Sprockids Invade Huntsville State Park

In a combined effort of Huntsville State Park, Community Outreach Partnership, and GHORBA, a very exciting Sprockids Clinic was held on July 19th for thirty-five deserving Huntsville area youth.  The project was cooked up by Park Ranger Amy Morowski during a talk with Program Directors at the GHORBA group ride in May.  Amy arranged contact with Christopher McCall from the Community Outreach Partnership, who provide the children and the food for the event.  Huntsville State Park donated use of the Group Picnic Shelter for the event and also allowed the use of a TV-VCR for the classroom portion as well as the use of the trails.  The normal clinic activities were on schedule as Dan Raine, Cynthia Stewart and Jamie Hendrixson led the children into the classroom sessions. In the meantime Mike Frye, Mike Winkler, Rob Brown and Csaba Kormendy got the bikes ready while Chris Case and Keith Porter and June Frye got the water jugs on the course.  The kids were split into two groups, one started in the classroom and the other spent some time in the interpretive center with the turtles and the baby alligators. As soon as the classroom was finished the first group hit the trails and the second group hit the classroom.  After returning from the three mile loop of single-track riding, the first group went to the interpretive center and the second group hit the trail.  Afterward, the entire group enjoyed Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Sausage and cold drinks provided by the Community Outreach Partnership.  All of the volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day of riding and teaching.  A huge Thanks go out to all involved.