Sat, Sep 13
|Highland Glen Park
H15: Highland Glen Park
Trim back foliage from trails and pathways for better pedestrian access. Volunteers will bring tools to help cut and haul trimmings. Tools may include chain saws, power hedgers, and pruners. Only skilled operators will use a power tool. View website details for all instructions.
Location & Date/Time
Sep 13, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Highland Glen Park, 4800 Knight Ave, Highland, UT 84003, USA
Volunteers
About the event
Opening Ceremony
Before heading out to your city project join us at Lone Peak High School at 8:30-9am for an Day of Service 9/11 opening kick-off ceremony. It will include:
Lane of Remembrance for 1st responders
Flag Ceremony
Free Donuts
Air Force Flyover
Walk-through Parade with Firetrucks & Police Cars with Handouts for Kids
MC by Kirby Heyborne
Musical Number "Star Spangled Banner" by Kristy Jenkins
Key Note Speaker by Kyle Fox
Musical Number "Original Guitar Solo Regarding Service" by Kirby Heyborne
Volunteering Details
20 Total Volunteers:
Power Team: 2
Trim Team: 8
Transport Team: 10
Power Team (2) volunteers are very experienced with power tools and safety, and each volunteer will bring a chainsaw and a hedge trimmer (no novices). This job is to trim tree branches and foliage overgrowth along pedestrian paths through the park. The Power Team are the leaders of each project and will coordinate with a Service Captain in advance of the project date to ensure project clarity and directions.
Trim Team (8) volunteers will bring long handled pruners and or a bow saw. This job is to cut the limbs off branches or otherwise trim the foliage for the Transport Team.
Transport Team (10) volunteers will take the trimmed limbs and foliage to the drop location near the playground of Highland Glen park.
All volunteers need to bring good work gloves, work boots / shoes, gear that may get dirty or stained in the work.
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Captains: Dwain Kinghorn dkinghorn@gmail.com