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Staff Report
The Friends of Glimmerglass
State Park have been
awarded a $2,400 Parks
and Trails New York
grant.
The grant will provide
the group with consultant
assistance with development
of a marketing strategic
plan and outreach materials
to establish
organizational identity and
partner relationships within
the community for the
newly-formed group dedicated
to increasing visitation
and participation in
programs in the park overlooking
Otsego Lake.
The grant is one of eight
Capacity Building Grants
awarded this week by the
park and trail advocacy
group Parks & Trails New
York. According to the
group, the grants will provide
not-for-profit park and
trail organizations with the
tools and expertise they
need to survive and thrive
in these challenging economic
times.
Funds will be used to increase
organizational visibility
and generate community
support, grow
membership, and attract
additional volunteers.
Active and engaged park
and trail support organizations
contribute significantly
to the New York’s
parks and trails, raising
significant funds and logging
hundreds of thousands
of volunteer hours.
``Parks and trails have a
key role to play in the economic
health and recovery
of New York State, and
grassroots groups have a
key role to play in the development
and promotion
of parks and trails,’’ said
Robin Dropkin, Executive
Director, Parks & Trails
New York. ``Made possible
by a generous private donor,
these eight grants are
a small investment in
strengthening our state’s
not-for-profit park and trail
organizations that will reap
big benefits, enabling these
groups to leverage more
private funding and marshal
more volunteer power
to better fill the gaps in
government spending created
by challenging economic
times.’’
Parks & Trails New
York received more than 75
applications from park and
trail groups located in 41
counties throughout the
state.
More information on the
grant program and Parks &
Trails New York can be
found on the website, www.
ptny.org or by calling 518-
434-1583.
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