Volunteer Hours
This year Pliking Volunteers recorded 1,840 hours of service, which brought our total recorded service to 5,365 hours. This year Pliking volunteers collected approximately 216 large bags of trash, 2 large dumpsters and have cleaned over 300 miles of trails, parks and waterways.
Expenses
In 2024, we spent a total of $2,357 and received donations of $1,227.
- Promotional – Pliking water bottles, stickers,and bling for give-aways and events.
- Equipment – grabbers, gloves, buckets, and bags
- Office – Meetup, WordPress and State registration
- Snacks and water for events.
We will begin a donation campaign to raise $2,500 in 2025 through individual and business donations.
PLIKING PROGRAMS
Leadership Team
Operated with 4 Board Members through October.
Cherie Malone, Lyndsey Sorrentino and Kirsten Hiortdahl are currently remaining at year end. Dave Stuart and Trixie Marie Hahn act as advisors to the board without voting rights.
Cherie Malone has continued to update Social Media, provide Educational Presentations, and is the liaison for Business, Organization and School Volunteer events.
Trixie Marie Hahn manages the Pliking.org website.
Lyndsey Sorrentino is the Board Secretary and Treasurer as well as an organizer for both Ogden and Salt Lake City Meetup group events and the liaison for Ogden Trails Network.
Kitty Hiortdahl manages the Meetup Calendar and acts as liaison for DNR and Antelope Island State Park events.
Pliking 27 Challenge
The Pliking 27 Challenge,which rewards individuals for Pliking the 27 trails listed on Ogden City’s trails map, is now an ongoing program.
Partnerships
The Pliking program in Gastonia, NC continues strong..
We have partnered with the following groups in 2024.
- Ogden Trails Network
- Trails Foundation of Northern Utah
- IRS/ISLO
- WSU Counseling and Psychological Services Department
- Smith Optics
- Venture Academy
- United Way
- WEX
- REI
- JR Automation
- Oldcastle Infrastructure
- HAFB- AFOTEC
- DNR-State of Utah
- Wasatch Distributing
- USU- Water Quality Extension
- Seven Stars Academy
- NUAMES
- HAFB- Home School CO-OP
- Riverdale Elementary- Girls on the Run
- Turner Construction
- AAA
- Youth Impact
- Girl Scouts of America
- GOAL Foundation
- Ogden Nature Center
- Several church groups
Additional Accomplishments
Registered on Benevity, which allows us to accept corporate donations
Continued 29th St Trail Adoption
Spiderfest
Ogden Shin-dig
Spooktacular
Supported Ogden Trails Network
Website, Facebook and Instagram
School presentations
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