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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2010
Grants Will Improve Four Ohio State Parks
Foundation Awards Will Help Fund Projects Sought by
Community Groups
COLUMBUS , OH – A variety of improvements will
happen at Findley, Lake Alma , Little Miami and Paint
Creek state parks thanks to grant funding provided by
the Ohio State Parks Legacy Foundation, according to
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
This year’s grants will help fund a playground
at Lake Alma , a disc golf course at Paint Creek, storage
buildings to help volunteers maintain the Little Miami
bike trail, and a Honey Bee Observation Hive at Findley.
The grants will go to each of the four parks’
non-profit friends groups.
The Ohio State Parks Legacy Foundation is a private,
non-profit organization funded by donations from state
park enthusiasts, community groups and businesses. It
operates independent of the park system and state government
and its funds are managed by the Columbus Foundation.
There are 54 non-profit friends groups at Ohio State
Parks and each one can apply to the foundation for funds
to help support improvement projects at their parks.
State Park friends groups are community-based private
organizations created by citizens to fund improvements
with local private contributions.
The Legacy foundation awards grants each year to friends
groups working on improvement projects at their state
parks. Projects funded in recent years include shelter
houses, nature center programs, disc golf courses and
playgrounds. For more information about the foundation
and to make a donation, go to www.osplegacy.org.
The grant awards were announced at the fifth annual
Friends for the Preservation of Ohio State Parks spring
symposium held at Maumee Bay State Park lodge on Saturday,
April 10. The Friends for the Preservation of Ohio State
Parks was created to serve as an umbrella group for
the individual friends groups and to advocate for the
state park system. It sponsors the annual symposium
to share ideas for fundraising and improvement projects
and to hear updates from
state officials. More information is available at www.fposp.org.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance
between wise use and protection of our natural resources
for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
For further information,
contact:
Mark Smith, Ohio State Parks Legacy Foundation •
419-668-2497
Jim Henahan, Ohio State Parks • 614-265-6549
Heidi Hetzel-Evans, ODNR Media Relations • 614-265-6860
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