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"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.

                                          

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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SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS!

(view their logos below)

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SUPPORT OUR NEW PLAYGROUND:

Playground PlanYou 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 OR BY CREDIT CARD" - Submit your donations to Friends for your yearly Membership via PAYPAL.  You may also use PAYPAL to register for our ESR-2012 (Run/Walk) or even make extra one-time donations to our General, Junior Rangers 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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VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED!  Volunteers are needed for various Friends functions/tasks.  Some of these are:

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  •  Friends' Administration:  Board Member (Note: there are current Board Member vacancies)
  •  Fundraising:  Special Events, Endless Summer Run/Walk, Playground, etc. 
  •  Information:  Articles, Photography, Website Support, Correspondence, Public Speaking 
  •  ECO:  Recycling, Roadside Cleanup, Going Green 
  •  Friends of Anastasia Awareness:  FOA Booth, New Member Sign-up, Donor/Sponsor Solicitation 
  •  Membership:  Administration, Database Support 
  •  Special Skills:  Horticulture, Maintenance, Electric, Plumbing, Carpentry, Writing, Computer, etc.

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Please visit our Volunteer page [ http://normfromfl.webs.com/foa/volinfo.htm ] for additional information or send us an email at:  friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com - Thanks!

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ENDLESS SUMMER RUN/WALK (ESR) - 2013 - SAT, SEPT. 21st, 2013 - Thanks to all who Ran, Walked, Volunteered &/or Supported last year's Race.  It was a huge success - THANKS TO YOU!  It's now time to prepare for our 2013 Race.  Visit our ESR-2013 Website at: www.endlesssummerrun.org/ for complete info on how to Register, Volunteer &/or be a Supporter.  Let's make ESR-2013 our biggest & best ESR ever. 

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF FRIENDS:  OUR NEW FRIENDS SPORT SHIRT IS NOW AVAILABLE.  To view a photo & get more info on how to obtain one, visit the News section of this website, or simply click here:  http://normfromfl.webs.com/foa/voltshirt.htm

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR GENEROUS ESR SPONSORS - To view them all, please click on: http://www.endlesssummerrun.org/sponsors.htm

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OUR “FUNdrasier YARD SALE" ON FEB. 23rd, 2013 (supporting our Playground at the park) was a "Huge Success" - To view some pictures, a brief summary & a nice note from our Friends President about this event, visit our News link above or click on:  http://normfromfl.webs.com/foa/fundraiser.htm

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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, Mail-Form or PayPal links above and submit a gift membership today. Thanks!

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THE ROADSIDE LOOKS GREAT-THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED - View a note from our Friends V.P. & Roadside Cleanup Coordinator, Rita Roberts in our "Items Of Interest" section below.  Thanks for the help......

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READ OUR MONTHLY "RANGER'S CORNER" FEATURE ARTICLES:  Written by our own Friends Liaison, Cristy Leonard - Park Specialist at ASP, her latest interesting & educational article (for March, 2013) is about "The Black Skimmers". To view this article, please click on the following link: http://normfromfl.webs.com/foa/skimmers.htm .  While in our "News" section, view other interesting stories & pictures we have posted.

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CALENDAR (of upcoming events) - Visit our Calendar link above to view all upcoming events, such as:  Scheduled Park "Habitat Walks" (on the last Saturday of each month), Friends meetings & get togethers and our Park's "Fee-Free" Days (to name a few).  To find out more, visit the "Deals & Discounts" link on the Park Website at:  http://www.floridastateparks.org/thingstodo/deals.cfm

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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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ITEMS OF INTEREST:

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See Items Below (click "Next Page" to view Items on subsequent pages)

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Next Monthly Friends of Anastasia Park Meeting

Posted by Administrator (friends) on Apr 21 2013 at 10:55 AM
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The next Friends of Anastasia State Park meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 7:00 PM at the Park Administration Bldg. (across the parking lot from the St. Augustine Amphitheater).  All Friends members are welcome and encouraged to attend this very important meeting. 
 
If you have any news you'd like to share with the rest of the group, please let us know and we will post it on the web.  You can simply send us an email at:  friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
 
Also, please keep up with all of our "Friends of Anastasia" State Park scheduled events on this  website:  http://www.friendsofanastasia.org/
 
Hope you can make it to next Friends Meeting on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013.  Thanks......

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DID YOU KNOW? 

1)  Anastasia State Park offers programs to school groups FREE OF CHARGE!  Please contact Park Services Specialist Cristy Leonard on (904) 461-2035 or at email address - cristy.leonard@dep.state.fl.us

2)  The Friends of Anastasia logo is a representation of the Anastasia Island Beach Mouse which is an endangered species.

FOA Logo       Beach Mouse

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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Contact cristy.leonard@dep.state.fl.us - for more information.


Contacts:
Email us at: friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
President: Greg Adams - adam3313@bellsouth.net
Playground/Fundraising: Shelley Stover - jwaldron2008@aol.com
Park Services Specialist: Cristy Leonard - cristy.leonard@dep.state.fl.us
Web Support/Membership/Correspondence: Dennis Salvati - friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
Web Support: Norm Wyner (contact Dennis Salvati @ email address above) 
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Board Members - 2013:

Officers:

President: Greg Adams / Vice President: Rita Roberts

Secretary: Sharon Burbelo / Treasurer: Doug Imshaug

Directors:

Robert Ganley / Diane Glass / Shelley Stover / Dennis Salvati / (One Director Vacancy)