Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation

		Friends of Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation
	2011 Greenway Soirée Ways you can join us in 2011 Stroud Region Parks Calendar Photo Contest 2011 Membership Wear your support for everyone to see!	Friends of Stroud Region help to provide recreational opportunities and preserve and protect open space in the Stroud Region. Friends of Stroud Region is proud to introduce its new logo! By special permission of Liztech Jewelry, designer of the Friends' popular custom fundraising pin, graphic artists from Hospitality Alliances have adapted the motif to serve as a distinctive emblem of the Friends' commitment to the Brodhead, McMichael and Pocono Creeks Greenway. We thank these partners for their generous and creative contributions to furthering the ideals and goals of the Friends of Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation! Friends of Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation is a 501(c)(3) organization working to help preserve and protect open space within the Brodhead, McMichael, and Pocono Creeks Greenway system, and supporting recreational, educational, environmental, and cultural opportunities for all who live and work in the region. Encompassing nearly 38 square miles of exceptional natural beauty and resources of eastern Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, the Stroud Region surrounds the confluence of the pristine Brodhead, McMichael, and Pocono Creeks and its associated Greenway system. The Greenway's corridor of open space not only protects the watershed and shelters its wildlife, but forms the backbone of the Region's recreational assets. More than two dozen regional parks offer year-round opportunities for active and passive leisure pursuits, with a series of trail systems connecting urban, suburban, rural, and wild places. Friends of Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation help to enhance the greenway system by supporting the acquisition of key parcels of remaining open space, developing greenway projects and community recreation programming, as outlined in the Brodhead, McMichael, and Pocono Creeks Greenway Master Plan. Founded in 2005, the Friends organization is currently engaged in strategic planning to develop its organizational strength in terms of its administrative board, annual membership, networking, and community marketing, and fundraising. 2011 Greenway Soirée The Friends of Stroud Region cordially invite you to our second annual Greenway Soirée on Monday, January 24, 2011! A celebration of the Stroud Region's initiatives to protect and enhance our greenway system. Enjoying music, dancing, and hors d'oevres! Ways you can join us in 2011 Events The Friends of Stroud Region has planned a series of public events to build its organizational strength, develop its fundraising capacity, and extend its community influence, education, and effectiveness. Join us for these upcoming events: Dansbury Trailhead Dedication & Family Game Challenge Date: Saturday, September 25 (National Public Lands Day!) Register by September 10 Time: Dedication 11:00 am Family Game Challenge 12:00 noon Fee: $25/family of 4 (additional family members; $5 each) Location: Dansbury Park Does your family enjoy old fashioned lawn games? Join us for this family reunion style event by challenging other local families to be Champion of the Park! Events include croquet, bocce ball, horseshoes, bean bags, sack races and more! This family-friendly day offers activities for all ages, and a fabulous picnic lunch for all to enjoy. All proceeds benefit the Friends of Stroud Region. Arrive early for the Grand Opening and Dedication ceremony of the new Dansbury Trailhead. Funded by a $100,000 grant from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and matched with cash and in-kind services by East Stroudsburg Borough and Stroud Township, the construction of the Trailhead expanded the width of the levee in the northwest corner of Dansbury Park for a scenic overlook of the Brodhead Creek. A stairway, ADA-compliant ramps, informational kiosk, benches, bike racks, water fountain, and a small parking area complete the amenities. The Grand Opening ceremony at 11 am also includes the dedication of trees planted in honor of those individuals and organizations who helped transform the former East Stroudsburg Police Station into the Day Street Community Center. Stroud Region Parks Photo Contest The Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Commission is excited to launch the 2012 Stroud Region Park Calendar Photo Contest! We are looking for photos that exemplify the beauty and wide array of recreational opportunities within the Stroud Region and entice people to visit our parks. Twelve winning photos will be featured in the first ever 2012 Stroud Region Parks Calendar. Proceeds from the calendar support the Friends of Stroud Region. Each winner will receive 3 free copies of the wall calendar and will be acknowledged in the Fall Winter 2011-2012 issue of Stroud Region Connections! To enter, please mail photo submission, entry form (one per photo), and payment to SROSRC, 15 Day Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Email submissions should be sent to photocontest@srosrc.org; entry forms and payment must be mailed or dropped off at the Day Street Community Center in East Stroudsburg. Entries should be printed 5x7 photos or high resolution digital copies; images may be black and white or color. Submissions accepted January 1 – September 16, 2011. Entry fee: $5/photo Calendars go on sale December 1, 2011! Contest Rules 1. By participating, entrant agrees to these official rules and decisions of the judges, which are final. 2. Photos may be printed 5x7 inch photos or high resolution digital copies. Photos will not be returned. Winners must sign a consent/release form. 3. Submit your name, complete address, phone number and email with your entry. 4. Photographer Copyright: Your submission of the photo is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo. Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. 5. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed in any and all SROSRC publications, websites, and other media. 6. SROSRC Commission members, staff, and their families are not eligible to enter. 2011 Membership Members of Friends of Stroud Region help to provide recreational opportunities and preserve and protect open space in the Stroud Region. By their tangible support, Personal and Corporate Members help protect the Region’s natural, cultural and scenic resources, provide recreational benefits, and enhance the quality of life in our own neighborhoods and communities. New or renewing Members who join anytime during the fall of 2010 receive an extended Annual Membership lasting longer than just 12 months—until the endof 2011. Join now! Eight levels of Annual Membership offer both personal and corporate stewardship roles in helping to meet the recreational needs and open space objectives where we live, work, and play. Benefits Discounts on Stroud Region recreational, educational, environmental, and cultural programming. Discounts on rental of Day Street Community Center facilities. Membership Card (Personal Providers). Framed Certificate (Corporate Caretakers). Public recognition in the quarterly publication Connections. Satisfaction in helping to improve regional quality of life issues. Application Won't you consider joining the Friends of Stroud Region? Click here for a paper application, or here to join via the online system. Wear your support for everyone to see! A swirl joins water, land, and air with its living resources in a beautiful portrayal of the value of open space preservation in the Poconos. In one simple yet elegant flourish, the design captures the Stroud Region's Levee Loop Trail, the ever-present cycle of life, and the interconnectedness of the greenway and all we cherish? Liztech Jewelry's custom design is offered to the public as a means to help support the work of the Friends, and is available at the Day Street Community Center, 15 Day Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, as well as the Liztech Gallery on Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg. Please make checks payable for $70 to Friends of Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation. (Members Only Price: $66.)


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