Outing with the International Rescue Group at Island Ford Unit CRNRA

The Sierra Club Atlanta ICO group  took kids from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on an outing to Island Ford today.  We went on a hike along the Chattahoochee River and up in the hills, stopping many times to watch the river and the geese and people kayaking and fishing. During the hike we talked about the river as a source of water for the Atlanta metropolitan area and as a valued place to be outdoors.  (We were fortunate we had beautiful weather!) Then we had lunch next to the river.  The highlight of the trip was a an energetic soccer game on the field next to the river.  We had a great time playing in the game and watching. It was especially interesting that there was an American football game next to the soccer game and we could watch both at the same time.  Sometimes the two games got mixed together but continued to play.  

We normally fund our outings from fund-raisers and grants we receive.  Today, the outing was funded by the National Park Service.  We received a mini-grant from NPS-100 (National Park Service 100 years celebration) ‪#‎FindYourPark‬.
Thank you National Park Service.