Bridle Trails State Park – Public Lands Day – October 1st

A fun opportunity to give back to this treasured park with friends & family!

Together we’ll remove invasives displacing native understory plants and trees in our 482-acre park.

 

WE’LL MEET IN THE EVENT/PICNIC AREA AT 9AM SHARP for directions, coffee, cocoa, and donuts before we head out in teams to tackle and take down some unwelcome visitors in the park: English Holly, English Ivy, Laurel, and European Mountain Ash.

The Foundation will provide all tools and have gloves on hand (children sizes too), but if you’ve got a favorite pair, be sure to bring them.

 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED so that we can prioritize and maximize our work plan for the morning and (very important), to ensure that we’ve got enough donuts!

Event is rain or shine!

 

SCOUT GROUPS: We’ve got plenty of fun and kid friendly work and would love to have you join us!

Please contact us at scouts@bridletrails.org if you would like to register a group.

 

OLDER SCOUTS: In conjunction with this National Public Lands Day Stewardship Event, we’re excited to expand the stewardship piece with a 3.5 mile self-led trail adventure in the afternoon focusing on the park’s forest ecosystem and threats that it faces. Trail discoveries will support GSA Eco Trekker badge work and BSA Invasive Species badge work.

If interested in this extended scout opportunity, please contact us at scouts@bridletrails.org so that we can prepare materials for your trail adventures!

 

Please note that this is not a drop-off event. Scouts must be accompanied by an adult or follow their scout/adult safety ratios, bring own water bottle and snacks, and earned official badges or achievements are not included.

 

As a thank you for assisting in the care of the park, we’ve got Bridle Trails Park Foundation 20th Anniversary t-shirts for participants!

Cub Scout Carnival

If you are interested in learning more about Cub Scouts or just want to come have fun, please join us for the Cherry Crest Cub Scout Carnival on September 20th @ 6pm. The carnival includes games designed and run by older Cherry Crest Cub Scouts. Come learn about Cub Scouts and let your kiddos enjoy the games and meeting other Cub Scouts. Parents are required to attend with their children.

Join Cub Scouts

Interested in camping, hiking, building Pinewood Derby cars and launching rockets? The Cherry Crest Cub Scouts (Pack 726) are kicking off with the new school year. We are open to all boys and girls entering K – 5th grade. To find out more, and get information about our first meeting, sign up for more info here.

Join Cub Scouts

The Bridle Trails Park Foundation invites you to Party in the Park!

Saturday, June 25th 10am-2pm

Bridle Trails State Park – Main Entrance: 5300 116th Ave NE, Kirkland

• Equestrian Entertainment
• Free Activities for Kids
• Bubbleman
• Pony Rides
• Petting Zoo
• Family Hike w/ Prizes
• Balloon Animals
• Face Painting
• State Parks Interpretive Specialists
• Food Trucks
• Dress accordingly as this event is rain or shine

Find more details at the Bridle Trails Park Website. https://www.bridletrails.org/party-in-the-park

ArtSci Fine Arts + Academic Camps

ArtSci offers weekly summer camps for children ages 8-10 in Bellevue. Workshop themes include photography, musical theater, short film creation, dance workshops and more. Register by May 30th.

Community-Based Summer Camp on Cherry Crest Field

PSLA offers 4 weeks of half-day (9am-1pm) summer camp from June 27th to July 22nd for students entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grades in the 2022-2023 school year.

PSLA offers a wide variety of themes, ranging from theatre to STEM to Olympics, and everything in between. We have designed this camp to be 100% outdoor and fun for everyone. This is PSLA’s third year, and we are extremely grateful to be able to serve the Cherry Crest community.

Camp Kindness Counts: Art Summer Camp Open for Registration

Camp Kindness Counts and East Shore Unitarian Church invite you to a full-day, in-person Summer Camp: June 27 – July 1, 2022!

East Shore Unitarian Church teaches the wisdom of world religions and helps kids to create justice and peace in the world. Camp Kindness Counts believes in the power of kindness to build a happier healthier world and together, we imagine a world of empowered kids bringing their voices and visions for the greater good of our world!

Please consider joining us for an in-person camp this summer. Children will learn through projects, games, exercises, and reflection!

Ukraine Fundraiser and Neighborhood Get Together

A few former Cherry Crest students formed a Cherry Crest neighborhood organization. This volunteer organization, Neighboring Ties, assists senior citizens that need help with physical tasks which they may find difficult to do by themselves. Over the last month they have come up with a new idea: A neighborhood fundraiser to support Ukraine.
 
Their idea was to get the families of the Cherry Crest neighborhood together on the Cherry Crest grounds. They will serve refreshments and request donations to support Ukrainian families. They are collecting donations through GoFundMe – meaning that all money given will be directly wired to the fundraiser of choice, Razom for Ukraine.