Dear Friends of the Katy Trail,
Bring on the pumpkin lattes - October is here! And while you are
busy planning for your fall festivities - we are gearing up to end our
fundraising season with a bang. Each October, Friends of the Katy Trail
conducts an Annual Support Campaign to make sure we don't only reach our
fundraising goal for 2013, but that we surpass it to make the Katy Trail
even better for you!
15,000 people use the Katy Trail each week and it is expensive to maintain.
Your tax dollars don't go towards funding the Trail - that is why we rely on
donations from all of you that love and use the trail.
The Annual
Support Campaign goal is to raise $150,000 this month. That may seem like a big
number, but just think; if everyone who used the Katy Trail gave $10, we
would reach our goal is one short week!
Even if you are already a donating member of Friends of the Katy Trail,
please consider a little something extra this month. Every donation goes right
back in to the Trail providing things like:
•Lights, we've got 3.5 miles of electricity bills to pay each month.
•And the same goes for water. Not just for you and your dog at the
water fountains - the vegetation along the Trail needs to drink too.
•Off duty police officers to patrol the Trail, especially during peak
hours and after dark.
•Organic landscaping for the 20+ acres of Trail.
Thank
you for helping us keep the Katy Trail a clean, safe and beautiful transportational park!
Happy Trails,
Lauren Whitson
Membership and Marketing Director
