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EPrSoPdEulocwetr-iSoincilias Catoctin Forest Alliance Launches
Serving the Of Dance & Music Campaign to Restore Catoctin
Community Mountain Park’s Camp Greentop Stable
Since 1970 Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Hip Hop The Camp Greentop Stable Courtesy Photo
Pre-School Creative in Catoctin Mountain Park has
fallen into disrepair. Built in
Lyrical 1980, the stable housed horses
Acrobatics used by National Park Service
Law Enforcement Rangers to
Modern patrol trails and remote areas
Musical Theater
For more informatiAonges 3 to Adult of Catoctin Mountain Park. As
park visitation increased, park
301.271.7458 rangers were re-directed to other
www.ESPdance.com park missions, and the Catoctin
Mountain Park Volunteer Horse
Home of the National Award winning E.S.P. Performing Company Patrol became the “eyes and
ears of the park.” In addition Building 231 Greentop Stable.
to patrol, the Horse Patrol
maintained trails and cared for the horses and stables.
Volunteers and National Park Staff seized the opportunity to help others
and maximize park resources, when Catoctin Mountain Park partnered
with the League for People with Disabilities to establish the Camp Greentop
Recreational Riding for the Disabled Program in 1981. As the first program of
its kind in Frederick County, the project served hundreds of League campers
each summer season. While the National Park Service Horse Program ended in
the mid-1990s, the Camp Greentop Riding for the Disabled Program continued
until 2016. Years of deferred maintenance had rendered the stable unsuitable
for this use.
As Catoctin Mountain Park’s official Friends group, the Catoctin Forest
Alliance (CFA) is partnering with the National Park Service to rebuild and
restore the Camp Greentop Stable. It is hoped that the stable will be completed
in time for the 2017 League for People with Disabilities summer camping season.
A group of skilled craftsmen, associated with the Indiana Amish Anabaptist
Service Program, have volunteered to replace the stable roof and siding. The CFA
is seeking benefactors to fund or provide necessary materials. While time is short
they are confident that park friends can help make this happen.
Cash donations, materials identified on the materials list, gift cards, and
purchase discounts can make this stable project become reality. Please contact
Debra Mills, CFA Director of Programming at dop.catoctinforestalliance@
gmail.com to discuss material donations and purchase discounts. Cash
donations can be made payable by check to Catoctin Forest Alliance and
mailed to P.O. Box 411, Thurmont, MD 21788. Donations may also be made
on-line at www.catoctinforestalliance.org. It is estimated that materials will
cost approximately $10,000. There will be no labor costs, as the project will be
completed by volunteer craftsmen.
An overview of the missions and programs of the Catoctin Forest
Alliance can be found at the Catoctin Forest Alliance website at www.
catoctinforestalliance.org, and on the Catoctin Forest Alliance Facebook Page.
The Catoctin Forest Alliance is the primary Friends group for Catoctin
Mountain Park. The organizational mission is to protect the health of the
Catoctin Forest, with special emphasis on citizen engagement and youth
programs. Visit the CFA website at www. catoctinforestalliance.org.
EPrSoPdEulocwetr-iSoincilias Catoctin Forest Alliance Launches
Serving the Of Dance & Music Campaign to Restore Catoctin
Community Mountain Park’s Camp Greentop Stable
Since 1970 Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Hip Hop The Camp Greentop Stable Courtesy Photo
Pre-School Creative in Catoctin Mountain Park has
fallen into disrepair. Built in
Lyrical 1980, the stable housed horses
Acrobatics used by National Park Service
Law Enforcement Rangers to
Modern patrol trails and remote areas
Musical Theater
For more informatiAonges 3 to Adult of Catoctin Mountain Park. As
park visitation increased, park
301.271.7458 rangers were re-directed to other
www.ESPdance.com park missions, and the Catoctin
Mountain Park Volunteer Horse
Home of the National Award winning E.S.P. Performing Company Patrol became the “eyes and
ears of the park.” In addition Building 231 Greentop Stable.
to patrol, the Horse Patrol
maintained trails and cared for the horses and stables.
Volunteers and National Park Staff seized the opportunity to help others
and maximize park resources, when Catoctin Mountain Park partnered
with the League for People with Disabilities to establish the Camp Greentop
Recreational Riding for the Disabled Program in 1981. As the first program of
its kind in Frederick County, the project served hundreds of League campers
each summer season. While the National Park Service Horse Program ended in
the mid-1990s, the Camp Greentop Riding for the Disabled Program continued
until 2016. Years of deferred maintenance had rendered the stable unsuitable
for this use.
As Catoctin Mountain Park’s official Friends group, the Catoctin Forest
Alliance (CFA) is partnering with the National Park Service to rebuild and
restore the Camp Greentop Stable. It is hoped that the stable will be completed
in time for the 2017 League for People with Disabilities summer camping season.
A group of skilled craftsmen, associated with the Indiana Amish Anabaptist
Service Program, have volunteered to replace the stable roof and siding. The CFA
is seeking benefactors to fund or provide necessary materials. While time is short
they are confident that park friends can help make this happen.
Cash donations, materials identified on the materials list, gift cards, and
purchase discounts can make this stable project become reality. Please contact
Debra Mills, CFA Director of Programming at dop.catoctinforestalliance@
gmail.com to discuss material donations and purchase discounts. Cash
donations can be made payable by check to Catoctin Forest Alliance and
mailed to P.O. Box 411, Thurmont, MD 21788. Donations may also be made
on-line at www.catoctinforestalliance.org. It is estimated that materials will
cost approximately $10,000. There will be no labor costs, as the project will be
completed by volunteer craftsmen.
An overview of the missions and programs of the Catoctin Forest
Alliance can be found at the Catoctin Forest Alliance website at www.
catoctinforestalliance.org, and on the Catoctin Forest Alliance Facebook Page.
The Catoctin Forest Alliance is the primary Friends group for Catoctin
Mountain Park. The organizational mission is to protect the health of the
Catoctin Forest, with special emphasis on citizen engagement and youth
programs. Visit the CFA website at www. catoctinforestalliance.org.
