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Current NewsFriends of Dorothea Dix Park Weekly Newsletter Feb. 23, 2007 Hello Friends, Welcome to the fourth edition of our weekly newsletter. Our goal is to keep all our members up-to-date on the recent developments related to Dix Park. We welcome your suggestions and additions! #1 71% OF TBJ READERS PREFER PARK, OPEN SPACE ON DIX CAMPUS #2 MORE YARD SIGNS ON THE WAY! #3 UPCOMING PRESENTATION #4 NEW VOLUNTEERS LINING UP ============================== #1 71% OF TBJ READERS PREFER PARK, OPEN SPACE ON DIX CAMPUS Last week the Triangle Business Journal posted an online survey question, "What do you think the state should do with the Dorothea Dix campus?" Out of 1,103 total responses, nearly 71 percent, or 782 participants, said the state should preserve the entire property as park land and open space. Click here to read the complete article: http://triangle.bizjournals ============================== #2 MORE YARD SIGNS ON THE WAY! Due to high demand, 5,000 more yard signs have been ordered and are on their way to Raleigh ! We have over 400 folks who are waiting patiently for their yard sign to arrive. We are thrilled for the response and look forward to getting the signs out in the yards as fast as possible when they arrive. Please visitwww.dix306.org to register to receive a yard sign. ============================== #3 UPCOMING PRESENTATION Presentation on Dix Park Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. - West CAC - at Powell Drive Park (map) A brief presentation of the park plan and its benefits will be given at this CAC meeting around 7:30 pm. Directions are below. As always, if you are interested in a presentation for your neighborhood group or organization, please contact us via email at info@dixpark.org, our web page at www.dixpark.org, or call us at 919-990-1379. We are glad to coordinate one with you! ============================== #4 NEW VOLUNTEERS LINING UP Every week we continue to welcome new FDDP members. This week we've heard from a great number of people who have asked to volunteer for our campaign. We are thankful for their interest and right now members of Dix306 (www.Dix306.org; email: info@Dix306.org) are working on a task list for volunteers so that we can mobilize their support as quickly as possible. We have plenty to do and appreciate all the help of our members and volunteers! As always, we ask you to pass this newsletter along to your friends all across the state. Thank you! -FDDP Board Friends of Dorothea Dix Park – working together to share our vision of a world-class destination park – it's the right thing to do for your children, your economic vitality and your quality of life. |
