bikejones
07-14-2005, 07:18 AM
:) If you are not familiar with all of the Austin Parks/Greenbelts........This link may help for Greenbelts.... (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/greenbelts.htm) And this one for Parks...... (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/parkdirectory.htm)
Take the Austin Parks Survey - Which Parks Need Our Help Most?
Austin has one amazing parks system - over 16,817 acres of parks, trails, greenbelts, baseball fields and pools. But incredible growth in Austin and the economic downturn have left the City Parks Department with a $78 million dollar backlog of delayed repairs for parks and facilities.
Fortunately, there are many wonderful volunteers who fill the gap between what the parks department can do and what needs to be done. This year, the Austin Parks Foundation is planning to begin actively adopting and improving high-priority parks. We want your help in picking out which parks-in-need we should adopt!
And so, we ask you to do three things: Vote, Volunteer and Support Us.
1. Vote.
Visit the Austin Parks Foundation website: http://www.austinparks.org/ and vote in the survey. We need your input and comments. Forward this email to fellow park fans, including hikers, bikers, dog walkers, etc. and ask them to vote as well.
2. Volunteer.
While you're on the website filling out the survey, sign up for our mailing list to volunteer. We'll need lots of volunteers to help out on the workdays for each park. We can also arrange special workdays for groups who would like to volunteer during the work week. If you have special skills you'd like to share (e.g. carpentry, native plant identification, plumbings, electrical, lifting really heavy rocks, flood control engineering background) please tell us.
3. Support us.
Become a Park Pal or member of the Austin Parks Foundation. We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization and with a small staff and a passion for the outdoors and parks. We are entirely funded by individuals and grants and every dollar counts. A basic membership starts at $35, but we welcome your tax-deductible donation of any amount. We have a number of ParkPals amongst our Bull Creek volunteers and I'd like to thank them for their support - it makes it possible for us to launch this effort.
Thank you for your time, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at cmccabe@austinparks.org.
Charlie McCabe
Executive Director
Austin Parks Foundation
701 Brazos, Suite 170
Austin TX 78701
512.477.1566
cmccabe@austinparks.org
Take the Austin Parks Survey - Which Parks Need Our Help Most?
Austin has one amazing parks system - over 16,817 acres of parks, trails, greenbelts, baseball fields and pools. But incredible growth in Austin and the economic downturn have left the City Parks Department with a $78 million dollar backlog of delayed repairs for parks and facilities.
Fortunately, there are many wonderful volunteers who fill the gap between what the parks department can do and what needs to be done. This year, the Austin Parks Foundation is planning to begin actively adopting and improving high-priority parks. We want your help in picking out which parks-in-need we should adopt!
And so, we ask you to do three things: Vote, Volunteer and Support Us.
1. Vote.
Visit the Austin Parks Foundation website: http://www.austinparks.org/ and vote in the survey. We need your input and comments. Forward this email to fellow park fans, including hikers, bikers, dog walkers, etc. and ask them to vote as well.
2. Volunteer.
While you're on the website filling out the survey, sign up for our mailing list to volunteer. We'll need lots of volunteers to help out on the workdays for each park. We can also arrange special workdays for groups who would like to volunteer during the work week. If you have special skills you'd like to share (e.g. carpentry, native plant identification, plumbings, electrical, lifting really heavy rocks, flood control engineering background) please tell us.
3. Support us.
Become a Park Pal or member of the Austin Parks Foundation. We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization and with a small staff and a passion for the outdoors and parks. We are entirely funded by individuals and grants and every dollar counts. A basic membership starts at $35, but we welcome your tax-deductible donation of any amount. We have a number of ParkPals amongst our Bull Creek volunteers and I'd like to thank them for their support - it makes it possible for us to launch this effort.
Thank you for your time, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at cmccabe@austinparks.org.
Charlie McCabe
Executive Director
Austin Parks Foundation
701 Brazos, Suite 170
Austin TX 78701
512.477.1566
cmccabe@austinparks.org