Trilogy’s TGIS President Bill Brewster with residents Wayne and Sandi Clabough man the Trilogy stop at last year’s Road Rally.

The We Are Temescal Valley Identity Committee will again host the Road Rally event, a family-fun and educational activity, scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 8.

(PRINT THE RULES, MAP AND LOCATIONS HERE)

The rally requires participants to stop at pre-determined locations throughout the valley. Participants will be asked a question about the community or given a set of physical exercises to do at each stop. A checklist will be stamped once the task is completed. Kids will be collecting beads along the way which will become a necklace at the end of the rally. If at least six communities are visited — participants will receive a free native milkweed plant. Additional communities visited will increase chances for a larger prize.

The event begins at 1 p.m., and the maps and directions can be printed HERE. The rally ends at Deleo Regional Sports Park where checklists can be turned in and prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m.

According to Chairwoman Tracy Davis, “This event provides us with a better understanding of who we are and where we live. It’s a great way to discover all the Temescal Valley neighborhoods and to learn more about our monarch butterfly project.”

For the second year, residents, HOAs and businesses are being encouraged to plant the native milkweed throughout the valley to help save the rapidly decreasing monarch population. This “Save the Monarch” effort is being supported by the El Cerrito Branch of the Riverside County Public Library System and by the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District.

Native milkweed plants are being grown by 7 Oaks Nursery and should be available next month. You can learn more about the valley’s monarch butterfly project HERE

For more information or to help with the rally, email Tracy: tracycyto@yahoo.com. This is a good opportunity for teens to log community service hours.