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MISSION #1:  Support the Troops
Let a member of the military know that you care about them.  Send them a little note of support.

 

Via U.S. mail at Operation Thank You:
Operation Thank You
P.O. Box 280662
Columbia, SC  29228-0662 

Via e-mail at the Department of Defense's America Supports You:
http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/Message.aspx?SectionID=5

MISSION #2:  Erie Canal Cooridor Towpath Trail
Uniting the Erie Canal Cooridor Towpath Trail to Lake Erie.  Support House Bill 699 by sending a letter or e-mail to your elected representatives.  House Bill 699, a letter template, and representative contact info are below.



Highlights for House Bill 699

  • Completing this last section of the Towpath Trail is of regional importance because it is the missing link that will connect 110 miles of trail systems and greenways to Lake Erie.
  • The last 6 miles of the trail are the most complicated and challenging of the entire system due to the complexity of land use patterns that have transformed the landscape through the years.
  • Due to the intricacy of the landscape, this will be the most costly segment of the trail system.
  • The State Capital Budget is an important funding mechanism to supplement Federal Appropriations as well as Local Capital Funding.
  • This project is a great illustration of the combined efforts of public and private partnerships in Cuyahoga County.
  • The alignment of the Towpath Trail would also add value to other projects focusing on economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and enhanced quality of life.
  • This project is one that highlights the importance and future of green infrastructure in the most urbanized county in Ohio.

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    (Representative / Senator name, address -see list provided)

     

    Dear (Representative/Senator ______),

     

    Please accept this letter on behalf of (personal or organization name) as our pledge of full support of the allocation of $1.9 million of the State Capital Budget Bill for the completion of the Towpath Trail Extension Project in Cuyahoga County, and to ensure that this allotment is neither reduced nor eliminated during the final days of the State Capital Budgeting process.

     

    The completion of the Towpath Trail and Greenway in Cuyahoga County is critical to the current and future economic, social, and environmental health of our County and its residents. This project represents a strong public-private collaboration to re-open the heart of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to its residents. This final stretch of the Towpath Trail provides the essential connection from the existing 110-miles of trail to the shores of Lake Erie.  This project will also advance economic development, revitalize neighborhoods, provide safe recreational opportunities, alternative transportation routes, and enhance green infrastructure in the county.

     

    Given the density and complexity of the urban neighborhoods that this six-mile extension will traverse, this final stretch will be one of the most resource- and capital- intensive endeavors of the entire Towpath Trail. The State’s appropriation introduced in this Bill is therefore vital to the completion of this project.  Thank you for the opportunity to advance such a meaningful project.

     

    Sincerely,

    (your name here)

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    Senators:

    Senator Ron Amstutz

    Senate Building
    Room #140, First Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-7505
    Email:
    SD22@mailr.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator Marc Dann

    Senate Building
    Room #050, Ground Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-7182
    Email:
    dann32@maild.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator Timothy Grendell

    Senate Building
    Room #034, Ground Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/644-7718
    Email:
    SD18@mailr.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator Dale Miller

    Senate Building
    Room #056, Ground Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-5123
    Email:
    SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator C.J. Prentiss

    Statehouse
    Room #303, Third Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-4857
    Email:
    sd21@maild.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator Robert F. Spada

    Senate Building
    Room #129, First Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-8056
    Email:
    rspada@mailr.sen.state.oh.us

     

    Senator Kimberly A. Zurz

    Senate Building
    Room #228, Second Floor
    Columbus, Ohio 43215
    Telephone: 614/466-7041
    Email:
    senatorzurz@maild.sen.state.oh.us


    Representatives:

    District 07

    Kenny Yuko  
    77 S. High St
    11th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-8012
    Fax: (614) 719-0007
    Email Address:
    district07@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 08

    Lance Mason 
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111

    Tel: (614) 466-5441
    Fax: (614) 719-0008
    Email Address:
    district08@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 09

    Claudette J. Woodard   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 644-5079
    Fax: (614) 719-0009
    Email Address:
    district09@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 10

    Shirley A. Smith   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-7954
    Fax: (614) 719-0010
    Email Address:
    district10@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 11

    Annie L. Key   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-1414
    Fax: (614) 719-0011
    Email Address:
    district11@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 12

    Michael DeBose   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-1408
    Fax: (614) 719-3912
    Email Address:
    district12@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 13

    Michael Skindell  
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-5921
    Fax: (614) 719-3913
    Email Address:
    district13@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 14

    Mike Foley   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-3350
    Fax: (614) 719-3910
    Email Address:
    district14@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 15

    Timothy J. DeGeeter   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-3485
    Fax: (614) 719-3911
    Email Address:
    district15@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 16

    Sally Conway Kilbane   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    13th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-0961
    Fax: (614) 719-3998
    Email Address:
    district16@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 17

    James Peter Trakas   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    13th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 644-6041
    Fax: (614) 719-6956
    Email Address:
    district17@ohr.state.oh.us

    District 18

    Tom Patton   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    11th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-4895
    Fax: (614) 719-6957
    Email Address:
    district18@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 37

    Jon Husted   
    Speaker of the House
    77 S. High St
    14th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 644-6008
    Fax: (614) 719-3591
    Email Address:
    district37@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 44

    Barbara A. Sykes   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-3100
    Fax: (614) 719-6944
    Email Address:
    district44@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 62

    Lorraine M. Fende   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    11th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 466-7251
    Fax: (614) 719-3962
    Email Address:
    district62@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 80

    Chris Redfern   
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    10th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 644-6011
    Fax: (614) 719-6980
    Email Address:
    district80@ohr.state.oh.us

     

    District 98

    Matthew J. Dolan   ( R )
    Representative
    77 S. High St
    12th Floor
    Columbus,OH
    43215-6111
    Tel: (614) 644-5088
    Fax: (614) 719-6998
    Email Address:
    district98@ohr.state.oh.us

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MISSION #3:  Light-up Our City
Support the lighting of Cleveland's Bridges and Church Steeples.

     

Light the Lights Cleveland!  Bridges and Steeples.


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Donald C. Shingler, Executive Director



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