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Current News (Looking for the news paper and TV articles? Click here)Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Weekly Newsletter April 27, 2007 Hello
Friends, #1 SEND YOUR THANKS TO OUR CHAMPION IN THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SEN. JANET COWELL #2 ANOTHER REASON WHY PRESERVING ALL 306 ACRES IS CRITICAL #3 ONLINE PETITION #4 UPCOMING EVENTS ============================== #1 SEND YOUR THANKS TO OUR CHAMPION IN THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SEN. JANET COWELL NC Senator Janet Cowell has emerged as one of our biggest supporters and champions in the General Assembly. We are grateful for her support and all she has done and continues to do to stand up for our park plan in the House and Senate. It is important for us to reach out to her and express our thanks. Please send Janet an email, or give her a call to express our gratitude for her support. (919) 715-6400 ============================== #2 ANOTHER REASON WHY PRESERVING ALL 306 ACRES IS CRITICAL An N&O article yesterday entitled, Growth gobbles fields, woods, discussed the sad reality of hundreds of acres of farmland and forests that we used to see around the Triangle that have become subdivisions, shopping centers and roads. Nearly 2 million acres of forest and farmland will disappear in North Carolina over the next 20 years if development continues at its current rate. This is another reason why it is so crucial for us to preserve the entire 306 acres on Dix Campus, or it too may suffer the same fate as other farms and woodlands across the Triangle and North Carolina. Once the land is gone, it's gone forever! We can anticipate an increase in the level of activity in the near future regarding Dix Park. Be ready to act! Link
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http://www.newsobserver.com ============================== #3 ONLINE PETITION STILL GROWING The online petition has more than 3,500 signatures of people across the state and country who support a 306-acre destination park. We still need your help to reach our goal of 10,000 signatures. Please sign the petition if you have not already, and keep encouraging your friends, family and co-workers to sign - it only takes a few minutes. Please visit www.dixpark.org to sign the petition right now! ============================== #4 UPCOMING EVENTS Greater Raleigh Merchants Association Roundtable Monday, May 21 at 6 p.m. at the Raleigh City Council Chambers The chamber will host a roundtable discussion on the Dix property debate. This is a great chance to learn about the park plan and where we currently stand. The event is open to the public, so bring your friends and neighbors! DIX306 The next DIX306 meeting is Monday, May 7 at 7 p.m. at Bill Padgett's home in Raleigh, 1213 Dixie Trail. Dix Park was represented by volunteers last weekend at NCSU's Earth Day, the Shakori Festival in Pittsboro, the Wake Democratic Convention and the Umstead Park Festival in Raleigh. If you are attending upcoming events or festivals in your hometown, please let us know and we can send you some materials to pass out about Dix Park . ============================== Thank you for your continued support! Please contact us at this email address if you have any questions or would like to become involved. -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 ============================== Thank you for your continued support! Please contact us at this email address if you have any questions or would like to become involved. -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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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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