Friends of Lake Robinson

Hundreds of area residents visited Verne Smith Park on October 9 for the third annual Lake Robinson Day of Celebration. The City of Greer Parks and Recreation Department provided children's activities including a casting contest. The ever popular Locust Grove Bluegrass Band performed for the crowd from 3pm to 5pm with Joe Beam and Friends leading off the music from 1pm to 3pm.

 

The event will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Verne Smith Park from 1pm to 6pm, and admission is free. The park is located next to the Lake Robinson dam off Mays Bridge Road. The group has been planning the event since the spring with the help of numerous organizations.

Many activities are planned for the afternoon. City of Greer Parks and Recreation Department will provide children's activities including a casting contest. There will also be inflatables for children to play on. Sunrift Adventures will provide kayaks for those interested in trying one out with a lake kayak tour later in the afternoon. Lillian Hanley of the City of Greer Storm water Division has organized a Stewardship Fair highlighting numerous organizations that will share ideas with the public about protecting the lake and environs, enjoying the plant and animal life, and living in harmony with nature. The S. C. Department of Natural Resources will have a fishing simulator available to give people an opportunity to experience catching fish of different sizes. The Rotary Clubs of Greater Greer and Grenville Breakfast will provide Sunday dinners of barbequed chicken and pork with sides and beverages throughout the afternoon. The ever popular Locust Grove Bluegrass Band will entertain the crowd from 3pm to 5pm with Joe Beam and his band leading off the music from 1pm to 3pm.

The clean up is a part of an international event sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy.  The Ocean Conservancy  encourages volunteer groups to clean up coastlines of lakes, rivers and oceans throughout the world during September.  This is an opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the pristine  water quality in Lake Robinson.

The event will take place at Verne Smith Park on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Verne Smith Park is located off Mays Bridge Road on Lake Robinson.  Garbage bags will be provided.  Interested volunteers should bring gloves and other tools to help in the clean up effort.  Personnel with the Greer Commission of Public Works have identified the areas that they would like FLR to target.  FLR will split the participants into three or four groups which will be sent to specific sites designated for clean up by the Greer Commission of Public Works. 

Residents who live lakeside are encouraged to join the effort on September 17 by cleaning up the property between their yard and the lake.

Everyone who lives in the Lake Robinson community is proud of their lake.  It is a valuable environmental, recreational, and economic resource not only for the residents, but also for the larger community around the lake.

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