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Saturday, Jun 19, 2010 10a - 3p	Red Wing Clean Up (Barn Bluff Adopt-A-Crag) Thank you to everyone who participated on this event! We had over 45 attendees signed in and help with the clean up. We hauled out lot of trash, Including heavy pipes from the old staircase on the South Trail area. We also cleared up debris from fallen trees off the climber trails as well as reinforcing the trail bounderies. Thanks you to the VE Mountain Goats Climbing Team. Great turn out and great teamwork all around. The Pizza, slacklining and climbing after the events was fun too!
WeekEnd, Jun 4-6, 2010	NorthShore Gathering #1 (Jun 4-6, 2010) Thank you everyone who attended the NS Gathering#1. All 33 of you! A little wet, but I think everyone was happy to get some climbing in. Those who stayed a while on Sunday got a treat as the fog lifted and a beautiful day ensued. See you at NS#2.
Sunday, May23, 2010 10a - 3p	Taylors Falls Clean Up (Interstate State Park Adopt-A-Crag) Thank you to all the volunteers who attended the Interstate State Park Clean Up Event on Sunday, May 23. 42 volunteers helped clean up the Taylors Falls park. Significant amount of refuse was removed including several bags of roofing shingles along the 7 miles of trails in the park. Volunteers had pizza for lunch and went home with plenty of good will and bags full of swag. Big Thanks to Aja Wolfe and Carolyn Hansen for running the show.
Thursday, May 20, 2010 9p - 11p	CORE Movie Twin Cities Premier A great big thank you to the folks that attended the movie premier fund raiser. 140 people attended the premier at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis. Thank you to all the local event sponsors. There were 14 prize packages raffled off not to mention the awesome climbing film. If you have not seen the movie CORE, go see it!
Saturday, May 6, 2010 10a - 3p	Sandstone Clean Up (Robinson Park Adopt-A-Crag) Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the Sandstone Clean Up Event held on Saturday, May 08. 18 (10 climbers and 6 locals) volunteers cut brush and cleared an area of historical significance to the Park and City of Sandstone. They also picked up a significant amount of trash including tires, couch, mattress and car parts. Recyclables were sorted out and filled 3 large bags consisting of plastic bottles, cans and glass bottles. There is a significant amount of work still to be done at Robinson Park, a fall clean up is in the works.
Saturday, Apr 10, 2010 8a - 12p	Lilydale Park Clean Up (Brickyards Adopt-A-Crag) (April 10, 2010) Thank you to all the volunteers (6 climbers) who participated in the St. Paul Parks Clean Up Event held on Saturday, April 10. The volunteers hauled out over 12 bags of trash and other debris out of the Brickyards Trail in Lilydale Park. This is the second year the MCA and its volunteers have participated in this event.