TOWN OF BETHEL, NY — About 100 volunteers traveled to Bethel over the weekend to take part in Mysteryland USA’s “10,000 Hours” project, which gives festival organizers an opportunity to become involved in the community.

Town supervisor Daniel Sturm was on site at the Bethel Town Park to dig in and lend a hand. “I’m excited that Mysteryland is giving back to us,” Sturm said. Volunteers swept, raked, mulched and weeded the park, removing brush, readying the garden beds and cleaning the pool, excited to be a part of the beautification process in anticipation of the hundreds of kids who spend time at the park every summer.

“We have to encourage events like Mysteryland,” Sturm said to the crowd. “We learned a lot last year and hear everyone’s concerns, addressing them while welcoming this new generation of festivals.

“They reached out to us, and asked ‘What can we do?’” Picking up a rake and joining the young folks, Sturm summed it up by stating that “Mysteryland is a win-win for everybody.”

Near the end of the event, Mysteryland presented an over-sized check for $10,000 to the Bethel Local Development Corporation.

The three-day Mysteryland music festival will be held on the grounds of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts over Memorial Day weekend.