March Newsletter

Hey folks,

Lots of big things going on here in Earth Korps land. First and foremost we are knee deep in blue grass and are gearing up for our annual fundraiser the Shenandoah Riverside Festival. We are featuring artists such as Rhonda Vincent, Iron Horse, Allen Thompson, Dry Mill Road, Circa Blue, Lonesome Highway, and many more. Please see www.shenandoahriversidefestival.com for more details. There are only 499 early bird discounted tickets for sale and they are going fast so please get your ahead of time because we’re warning you now, there aren’t many left.

Also we are getting ready to kick-off clean-up season because our weather has been so nice lately. Our first clean will be this Sunday March 25th at 9:00 A.M. at Burnshire dam in Woodstock. We are taking out a group of Centrals finest for our first clean and it should be a good time.

We are also in the process of now seeking sponsors for the overhead on our festival to offset cost. Sponsor names will be featured on both www.earthkorps.org and www.shenandoahriversidefestival.com and will also be on any banners or things we have at the show.

We still have spots left for a few more environmental non-profits to attend free of charge and spread the word about their cause at the festival. Please e-mail earthkorps@yahoo.com for more information

We still have food vending spots available and info for those can be reached by sending an e-mail to mike@waternmelonpark.com

We still have craft vending spot available and info for those can be reached by e-mail at casey.bergey@yahoo.com

We look forward to seeing all of you out on the river this year and remember that if you want your company to be featured during one of our river cleans or road cleans to send your interest in an e-mail to earthkorps@yahoo.com

Thanks to everyone who supports the Shenandoah River clean-up project.

2012 Riverfest Flyer and Tickets!!!!!

Hey folks,

Sorry for the long pause. E.K. has been super busy planning your next big music festival for you. We can’t wait to see you out there with us in Berryville. Tickets will go on sale later today and I will re-blog with the link. Remember we only have 499 early bird discounted spots available and trust me they are going to go fast so make sure you get them while you can. We’ll talk to you soon!!

Non Profits Welcome At Riverfest!!! Line-up Teaser!!

 

Folks,

I’ve got some great news. The 2012 Riverside Festival is underway and we are expecting quite a turnout. We have been working very hard with the people at Watermelon Park to ensure that this year is something else. We have also decided to open up the fundraiser and let any non-profit that is representing the environment be welcome to set up a booth at the festival to preach on their cause. We want the riverside festival to be huge and why not get  as much educational material out there as possible. So if you are involved with an environmental nonprofit or know someone who is please e-mail your interest to earthkorps@yahoo.com and we’ll get you set up. Also I suppose I should release a few of our bands to you. We have so far the legendary….

Rhonda Vincent

 

Drifitn’ Westward

 

Acoustic Burgoo

Allen Thompson Band

Jake and The Burtones

 

The Shakedown

Steal the Prize

That should be enough of a teaser for right now. The pictures are linked to the bands websites. Check em out and get ready because tickets go on sale March 1st. Tell all your friends, tell all your non-profits

Your chance to vote on bands

Hey folks,

I figured as we get further into this festival planning thing I’d go ahead and let you listen to the submissions I’m getting and decide who you really want to hear this year. I’ve gotten quite a few already and I’ll post a new one every few days. Without further adue here is the Luke Johnson Band. If you love their music then drop us an opinion on facebook about it.

http://www.lukejohnsonband.com

-Captain

P.S. We have just gotten word of an incredible grant opportunity that the winner gets voted on by the public so get ready to do your part for the river. All I need is a vote from each and every one of you.

2011: A short review of the year!

Hey folks,

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and as the year draws to a close we thought that we’d go back and take a look at all of the crazy things that we got ourselves into during this year. It seems like we just get busier and busier the further we go along. This year we obviously were in up to our eyeballs in river trash but we also adopted 30 miles of the Shenandoah River, 3 miles of highway, started an entirely new part to the organization with the mono-filament project, made some great new partners and sponsors, put several new kids through community service projects, broke our own record of amount of trash puled from the river, added 3 new members to the Earth Korps family and even brought some of the greatest bands from near and far together to put on a heck of a show for our fans. 2011 I hope you feel that we were good to you because you were certainly good to us. Also and most importantly we’d like to again thank anyone and everyone who supports what we do be it in monetary contribution, lending us the things we need to get the job done, lending us your backs, or just for patting us on the back. The people are what makes this thing work and I’d like to thank you all sincerely. That being said, please enjoy a few pictures here as we recap just some of the things we have done this year.

-Captain

Magazine 33 Cover

Well folks,

I finally caught up with the good people at Magazine 33 and they sent me a copy of their issue featuring The Shenandoah Riverside Festival this past year. It is an awesome article and they got some really awesome pictures. Check it out and tell us what you think! Tell everyone you know!

Heres the link

http://virginia.magazine33.com/issue/june-2011-magazine33-virginia/article/shenandoah-riverside-festival

-Captain

Looking for someone to be the Captain for a day.

Hey folks,

Well I finally did it. I accidentally double scheduled myself to be in two places at once. We have a clean-up with Friends of the North Fork on Sat the 15th and low and behold I also signed us up to be at Family Fun Day at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds at the same time. This normally would not be a problem to accomplish, but the other part of our organization is going to be out of town. That leaves us with the dilemma. So I am asking our generous public if anyone would like to volunteer to hang out with a bunch of smiling faces of children for Earth Korps for one afternoon at the family fun day and let kids play games at our stand and shoot the breeze with the adults about what E.K. does. If interested please e-mail earthkorps@yahoo.com ASAP.

Thanks alot, -Captain

River Clean Set For Sun The 18th

 

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder that we are going to be helping Shenandoah River Outfitters with their annual river clean this Sunday the 18th. I plan on meeting at Edinburg Motors at 8:00 A.M. So bring a canoe, a pair of gloves and a sense of adventure because the South Fork outta be a lot of fun with the recent rain we’ve had. I know it’s early folks, but this way we can get in a good float and still have a day left afterwards. Hope to see everyone there.

-Captain

1,020 pound day!

Day in the Life of E.K.

Hey folks,

We had a great day last Friday. Along with finding  a nice spot with a lot of trash to be cleaned we also managed to pull 1,020 pounds of trash out of that spot during our first visit. Items include metal barrels and 10 tires. We hope to return there this Saturday and grab about 30 more tires for you. Stay tuned for more trash removal stories and photos. As always thank everyone who supports cleaner water systems and don’t forget to tell everyone you know about the efforts being made to protect the Shenandoah River Watershed and others like it.

-Captain

River Clean Aug. 19th South Of Trubans

Hey all,

We got the chance to get out on the water today finally. It’s amazing how much trash there still is on the river. We have puled over 45,000 pounds out now and it just seems like there is more and more every time we go out. We found quite a spot and the photos of trash you see here are just a scratch on the surface of the amount that is actually there. Needless to say we will be going back there next weekend to get the rest. Probably looking at Saturday. I will have further details in a few days such as meeting point ect. Come on out and support your local river clean-up crew folks because we could sure use you on this one. Stay tuned and as always enjoy our pictures. Weights will be up in a few days.

-Captain