Yosemite face lift 2007

Yosemite Climbing Association FOURTH ANNUAL YOSEMITE FACELIFT September 26 September 30, 2007 The Yosemite Facelift is organized and sponsored annually by the Yosemite Climbing Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Yosemites climbing heritage. Help us clean up Yosemite National Park. For five days in this fall, the Yosemite Climbing Association will once again sponsor a Yosemite-wide cleanup to benefit the park and help restore high use areas after the busy summer season. Our goal is an intensive cleaning of all areas in the park before the winter rains set in. This will include roadways, the river corridor, trails, parking areas, campgrounds, climbing areas, and lodging areas. Meet us in front of the Visitor Center between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM from September 27th to October 1st to pick up trash bags and litter sticks. Bring your trash back for weighing and sorting by 5:00 p.m. Signing in and weighing your collection at the end of the day helps us track our progress, reach the most area and create revenue for the Park. Show up early for assignments, or if you already have a route for the day, sign up, grab a trash bag, and spend some time cleaning the area you are enjoying. If you cant be there at 8:00 AM, show up when you can, every little bit will help. Each participant receives a raffle ticket for every day they participate. Hundreds of prizes will be raffled off at a special reception for all participants on September 30. The park entrance fee will be waived for Facelift participants. Free camping is available on a first come first served basis. We hope to see you there! If you cannot participate, but would still like to help, please consider a tax deductible donation to Yosemite Climbing Association at P.O. Box 89, Yosemite, CA 95389. Your gift will help us offset the cost of the event. Last year, 1,157 participants donated 9,256 hours, collected 25,000 pounds of trash, valued at $166,970 by the National Park Service. Thanks to this effort, the NPS presented Ken Yager with the Yosemite Award. Help us make the YCA Yosemite Facelift an even greater success this year. FOR QUESTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Ken Yager at: yager@inreach.com Or visit our website: www.yosemiteclimbing.org. Schedule of Events Wednesday, September 26 7:00 PM 8:30 PM: Tom Frost and Royal Robbins will co-host a showing of the movie Sentinel West Face, an historical climbing film from the 1960s.Yosemite Lodge Ampitheatre Thursday, September 27 7:00 PM 9:00 PM: Chris Sharmas King Lines, the groundbreaking new movie from Sender Films and Big Up Productions. Yosemite Lodge Ampitheatre Friday, September 28 7:00 PM 8:30 PM: Tim ONeill Presentation. Climbings King of Comedy. Suggested donation of $10.00 benefits YCA. East Auditorium behind the Valley Visitor Center. Saturday, September 29 6:30 PM 8:00 PM: Tommy Caldwell Presentation. Tommy has free climbed more El Capitan routes than anyone in the world. Suggested donation of $10.00 benefits YCA. East Auditorium behind the Valley Visitor Center. 5:00 PM 11:00 PM: Annual YEA Oktoberfest Food, live music, and plenty of beer will be available. El Portal Community Hall. Sunday, September 30 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM: Yosemite Facelift Reception and Raffle Featuring live music from the Joe Paquin Band. Celebrate your success with free food, beer, and wine for cleanup participants. Please bring a valid ID. East Auditorium behind the Visitor Center. We would like to thank the National Park Service, the Delaware North Corporation, and all of our sponsors for their commitment and support of this event.

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