2019 Work trip
2019 Work Trip to Great Island Camp, South Core Banks
May 1-5, 2019
Tom Monaco
Thirty one volunteers from the Core Banks Surf Fishing Club and the Davis Island Fishing Foundation participated in a work trip May 1-5 taking on several projects identified by the Park service. This included screening cabin porches; painting cabin exteriors and replacing siding on some of the cabins. A total of 480 hours were put into the projects.
Incredibly all 26 cabin porches were rescreened during the work trip. Two screening crews were established, one led by Ernie Holcomb and the other by Mike Matthews. Many of the cabins were occupied and as expected no one complained about the work being done when they were present in the cabin. One party left for the beach in the morning and returned late in the day to find their porch was miraculously screened while they were on the beach fishing.
The paint crew led by Roy Byrd painted the exteriors of cabin 14, 15, 16, 26 and the water shed. They also painted portions of the bathhouse, VIP cabin, cabins 2 and 4 plus all new generator stands. Matt Lemons and Dale Gizewski were the spray masters aided by Kent Wiggins, Nick Klibson and Joe Gaughran. The window covering and removing crew were led by Richard Lemons.
Siding was replaced on portions of cabins 2 and 4; VIP cabin and the bathhouse. This effort was led by Larry and Bill Parham with assistance from Alvin Tans, Harry Harlee and his son David. This crew had the daunting task of replacing all the siding on both sides of cabins 21 and 22 which required major reconstruction including replacement of four windows.
Tom Monaco and Mike Ponticelli purchased all the food and supplies to provide three meals a day for the 31 participants. They prepared all meals which were served in cabin 15.
Our thanks to Stave Sabol, Jeff West and all the park staff for having all the materials on site to complete these tasks. Thanks to Jill Jaworski for reserving cabins 14, 15 and 16 for our use during the work trip. We also thank both ferry services for getting our vehicles and personnel on the island. Lastly a big thank you to all the volunteers many who were taking vacation time to participate in this annual event!
Front Row Left to Right: Richard Lemons, Matt Lemons, Jim Lemons, Jimmy Wade, Bill Parham, Roy Byrd, Tom Monaco, Michael Ponticelli
Second Row Left to Right: Tom Dubuisson, Ellis Edwards, Howard Sauls, Roger Massey, Hanes Calloway, Darrell McCormick, Brad Rawlings Back Row Left to Right: Nick Klibson, Dale Gizewski, , Tim Babyak, Joe Gaughran, Harry Harlee , David Harlee, Alvin Tans, Ernie Holcomb, Mike Matthews, Kent Wiggins Not Pictured: Ann Beeson, Larry Parham, Lance Brown, Earl Brodgin , Mike Kirn
2019 Work Crew in Action
