Usually, when our
volunteer assignment is finished, we are taken to lunch or given an
appreciation party. And, we are given
some nice parting gifts.
Imagine our surprise
when Errin, the ranger we are working with, came by with a bag full of goodies at the very beginning of our stay!
This is an impressive
list of stuff:
1. Tote bag.
I love tote bags! I have lots of
them. They are great for grocery
shopping, hiding yarn (I mean stowing yarn), or just about anything.
2. Pocket knife.
Always handy to have.
3. Squeeze-Generator flashlight. You squeeze a lever to charge it up. Lots of fun to play with.
4. 10’ tape measure. You never know when you need to measure
something.
5. Small fanny pack. I still use them even if they are out of
style.
6. Pedometer.
This should be interesting.
7. 2 very nice leather bound note pads, with
pens. I almost always have one in my
purse and they really come in handy.
8. Volunteer pins. Every year (this is the 13th year) a pin is
issued portraying an area or historical event in Idaho. We each got one of these.
9. Very large metal cup. Good for hot chocolate or soup.
10. Insulated travel mug. We don’t drink coffee so I’m not sure if we’ll
use this. We’ll see if the any of the
other volunteers want to trade. Travel
mugs are usually very popular with coffee drinkers.
11. 4 bandanas/scarf’s. Birds of Prey, Trout, Fishing Lures, and
Songbirds of North America. We might
just lay these out on a table when we’re doing programs. Although, they would make really cute throw pillow
covers.
We will also be
getting an Idaho State Park Pass! This
will get us into all the state parks for free and a discount if we decided to
camp.
We’ve gotten our volunteer
hats and name tags. Instead of t-shirts,
we were given vests with an Idaho State Parks and Recreation patch on the front. I always like to get the free t-shirt but,
good grief, we’ve got a closet full of them!
Lots of fun stuff we
can really use.
Teri
I use those insulated mugs for my ice water that I drink all day. The lid on my favorite mug just broke. :(
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a haul!
They have really gone all-out to make us welcome here at the park!
DeleteWhat is the name of that beautiful flower? Some kind of lady slipper? One I have not seen!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of lady slipper and where?
ReplyDeleteWe think this is a Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa). The flower is very small, about the size of a dime. We came across a few of these on a walk around Lake Pend OReille here at Farragut State Park in Idaho.
ReplyDeleteI think that's great that you received all of these neat items now. The bandanas do make great pillow covers.
ReplyDeletePretty, tiny little flower.
Nice gifts, I was going to also say the insulated mug is great for ice water. Pretty flower.
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