Red Mountain Park

Friends Celebration and Awards Recap

tl;dr: Longest public tour was a success, awards went out to:
Friend of the Year Award – Jeff Newman
Outstanding Leadership Award – Jim Cobbs
Distinguished Friends Awards – Doug Brown, William Eiland, Rick Farrell, Alice Gordon, Murray Hiam, Paul Mussleman, Janet Newman, George Parr, Emily Rushing, and Marty Schulman… also
First Fall Hike Scheduled for October 17

The Friends of Red Mountain Park are proud to announce that its longest public tour series to date was a great success! Between October 2009 and April 2010, we hosted a public hike on the third Sunday of each month. During this series we took almost 1,000 people out to see the Park, and averaged 165 visitors per hike! The public interest in this project has been outstanding, and the Friends are happy to have been able to show the park to so many new faces. We were fortunate to have lots of good weather for our hikes, but were especially impressed by the hardy folks who came out on cold or stormy afternoons to see the progress at RMP.

The Friends capped off the busy season of promoting, enjoying and enhancing the park with a grand celebration on April 16th at the Lite Box Gallery in Pepper Place. Guests viewed the RMP Oral History Exhibit, enjoyed great music, and shared good news from the Friends. Over a barbeque dinner we celebrated over 1,500 volunteer hours donated and all the people who made our tours and work days happen.

At the event, the Friends awarded the first ever “Friend of the Year” Award to former Friend, now RMP employee, Jeff Newman (seen here accepting the award) for all his work on the property, rain or shine.

The Friends also gave an Outstanding Leadership Award to Friends’ founder John Cobbs. Beyond starting our group, John developed the park website, helped build the Friends organization, and continues to give generously of his time and expertise.

Further, “Distinguished Friend” Awards were given to honorees that have gone above and beyond to promote, enhance, and enjoy Red Mountain Park. These Friends have given time and talent to build a community in the park: Doug Brown, William Eiland, Rick Farrell, Alice Gordon, Murray Hiam, Paul Mussleman, Janet Newman, George Parr, Emily Rushing, and Marty Schulman

First Fall Hike Scheduled for October 17

Soon we’ll be beginning our 2010-2011 series of hikes, running every third Sunday at 2 pm from October through April. Mark your calendars now for the first hike, October 17th. Expect to see big changes at the park as much work has been done clearing over the summer…

Invite a Speaker for your Group

Red Mountain Park staff and the Friends of Red Mountain Park have teamed up to create a speaker’s bureau, complete with show-and-tell items. Invite someone to visit your group to show off the latest park plans. Email us at info@friendsofredmountainpark.org to set a date.

Work Days Scheduled

The Friends have scheduled 2 work days in August and September to clear areas of the park and work on new trails. If you are interested in participating, contact us at info@friendsofredmountainpark.org.

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you soon!

The Friends of Red Mountain Park