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Current News (Looking for the news paper and TV articles? Click here)Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Weekly Newsletter March 29, 2007 Hello Friends, Welcome to the ninth edition of our weekly newsletter. Please pass this along to all of your friends and ask them to become involved! Our goal is to keep all our members up-to-date on the recent developments related to Dix Park. Thank you for your support. #1 CLAY AIKEN SIGNS PETITION FOR DIX PARK #2 ONLINE PETITION REACHES 1,000 SIGNATURES – LET’S TRIPLE THAT THIS WEEK! #3 WAKE COUNTY MAYOR’S ASSOCIATION VOTES TO SUPPORT FDDP PARK PLAN #4 DIX PARK IN THE NEWS! ============================== #1 CLAY AIKEN SIGNS PETITION FOR DIX PARK Clay Aiken, American Idol finalist and Raleigh resident, signed the FDDP petition this week and released a statement of support for preserving all 306 acres and creating a world-class destination park. Please visit www.dixpark.org and click on “News” to read the statement from Clay. FDDP is excited about the attention this announcement will bring. ============================== #2 ONLINE PETITION REACHES 1,000 SIGNATURES Over 1,000 people from across North Carolina and the world have signed the online petition to save Dix Park since it launched last week. The success is just beginning though. Please be sure your name is on there and pass along the link to all your friends and family. This is a powerful way to make a statement to our lawmakers about how important this for everyone. Petition Challenge! We’d like to see the number of signatures triple in the next 7 days! Please forward the petition to everyone you know shares our vision. http://www.thepetitionsite.com ============================== #3 WAKE COUNTY MAYOR’S ASSOCIATION VOTES TO SUPPORT FDDP PARK PLAN The Wake County Mayor’s Association voted unanimously in support of the Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Plan. In a statement Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker said, “We agreed that preserving this land is the right thing to do for our economic stability, our quality of life and the future of Raleigh and Wake County.” ============================== #4 DIX PARK IN THE NEWS! Raleighing.com is a popular local area blog about news around town. Chris Shigas wrote a story about the popularity of Dix306 yard signs. Please read the story here and post your comments TODAY! NBC 17 aired a story last Saturday, March 24 on the news that the Wake Mayor’s Association supported the park plan. They interviewed Jay Spain on the Dix Campus and the story was the lead story on the 11 p.m. news. WRAL also aired information about this news. On Wednesday, March 28 Jay Spain was a guest on WPTF’s morning show with Jack Boston. Jay talked about the park plan, the Dix306 yard signs and all the reasons why North Carolinians want a destination park in their Capital City. As always, we welcome your feedback on this newsletter, please let us know if you have any suggestions to make it better or news items you’d like to share. 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. Please check out the Dix Park Online Store for t-shirts, hats, mugs and car magnets, http://cafepress.com/dixpark. For yard signs and a list of pick-up points please visit www.dix306.org. To
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CLAY AIKEN SUPPORTS A ‘CENTRAL PARK’ FOR NORTH CAROLINASinger Backs Efforts in Raleigh to Establish a World-Class Destination Park RALEIGH, N.C. (March 29, 2007) – American Idol finalist and national singing sensation, Clay Aiken, announces his support of preserving open space in Raleigh, N.C. and developing a world-class destination park. Aiken has signed a petition for the Friends of Dorothea Dix Park, a non-profit group that’s working to preserve 306 acres in the heart of North Carolina’s capital city for a destination park. “I am so excited about the opportunity that we have to protect such an amazing amount of open space right here in the Triangle. It's an opportunity that won't likely ever come again. It is an opportunity that the over developed cities and towns around the country can only wish they still had, and that we are blessed with,” said Aiken. “We are thrilled to have the support of such a huge local and national celebrity as we work for a destination park and to do the right thing for our children, our economic stability and our quality of life,” said Jay Spain, president of Friends of Dorothea Dix Park. “This is a gift we can give for generations to come and will contribute to our quality of life immensely. I encourage everyone to join me and sign the petition to save Dix Park. It is the right thing to do for all of us who call Raleigh and North Carolina home,” Aiken said. Friends of Dorothea Dix Park recently launched an online petition at www.DixPark.org. The North Carolina General Assembly will ultimately decide the fate of 306 acres on the Dorothea Dix campus. WAKE COUNTY MAYOR’S ASSOCIATION VOTES TO SUPPORT DIX DESTINATION PARKDix Yard Signs in High Demand RALEIGH, N.C. (March 23, 2007) – The Wake County Mayor’s Association voted unanimously in support of the Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Plan that calls for all 306 acres of the Dorothea Dix Hospital property to be used as a world-class destination park when the hospital closes next year. “We agreed that preserving this land is the right thing to do for our economic stability, our quality of life and the future of Raleigh and Wake County,” said Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker. The number of people across the state who show support for the Dix Park Plan is growing rapidly. Over 4,000 Dix306 yard signs are visible across the state. In addition, nearly 400 people are on a waiting list to receive their signs. “We are overwhelmed by the number of people across Raleigh, the Triangle, and the state of North Carolina who want a Dix306 yard sign,” said Jay Spain, president of Friends of Dorothea Dix Park. “No great city was built by concrete alone. The 306-acre destination park is an opportunity to preserve open space and historical landmarks.” Interested citizens may visit the Friends of Dorothea Dix web site, www.dixpark.org, to find a yard sign distribution point, or request one via email. Media can contact Mary Kaitland Stuart at (919) 277-1191 for more information or to schedule an interview with Jay Spain, president of Friends of Dorothea Dix Park.
Friends of Dorothea Dix Park (FDDP), founded in 2004, is a 501(c)3 organization made up of thousands of individuals and more than 30 member organizations whose mission is to preserve the Dorothea Dix Campus as a world-class destination park. FDDP is dedicated to educating people across North Carolina about the value of preserving the land as a destination park and why it is the right thing to do for our children, our economic stability and our overall quality of life. For more information about FDDP, its people, plans and vision, please visit |
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