The Board of Directors of the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail launched an Incentive Program in 2001. Now patron members can earn free trail crew t-shirts or hats after accumulating 75 hours of trail service. The new T-shirts are being specially designed for this program. The new design will be modified from T-shirts available to the general public so that Trail Crew patron members are recognized properly.

The program is organized as follows:

• Trail service includes flagging, blazing, digging, clearing, drive time to trail site, and any other service done on the trail.
• The participant must be a patron member, contributing the minimum $10 patron membership (per person) donation for the year in which they are accumulating service hours.
• Patron members must complete 75 hours of trail service for each trail crew t-shirt or hat received
• All hours must be completed in the same calendar year (January - December)
• Only two incentive items will be awareded to an individual during the given year.

You can now download a trail crew service form (Microsoft Excel file) to keep up with your service hours.

FMST Time Sheet for work done on the MST (PDF File) click here!

Service hours can be submitted on a personal service hours form or on one of the 2005 grant forms typically filled out by participants after each work weekend.

You may create a format of your own as long as it includes:

• Your name and task force
• Dates, hours, and places worked
• Signature of your task force leader or person that lead the work weekend.

Submit patron membership dues and trail crew service forms to the following address:

FMST, 3585 US-401 South, Louisburg, NC 27549

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Great Outdoor Provision Company Creates the 20/20 Program

One of North Carolina's most well known outdoor stores has offered MST volunteers another reward for service given to the trail. If you have not started keeping track of your service hours, do so now because those hours just might add up to discounted gear at Great Outdoor Provision Company!

For 20 hours of trail maintenance or trail construction, Great Outdoor Provision Company will give a 20% gift certificate off any single, regularly priced item. Thus, this incentive program has been named the "20/20 Program." Please visit the store's website for locations across the state.

Hours for this program start January 1, 2005 and will run until December 31, 2005.

The same forms used in the FMST Incentive Program (see above) can be used for the 20/20 Program. All forms should be sent to the following address:

FMST, 3585 US-401 South, Louisburg, NC 27549

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North Carolina's "Volunteer Program" Now Includes MST

As of November 22, 2002, your hours count even more when you volunteer on the MST! North Carolina Division of State Parks and Recreation has recently included the MST in its "Volunteer Program." This program rewards North Carolinians who generously give their time and effort to the MST.

Therefore, volunteers who contribute a minimum of 100 hours of trail service during a fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) may receive a pass for a free campsite for one week at any park or recreation area within this State.

Volunteers who contribute a minimum of 200 hours may receive a pass for a free campsite for two weeks at any park or recreation area within this State.

This award never expires and can be split and used at multiple State Parks for camping fees and or bathhouse fees (e.g. 3 weekend trips instead of a single week-long stay).

Hours are retroactive to July 1, 2002, so check your records carefully! The same forms that are used in the FMST Incentive Program (see above) can be used for the "Volunteer Program." All forms should be sent to the following address:

FMST, 3585 US-401 South, Louisburg, NC 27549

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