Rockin' River Fest
is just around the corner, and this year we have TONS of fun in
store! From the Raft Race and Battle of the Bands to the Kid's Bike
Parade and Boating Demos, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Sign
up to volunteer!
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11:00
Kid's Bike
Parade
All that is needed to join the parade
around the bike paths at French Broad River Park is a bicycle or any
non-motorized child carrier with wheels. Prizes will be awarded for
Best Dressed Bike, Pirate Ship Bike,
People's Choice Bike, and Youngest Biker. Bikers will
meet at the Kid's Area and must be accompanied by an adult.
12:00 Raft
Race
Get your inner tube
out of the garage or your "YACHT" out of the dock to advertise your
company, your cause, and your creativity in the Rockin' River Raft
Race! Entry is FREE, and everyone is encouraged to get on the river!
If you don't have a boat you can build one or rent one from a local outfitter.
Non-profits are
eligible to win free advertising time with 96.5 WOXL, worth
$1,000-5,000! You will automatically win just for entering a raft in
the
race!
 Categories
include:
FASTEST | MOST CREATIVE | THAT FLOATS?
| GREEN MACHINE AWARD | UGLIEST | BEST THEME | FUNNIEST | MOST
ENTHUSIASTIC | LAZY DAY | PEOPLE'S
CHOICE
Download a Raft
Race registration form or register
online.
 12:00-
6:00
Battle
of the Bands
Sponsored by Musician's Workshop, the Battle of
the Bands will showcase a variety of talented local
bands.
 12:00
Dunking
Booth
This wouldn't be a river
festival if someone didn't get wet! The dunking booth will feature
local celebrities braving the water to help raise money for the
rivers. Asheville City Councilman Carl Mumpower will be dunked from 12:00-1:30-
take a shot for $2 a ball or 3 for
$5!
 2:00 Pooch Parade
French Broad River Park is
home of the famous dog park, so pet owners are invited to dress up
their best friends and show them off in a pooch parade! Prizes will
be awarded for Cutest Puppy, Pirate
Dog, and People's Pooch. Parade will start at the dog park
and go around the walking paths. All dogs must be on
leashes.
~ ALL DAY ACTIVITIES
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~ Food and beverages ~ Face painting and balloon art ~
Wilma Dykeman exhibit ~ Frisbee golf ~ Playground ~ Raffle wheel ~
Dog park ~
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Volunteers Needed!!!
 We have over thirty
volunteers signed up already, but we still need help with the
following areas to make the festival a ROCKIN'
success!
All
volunteers will get a free Rockin' River
t-shirt!
Parking
Volunteers
11:00-1:00, 1:00-3:00, 3:00-5:00
Parking is
pretty tight at French Broad River Park, so we will need volunteers
to assist with parallel parking cars.
Recycling/ trash Volunteers
11:00-1:00,
1:00-3:00, 3:00-5:00
In an effort to reduce the waste produced by
the event, we want to recycle as much as possible. Volunteers are
needed to make sure this happens!
 Battle of the Bands
Volunteers
3:00-5:00,
5:00-7:00
Volunteer will assist bands with transporting their
equipment to the stage from the parking lot. Must be able to lift
heavy equipment.
Kids Area
Volunteers
11:00-1:00,
1:00-3:00, 3:00-5:00, 5:00-7:00
Volunteers needed for face
painting, balloon animals, bike parade, and all sorts of fun
kid-friendly activities!
Bartender Volunteers
2:00-5:00,
5:00-7:00
Sell beer and collect money.
RiverLink Info table Volunteers
11:00-1:00,
1:00-3:00
Talk to festival-goers about RiverLink's mission,
projects and programs. (Experienced volunteers
preferred.)
Raffle Wheel
Volunteers
1:00-3:00,
3:00-5:00
Sell raffle tickets and keep track of raffle items and
winners.
 Drinks Volunteers
11:00-1:00,
1:00-3:00, 3:00-5:00, 5:00-7:00
Sell non-alcoholic
beverages.
Dunking booth
Volunteers
12:00-2:00,
2:00-4:00, 4:00-6:00
Sell balls for dunking the local
celebrities! Help people in and out of dunking booth.
