WPOC Workshops

The following orienteering workshops, presentations or education experiences are scheduled for 2014.  Those that are open to the public are noted; others are to address special groups.  These events are almost always free for the participants; any cost is noted below.  As the year goes on, more workshops will be added to this table; check at  www.wpoc.org/workshops.htm.  To see the workshops that were presented last year, click here
 
 
Date Time Location Activity Audience Presenter
Feb 19 7:00 pm REI South Side Discussion of orienteering and Raccoongaine REI customers (20)
Open to the Public
Alexis Rzewski
Mar 1 1:30-2:30  Blair Co. Convention Center Presentation about orienteering at PA RV Expo RV families (7)
Open to the Public
Jim Wolfe
Mar 15 All Day Camp Seph Mack Map & Compass instruction Boy Scouts
(about 10)
Jen Livingston
Mar 25  1:45-3:00 Seven Springs Presentation about working with parks to hold orienteering events PRPS Conference
(7)
Jim Wolfe
May 4 1:00-2:30 Keystone S.P. Shelter 1, Youth & Outdoor Show Beginning Orienteering Instruction + Promotional materials from 10:00-3:00 Open to the Public
(9)
Jim Wolfe
May 18 11:00-2:30 Keystone S.P., 
Shelter #1
Instruction for all orienteering skill levels Open to the Public
(22 beginners)
Jim Wolfe
Joe Logan
Dave Battista
May 31 2:00-3:30 Prince Gallitzin S.P., Shelter #3 Beginning Orienteering instruction; in association with Get Outdoors PA Open to the Public
(5)
Jim Wolfe
Jun 14 1:00-2:30  Keystone S.P.
Visitor's Center
Beginning Orienteering instruction; in association with Get Outdoors PA Open to the Public
(30)
Jim Wolfe
Jun 21 10:00-4:00 North Park, Pearce Shelter Get Outside and Learn Day orienteering workshop Open to the Public
(4)
Dave Battista, Naomi Jarvis, Sherry Shank
Jun 22 2:00-3:30 Yellow Creek S.P., Lakeview Pavilion Beginning Orienteering Instruction Open to the Public
(7)
Jim Wolfe
Jun 29 2:00-3:30 Stackhouse Park, Shelter #1 Beginning Orienteering Instruction Open to the Public
(7)
Jim Wolfe
Jul 24 CANCELED Prince Gallitzin S.P. Beginning Orienteering instruction Scouts by arrangement Al Sheaffer
Jul 25 ? Keystone State Park Orienteering instruction for Westmoreland Conservation School Conservation School students (20) Jen Livingston
Aug 2 11:30-1:00 Camp Seph Mack
Yellow Creek SP
Beginning orienteering instruction Nature Palooza attendees (about 40) Jim Wolfe
Sep 28  All day Camp Twin Echo Training about orienteering for adult scout leaders, with demo exercise Invited scout leaders (45) Jen Livingston
Oct 4 Noon-6 pm PNG Park, Johnstown Handing out promotional material and talking about orienteering; for the Allegheny Adventure X-Fest, with demo course Open to the Public (12) Sherry Shank, Eric Steinbring
Dec 13 ? Camp Twin Echo Orienteering instruction Invited scouts (18) Jen Livingston