2003 Work Day - Sunday, November 2

This past year's volunteer work day was held on Sunday, November 2 at Oceanwood Camp & Converence Center, Ocean Park, ME.

Oceanwood is a year-round Christian camp and conference center, specializing in hospitality, with a professional, caring staff. Together with Grotonwood, in Groton, Mass, Oceanwood is part of the camping ministry of The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts.*

*Taken from www.oceanwood.org.

MAA Volunteers

Volunteer work project at Camp Wabun. 2002

The Maine Arborist Association holds what is known as the fall work project every year. Generally held on the first or second Sunday in October, this gathering draws 20-50 licensed arborists, epresenting many different tree care companies.

On the day of the project, people and equipment arrive at the site between 7:30-8:00 for coffee, donuts, and revelry. From there crews are assigned to different locations throughout the site. Pruning, removals, stump grinding and wood splitting are examples of the types of work performed during the 3-4 hour period. A lunch is served in the afternoon concluding the event.

There are two beneficiaries of this donated tree work: the location and the workers. The location is usually a large property owned by a nonprofit group. Camps are a good choice because they have lots of trees which are frequently not cared for. Also, camps, generally, do not have the budget for tree work on this scale. Approximately $5000.00-8000.00 worth of time and equipment is donated at one of these work projects. The workers also benefit. Old friendships are renewed and new ones made. Much of our time in this industry is spent in the field with small crews. These crews are spread throughout the state and may not ever see each other. Working with a large crew of competent, professional arborists is fun. New techniques, old techniques and just showing off, is all part of this positive work experience. Last but not least is the good feeling we get when helping somebody out.

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