Photo/ Video Volunteers
All day on and
off
Help document the festival! RiverLink has digital cameras and
video cameras available.
Sign
up to
volunteer! |
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River
Cleanups
  July river cleanup
stats:
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5 river cleanups ~
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120 volunteers
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149 hours ~
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91 bags of trash
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Great
job, cleanup teams! THANK YOU!!!
The Learning Community School
City Youth Leadership
Academy
Black Mountain Rec. Park
Reed Creek in Weaver
Park
New Life Community Church
St.
Marks Church youth
group
FBR on Riverside Dr.
Spring Creek and FBR in Hot
Springs
Episcopal Church
youth group
Hominy Creek |
River Cleanup
Schedule
Click
here to sign up or email volunteer@riverlink.org
  August 4,
10:00am
Biltmore Lake AAS Team
Hominy Creek in
Enka
meet at Sand Hill Rd and
Enka Lake Rd
September
6, 9:15am
United Way Day of Caring
FBR on Lyman
St.
meet at
RiverLink
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| Volunteer
Opportunities
Monthly
volunteer
orientation
First Wednesday of each month at
4:00pm
2007 dates: September 12, October 3, November
7, December 5
RiverLink offices, 170 Lyman
St.
Open to the public-
please RSVP to
volunteer@riverlink.org
Come to RiverLink to find out all about how
YOU can get involved in our efforts to revitalize the French Broad watershed! A 30 minute
presentation will give an overview of ongoing and special events
volunteer opportunities. You will have a chance to ask questions,
fill out a volunteer application, and speak with the Volunteer
Coordinator about your interests and
availability.
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Please see our
website for a full listing of volunteer opportunities and to
download a volunteer
application! |
RiverLink,
Inc.
www.riverlink.org
P.O.
Box
15488
Asheville, NC
28813-0488
Office: (828) 252-8474 x118
Fax:
(828)
253-6848
information@riverlink.org
Get
RiverLinked- read the blog!
www.getriverlinked.blogspot.com
Check
us out on MySpace!
www.myspace.com/riverlink |
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A Right to Know for Clean Waters
Non-Profits
Join the Battle Against Invasive/Exotic Plants
Volunteers
needed to remove invasive plants along the French Broad
River
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| GET RIVERLINKED! |
| The newest feature of our
newsletter that aims to educate you about the French Broad
River watershed and get you RIVERLINKED! |
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River Fact
of the
month
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Rain gardens are a
great way to prevent
polluted
stormwater
runoff from entering our streams and rivers. Learn
how to build your
own!
What is a Rain
Garden?
A rain garden is
an attractive garden with a special purpose; to reduce the
amount of stormwater pollution from entering our streams and
rivers.
A rain garden is
constructed as a place to direct the rain from your roof or
driveway, and is landscaped with perennial plant species
native to our region. Rain gardens have loose, absorbent
soils; a shallow, bowl-shaped ponding area; and are made to
resemble the function of a natural meadow or light forest
ecosystem.
Why a Rain
Garden?A rain garden is
a natural way for you to help solve our stormwater pollution
problems, help recharge groundwater, and protect our water
resources. A rain garden keeps rain on your property, where it
naturally belongs. By creating a rain garden, you can help
improve water quality in local streams, rivers, and lakes. You
can use rain the way nature intended, instead of throwing this
resource away.
In addition,
rain gardens are attractive landscaping features. They use
North Carolina's native species of plants that are adapted to
our region, and can be low maintenance while providing habitat
for native wildlife and butterflies. |
River Photo
of the
month |
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Rockin' River Fest
2006
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River Quote
of the
month |
"One common measure of the cleanliness of a mountain
stream is to look for trout. If you find the trout, the
habitat is healthy. It's the same way with children in a city.
Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a
successful city for children, we will have a successful city
for all people."
Enrique Peñalosa,
"The Politics of
Happiness" |
Readers are welcome
to submit river facts, photos, quotes, and anything else
related to the rivers!
Email volunteer@riverlink.org | | |
RiverLink Newsletter ~ August 2007 ©2007 RiverLink.org
3:00 Fishing Clinic
4:00 Boating
Demos
6:00 WOXL 96.5 House
Band
7:00 Belly Dancers
7:30 Fire
Dancers