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For
Immediate Release
June
23, 2006
Back To The
River, Inc. Announces Fundraising Campaign for
Pedestrian Bridge
Back To The
River, Inc., a regional nonprofit organization that
promotes a vibrant Missouri River corridor for our area,
has announced its fundraising campaign, "Building
Bridges… Connecting Communities," to support the
Pedestrian Bridge.
The
campaign will help meet the challenge grant recently
announced by the Peter Kiewit Foundation to the City of
Omaha in support of the Pedestrian Bridge over the
Missouri River.
“The Peter
Kiewit Foundation has inspired us with its generous lead
grant, and we want to help answer that challenge,” said
Gayle Malmquist, President of Back To The River, Inc.
The
development of the Pedestrian Bridge is very much in
keeping with Back To The River, Inc.'s mission of a
vital riverfront, and the organization has stepped
forward to lead a fundraising effort throughout the
metro area.
According to
Malmquist, Back To The River, Inc. has been working
quietly on a fundraising effort and has already
submitted grant proposals to several area foundations.
“We will be
contacting additional foundations, corporations, groups,
and individuals on both sides of the river for their
support as well,” she said.
Through the
"Building Bridges…Connecting Communities," campaign,
Back To The River, Inc. is asking for financial support
to make the bridge a reality. Gifts for the Pedestrian
Bridge may be sent to Back To The River, Inc., P.O. Box
3802, Omaha, NE 68103-0802.
Contact:
Gayle Malmquist President
Back to the River, Inc.
Phone: 712-328-4631
Established
in 1995, Back To The River, Inc. promotes projects along
both sides of a 64-mile stretch of riverfront from
Mondamin, Iowa, and Herman, Nebraska, to the mouth of
the Platte River. Back To The River, Inc. has
collaborated with several governmental and environmental
groups to complete a number of initiatives along the
Missouri, including habitat revitalization and expansion
at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge; restoration of
the Hidden Lake/Great Marsh wetlands at Fontenelle
Forest; creating 20 acres of river access at Miller's
Landing; and improving wetlands habitat at Pigeon Creek
Chute. Back To The River, Inc., envisions a vibrant
riverfront for our area, attractive to wildlife and to
commerce. Its vision is to make our Missouri riverfront
into a place where family recreation is celebrated, the
region's natural beauty is preserved, and the economy is
enhanced through environmentally responsible
development.
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