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Parks board requests volunteers for Earth Day cleanup, previews May fishing derby
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Summary
The board asked volunteers to staff Earth Day cleanups on April 25 (1–3 p.m.), noted Taneytown Lions baseball will provide hot dogs for volunteers at Memorial Park, and previewed a fishing derby on May 9 that requires registration and volunteer help with measuring fish.
Parks staff asked the board and community for volunteers for several upcoming events and reviewed how recent events went.
For Earth Day on Saturday, April 25 (1–3 p.m.), staff asked for one volunteer at each of the six developed parks to greet arrivals, hand out trash bags and lunch tickets, and help coordinate pickup. Taneytown Lions baseball will provide hot dogs and drinks redeemable at the Memorial Park snack shack for volunteers who present a ticket. Staff noted the town is competing in a "Let's Talk Trash" contest with other Carroll County municipalities and encouraged participation.
Staff also previewed the annual fishing derby on Saturday, May 9: in‑person registration begins at 8 a.m., organizers sound a horn to start fishing at 8:30 a.m., and volunteers are needed for registration and measuring fish. The board discussed assignment of volunteers to specific parks and acknowledged local groups — including 4‑H and the Junior Eagles soccer snack shack — will assist with food and logistics.
In a post‑event review of the Easter egg hunt, staff reported an estimated 400 attendees and that the event ran out of cookies; board members suggested operational fixes for next year, including additional check‑in tables, clearer signage by age group, better use of walkie‑talkies across dispersed sites, and moving the cookie/juice pickup away from the main registration flow to reduce lines.
