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RECREATION Volunteers at the John H. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir in Boydton, Va., help to ensure that park visitors enjoy a relaxing and safe stay.
HELPING HANDS Volunteers keep recreation sites running smoothly By Mary Helen Berg
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ORI AND E.J. HORNICK couldn’t get enough of the roller-coaster bike trails above Raystown Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains. So they asked to volunteer at the park, an arrangement that allowed them to camp free all summer and ride miles of trails right outside their RV door. Now, when they aren’t biking the trails, they’re working them, keeping them clear for
other fans of the wooded paths. Lori, 63, a retired accounting manager and E.J., 65, a former highway maintenance supervisor, are part of a battalion of 41,500 volunteers who clocked 1.5 million hours of service at Corps recreation sites in 2015, according to Heather Burke, USACE National Partnership Program manager. Last year, the Corps honored the Hornicks CO N T I N U E D
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