Parks & Trails New York awards eight grants

ALBANY: Eight capacity building grants awarded by the park and trail advocacy group, Parks & Trails New York, will provide not-for-profit park and trail organizations with the tools and expertise they need to survive and thrive in these challenging economic times. Funds will be used to increase organizational visibility and generate community support, grow membership and attract additional volunteers.

Active and engaged park and trail support organizations contribute significantly to the New Yorks parks and trails, raising significant funds and logging hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours.

An award was granted to Trail Works, Inc. in Williamson. An award of $1,850 was awarded for presentation of four free public programs and the creation of presentations and displays on the work and mission of the organization for each of the county's 15 towns to increase financial and volunteer support for developing and maintaining a county-wide trails system.

Parks & Trails New York received more than 75 applications from park and trail groups located in 41 counties throughout the state.

Parks & Trails New York is a statewide not-for-profit organization that has nurtured New Yorks park and trail movements for more than 20 years, helping hundreds of groups and municipalities build, maintain and promote parks, greenways and more than 1,200 miles of multi-use trails.

For more information on the grant program and Parks & Trails New York, call (518) 434-1583 or visit www.ptny.org

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