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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good morning, everyone. We have a matter
before us that needs to be made known to the whole Nashville membership, as it
requires a decision. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chatper Treasurer Doug Burroughs reports that the
chapter has a balance of $2917.34 after donating the $510 raised by the gift
wrappers at REI (Thanks again to REI, Diane Manas and her "elves"). He is
asking us to decide on the donation of those funds as allocated
here: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Cumberland Trail Conference
$775 (we donated $300 last year)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Beaman
Park $375 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Greenways for
Nashville $250</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Radnor Lake
$100</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Warner
Parks $1,000*</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*Here is the information that may clarify why this
proposed allocation is so heavily weighted to Warner Parks, for this year only,
copied from the Friends of Warner Parks website (<A
href="http://www.friendsofwarnerparks.com/">http://www.friendsofwarnerparks.com/</A>)
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=smallcaps>"Friends</SPAN> close to goal after Hill Tract price
is reduced</DIV>
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<P>Friends of Warner Parks is within striking distance of its goal to buy more
than 322 acres of undeveloped forestland, much of it untouched since the
founding of America.</P>
<P>Located across Highway 100 from Percy and Edwin Warner Parks, the Hill Tract
is valued at $17 million. The Hill Company, in recognition of FRIENDS’
significant fundraising progress in what has been a difficult economic
environment, has offered to lower the asking price of $13,250,000 to
$10,800,000. They want us to succeed so that the land will be preserved
forever.</P>
<P>This reduction in price is conditioned upon FRIENDS making a firm decision by
the end of January as to whether or not we will be comfortable in proceeding to
close. Over the next 45 days we will make a concerted effort to obtain
contributions and pledges in an amount which will give us the necessary
confidence to borrow the “gap” funds needed to proceed to closing.</P>
<P>We have traveled a long road to get to this point. If we all push together,
we can achieve this worthy goal."</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Thanks to Doug Burroughs for getting the
information.)</FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you can see, a decision is eminent on for
Friends of Warner Parks. As much as we local hikers use their trails, this
is a good opportunity to support this effort, and is at the heart of the TTA
mission: "To promote, construct and maintain a statewide system of hiking
trails, and to work for the conservation of natural resources ihherent to this
objective."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We need to approve or not approve the allocation in
a timely manner so we can present a check of whatever size you decide to Friends
of Warner Parks very soon. (We can contact them to confirm a
pledge and lodge our intention in case we can't physically deliver a check
by the 31st.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now we need a vote, folks. Please reply
to this e-mail as soon as you can, and let me know:
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I approve this
allocation </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>OR </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>No,
I prefer a different allocation </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(please detail your own allocation
figures)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IF NOs PREVAIL, WE WILL SORT OUT YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE MAJORITY FIGURES WILL BE USED TO PREPARE THE DONATION
CHECKS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just please let your voice be heard, and thank you
in advance for your consideration in a big hurry. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yours,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nora Beck, chapter chair</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nasvhille Chapter, Tennessee Trails
Association</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><A
href="mailto:nora_beck@comcast.net">nora_beck@comcast.net</A><BR>615-517-6486
cell<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>