Volunteers of the narrow gauge railway
The volunteers of the narrow gauge railway in Lithuania are a group of people guided by their leader Vismantas Ūžalinskas and students from different schools who take part at organized voluntary work. 
 
 
 
 
 
Voluntary trips
 
In 2006, volunteers palanted the first trees of a future park near Panevėžys Railway Station.

In  May 5 and 18, 2007, students and teachers from Panevėžys Juozas Balčikonis Gymnasium traveled to Raguvėlė Station. Here students picked and packed the rubish, planted 7 Fir trees; after work everyone was treatd to delicious soup.

In May 10, 2009, a group of some 70 volunteer pupils who participate in a summer programme In the Labyrinths of the Lithuanian History traveled on the Lithuanian narrow gauge railway – siaurukas to Surdegis Station. Here pupils, guided by their teacher Rasa, carried the fire-wood to the nearby pack-house. A part of the fire-wood will be used for heating the builing of the station during the winter season; others were the fuel of the steam engine which was brought in the autumn of 2009.

In July 5, 24 and 25 , 2009, volunteers guided by their leader Vismantas, uncovered a part of the 19th historical century cobble floor next to the pack-house in Surdegis Station. The pack-house with the cobble floor were used as a scene during the Jazz festival in July 31, 2009.

In September 16 and 30, 2009, students from Anykščiai  J. Biliūnas Gymnasium and Panevėžys Vytautas Mikalauskas art school joined the voluntary work, which was organized in order to clean the territory of the Vašuokėnų Manor. The students collected the branches lopped away in the park of the Manor, raked the grass and fallen leaves, cleaned the territory around the main building of the Manor, the linded alley towards the Manor, lake and an old pond. 

Volunteers of the narrow gauge railway, who started their activity at the beginning of the year, formalized their movement and registered a legal person Siaurojo geležinkelio klubas (Club of the narrow gauge railway) with a leader of the club Vismantas Užalinskas. The club shall continue its voluntary work on the narrow gauge railway, look for sponsors and in other ways try to support narrow gauge railway in Lithuania.

On 3, January, 2010, volunteers of the narrow gauge railway organized a new-year trip to Surdegis. Having come with their families, volunteers enjoyed meals brought from home and had a good time outside. Drive in the sleigh with a horse made everyone the best impressions.

On May 24, 2010, a group of students from the 5th Panevėžys Secondary School took a trip on Lithuanian narrow gauge railway to Vašuokėnai. Some 150 students cleaned the territory of the Manor park.  



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