"Friends gathering together to celebrate, protect and enhance the natural beauty in Anastasia State Park." Please come join us for an event, in membership or stewardship to this great preserve in St. Augustine. 
*** Friends of Anastasia ***
This website serves to inform our members, and those who may decide to become members, about our activities. Visit our "News Section" for reports with photos and videos on recent Friends' Events.
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.SUPPORT OUR NEW PLAYGROUND:
 | You can support the building of our new state-of-the-art PLAYGROUND at the park by making a playground specific donation. For a complete description of our Playground Project & info on how to become involved in making it a reality, Click here. |
After you have reviewed the information on the Playground Project, please send us your feedback in an E-Mail to friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
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YOU MAY NOW DONATE TO FRIENDS VIA "PAYPAL" - You are now able to submit your donations to Friends for your yearly Membership via PAYPAL. You may also use PAYPAL to make extra one-time donations to our General and Playground funds. Donations can be made securely via your individual PayPal account or by using a major credit card. To use PayPal, please click on the "PayPal" link located at the top of this page. Donating this way is: Convenient - Fast - Easy - Secure!!!!!!
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HELP OUR "JUNIOR RANGER" PROGRAM - You can now help support our "Junior Ranger" program here at Anastasia State Park. Recently, we had over 50 kids participate in this worthwhile program. It's easy to donate to Friends via PayPal or a Major Credit Card. Simply click on the "PayPal" link located at the top of this page. Donations on our site are safe & secure. You may also send in your "Junior Ranger" donation to: Friends Of Anastasia Park (Junior Rangers Fund), 1340A A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080-5422.
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ENDLESS SUMMER RUN/BEACH WALK (ESR) - 2012 - SAT. - SEPT. 22nd, 2012 @ 7:30 AM - For additional information, please see our Items of Interest post below and our ESR - 2012 website at: www.endlesssummerrun.org .
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GIVE "12 FREE ANASTASIA PARK ADMISSIONS" AS A GIFT - A Friends membership makes a great gift for someone you care about. Please visit the E-Form or Mail-Form links above and submit a gift membership today. Thanks!
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CALENDAR (of upcoming events) - Visit our Calendar link above to view all upcoming scheduled events, such as: Scheduled Park Bird Walks, Friends meetings & get togethers, and our Park's "Fee-Free Days (to name a few). Also, go to the "Deals & Discounts" link on the Florida Park Webpage for further information about the "Deals on Park Entry" for 2012 at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/thingstodo/deals.cfm
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VISIT FLORIDA - Stay at Anastasia State Park -- a great place for not only RV camping, but tent, cabin & primitive camping, as well. Four miles of beaches, nature trails, coquina rock, historic St. Agstine & Castillo de San Marcos & nearby Fort Mose State Park make this a great destination. View a video featuring our own Park Specialist, Shelly Young. Click here: http://www.visitflorida.com/video/video_id.217
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ITEMS OF INTEREST:
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See Items Below (click "Next Page" to view Items on subsequent pages)
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Endless Summer Run/Walk-2012 (ESR) on Sept. 22nd |
| Posted by Administrator (friends) on Jan 27 2012 at 10:05 PM |
10K (6.2 mile) Run
Saturday morning, September 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 AM - This 10k (6.2 mile) run (or 5k [3.1 mile]beach walk) through Anastasia State Park's beach, hammock, and saltmarsh takes you to some of St. Johns County's most beautiful terrain.
The race begins with a beach loop, traces pavement, dirt roads, and soil through the east nature trail and hammock loop. Runners will hit the pavement and trail again as they head to the marsh loop. The last leg of the run shoots the runners back down the main park road to the beach for a final loop on the sand.
This is a cross country run/walk and participants must be fit to run or walk on soft sand, uneven terrain, mixed pavement types, and hills with sun exposure, heat, and humitity, etc.
5k (3.1 mile) Beach Walk Run Available This Year
This year we are going to have a 5k (3.1 mile) Walk on the beach for anyone who does not want to run the 10k cross country run.
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Please contact Shelly at the race hotline (904) 461-2035 if you have any questions about the race.
You can also go to http://www.endlesssummerrun.org for additional information on registering or volunteering for this fun event.
FRIENDS OF ANASTASIA PARK CORPORATE MEMBERS
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DID YOU KNOW?
1) Anastasia State Park offers programs to school groups FREE OF CHARGE! Please contact Park Services Specialist Shelly Young on (904) 461-2035 or at email address - shelly.young@dep.state.fl.us - for more information.
2) The Friends of Anastasia logo is a representation of the Anastasia Island Beach Mouse which is an endangered species.
3) Friends meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (@ 7:00 PM) at the State Park office (near the Amphitheater), unless otherwise noted. All Friends members are welcome & encouraged to attend.
4) Who are the Friends of Anastasia? We are a non-profit Citizens Support Organization (CSO) for Anastasia State Park who support the park by providing programs & services that will enhance the experience of all who visit this special place. See the "Facts about Friends" post in the Items of Interest section of this website for additional information about Friends.
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Contacts:
Playground/Fundraising: Linda Devlin - lldcso@gmail.com
Park Services Specialist: Shelly Young - Shelly.Young@dep.state.fl.us
Web Support/Membership: Dennis Salvati - friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
Web Support: Norm Wyner