ORONO – Orienteering Maine, one of the nation’s fastest-growing orienteering clubs, invites the public to join its members for its next event Saturday, May 11, at the University of Maine.

The event, open to everyone, will start and finish at the university field house. Those in attendance will receive the basic map and compass instruction necessary to get started in the sport of orienteering. Afterward, they will have a chance to try their new skills on one of the several orienteering courses veteran orienteer Mike Hendricks will set especially for the event.

Those wishing to take part in the University of Maine orienteering event can arrive at the Field House between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Experienced members of Orienteering Maine, including a former member of the U.S. National Ski-Orienteering Team, will be on hand to teach orienteering skills and answer questions from those in attendance. There is a charge to take part in the event of $4 for adults $3 for juniors 17 and younger and with a $12 family maximum.

There will be signs directing participants to the event. Parking will be available near the football stadium. Detailed directions and answers to questions about Orienteering Maine’s University of Maine orienteering event, may be found at the event’s Web site, http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~hendrick/Orienteering/UMaineMeet.htm.

Those without Internet access or who have a question after visiting the Web site, may contact event organizer Mike Hendricks at 581-3688 or via e-mail at hendrick@spatial.maine.edu.