Here are some JJTrail highlights from 2019: – We are just $400 shy of our $4,000 Fall Finish Fundraising drive goal! Help us reach the end before 2019 closes by clicking the link and sending a donation! – We held the 2nd annual successful JJ 5k Trail Race April 7, 2019. […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
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We will be starting our JJTrail 2020 planning meetings in January. Race date is Sunday, April 19, 2020. Sponsors and volunteers needed. Student and parent race committee members welcome!...
Last week with the help of the students in the JJHS Wilderness Class, we moved the four big 28' beams for the Championship Bridge across the south campus ravine.
This past weekend we finished the north and south foundations for the #championshipbridge over the south campus ravine. We will be out there this week and this coming weekend working on the championship bridge!
We are working this week, this weekend, and Election Day! Dear JJTrail Supporters, Our sights are set on completing the foundations for the Championship Bridge. If you can come out during this week, this weekend, and Election Day next Tuesday (school is closed!) we can get a lot done. Email […]
Milestone Reached! The Wetlands Loop section of the JJTrail is finished. We are in the home stretch! Next up is the Final Link trail section including the Championship Bridge and the Final Link Boardwalk.
If you would like to help out with a donation, we have our Fall Finish Fundraiser underway right now. Any amount you can give is appreciated and helps. (click for donation link)
Upcoming work sessions: short session 8:30am-12noon Wed 9/18; Saturday-no work session; Sunday 9/22 meet 10:30am @ThePit field; Thurs 9/19 8:30a & Fri 9/20 9a.
This weekend we started on the Causeway Boardwalk! We have started the disassembly. The span, when finished, will be 56 feet long.
It was a busy and productive weekend on the John Jay Trail! Chainsaws, picks, shovels, brush cutters, weed whackers, rock bars, rakes, and a whole lotta people power! Check the map and come visit!
Registration is open and the John Jay 5k Community Trail Race is back for a THIRD year! Date is Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 9am.
We had a great showing this past Sunday for the beam moving - over 30 volunteers came and WE GOT IT DONE! Thank you!! Check the Record-Review - tomorrow’s edition - for a photo of the beam carriers in action.
JJTrail Volunteers & prospective volunteers, SUNDAY is the day we need ALL HANDS ON DECK! see below for details. We are also working Saturday morning. The weekend plan: -Saturday – 10am, meet at jjms field – we will be decking, setting up the JJMS-pit boardwalk for foundations, and sending teams […]
Jjtrail volunteers, We will work tomorrow (Saturday) starting at 10am and Sunday starting at 10:30am. We will have cold water on site and will look to be done by around 3pm. If you need to leave earlier we are always grateful for the time you can volunteer! Join us if […]
Status and work days update for week of July 15 into July 21. Click to see a quick progress video of boardwalk 6.
We had a productive July 4th weekend! We began the location, layout, and leveling of boardwalk #3 early in the week and got the framing done just before the weekend. We worked Friday July 5, skipped the torrential rain & thunder day on Saturday July 6, and worked a good […]
Follow us on Instagram #jjtrail Hello Friends of the John Jay Community Trail,We will be out working on boardwalks #3 and #4 -Friday 7/5 starting at 10AM,-Sunday 7/7 starting at 10:30am, and -Monday 7/8 at 10am to continue the summer 2019 trail building push. IMPORTANT: Email jjtrailrace@gmail.com if you are planning to come one […]
We are still fundraising – Donate Today! Looking ahead to week 3 of the Summer 2019 Build — We will be working Sunday 6/30 starting at 10:30am and going til around 2:30 or 3pm. We will also meet Monday 7/1 at 9am same location. Any amount of time you can […]
We are still fundraising – Donate Today! Today is graduation day for the John Jay High School Class of 2019. Congratulations!!! If you donate to the JJTRAIL building fund in the name of a member of the JJHS Class of 2019 your gift will be matched by a generous donor […]
Hello Friends of the John Jay Community Trail, We will be out working on the bridges, boardwalks, and trail this Friday 6/21 starting at 9AM and this Sunday 6/23 (10:30AM start) to kick off the summer 2019 trail building push. Meet at the Pit Field below the lower bus parking […]
We received a $1500 challenge matching gift! If we can get an equivalent total donation (+$1500) in the name of members of the graduating class of 2019 the donor will match it. ... (Read more ...)
We are looking to continue the momentum towards completing the 5K course for the JJXC team to be able to hold cross country meets on it this coming season. To do that we still need your help to FUND THE FINISH LINE!
Thanks for coming out to run, walk, or dash! I have put my welcome remarks, and Danny Martin's race call-and-response from race morning in this post.