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Today
ConocoPhillips called back and said, "YES,they are
going to demolish the two piers at the San Bernard
Barge Terminal and could donate the materials to Brazoria County to help us maintain our parks,
boat ramps and fishing piers".
(Another
WIN, WIN situation for the folks along the San Bernard
River !!!!!!!!!!!!!)
dp
the trash dude
EXTRA:
I stop by the boat
ramps whenever I am close and have noticed that
under the 521 bridge the bank line is washing
away. Some folks have been dumping junk there. I
spoke with Mark Hansen last year about the problem,
and he said he was trying to get TXDOT to put some
rock material along that part of the bank. I called
Mark again this week to see if TXDOT could fill the
bank if we cleaned up the junk. (This sounds like a
good action item for the Heavy Debris Team.) If we
can get the Brazoria County Parks Dept., TXDOT and
F.O.R. together, I think we can clean up and fix
this situation very easily.
F.O.R. San Bernard's Spring Clean: April
2007
for more information email
David at:
cleanteam@sanbernardriver.com
The next planning meeting for
Brazoria County Day 2007 is scheduled
for Wednesday, January 17th at 3:00. The meeting
will be held at the Brazosport Chamber of Commerce
office at 3:00 p.m. Abner Jackson Parkway, Lake
Jackson. The meeting is open to anyone wanting to
learn more about Brazoria County Day. The actual
event is on March 20th, in Austin. Several F.O.R.
members plan to attend this event, to represent
Friends Of the River.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - GET INVOLVED !
Your Wish is - Grant-ed
Friends
Of the River San Bernard (F.O.R.) has
accomplished many things in our short
existence thanks to the support of the local
community and our dedicated officers,
members, and volunteers. Occasionally, we
appeal to the general membership and
community at large when an opportunity
arises. We now have this opportunity.
Few things in life are free and it takes
money and reserves to run our organization
and realize objectives such as opening the
river mouth. Many sources of funding are
available through government and
non-governmental grants. However, to tap
into these funds requires being able to find
them and then make the proper application
for them. Grant writing is a discipline
and a science of its own. There are set
protocols that need to be met and proper
ways to address and articulate our needs. Brazosport
College is offering a non-credit
course in grant writing as part of their
career advancement program. This five week
course covers the basic components that
comprise a competitive grant application.
A brief overview of the program can bee seen
at: http://www.brazosport.edu/Sched_SP07_online.pdf
The course starts on January 22, 2007 and
runs through February 19 on Monday evenings
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The classes are held
at the Lake
Jackson Learning Center at 120
Circle Way in the Four Corners shopping
center.
F.O.R. San Bernard will pay the tuition for
3 qualified volunteers who wish to attend
and assist the organization in writing grant
applications.
Time is short as classes start in
just another week.
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