You! (If you want a mountaintop Central Park)
How? We must raise public awareness about this positive transformation and show regional leaders that we want to lead the nation in greenspace and quality of life!
You can:
1. Become our MySpace Friend - the quickest way to show that you support the Red Mountain Park.
2. Spread the Word- send a bulletin to your friends, put us in your "top friends," tell everyone you know who might enjoy this park.
3. Volunteer- 2007 will bring plenty of opportunities to help the park, from community outreach to planning benefits to actually getting out on the land and clearing trails! Send us a message if you want to help and we'll keep you in the loop.
4. Contact regional leaders- tell your elected officials ( contact the JeffCo Commission here ), private leaders, and philanthropists that you care about this huge opportunity and the benefits it will bring our community. More links are in "Our Heroes" section.
5. Contribute to the Red Mountain Park Fund- a tax-deductible, tangible way to bring the park closer to reality. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham administers our special purpose fund.
*Pic from the 1st ever Benefit Concert for Red Mountain Park on 12/1/06. Thanks to everyone who packed out the Bottletree . It was a sold out show.
Special thanks to the Bottletree for hosting and three of our favorite local bands, Wild Sweet Orange , Looney Mill , and Mandi Rae & Westover Water , for dropping the sounds. Many thanks to Nick T for everything.
Central Park and Golden Gate Park (even though they’re both smaller), the Olmstead Brothers, Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve , the Railroad Reservation Park , all public and private visionaries who will make these parks a reality, the number 17.9 (as in acres per 1,000 residents... #1 in the nation!)
Park Leadership:
The Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission
The Red Mountain Park Steering Committee
Elected Officials:
Gov Bob Riley
The Jefferson County Commission - if Bettye Fine Collins will play well with others
US Senator Richard Shelby
US Rep Spencer Bachus
State Reps Paul DeMarco and Merika Coleman
State Senators Rodger Smitherman and Jabo Waggoner
Conservation Groups:
The Freshwater Land Trust
The Friends of Red Mountain Park
Corporations:
United States Steel
The Alabama Power Foundation
Foundations:
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
The Hugh Kaul Foundation
Plus:
All the park's supporters... any friend who will enjoy the park!
*Three Friends of Red Mountain Park volunteers at the "Tinsel & Toddies" Benefit for RMP on 12/13/06. Thanks to YP Birmingham and Amani Raha for making it happen!