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Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Weekly
Newsletter
July 24, 2007
Hello Friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. Please pass along to your friends and family 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. #1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT #2 DIX IN THE PRESS #3 STILL TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDRAISER ================================== #1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT While we have not seen the bill the General Assembly is drafting, we know it is coming. We hope the bill will give us our 306 acre world-class destination park. Will our Wake Delegation stand up for us, their constituents? Will the GA yet respond to Mayor Meeker's request to negotiate for OUR PARK? Will the GA support condos and a shopping mall or green grass and trees? We will know soon. We hold hope that our North Carolina General Assembly has heard our voices asking them to do the right thing for our quality of life, our economic vitality and the future of our children here in North Carolina's capital city. It will cost them nothing to give us OUR PARK! Please contact everyone you know and ask them to help us contact our state elected officials to ask for OUR 306 acre DIX PARK. Please visit dixpark.org and dix306.org for other ideas. Congratulations to the Mayor of Raleigh for another 2 years, Charles Meeker who is running unopposed in the upcoming election. Please thank Mayor Meeker for his support for OUR 306 acre DIX PARK and displaying the DIX306 sign at Raleigh Wide Open this weekend and in front of his home. And thanks to all of you for your continued financial and volunteer support in advocating a destination park on the Dix Campus. We have heard your voices and we will have OUR DIX PARK! Jay Spain President of the Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Board =================================== #2 DIX IN THE PRESS "Despite its unclear future, funds flow to Dix" by Martha Quillin in the News & Observer on July 18 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/640861.html Mayor Not Thrilled with Current Use of Dix Land by Tim Nelson on ABC 11 on July 18 http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5489413 Letter to the Editor from C. Philip Gamble in the News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/643202.html Blog: Raleigh, NC Real Estate, Skyline Changes as Raleigh builds UP! by Mike Jaquish http://activerain.com/blogsview/149845/Raleigh-NC-Real-Estate =================================== #3 STILL TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDRAISER If you weren't able to attend the Fundraiser to Save the Park last month - it's not too late to contribute to the creation of a 306-acre, world-class destination park! The money raised through the fundraising efforts will be used to continue our public advocacy campaign to educate the people of North Carolina about the benefits of creating a 306-acre, world-class destination park. If you have pledged money already - please send in your check immediately to FDDP, P.O. Box 12024, Raleigh, NC 27605. We still have outstanding pledges and are welcoming new contributions - your support is desperately needed! The time to contribute is now. Thank you! =================================== 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 www.dixpark.org 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, cafepress.com/dixpark. For yard signs and a list of pick-up points please visit www.dix306.org |
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