We Want You to join us at the LBI 8th Annual Dune Grass Planting (Long Beach Island, NJ) Sat. Oct. 13, 2012

Last year we had 150 volunteers who planted 10,000 pieces of dune grass in  Oct. 2011 , it made a real difference on LBI Beaches, Thank You. We are hoping to double that number at least this year. Every year our beaches are savagely torn apart during storms.
You’ve seen some of the dunes on LBI, they are in serious trouble. Pictured

Here are our dunes on 85th St. beach in Beach Haven Crest. We were wiped out in the 2009 storms, lost all our fencing, and some of the trees on the one side, and we have hardly any grass to speak of. We had the ocean come down our street 5 times during one storm, it was a nightmare come true. Luckily we had no damage. We went to 5:00 mass at St. Francis, because I couldn’t just sit in the house and watch it, prayed our heads off, and the storm calmed down, and the ocean receded. Thank the Lord!

If anyone is in need of community service, here is a great way to earn some time and have fun doing it. Two hours of your time can help save homes. We are inviting Boy Scouts and Girls Scout Troops that are looking for some camping time to join in and get service time also. Troops may sleep on the beach Friday night. Youth Groups, Geocachers, High School Kids, Church Groups, come and join in the fun, the more the Merrier! All are welcome to this event.

Why not bring your friends and family down for a nice weekend on LBI? Be a part of restoring the dunes on the island you all love to visit in the summer. The island has many stores and restaurants open, and are having great end of season sales, take home a LBI souvenir, or start your holiday shopping. Motels are open, bands are playing on weekends, and the weather is still quite nice in Oct. usually. This is a nice time to take a candid shot for your holiday card, plan ahead and bring pirate costumes, Santa hats, or matching attire, whatever you want to make your card POP this year. Plan a nice getaway to LBI on this weekend if you have nothing going on. Come in Friday night, go out to dinner, catch a band, see a play at Surflight ( An Evening with Lucille Ball is playing that weekend), or check out a movie. I am sure many will find many things to do the rest of the weekend. It’s a great time of year to learn how to surf, take a kayak out in the bay, do some surf fishing, playground hopping, or just do some old fashion beachcombing. Enjoy a low key weekend with the kids, and help LBI stay intact preparing for Mother Nature’s Winters Escapades.
Go to www.Lorrysmotel.com  to learn more and to fill in the MANDATORY Sign Up (lets us know ASAP how much dune grass to get). Please note, in comments section of sign up, if you are a troop so we can get in touch with you about camping details, cut off is by Oct. 1 to sign up to camp. Check in on Oct. 13th is from 9-11:30 am, at the Wildlife Preserve at the end of the island in Holgate. You will receive your assigned beach, then you can grab breakfast is needed, and planting is from 12 until 2pm. Afterwards at 3pm there is a Free BBQ down in Holgate at Lorry’s Motel (a great place to stay, if you need a room for the weekend). Call after you sign up online to confirm regitration.  Bill Hutson at 609-492-6363 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE 609-492-6363 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

If you have a group and are looking for a large house to stay in instead of a motel, please take a look at coming to ‘Beach House Retreats’ house. We sleep 16, with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, and hot tub on rooftop deck. For more info go to: www.LBI-Vacation.com or call 609-947-1377