05.17.25 Hiking Carter School (Multiple Time Slots)

If this is your first time volunteering, please also fill out our volunteer sign up and read our volunteer eligibility requirements.

Tentative Schedule for the Day:

• 9AM:
  Volunteers arrive to help with set-up and preparation. If any
  participants will utilize off-road wheelchairs, we will have a chance to
  practice ahead of time with gear. 
• 10AM: First group of participants and their families arrive, get ready, start hike. Volunteers may be asked to help push or pull participants in off-road wheelchairs.
• 12PM: First group of participants head home on buses.
  
• 12PM-1PM: Lunch break and prepare for second set of students and their families
• 1PM: Second group of participants and their families arrive, get ready, start
  hike. Volunteers may be asked to help push or pull participants in
  off-road wheelchairs.
• 3PM: Wrap up with 2nd set of participants
• 3-3:30PM: Clean up and quick debrief

Instructors: Eileen (617-544-7116)

Location:1904 Canton Ave Milton, MA 02186. If using Google Maps, typing in "1786-1798 Parking Canton MA" also works or using the GPS coordinates of 42.21990742456126, -71.11863170076235). This is the parking lot with the bathroom

Conditions: Paved path or compact dirt with hills at times. Terrain alternates between hills and flat. Rocks and roots to navigate and beginning and end of hike is on a hill on pavement.

Bathrooms: There are bathrooms at this location. The main bathrooms are not accessible, but we can make sure the one that is accessible is open if given notice.

What to bring:

• Comfortable sneakers or hiking boots
• Water bottle
• Snack and lunch if staying for both sessions
• Extra layer or raincoat in case it gets cold and/or rains
• Small backpack or bag to carry your things
• Sunglasses or hat