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Chaffee Rec Adopters Workday: Abandoned Encampment Cleanup
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Workday details:
We will clean up an encampment in Salida that unhoused members of our community once inhabited. Meet at 9 AM at these coordinates near the old Woodland Cemetery. Please contact rose@garna.org if you want to carpool to the site.
Please be aware that exposure to hypodermic needles is likely during this cleanup. As a result, only individuals 18 and older may participate. Training on how to safely dispose hypodermic needles will be provided on-site. Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center and Chaffee County Public Health will provide all volunteers with protective personal equipment (work gloves, nitrile gloves, masks, sharps containers, and hand sanitizer).
Wear sturdy work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Bring plenty of water and a lunch. Salty snacks, bubbly water, and extra water bottles will be provided.
The Chaffee Rec Adopters are organizing this encampment cleanup in collaboration with Chaffee Mutual Aid (CMA). CMA ‘s Ambassadors to the unhoused community have determined that this encampment is abandoned, and we are confident that no one’s belongings will be disturbed as part of this effort.
The Chaffee Rec Adopters is a Chaffee County program, funded by the Common Ground Fund and run by GARNA.
Many GARNA programs require a Liability Release Form be filled out each calendar year.
Your registration is secured upon receipt of payment, as long as there space is still available in a program. If you prefer not to register online (recommended), you may mail a check, made out to “GARNA” to the address below or stop by the office. Please include a note with the program you are registering for. Be aware, some programs sell out quickly, and we cannot confirm your spot with a mailed registration.
PO Box 1522
Salida CO 81201
Cancellation policy:
If we are notified of your need to cancel by 24 hours of program date, your program fee will be refunded except for a $3.00 administrative fee. No refunds within 24 hours or after the event (but most events are transferable). If minimum enrollment has not been met 2 days before program date, programs will be cancelled and we will refund the full amount.