Thanks to Supporters of 5k Run for Wakulla Springs

On Saturday, May 17th, the Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park held their second annual 5k Run to benefit the park.  The runners were able to see parts of Wakulla Springs State Park that are not normally open to the general public.  They ran through the old growth forest and pristine areas of Wakulla Springs.  Participants commented on the quality of the course and the professional manner in which the run was managed.

We would like to thank the Gulf Winds Track Club who ran the actual operations of the run for us.  Also, we would like to thank all of our sponsors.  We appreciate the fresh fruit from Publix, one of our Platinum Sponsors, as well as the support from Capital Health Plan, another Platinum Sponsor, who gave out water bottles and health information to all who attended this event.   We also would like to thank, Ameris Bank, Target Copy , Coastwise Realty, Microtype Graphics, Wakulla Bank, Wakulla Realty, Wakulla.com and the Wakulla News for their support as well as the volunteer students from the ROTC at Wakulla High School.

{sidebar id=1}All funds raised from this event will be returned to the Wakulla Springs State Park by the Friends organization.  We are looking at a wide range of needs for the park such as new tour boats, updating the kitchen stove, installing new park benches, new pavers, and several other major renovation projects.

Being a state agency, in the times of tight budgets, Wakulla Springs State Park will never receive the level of funding from the State to continue to make this Park one of the premiere parks in Florida.  It is only through events such as this and the generous donations of Citizens that the Park will be able to maintain this status.  To become a Friend of the Park, please visit www.wakullasprings.org.

Again, we thank all who volunteered and donated funds in support of the 5K Run for Wakulla Springs and we look forward to an even larger event next year. 

Ron Piasecki
President,
Friends of Wakulla Springs
State Park

Publisher's Note:  Click here for a Wakulla.com Photo Gallery of the event!

This letter originally published on May 23, 2008.

Written by :

mkwestmark

 

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