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| Building a Community | |
| Building an organization that supports recreation requires integrating our efforts into the broader community. We've taught disc golf at Girl's Sports Day, set up courses for the Community Campout and led night hikes to the Chico Observatory. When recreation was threatened we worked within the system to promote a pro-recreation message. And when the City Council voted to remove a historic recreation from our park we took that message to the community via the referendum process. You'll find the Outsiders at community events, like the Pastels in the Plaza. And you'll find us organizing volunteers to remove invasive plants or spreading mulch on worn areas. We're working with property owners to identify recreation components for projects that may be developed. We've hosted free tournaments for disc golf and built what may be the only disc golf course in the world for kids. The more people that join the Outsiders the more work we can get done. So please consider joining today. |
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| Referendum to restore disc golf | |
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Prior to the formation of a non-profit, in November of 2008, the Outsiders organized a referendum drive to convince our city council to return disc golf to Bidwell Park. This was a significant community effort.
177 signature gatherers worked for 4 weeks to gather signatures. 80% of signatures were gathered in a 3 week period. The time frame included Thanksgiving break, so many workers gave up family time to this effort. Gatherers were all ages, gender, and ideological backgrounds. The referendum effort had 4 weeks to gather 4700 signatures from registered Chico voters. It was turned in to the City Clerk's office, and certified by the County Clerk's office. Both offices said it was the best organized referendum they had ever experienced. On January 6th 2009 the City Council restored disc golf to Bidwell Park. Total signatures gathered – 8,655. After removing non-city voters – 6,158 (~97% valid after county certification) |
| Images related to some of our community efforts | |
