Vote Often and Win Big Money for Big Sandy River and Trail Access
Friends of the Cheat is trying to purchase an outstanding piece of scenic recreational land along West Virginia's Big Sandy. The purchase covers 2.2 miles of shoreline and trails along the lower section, one of the West Virginia's most beautiful rivers for paddlers, hikers, and fishermen. The trail is very popular, and our goal is to keep both it and the shoreline protected and open to public use.

The Redwood Creek Wines "Greater Outdoors Project" is offering a $50,000 competitive grant. Friends of Cheat applied for this grant to support this effort. A panel of judges reviewed over 100 applications from trail clubs and conservation groups. We finished in the top five and really need your help in the next phase, but it won't cost you a penny.

You can vote every day, once per computer.

Go to: http://www.redwoodcreek.com/greatoutdoors/voting.asp
Scroll Down to "Friends of the Cheat"
Click on the VOTE button
Register and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
Wait 2 minutes and you will receive your confirmation email.
Click on the link in the email to confirm your registration
Then VOTE
Vote daily between now and July 31! (you will need your User ID and password)

The voting lasts through July 31st and the project getting the most votes is the winner. Please bookmark this site and go there every day when you check the weather, news, or river levels. Vote early and often for the Big Sandy Project. Then spread the word! Copy this email friends and contacts who you think would help us. This grant could make or break our effort to protect this land!

Thanks,

Charlie Walbridge, President, ccwalbridge@cs.com
Keith Pitzer, Executive Director, kpitzer@cheat.org
Friends of the Cheat