Support the Parks
November, 2009
November 2009
Dear Friend of the Olmsted Parks,
I’d like to be writing you a happy letter with great news about the Conservancy, but I’m not; At least not yet. We are facing potentially the greatest challenge in our history.
If you have been keeping up with the media, I am sure you are aware that the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is in contract negotiations with the City of Buffalo. On behalf of the entire Olmsted family - staff, board, volunteers, donors, members and neighbors - I want to express my sincere gratitude for the outpouring of public support you are bestowing on the Conservancy. Your encouragement for the Conservancy’s work: park maintenance, operations and fundraising over the past 5 years, has been amazing. We are committed to continuing as stewards of these landmark parks.
If you have not done so already, please sign our online petition endorsing the work we do in the treasured parks day in, day out and year-round. Visit http://www.BFLOparks.org to join thousands of park users who appreciate Olmsted’s green spaces and their benefit to the entire region.
But there’s more work to be done and in a very short amount of time. Because of the contract impasse several substantial grants have been delayed until the contract is settled. As a result we have been hit very hard in our checkbook and need some immediate help. If you have been considering a yearend donation to the Conservancy, I encourage you to make it now.
As a friend of the parks, we hope that you will join your neighbors in making a fully tax- deductible contribution to the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Your support goes directly to operations and upkeep of the 1200-acre historic parkland (6 major parks, 13,000+ trees and shrubs, millions of flowers, woodlands, ponds, lakes, 3 golf courses, ball fields and courts, park shelters, pathways, parkways, circles and other hidden park treasures) that weave through our region’s neighborhoods.
More than ever, we need your support. Buffalo’s Olmsted Park System, the first ever in the nation, truly enhances our quality of life – right here in Western New York. Support the Conservancy’s efforts to preserve these priceless landscapes and ecosystems - help us keep the parks clean and green now and for future generations.
Thank you in advance, we are most grateful for your support.
With sincere appreciation,
Thomas Herrera-Mishler
President & CEO
P.S. We encourage you to write to your elected officials and the media to let them know you are in full support of Olmsted. |
