LAZY BEAR WEEKEND 2009
Redux: Guerneville is located 75
miles northwest of San Francisco sheltered in the coast range mountains, surrounded by
tall redwoods and bounded by the meandering Russian
River. This weekend, the summer days were warm enough and evenings were
ultimately cool. The
truly awesome atmosphere among the 5,500 or so Bears was as usual relaxed, friendly and
festive. Again, I attribute the mellow atmosphere in part to good
organization by designating the daily 'hot' and 'mild' sites and the opening of
new venues which helped spread out the crowds. In addition to four
resorts' pool areas, there were nightly dances, the nightly non-bonfire at the
Campground,
evening entertainment, beer busts and barbecues and more.
Tent cities provided their own entertainment; canoeing was popular; wine tasting
opportunities abounded; and even beachcombing attracted as the Pacific Ocean is just 12 miles
away.
The brainchild of
Harry
Lit and partner Allen Eggman,
Lazy
Bear Weekend was conceived as a warm and fuzzy entrepreneurial venture whose
goal was to combine the casual fun of a resort weekend with a concerted
charitable FUNdraising effort. On this its 13th year, The Friends of
Sacramento
co-hosted the event with additional help from the Bears of San Francisco and
many others. The few thousand bears
converged on every resort room and campground in the area and were
as always eagerly welcomed by local businesses -- the Bears had fun, business
was very good (the strongest 5-days for the year in Guerneville) and over $160,000 raised for numerous charities.
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Redux: Guerneville is located 75
miles northwest of San Francisco sheltered in the coast range mountains, surrounded by
tall redwoods and bounded by the meandering Russian
River. This weekend, the summer days were warm enough and evenings were
ultimately cool. The
truly awesome atmosphere among the 5,500 or so Bears was as usual relaxed, friendly and
festive. Again, I attribute the mellow atmosphere in part to good
organization by designating the daily 'hot' and 'mild' sites and the opening of
new venues which helped spread out the crowds. In addition to four
resorts' pool areas, there were nightly dances, the nightly non-bonfire at the
Campground,
evening entertainment, beer busts and barbecues and more.
Tent cities provided their own entertainment; canoeing was popular; wine tasting
opportunities abounded; and even beachcombing attracted as the Pacific Ocean is just 12 miles
away.
