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EXAMPLES OF MARCH FOR PARKS ACTIVITIES • These examples reflect the remarkable diversity of people who have responded so favorably to the March for Parks program. Virtually every segment of our society is represented among the 1,200 marches in all 50 states that were organized in 1996. Minnesota:The first annual March for Parks at Glendalough State Park raised more than $14,000 for the completion of a hiking trail. "I am still amazed by the show of interest toward Glendalough," said organizer Tanya Hensch, "this event was a raving success we were thrilled with every aspect of the march." Six other Minnesota state parks, as well as numerous city parks and Voyageurs National Park, participated in the march in 1996. Massachusetts: In Brewster, MA, the Friends of Nickerson State Park organized 70 people, as well as boy scouts camping at the park, in a massive cleanup of the area. Organizers were so pleased with the response that they intend to make March for Parks an annual event. The Joe Schwartz Little League of Worcester assembled a committee of 12 people to organize a March for Parks event in 1996. A state senator and the mayor of Worcester joined 667 others at the event to raise nearly$5,000 for the local park. • Texas: In 1996, 36 March for Parks events were planned in the state of Texas. These included a variety of activities, such as building a wildlife habitat in Castroville, and building a nature center trail in Wichita Falls. In Dallas, march organizers raised nearly $1,000 for the purchase of shrubs and flowers to plant in Bachman Lake Park. Kansas: In Lawrence, the Free State Walkers, an American Volkssport Association group, will conduct its fourth March for Parks in 1997. In 1996, 110 people participated in the fundraising walk. Kansas State Senator Carolyn Tillotson and Mayor Bob Adams joined the Leavenworth Parks & Community Activities Department's March for Parks, along with 75 other people, to raise $2,500 for city park programs. New York: In 1996, the entire student body of P.S. #147 in Queens participated in their March for Parks event on Earth Day, during which they visited Cambria Heights Park for a day-long class on environmental education. In St. James, NY, 300 Girl Scouts participated in a cleanup and recycling project at their park, during which they traced their shoes and connected the cutouts into a long chain. Scout leaders report of their March for Parks: "We had a fun day with a great cleanup effort." They plan to make the event an annual project. •