You’ve got a chance to help Jefferson Memorial Forest get $5,000 to go toward trail improvement and all it takes is you voting online.
Save the Trails, in cooperation with the National Trails Fund, will award $5,000 trail revitalization grants to the 10 communities that receive the most online votes. Nineteen other communities were selected along with Louisville as finalists out of a competitive pool of 160 non-profit organizations located throughout the nation.
This a super easy way to support Jefferson Memorial and
while that should be reward enough I want to make sure you’ve got a
little more incentive. So, in in addition to that warm, fuzzy feeling
you get after you’ve voted come back here and enter to win one of the following prizes:
- One free group camp site rental at Jefferson Memorial Forest;
- One free public program of winner’s choice [admit two] at Jefferson Memorial Forest
Now, I have no way of knowing if you’ve actually voted or not but I have confidence that Consuming Louisville readers are awesome people. Therefore I’m sure that not only will you not enter until you’ve voted but also sure that you’re going to encourage your friends, family and twitter followers to vote as well. Y’all are some good people and I love you for it.
Just so we’re all on the same page let me recap. To vote all you have to do is visit http://www.wheresyours.com/SaveTheTrailsVote.aspx and click the big green vote button by the Jefferson Memorial Forest – Key Connection Trail entry. If we wind up in the top ten when voting is over on October 31(which I know we will with your help) Jefferson Memorial Forest will get a $5,000 grant. What are they going to do with the money?
With the National Trails funding, Metro Parks officials plan to build approximately 2.5 miles of new trails at the Forest. The Forest’s trails will ultimately connect to the Louisville Loop, a 100-mile paved path being developed through the Mayor’s City of Parks initiative.
This sounds like a very worthy project to me and I sincerely hope you’ll do your part to help Jefferson Memorial get this grant money. Our parks, including Jefferson Memorial, are such a great asset for
Louisville. I think it’s great we have a chance to do something so
simple to help. If you want to do more to help I know for a fact that
Metro Parks, including Jefferson Memorial is always looking for
volunteers.
To enter the contest for prizes just leave a comment or send an email indicating if you’re interested in a specific prize or if you’re open to winning either prize. I’ll choose one random winner for each prize from the entries I receive by 10PM on Friday October 31. Good luck and thanks for doing your part to support Jefferson Memorial. I’ll send an email to everyone who enters advising them of the voting outcome when the winners are announced.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Awesome! I voted.
I’ll take either prize, thanks!
October 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Thanks for alerting us to this great contest! I’ve voted & would love to win prize #2.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Just voted, either prize is fine.
October 8th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I voted too, hated to vote against the other projects. In my mind they are all worthwhile and I wish they could all get funding. Not worried about a prize so either one is fine if I happen to be chosen.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Prize # 1
Thanks
October 9th, 2008 at 8:13 am
You have my vote(s). Either prize would be put to good use. May the forest be with you.
- Benjamin
October 9th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Thanks for letting us know about this contest. Hope you win! Either prize would be fine.
Nita
October 9th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I love the trails at JMM; glad it’s fall so I can enjoy them without 90 degree heat. #2 would be awesome.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Best of luck with the grant, I’d like to take my daughter there to visit (Prize #2)
October 9th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Just voted. Prize #1 would be great. Camping weather is upon us!!
October 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I voted-hope JMM wins! Either prize would be nice.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I would love to win #1, thanks
October 9th, 2008 at 11:40 am
I would love the campsite freebie! Go Jeff Mem For!
October 9th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Nature is so healing!
Jefferson Memorial Forest holds many memories for me and nieces & nephews. Caught my first Big Cat Fish their!
If my name is drawn-either prize will be fine!
Peace & Blessings
Lavenia
October 9th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Voted…would love to win prize #1.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Hope we win. Prize #1
October 9th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I’m all for making our city greener and better looking. More people may become involved in using these trails. It is a great form of exercise. I would like the first prize if my name is drawn.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Good luck! Either prize would be appreciated.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I voted – I hope we win! Either prize is fine
October 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I voted. Yay!
October 9th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Fabulous Forest–keep it sacred!
October 9th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
This contest is wonderful!! Though, I agree with Danny who said it’s hard to choose when all these projects deserve equal funding!
I’d love to win Prize #1, the camp site! Thanks!
October 9th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I hope we win! My preference would be prize #2.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I voted! Good luck!
I would love to win prize #2.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I voted.
Either prize sounds good. Thanks for the contest.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:27 am
-voted
-#2 would be great
-100 mile loop sounds interesting (hope it gets completed in our lifetime!)
October 10th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Good Luck and thanks for all that Louisville Metro is doing to improve our community!
October 10th, 2008 at 10:34 am
My mom visits Jeff Forest with my son and neice several times a year, I hope my vote helps you get some more trails!
Either prize would introduce a new experience for me and would be AWESOME!
October 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
My son and I always enjoy Jeff Forest and hope you win the grant so all families continue to do so…..that would be our prize!
October 10th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I voted and it does feel good, if you win that would be my prize. Thanks, David
October 10th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
What a great opportunity for Louisville!
October 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I voted. Either prize will be great. Good Luck!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:35 am
I voted
Either prize sounds like fun to me
Thanks
October 13th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Your project is wonderfull for Louisville!! Hope you have more votes than comments…This contest is also a great opportunity, if I win either prize would be nice.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Good Luck
October 13th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Happy to vote for your project. Great project. Good luck. Either prize sounds nice.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I just voted! I would love either prize! Thank you for sharing!
October 16th, 2008 at 12:08 am
I voted!! Thank you for the notice and making it so easy to vote. I live very close to Jefferson Memorial Forest and I love it. I agree with David Hamilton about winning.
David Hamilton said:
“I voted and it does feel good, if you win that would be my prize.”
October 17th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I voted too! Louisville is so fortunate to have awesome parks and forests…esp. Jefferson Memorial.
Love it there! I would like to win prize #1!
October 20th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I LOVE the trails at Jefferson Memorial Forest and have made some great camping trips out there with the boy scouts. It is absolutely worthy of winning this prize because they are always strapped for cash out there.
And, speaking of which… I’m told that if there are groups (like girl scout and boy scout troops and other community organizations) that like to do volunteer work, they are always happy to help with that. I believe if your group expresses an interest in helping them out, the ranger out there can work out a convenient and appropriate way to do that that fits with the group.
October 21st, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I voted and would like a shot at ether prize. Thanks!