SpringProgrammingCalendar

2010

Dear Students and Parents,

is Spring Mountain Alliance will once again offer a wide variety of service and adventure programs for high school aged youth in Watauga County. ere are many exciting opportunities to participate in including traditional favorites like caving, rock climbing, backpacking, Hospitality House service, Amazing Race and Elk Knob trail creation.

OOther activities only happen in the spring like, Girls and Boys separate backpacking overnight trips, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Don’t row it Away Dumpster Diving, Youth Service Day and of course Alternative Spring Break trips. We have added a few new offerings for this spring including, Dances with Wolves, Friday Night Skiing, Clean up and Get Dirty, River and Caving trip in Tennessee.

OOne thing to count on is our ursday Membership Meetings beginning with the Kick Off event on January 21st. Also Parents please plan on at-tending our Silent Auction on April 17th for a variety of great items and to show your support for Mountain Alliance. Please feel free to call our office with any questions.

Mountain Alliance 2010 Spring Calendar

*To participate in this trip, student MUST also attend the pre trip meeting unless, cleared by a MA staff. Note: Trip permission slips received at Membership Meetings have the final information for a trip – this calendar may be incorrect. Our schedule is always subject to change.

Date: Day: Trip: Location: Time: Jan 21 Thurs MA KICK OFF WHS 6:30-8pm

Jan 22 Fri Map Survival and Shelter Building University Woods 3:15-6:30

Jan 26 Thurs Humane Society Greenway 3:15-6pm Jan 28 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm Jan 29 Fri Skiing One App Ski Mnt 5-10:30pm Feb 5 Fri Skiing Two App Ski Mnt 5-10:30pm Feb 6 Sat Worley’s Caving Bluff City, TN 9am-5pm Feb 8 Mon Hospitality House King Street, Boone 3:15-5:45pm

Feb 11 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm Feb 12 Fri Skiing Three App Ski Mnt. 5-10:30pm Feb 13 Sat Worley’s Caving Bluff City, TN 9-5pm

Feb 20 Sat Climbing Wall Take Down WHS TBA

Feb 23 Tues Humane Society Greenway 3:15-6pm Feb 24 Wed Jr. Sr. Night Hike Parkway 3:15-8pm

Feb 25 Thurs Worley’s Overnight Pre Trip Meeting WHS Library 3:30-4pm

Feb 25 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm Feb 26-

27 Fri-Sat Worley’s Overnight* Bluff City, TN 2/26 3:15- 2/27 2pm

Mar 1 Mon Hospitality House King Street, Boone 3:15-5:45pm Mar 9 Tues Elk Knob Trail Building Elk Knob State Park 3:15-TBA

Mar 18 Thurs Clean up and Get Dirty Pre Trip Meeting WHS Library 3:30-4pm

Mar 18 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm Mar 20-

21 Sat-Sun Clean up and Get Dirty* New River and Worley’s Cave

3/20 9am-3/21 3pm

Mar 26 Fri Guys Banff Farthing, ASU 3:15-TBA Mar 27 Sat Gals Banff Farthing, ASU 3:30-TBA

April 1 Thurs Spring Break Pre Trip Meeting WHS Library 3:30-5:00pm

April 1 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm April 3-

11 Sat-Sat Alternative Spring Break* TBA TBA

April 13 Tues Humane Society Greenway 3:15-6pm

April 15 Thurs Backpacking Pre Trip Meeting WHS Library 3:30-4pm

April 15 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm April 16 Fri The Amazing Race TBA TBA April 16-

18 Fri-Sun Guys and Girls Backpacking Trip* TBA 4/16 3:15-4/18

3pm April 19 Mon Hospitality House King Street, Boone 3:15-5:45pm April 23 Fri Halloway Climbing Foscoe 3:15-8pm

Mountain Alliance 2010 Spring Calendar

*To participate in this trip, student MUST also attend the pre trip meeting unless, cleared by a MA staff. Note: Trip permission slips received at Membership Meetings have the final information for a trip – this calendar may be incorrect. Our schedule is always subject to change.

General Program and Trip Descriptions

All trips meet at Watauga High School with the majority being suitable for a beginner. Specific

trip details will be given at membership meetings call Mountain Alliance at 263-0383 or check out our website www.mountainalliance.org for more information.

Spring = Adventure It is important to attend the all member bi monthly Membership Meetings to save your spot on

these exciting spring adventures.

Skiing Series: For the first time ever, Mountain Alliance will be hitting the slopes on the weekends. This is a great opportunity for the beginner, who has never put on a pair of skis, to the advance who wants to improve their skills. If cabin fever has been making you blue, this Skiing

Series is for you! Service: Community Service lays a solid foundation in the program of Mountain Alliance and

also has consistently more student participation than any other type of trip. We believe it is important for today’s youth to get out and serve in their own community. We are excited to

announce a community service project almost every week of the spring calendar!

Alternative Spring Break Trips: Who wants to hang around the house when you could spend your spring break making a change in the world around you? As always the destination of these trips will remain confidential until the trip date approaches, but all we can say is you are

not going to want to miss these adventures!

Rolling Academy 2010: 10 days, 10 adventures, a trip of a life time! 2010 Rolling Academy applications will be available soon! Ask a MA staff for more details!

Date: Day: Trip: Location: Time: April 24 Sat YOUTH SERVICE DAY Watauga County TBA April 29 Thurs Membership Meeting WHS 6:30-8pm April 30 Fri Dumpster Diving! ASU Campus 3:15-7pm May 1 Sat Biking Trip Kerr Scott TBA May 1 Sat Dances with Wolves Bakersville, TN TBA May 3 Mon Dumpster Diving ASU Campus 3:15-7pm May 4 Tues Dumpster Diving ASU Campus 3:15-7pm May 4 Tues ASU Sustainable Farm TBA 3:15-TBA May 5 Wed Hike, Swim and Grill Price Park 3:15-8pm May 6 Thurs Dumpster Diving ASU Campus 3:15-7pm May 10 Mon Hospitality House King Street, Boone 3:15-5:45pm

May 13 Thurs End of Year CELEBRATION! WHS 6:30-8pm

Mountain Alliance 2010 Spring Calendar

*To participate in this trip, student MUST also attend the pre trip meeting unless, cleared by a MA staff. Note: Trip permission slips received at Membership Meetings have the final information for a trip – this calendar may be incorrect. Our schedule is always subject to change.

Call The Mountain Alliance office for more information on these exciting opportunities and to find out how you can help continue the mission of Mountain Alliance: “To Grow Leaders Through

Adventure, Service and Experience.”

828-263-0383