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 Many dedicated duners made it out
this year as usual to help with the
Dumont Cleanup. Thanks to the BLM,
this was a free weekend for all
those who made the trip. Some
managed to make a complete weekend
out of it and some just made it out
for the day to help out. Regardless,
it is always so great to see the
Dumont community pull together to
work towards a common goal for
something they love and to keep the
place clean.
Registration
 Saturday morning
registration began at 8 AM and
duners started pouring in to sign
up. Everyone was given a raffle
ticket and some trash bags. The
weather was almost perfect. It was a
nice cool 63 degrees in the morning
and the wind was pretty calm up
until the afternoon. This year was
much nicer weather. At last year's
cleanup there were record breaking
temperatures as high as 113 degrees!
Trash Pickup
 After everyone was registered
they headed all over Dumont combing
the sand for trash. Some rode around
on their quads while others had
trucks or side by sides to transport
multiple bags at a time. Once all
the trash was collected, it was
thrown into the large dumpsters that
were there for the weekend. Every
trash bag was awarded a raffle
ticket.
Lunch
 Around 11:30/ 12:00, it
was time for lunch. The Barstow BLM
grilled up hundreds of hot
dogs for everybody and had plenty of
fruit,
bags of chips, and beverages to go around.
Awards
 After everyone ate, Friends of Dumont Dunes (FoDD)
and
volunteers
began setting things up for the
raffle. Numerous prizes were donated
by local businesses and members of
DDR this year. Duners all gathered
around the stage as the
announcements began. FoDD did a
great job quickly getting all the
great raffle prizes out to the
winners. Trophies were awarded for
the following: 1) largest item
found, 2) largest number of trash
bags by an individual, 3)
largest number of trash bags by a
group, and 4) the most unique item
found. For the second year in a row,
DumontDuneRiders.com (DDR) won the
trophy for largest amount of bags by
a group. Great job guys!
Raffle
 
Friends of Dumont Dunes
announcements
Vicki W, president of
Friends of Dumont Dunes, then explained the importance of the
recent threat to Dumont because of
the fringe toed lizard
petition by the CBD. She wanted
all the duners to know that they will need
everyone's support and that by becoming
members of FoDD this will help with
the battle. Along with some
additional FoDD news about their
website and other items, she also
announced the nomination of Stacey
(Sin City Blondie) to the FoDD board
of directors for the membership
committee. Yamaha generator raffle prize
It was then time
for the big raffle prizes. There was a Yamaha generator
donated by Kolbe Cycle Sales and a
nice stainless toolbox donated by
DDR members, Tom and Teresa out of
Yuma, AZ. Tickets were sold for
these items and all proceeds went towards FoDD
for the lizard petition. Over 1600
tickets were sold! Thanks to
everyone who supported this cause.
Grand prize winners
Special thanks to:
Friends of
Dumont Dunes
Barstow BLM
Dunes & Trails ATV Club
DSD Crew
Performance Rhino
ATV Cycle Sports
Extreme Outdoors
Nevada Suzuki
Kolbe Cycle Sales
Saxby's Coffee
Sandcrazd
NV Off-road Buggy
Sam's Cycle
Johnnie Walker RV
KTM
Carter Powersports
Rocky Mountain ATV
Ride Now
Artic Ice
LV Natural History
Museum
Shark Reef @ Mandalay
Bay
Richie @ dumontdunes.com
Safe and Sound Security |
Metro Aftermarket
Yamaha
Painted Hair Salon & Spa
South Point Hotel &
Casino
DDR members,
Kelly (dinicolady),
Stacey (Sincity
Blondie), and Jodi (sandchick)
for volunteering to help
work the registration
tent.
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Duning photos
Links
Friends of Dumont Dunes
Barstow BLM
Dunes and Trails ATV Club
DDR member trip reports from
Cleanup 08 |
