your left into the park: (1) Buno Road (dirt road). Turn right when you get into the park. This will take you to the toll booths where you can pay. The North Windfall Hill site is located just past the toll booths. (2) Turn left at the set of lights after Buno Road (just past Dairy Queen). The North Windfall Hill Site is the first site you will come to on your right (before you pass the toll booths). Be sure to go through the toll booth and pay before parking. For more information about Kensington Metropark and for maps to and within the park click here to visit the Metroparks website. Admission to the park is $3.00 for cars. There is an additional $4.00 charge for all types of boats including canoes and Kayaks. The North Windfall Hill site is located just outside the toll booth near the Milford Road main entrance. Be sure to go through the toll and pay prior to parking to avoid being ticketed. HANDICAP PARKING Some of the parking spaces closest to the pavilion will be reserved for women who are differently abled. Ask the Greeters at the edge of the parking lot to call for assistance, if you need some help getting you or your stuff from the parking lot to the pavilion. To get a pass to go off road on the site you must visit the park office. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE PARK'S AND WE'S ALCOHOL POLICIES. |
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| PICNIC ACTIVITIES Click here to see an activity site map MORNING ACTIVITIES WE have 2 morning activities planned the morning of the picnic. Hiking: Jen of Lezhike is leading a hike scheduled for 11:00 am. The hike starts at the Kensington Nature Centre parking lot. The Centre is located near the Kensington Road Entrance to the park, the opposite side of the park of the WE Picnic site. Biking & In-line Skating: At noon Karen (aka G-hop) of DAWN and WE will lead a group of cyclists and in-line skaters around Kensington. It is around 9 miles round trip. To join the group meet in the North Windfall Hill parking lot at least 10 minutes before the groups is scheduled to leave. Please note that Kensington requires all cyclists and in-line skaters to wear helmets. ACTIVITIES DURING THE PICNIC Drumming: WE thought it would be a nice addition to have drumming throughout the picnic. Drum Womyn will be leading a spontaneous drum circle in the early afternoon. Wendy (drum leader), Paula and Kristen from Outskirts will be leading "fun-drumming" in the later afternoon. MotherPeace Drum will perform a closing drum for us from 6:00-8:00pm. Please bring your drums and instruments so you can join in the rhythm. See the site map for the location of the drumming circle. In case of rain, If any of you have camping/picnic shelters you can bring and set-up please do so as the drums cannot get wet. The shelters can also be used for other purposes throughout the day. Volleyball: Volleyball games will be going throughout the picnic at the volleyball court next to the pavilion. Other Activities: WE will be having a variety of other activities at the picnic. Physical activities include: tug-o-war, horseshoes, bochee ball, badminton, and ultimate frisbee. Non-physical activities will take the form of card and board games (under the Games Shelter). WE will also have some ice breaker activities/contests (e.g., a mixer, the water balloon toss contest, pass the orange). Anyone interested in playing other games please bring them along. For more information on picnic activites contact the coordinators of the Entertainment Committee. A pamphlet containing an activity site map will be handed out by WE Greeters the day of the picnic. ACTIVITES AT KENSINGTON Fishing, Boating and Swimming click here. WE SILENT AUCTION Thanks to donations from our sponsors, WE will be having a silent Auction at the 2003 WE Megapicnic. Throughout the day picnic participants can bid on several items we are auctioning off. The items we have so far include: a dog and cat gift basket courtesy of The Barkside, and a WE Golf Shirt, Baseball Cap & Lanyard package. WE anticipate WE will be adding items the closer WE get the picnic. The winning bids will be announced at 5:00pm. GARBAGE & RECYCLING Recycle Pails There will be recycle pails at the picnic. Please place all recyclables in the appropriate containers. As part of our recycling effort WE will be collecting and returning all cans and bottles with deposits to raise a little more money for the 2004 WE Megapicnic. WE appreciate all donations. Garbage Pails There are numerous garbage pails located around the picnic site. Please use them. If any get full please notify a volunteer at the welcome table so it can be emptied. Cigarette Butt Pails There will a number of colored pails and ceramic pots full of sand on the picnic tables. If you are a smoker please be sure to put your butts in the pails. Feel free to place one near where you are picking for your use. For more information on our recycling activities contact the coordinator of the Clean-up and Recycling Committee. VOLUNTEERING In order to be able to host our events WE rely on the volunteer services of community members. For more information on how to volunteer visit our Volunteer webpage. To sign-up to volunteer at the picnic please contact one of the coordinators of the Volunteer Recruitment and Coordination Committee: Carole - HootiePD@aol.com Nicole - nicpittman@yahoo.com |
| WELCOME TABLE Be sure to visit the Welcome Table at the North Windfall Hill Pavilion. At the Welcome Table you will find: the raffle ticket jar, the WE silent auction, WE hats & lanyards, name tags, information on the groups that make up the WE Collective, and information on the WE sponsors. A donation jar will also be at the table. A $1 donation is requested from each picnic participant to help cover picnic related costs. If, however, you purchased a ticket to the cancelled WE Bash, you can drop your ticket in the jar in lieu of a $1 donation. NAME TAGS Last year it was requested that WE come up with a way for picnic participants to identify the single women. WE will be using name tags to accomplish this. This year there will be two types of stick on name tags to choose from: (1) Rainbow name tags are for those women who wish to be identifed as single; (2) red & white name tags are for couples or those individuals who do not wish to advertise their partnership status. WE strongly encourage everyone to wear a name tag as it facilitates interaction and the process of getting to know one another. THINGS TO BRING For a list of things to bring and things not allowed please click here. POT LUCK PICNIC Similar to last year WE are planning on having a pot luck picnic. Participation is voluntary. If you would like to take part in the pot luck picnic please be at the picnic site by 1:00 pm. The pot luck picnic will take place in the pavilion. The grills around the pavilion will be filled and going for everyone to share. Please bring your own main course and a dish to pass. WE ask that everyone participating in the pot luck bring a card listing the ingredients of their dish so that people with allergies will know what dishes they can and cannot eat. WE RAFFLE As women arrive at the picnic they will be met at the edge of the parking lot by a WE Greeter who will give them a raffle ticket, an activity site map and a copy of WE's and Kensington's Alcohol Policies. When visiting the Welcome Table be sure to drop your raffle ticket into the raffle ticket jar. There will be 14 prizes given out. Prizes include WE caps & t-shirts, a DAWN t-shirt, and rainbow stuff. There will be an early bird draw at 1:00pm. (after all the cyclists and in-line skaters return) and another draw at 5:00pm. You have to be present to win. |
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| THE PICNIC WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED RAIN OR SHINE ~ EITHER WAY JOIN US FOR A FUN-FILLED DAY. If you have a camping/picnic shelter please bring it & set it up. The more WE have the better. |
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