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John,
As I highlighted in my previous email, there's a major divide between
who does and doesn't have access to the outdoors, with the greatest
disparities falling across racial and economic lines.
It's a sad fact that more than
100 million Americans, including 28 million children, don't have a
park within a ten-minute walk of home. What's more, parks that
serve primarily people of color are half as large and serve nearly
five times more people than parks in majority white neighborhoods.
This is wrong ... that's why The Trust for Public Land is
committed to closing the park equity divide that exists in too many
communities in our country. I urge you to support this
vital work today.
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This is an aggressive goal meant to begin correcting this deficiency
on a quick deadline ... by 2025. Our goal is to work directly with
hundreds of communities to put a quality park within a 10-minute walk
of five million people who currently lack access and bring community
schoolyards to 20 underserved school districts, improving park access
for another 6 million people.
John, to
achieve this aggressive goal, we especially need the help of change
agents like you. Will you make a gift to help close the park
equity divide for millions of kids and their families in communities
across the country?
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Your tax-deductible contribution
will be put to immediate use on projects that we have already
initiated such as our work at ...
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Alton Park Connector - Chattanooga, Tennessee
This project will connect an urban neighborhood of 1,800 residents
- where 83% of families are low-income and especially in need of
the health benefits of nature - to a 25-mile greenway system by
converting a former rail line into a shared-use path to walk and bike
to the Tennessee Riverpark and downtown - giving people a place
to exercise and connect with the outdoors.
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Urban Orchard - Los Angeles, California
This extraordinary open space will provide 30 acres of recreational
spaces for 100,000 residents in the post-industrial area along the Los
Angeles River, where there's some of the highest levels of
environmental pollution and air quality in California. This green
infrastructure project will provide multiple ecological and social
benefits. We're also working with a local partner that will
recruit and train vulnerable youth for good paying jobs in
construction and maintenance at the site.
But the success of these projects, as well as our many other
efforts to create and rehabilitate parks and green spaces across the
country, depend upon your immediate support ... so please give
today.
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With your help, we can begin to close the park equity divide that has
left too many communities behind. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Kim Elliot
Director of Membership
DONATE NOW
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