FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.

P.O. Box 341
Arden, NC 28704

P.O. Box 20986
Roanoke, Va. 24018

800-228-7275 (toll-free)
540-772-2239 (fax)
staff@friendsbrp.org

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a non-profit, volunteer organization that is dedicated to preserving, promoting and enhancing the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure.

FRIENDS programs focus on preservation, protection and education.

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose current principal business address for identification purposes is P.O. Box 20986, Roanoke, Virginia 24018.

FRIENDS of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.

A National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway approved
partner organization dedicated to preserve, promote
and enhance the Blue Ridge Parkway, a national treasure,
for future generations.

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THANK YOU SPONSORS OF 2012 GOLF CLASSIC:

MABRY MILL TITLE SPONSORS

Golf Classic Information

2nd Annual Golf Classic

Friday, June First 2012

We only have space for a few more players! Call 800-228-7275 or Email today!

Ten years ago, the Blue Ridge Parkway had 240 permanent positions to manage the 469-mile-long scenic drive. Today continued budget cuts to the most visited National Park Service site have reduced the staff to only 170, leaving a third of the maintenance department unstaffed.
Yet, the workload has not diminished at all.

With less than 10 permanent interpretive rangers available for the 14 visitor centers along the Parkway, this year park managers will need $600,000 to hire seasonal employees needed to keep those facilities open and provide information and ranger programs to 1.5 million visitors using these facilities annually.

The fall season on the Parkway has come and gone, and snow has already fallen at higher elevations. Smaller ponds are freezing over, and the park is hunkering down for the cold months ahead. But FRIENDS' stewardship continues through the winter, and the support of FRIENDS members makes that possible.

Make your donation today. Your gift will matched by FRIENDS Board Members, to work twice as hard at preserving one of the most beautiful and treasured landscapes on earth.

As special thanks for your donation of $500 or more, we would like to offer you an incredible photograph by Nye Simmons, a value up to $350 based on your donation! For $1,000 or more, receive a 20" x 24" photo which retails for $350. For $500 to $999, receive a 16" x 20" photo which retails for $200. Please view the available prints pictured below. Download the letter to indicate which print you would like, or donate online and a FRIENDS staff member will call you to confirm your selection.

DONATE TODAY ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE. TO MAIL YOUR DONATION, DOWNLOAD OUR LETTER HERE.

Availble prints by photographer Nye Simmons:

Print #1

Prelude

Print #2

Spring Mosiac

Print #3

Bubbling Springs

Print #4

Fantasia

Print #5

Fantasy Grove

Print #6

Melody

Print #7

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