Dear Community Members,
Great things are happening at Warriors’ Path State Park! We are blessed to have a park that includes horse stables, golf, swimming pool, camp grounds, hiking trails, biking trails, walking trails, a universally accessible playground, a universally accessible tree house, a walking trail for the sight impaired, a lake with boating and fishing, a marina, tennis courts, picnic pavilions galore, and a planned amphitheater. If that is not enough, we also have a dedicated staff always ready to serve the citizens of this great community. And the numbers of volunteers helping to maintain our park is growing by leaps and bounds. What more could we want?
Glad you asked. We would love to have you become a Friend of Warriors’ Path State Park. As a Friend, you would be kept apprised of the happenings at the park, invited to participate in and help plan key events, assist in maintaining the park, and suggest ways to improve the park. Each year we have several “Volunteer Work Days,” where hundreds of people come out and participate in work teams. We have cleaned Darrell’s Dream Boundless Playground, cleaned the stream that runs through the park, rebuilt the amphitheaters at the camp grounds, planted flowers throughout the park, mulched areas, and cleaned up the hiking trails. Friends also help with the Autumn Festival, where hundreds of citizens come to be a kid again and enjoy the exhibits, eat the soup beans and corn bread, listen to the music, get their faces painted and enjoy the hay ride. But there is much more to be done and we need your help.
If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the Friends of Warriors’ Path State Park Form and include the application fee; the money is used to assist staff with the Autumn Fest, to purchase the materials needed for maintenance, to purchase needed items for the rangers to work with area schools and scouts, and to help offset the expenses of the park when the state is unable to help because of budget woes.
We are really looking forward to 2011-12 and your joining us to make our park the standout in the state park system. If you have questions, email Betty DeVinney at bdevinney@charter.net or call 423-967-2381.
Warm Regards,
Betty DeVinney, Friends President