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| Friends of Mabry Park Newsletter | November 2011 |
"Incredible! Beautiful! Wow!"
These words were spoken over and over as descriptions
for Mabry Park at its Preview Day, November 5th.
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Greetings!
Our flagship event, The Mabry Park Preview, drew a crowd of over 350 people - and quite a few family dogs!
Neighbors came together to learn more about the vision for the park, stroll through the wooded areas and rolling hills and imagine its key features: a playground, pond, community garden, outdoor classroom, and The Great Meadow.
  Please go to our photos tab to see the fun! (click folder "Park Previews 2011") Lasting memories were made through a picnic with friends, the scene on an artist's canvas, or a simple savoring of the moment. Cobb County Firefighters displayed their fire truck as part of the event - a hit with residents of all ages! As an added treat, "Diesel," the popular, 4-legged employee of the Cobb County Police Department K9 unit, gave a show along with his handler, Officer Mark Blakeney.
We were so glad to meet those of you who could make it. Hope to see you again soon!
Friends of Mabry Park, Inc.
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Thanks to these Cobb businesses
The event marked our inaugural raffle, generating a flurry of ticket purchases which included prizes such as an iPod Touch, a rain barrel, and generous prizes from these local businesses:
Help us thank the owners and managers of all businesses highlighted in our monthly newsletters. Support them to reinforce their investment in Mabry Park!
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 The Power of Three
Get involved in helping our community get closer to the day we can start using the park. ...read more |
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We appreciate:
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we want to express our deepest thanks to the following volunteers for giving their time, energy, and tireless support in preparing for and/or playing a key role on Park Preview Day:
Chris Cantu, Debbie D'Aurelio, Gustavo Gonzalez, John Gum, Stan Herdlein, Robin Hoban, Donna Jackson, Elizabeth Melville, Terri Anne Paguibitan, Kristin Peterson, Melanie Smith, Robert Whitfield, and photographers: Kristin Banks and Lorraine Schmidt.
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Cobb County Businesses are the Best!
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We just can't stop saying... THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the event. Many visitors purchased t-shirts, caps, car magnets, and other Mabry Park merchandise.
A SPECIAL THANKS to the 34 individuals, families, and local businesses who became Founding Supporters during our Park Preview Weekend! We met the challenge of the anonymous donor who matched the first 10 who became Founding Supporters because of your generosity! We raised over $8,000 at the Park Preview!
Check out our latest list of Founding Supporters. We are 64% of the way toward having 200 Founding Supporters for Mabry Park!
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Mabry Park is a Cobb County Parks and Recreation Facility
Friends of Mabry Park is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization
Executive Board Members
Mark Jernigan, President Lee Berg, Vice President & Information Technology
Debra Kushnick, Secretary Peter Hortman, Fundraising
Hania Whitfield, Marketing Mary Berg, Treasurer
Janice Jernigan, Communications
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