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Seventh Annual March for Parks
March 28, 2009,
Check In Begins: 9:00a.m.
March Starts: 10:30a.m.
Keeping Westmoreland County Green… One Step
at a Time.
Update Note:
2008's event was a great success. Thank you to
all our sponsors, volunteer staff, and
especially to the great crowd that comes out to
march. This annual event is becoming a tradition
of great benefit to Westmoreland County Parks.
We developed the March for Parks to raise funds
for the acquisition of key parcels of land next
to existing parks and key parcels needed for the
development of biking and hiking trails
throughout the County. The March has grown a lot
in the four years since its inception. We had a
total of 100 marchers in 2003. That numbered has
skyrocketed to 475 marchers for 2008! We raised
a total of $$52,000 with the help of our
marchers and over 60 business sponsors. This was truly an
example of the community pulling together to
improve the "quality of life" in our area.
To all Sponsors, Marchers, Team Captains, and
event volunteers - We thank you for your
personal gift of dollars, time and energy to
help us improve our County parks and-trails.
We invite you to visit our website at
www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/parks. Click
on the March for Parks link to check out
pictures of, the event, final team standings and
more!
Please mark your calendars for the 2009 event,
scheduled for March 28, and plan to join us at
Twin Lakes for another great March!
How does the March for
Parks benefit the Westmoreland park system? Here
are some recent and projects for which March For
Parks funds have been designated:
Acquisition of additional lands for parks and
trails:
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Acquisition of 41 acres to add to Twin Lakes
Park
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Acquisition of 8 acres totaling 1.3 miles
for the Westmoreland Heritage Trail
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Acquisition of 5 acres for Bridgeport Dam
County Park
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Design and Engineering of 10 miles of the
Westmoreland Heritage Trail
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Master Plan for the Twin Lakes West
Recreation Area
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Construction and Planning of the Peach Plaza
Skate Park
All contributions benefit the Westmoreland Parks
and Recreation Fund.
For registration forms, please call
724-830-3950
or visit
www.co.westmoreland.pa.us
keyword “March for Parks”.
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