2015 Accomplishments
Highway 12 Cleanup - Third
Our third Highway 12 cleanup was held on August 6. Thanks to all that attended.
Calaveras High School Scholarship Awards
The WBA presented 5 scholarship awards at the Calaveras High School award ceremony on June 1.
Foothills Classic Car Show - May 28th
The WBA kicked off our 2016 Field of Flags with a booth at the Foothills Classic Car Show on May 28th. This is a our 10th Annual Field of Flags Event.
Thanks to Alan, Kris, Mary, Kate, Jim, Plez, DK, as well as Caroline and Harold for helping with the booth and displays.
Thanks to Alan, Kris, Mary, Kate, Jim, Plez, DK, as well as Caroline and Harold for helping with the booth and displays.
Highway 12 Cleanup
Our first Highway 12 cleanup for 2016 was completed on April 16th. Thanks to the following members for participating: Alan and Kris; Mary and Katharine; Jim; DK; Plez; Bret and Patti; and John.
Butte Fire Erosion Party
Several members of the WBA participated in the erosion control work party held on January 24th in the Butte Fire Burn Area.
Santa Express Food Collection
Donations of over 400 pounds of food were delivered to the Resouce Center for the Santa Express program. Donations were provided by the WBA and the Tri Lake Baptist Church.
Valley Springs Christmas Parade
We participated in the Valley Springs Christmas Parade on December 5th. Although we missed first place by a bit. Thanks to those that helped work on the float and participated in the parade. Special thanks to the Valley Springs Youth Center 4-H club for providing helpers and parade walkers.
Toys for Tots
The WBA donated $500 to the Toys for Tots 2015 drive. The check was presented to the Marine Corps League Detachment 1080. The Detachment supports the local Toys for Tots unit of Amador and Calaveras Counties.
Toyon Middle School Donation
The WBA donated $1000 to the Toyon Middle School for their athletic programs. Amy Hasselwander, Toyon Middle School Principle, said the funds will be used to acquire athletic equipment and possibly to help restore a portion of the school gym floor.
Trunk or Treat - 2015
The annual trunk or treat program was be held on October 25th at the Tri-Lakes Baptist Church in Wallace. Photos can be seen here
Butte Fire
Thanks to a very generous donation by McGrath Mobile Modular Portable Storage and contributions from our members/association, we have been able to provide the following new items to the Butte Fire Evacuation Centers in Valley Springs and Burson: More...
Valley Springs Youth Center Yard Sale
The fourth annual Valley Springs Youth Center Yard Sale was sponsored by the Wallace Burson Association on September 5th and 6th. We were able to raise over $2600 that all went to the Youth Center. For more information on the Valley Springs Youth Center, please visit their web site.
Calaveras Youth Mentoring
Colleen Nunn from the Calaveras Youth Mentoring program led a discussion at our September Monthly meeting. Colleen discussed the activities of the youth mentoring program and provided several handouts to the WBA. The Youth Mentoring Program is currently looking for several new mentors for the program. For more information on the Calaveras Youth Mentoring program, please visit their web site.
Highway 12 Cleanup
The Wallace Burson association does three Highway 12 Cleanups per year. We have completed this for 2015.
Thanks to all of the members that volunteered for this activity.
Thanks to all of the members that volunteered for this activity.
Field of Flags - 2015
Our 9th annual Field of Flags was held between June 28th thru July 5th. We had 235 flags dedicated this year. We would like to thank all that dedicated flags to the first responders, veterans, and active duty military in Calaveras county. Dedications and photos may be found here.
Our 2015 Field of Flags was video taped by Studio-56 in Valley Springs by MotoMan. To view, please look here: MotoMan Video
Easter Egg Hunt
The Wallace/Burson Association participated with the Tri Lakes Baptist church in their annual Easter Egg Hunt. We aided with field maintenance, hiding eggs, providing prizes for hunt winners as well as several large stuffed animals to the church to be used as prizes for their activities.
Photos may be found here.
Photos may be found here.