News of note
You notice that new logo at the top of the email. Yes! PPFF is celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. We hope to have lots of fun remembering all the way back to 1999 when the first articles of incorporation for the "Friends of Pennsylvania's Parks and Forests" (FPPF!) were signed by Linda McKenna Boxx, Cliff Jones, and Joe Ibberson and our efforts on behalf of the state parks and forests began. Through setbacks and successes (and the rearrangement of p's and f's) our love for these great places hasn't wavered a bit.
Nor has our love for the other people who love them. Thanks to all of you who stepped up to the plate so many times - specifically in December when you helped us reach the $10,000 challenge match for placement of an ADA dock at Little Buffalo State Park. That commitment was so inspiring that the Partnership for Better Health offered an additional $20,000 grant!
We are now at $43,000 of our now $51,000 goal! Why $51,000 and not $50,000? Feedback from users of previous docks suggested we add a railing to the rear of the dock, which we did. The dock has been ordered in anticipation of reaching our goal and having the site prepared in time for a spring installation! Thank you also to the Kline Foundation for their support. If you would like to help us get to that magic $51,000 number, online donations can still be made at http://bit.ly/littlebuffdockdonations.
In other news of note, we want to thank Weis Markets and Mid Penn Bank for their Educational Improvement Tax Credit donations in support of the Watershed Education and "One Bird, Two Habitat" programs in state parks and forests. 2018 donations were used to create the watershed education kits pictured here to facilitate student programs.