Restoration Workday at Colmar Manor

Friday, October 9, 2020
9:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Note: This event is weather dependent

Date: Friday, October 9, 2020
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meeting Location: Colmar Manor Park, Colmar Manor Maryland, near the DC/MD line. From Bladensburg Road in Colmar Manor, turn south onto 37th Ave., between the IHOP and the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery. Take your first right into the park and follow the road until you are able to make a right turn towards the baseball fields. Once you turn right, you will turn left into the parking lot by the baseball fields. Coordinates: 38°55'46.4"N 76°56'40.3"W (click for map link)

Registration is required. Please register at least 2 days prior to the event date you chose to volunteer in order to receive additional information regarding proper clothing, etc. Anyone who doesn't register online will be denied access to the event. 
 

Bathroom Situation: Please use the restroom before you arrive, as a restroom will not be available for use on site. 
 

Other Participant Requirements:

• Self-Monitoring: All participants in the Anacostia Watershed Society's (AWS) event are required to:
  • Complete online registration, which contains our screening questionnaire prior to the event. All registrants must be able to meet the following requirements of our screening survey:
    • From September 25-October 9, volunteers must have shown no symptoms of COVID-19 including:  fever (100.4 F or greater, cough, sore throat, respiratory illness, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, etc.
    • From September 25-October 9, volunteers must have no close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
    • From September 25-October 9, volunteers must not travel outside the DC, MD, VA area.
    • From September 25-October 9, volunteers must not have close contact with someone who has traveled outside the DC, MD, VA area.
  • Take your own temperature that day, prior to arrival at the event. If your temperature is 100.4 degrees or greater, or you have other COVID-19 symptoms, do not come to the event!
  • If you are sick, please do not come to the event.
  • If you have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 within the last 14 days, do not come to the event. 
  • If you have had any close contact with an individual who has confirmed coronavirus diagnosis and/or who is presumed to have coronavirus, do not come to the event.
  • If you become ill within one week of participating in the event, please consider reporting this to the askhr@anacostiaws.org (our Human Resources email address). We will keep your identity confidential. 
• Cleaning and Sanitizing: All must sanitize or wash their hands immediately upon arrival and after the event.
• Physical Distancing: Participants must maintain a distance of greater than 6 feet from other persons on the land, throughout the event. 
• Equipment Handling: All participants are responsible for carrying any equipment they may use and they should not share equipment, such as water bottles, shovels, etc. This means carrying in-and-out, to and from the project site, and making sure that you have washed your hands before and after with hand sanitizer or soap. Assistance in carrying heavy equipment is allowed if the users maintain the required 6 feet distance. AWS strongly encourages proper handwashing/cleaning for all participants before and after events. 

If you have any questions prior to the event, please contact Emily Castelli at ecastelli2@anacostiaws.org or 301-699-6204 ext. 103.

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Event Location

Colmar Manor Community Park
3510 37th Ave

Colmar Manor, MD 20722