Between Friends

Between Friends

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Reflections on a New Year

The New Year is just around the corner.  It is a time to reflect on the past, to make resolutions to change the future and to celebrate another year.  At the Friends office, we are doing just that, we are looking at the past year to see what we have accomplished:
  • The reintroduction of a monthly Speaker Series which has been sold out each month
  • A successful membership campaign where our member’s gave the gift of membership to friends and family
  • A fantastic float created and made by volunteers to represent a “Green” Liberty Bell and then a great showing of all the volunteers and people who work in the park at the Independence Day Parade, along with so much more

And yes we are making our resolutions for 2012 because what is New Year’s without a resolution or two?

In 2012, we resolve to:
  • Be more visible to our members, to our supporters and to the visitors of the park.  The Friends of Independence is the only way you can support Independence National Historical Park and we want everyone to know that about us
  • Increase our programming.  One of the great benefits we can offer as the supporting arm to Independence NHP is great educational programs held in some of the most historic buildings in our country.  Our goal is to increase what we are currently doing and find new ways to bring people back to the park
  • Increase our communications.  If we do not communicate all of our great programs and events as well as the news happening in and around the park, then we are not doing the most fundamental task that we were assigned from the beginning of our origins.  Our goal for 2012 is to increase that communications so that our members and supporters are always aware of what is happening at Independence NHP
  • Say thank you more often because at the end of the day, everything we do means nothing if we do not take a moment to thank the people who support us and our good works every day.
Thank you for your past support and we hope in the New Year, you will continue to support the Friends of Independence because that is the only way we can support the Best Park in History!, Independence National Historical Park.

Happy New Year to You and Yours!

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