RRVT News
Hey! Congratulations to, well, us! The membership of the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association has reached a record one-year high during 2011 — with 407 members! And remember, if you buy memberships in the last three months of this year, they’re good for all of 2012.
PERRY, Iowa, September 27, 2011 – Membership in the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association — which exists to market and promote the RRVT — has now reached a record high, with 407 people having joined for the calendar year 2011.
RRVT Association President Carla Offenburger announced the figure to the group’s board of directors who had their monthly meeting here in Perry on September 23.
“Last year at this time, we had 309 members, so we’re well ahead of that,” Offenburger said. “I think the biggest difference is that we are selling more family memberships than we used to, and those generally bring us two new members instead of just one.”
The trail association was organized in 2006 to work with the Greene, Guthrie and Dallas County Conservation Boards, which actually own and operate the RRVT. The association, which is funded by memberships and other donations, does all of the advertising and promotion of the trail in Iowa and beyond. Association members have also been active participants in the fundraising and planning that have led to major trail extensions and improvements.
The memberships are $20 per individual, or $35 for families, and come with passes to use the RRVT. You can find more information by clicking here, and you can purchase memberships by U.S. Mail or online in the “RRVT Store” on this Internet site (click on the colorful jerseys on the right side of our home page).
When you buy memberships in the last quarter of any calendar year — during the months of October, November and December — your trail permit is good for those three months as well as the whole next year. So those who buy now in the autumn of 2011, are covered for all of 2012. Offenburger said a significant number of memberships are sold before the holidays to be used as stocking stuffers and other gifts.
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