County Park Friends is launching a membership drive and you are invited to start making a real difference in the community.
Parks Specialist Aniko Millan, Community Lead Brenda Gutierrez and Mariah Roberts at Chanticleer Park.
Love our county parks, beaches and trails? Become a member to activate and improve them! Here’s a special incentive: Join in the first 30 days to receive a 10% discount to Lookout Santa Cruz, and a native CA seed bomb from Live Like Coco to beautify LEO’s Haven at Chanticleer Park.
“Join a community of like-minded people during a critical time,” said Mariah Roberts, executive director of County Parks Friends. “If you are eager to emerge from the pandemic era and help build a better future in our shared spaces, this is for you.”
County Park Friends works to improve and promote the use of Santa Cruz County parks, focusing on inclusion and access with partners such as Black Surf Club SC, Live Oak Cradle to Career, ParkRx and Black Health Matters.
In a county with more than 2,000 acres of parks, beaches and trails,
membership is critical to supporting park improvements, scholarships, and volunteer projects. Through this program, County Park Friends members build skate parks, get kids swimming at Simpkins and keep beaches clean.
As the nonprofit partner to the Santa Cruz County Parks Department, County Park Friends serves every part of the county and donations are fully tax-deductible.
The 30-Day Membership Drive launches March 16 punctuated with pop-up park activities throughout the month and culminating April 17 with Let Love Grow, at which participants can help “seed bomb” LEO’s Haven Chanticleer Park with native wildflowers.
“We are excited to be part of this Earth Day event,” said Kate Pavao, executive director of Live Like Coco, a County Park Friends partner. “I can’t think of a more powerful way to symbolize our collective hope and resilience than to literally plant seeds in our community, together.”
Memberships start at $25 and $50 and go up to $500 and $1,000. All members get triple-layer cotton mask, stickers with original art by Paul De Worken, and invites to special events. Members who give $500 or $1,000 get VIP guided hikes in county parks locations.
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To learn more, visit: www.countyparkfriends.org/membership.html
Watch a video about County Park Friends: https://youtu.be/hQQ9VhiEsyM