Last year, two families donated a combined $10,000 to Pine Hill Partnership. We then reached out to you, our members, to ask for matching donations. This campaign raised $29,000. We put these funds toward all the trail work we did in 2025.
These same two families have kicked off a 2026 capital campaign with another $10,000 donation ($5,000 each) and asked us to reach out to members to step up and again match their donations. So, by the end of this “matching” campaign, we want to raise at least $20,000.
Why do we need so much money?
Because Pine Hill Partnership is in the midst of major trail remediation in the park, and we still have a long way to go. Refurbishing the trail treads increases trail longevity, especially on some of our older generation trails.
Our older trails were built back in the early to mid-2000s, and they are showing their age. We built trails differently in those days, and they are not up to today’s trail-building standards. The rain storms are heavier and more frequent now, and we have a lot more folks using the trails, so they are degrading more quickly.
This past spring, we had 5” of rain in less than a week. This caused major run off that created a fair amount of mud on several trails. With the work we have done this past year, we’re hoping to prevent water running straight down the trail tread again. In some places we have measured trail degradation up to 12” over an 18-year period.
While much of the work in the park is done by volunteers, the work needed to refurbish these trails requires paid trail crews and builders. Our budget for this trail work next year is $30,000. The $20,000 raised during this “double match” campaign will go toward offsetting that expense.
If you would like to read about projects that were completed in the park this year, please visit our webpage: https://pinehillpartnership.org/present-day/
Can you help us? We appreciate contributions of any size! And we are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit for tax purposes. A check would be great (so we don’t pay the percentage fee to Pay Pal). But if Pay Pal is easiest for you, please click on the “donate” button on our website: www.pinehillpartnership.org
