Vote Early and Often; Win Big $’s for Big Sandy River Access

[ccwalbridge]

Been C-Boating for 40 years and am really attached to this river!!

Vote Early and Often; Win Big $$’s for Big Sandy River and Trail Access

Friends of the Cheat is trying to purchase an outstanding piece of scenic recreational land along West Virginia’s Big Sandy. I can’t give you too many details, as the purchase is still in negotiation. But it covers 2.2 miles of shoreline and trails along the lower section, one of the West Virginia’s most beautiful rivers for paddlers, hikers, and fishermen. The trail is very popular, and our goal is to keep both it and the shoreline open to public use.

The Redwood Creek Wines “Greater Outdoors Project” is offering a $50,000 competitive grant. Friends of Cheat applied for this grant to support this effort. A panel of judges reviewed over 100 applications from trail clubs and conservation groups. We finished in the top five.

We really need your help in the next phase, but it won’t cost you a penny.

On June 15th A short 150 word bio on the project and a photo will be posted on the RedwoodCreek.com website. Please go there and cast your vote for the Big Sandy Project. You can vote every day, once per computer. The voting lasts through July 31st and the project getting the most votes is the winner.

Please bookmark this site and go there every day when you check the weather, news, or river levels. Vote early and often for the Big Sandy Project. Then spread the word! Copy this email friends and contacts who you think would help us.

This grant could make or break our effort to protect this land!

Thanks,

Charlie Walbridge, President
Keith Pitzer, Executive Director
Friends of the Cheat
ccwalbridge@cs.com
kpitzer@cheat.org

[Jim P]

you need to register with a valid email address to vote but you can vote once per day.

Let er rip folks!

http://www.redwoodcreek.com/greatoutdoors/voting.asp

[PAC]

This is easy to do and and for a great cause! Even if you never have paddled there one day you might - having this access would be fantastic for boaters, hikers and others. Please take the 5 minutes to sign up to vote then take the 1 minute to vote every day. Thanks!

[Wendy]

easy to do

[JFD]

just bringing this front and center once again, easiest way there is to get money for access for one of the best creeks in the eastern US.

[Jim P]

bump

[Jim P]

Looks like they had some security issues and tossed all the votes. Voting started all over yesterday! You must re-register to vote. Please take a moment to re-register and vote daily to help preserve this special place. Voting is open to one per day till the end of this month. You can double up by text voting from your cell phone also.