I have been volunteering mornings from 8am til noon.I just show up at the "pole barn" which is the maint. shop at "park Sierra", and they assign you a task and pair you up with another volunteer. the tasks I've done so far range from, cleaning and servicing the coolers on the roof of the clubhouse,flushing the fire hydrants and fire line, trimming brush and trees and feeding it into the "chipper", changing "street light"bulbs from a bucket of the tractor,.and of course a 30 min. break in the clubhouse for coffee and cookies.(my favorite task). I have met a lot of nice people in the short time we have been here. That's how this park works, the volunteers keep the costs low by doing as much as they can "in house". Jeni and I aren't members yet,but we are experiencing everything we can to make sure this is for us. So far we are impressed.
Thursday morning when I showed up to the "pole barn",the park mgr. asked to see me after lunch,he offered Jeni and I a "workamper" job to help around the park. This way we can stay 6 months rent free and still get a feel for the place.We are leaning toward doing it.They are also looking for another couple to do the same thing.The job is advertised in "workamper"Magazine in the Sept./Oct. issue.If anyone might be interested!
Jeni and I headed into Fresno this morning to get groceries and supplies. Fresno is about 35 miles south of the park. There is also a casino just a mile from the park. It's called "Chuchankis Gold". It has a resort hotel, a "killer" buffet, and lots of other eateries.It even has weekend entertainment. Also there is" Yosemite" just 25 miles east of the park.We will wait until fall to run up there when the crowds are gone.
Jeni found a place just up the road to continue her Physical Therapy for her knee.She continues her battle to get the knee well enough to resume her normal duties.
We have been so busy this week we still haven't been able to get pictures of the park up on the blog yet,but tomorrow we promised ourselves we would take some pictures.
I have been summoned for jury duty Aug. 17th in Sacramento.I'm not looking forward to it but It is one of our rights as an American citizen and I should be proud they picked me.I guess!
This last winter we volunteered in the desert for San Diego county and we really enjoyed it.It keeps us active and in touch socially. We missed that this summer while in Riverside.Now that were volunteering again here at the park, we realize this is one of the things we love about the lifestyle we have chosen.
