The Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club is a partnership between the Friends of Pinery Park, Ontario Parks, the Grand Bend Community Health Center and the Lambton Heritage Museum. Many thanks to the Grand Bend Community Health Centre for purchasing the club's park passes for 2011.

Each week on Wednesday mornings the Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club walk a different trail in Pinery Provincial Park.
Participants will meet one of our Volunteer Coordinators at the Lambton Heritage Museum side parking lot at 9:30 am and then car pool with others in the group to the walking trail. We will recruit a volunteer sweeper from the walkers. The coordinator will lead the walk and the sweeper will take the rear. We now have walkie talkies to allow for communication between the leader and sweeper.
Upon arrival at the trailhead the participants will be led in a short warmup and stretching routine before heading out. Fast walkers are welcome to do the trail 2 or 3 times to get their steps in.

Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club - Coordinator Schedule
Date	Trail	Volunteer Coordinator
Note:  Wednesday Morning Hikes start at 9:30 AM - meet at Museum parking lot
Wed. Dec. 7	Hickory Trail (1 km - easy)  & Bittersweet Trail (1.5 km - moderate)	Dinah Taylor
Wed. Dec. 14	Carolinian Trail (1.8 km - moderate) (Christmas Pot-Luck & Cookies- Chalet)	Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme
Wed. Dec. 21	Cedar Trail (2.3 to 5 km - easy)	Reg Finkbiener
Wed. Dec. 28	Riverside Camp Trail (4 km -easy)	Klaus Keunecke
Wed. Jan. 4	Pine Trail (0.8 km - moderate) (Park at Admin. Bldg)	Sybil Tinker
Wed. Jan. 11	Lookout Trail (1km - difficult) &	Bruce & Barbara Cordick
Wed. Jan. 18	Heritage Trail (2.5 km - easy)	Dinah Taylor
Wed. Jan. 25	Cedar Trail (2.3 to 5 km - easy)	Klaus Keunecke
Wed. Feb. 1	Lori Szwarz	Sybil Tinker
* Note:  Cindy Maxfield will conduct an Indoor Walking Program during the winter months at    the Lambton Museum starting on Jan 4, 2012 – Meet at 9:30 A.M.

Reminders to Volunteer Coordinators:
            - Arrange for alternate if need be
            - Meet punctually at Lambton Heritage Museum at 9:30AM (8:30AM July and August)
            - Arrange car-pool to Pinery Provincial Park
            - Do stretch exercises at Trailhead in Pinery Provincial Park
            - Advise Strollers to return to Trailhead no later than 10:45AM  (9:45AM July and August)     
            - Take along Safety Pack and accompany 'Slowest Walkers' - Encourage " Buddy system'
            - Allow participants to walk/snow-shoe at own pace
            - Update Log           
  
   In case of an emergency or difficulties call 911 - Barb Ferris at 243-1521 or Klaus Keunecke
   at 243-0123 as circumstances dictate

With financial support from the Grand Bend Community Foundation, 8 annual passes for Pinery were purchased for the group in 2010. Grand Bend Community Health Centre purchased five annual passes for 2011.

We are currently looking for volunteer coordinators for the walking club. Coordinators will be responsible for signing the passes in and out at the FOPP office on the day of the walk and distributing them to other walking club participants as needed. They will also be responsible for picking up the walkie talkies.

If you are interested in attending or becoming a Volunteer Coordinator please call us at 519-243-1521 or email fopp@oxford.net for more information.