FRIENDS OF THE HACKENSACK RIVER GREENWAY                       
                                          P.O. BOX 3028
                                        TEANECK, NJ  07666

 
                                                                                                                Spring 2010

Dear Greenway Friend,

As spring arrives, we’re all looking forward to spending more time outdoors. Perhaps the best place to enjoy the outdoors in Teaneck is along the Hackensack River Greenway.  This is the start of our 2010 membership drive and we ask that you renew your membership with the FRIENDS OF THE HACKENSACK RIVER GREENWAY.  IN 2009 THE GREENWAY WAS  DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL.

The Friends are the preeminent group of its kind in Teaneck.  We seek to support and encourage the development, maintenance and use of the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck.
 
This past year – with your support – we:
* Organized more than a dozen walks along the Greenway, and our annual Summer Solstice concert
* Enjoyed a very successful canoe trip on the river
* Held our fourth annual Fishing Derby at Andreas Park
* Presented lectures on topics of interest related to the Hackensack River
* Removed exotic invasive species, and provided for planting of native species along the Greenway
* Continued as an official Master Gardener Site for instruction and training

As we enter our twelfth year, we look forward to expanding our schedule of events even further.  We are working with Partners for Wildlife Program under US Fish and Wildlife to tackle the invasive plants along the river.  
As a member:
* You will receive notice of all of our programs, including guided walks, concerts, boat trips and lectures held throughout the year.

* You will be supporting a unique, grassroots organization that is preserving our open space, protecting the environment, and promoting the continued expansion of the Greenway along the Hackensack River.

We are a volunteer organization made up of your friends and neighbors working together on behalf of Teaneck, and we rely entirely on the generosity of our membership to fund our important programs.  As you know, there is an increased pressure to develop in Teaneck; this makes open space along our Greenway more precious.

We hope that you will continue to be a part of this wonderful organization, and we hope that we’ll see you often on the Greenway enjoying the special and unique natural place that you are helping to preserve.

Individual membership is $25 and a family membership is $40.  Extra contributions and memorials are always welcome.  Native trees and plants are expensive, so anything extra you send will help restore the riverside a little sooner.  Please use the form below to make your tax-deductible contribution.

Sincerely,
Membership Committee

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Friends of the Hackensack Greenway through Teaneck, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not for profit.