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William Penn Foundation Awards $440,000 Grant to Friends of the Wissahickon

The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) have been awarded a grant from the William Penn Foundation in the amount of $440,000 to support FOW's Sustainable Trails Initiative and the organization's public engagement efforts. This grant will allow FOW to increase watershed protection through reduced stormwater run-off, volunteer maintenance activities, and public engagement on watershed issues.

 "We are very excited to once again partner with the William Penn Foundation," says FOW Executive Director Maura McCarthy. "This grant will help us to involve the community more deeply in our work as we care for the watershed and steward Wissahickon Valley Park."

The Sustainable Trails Initiative is a multi-year project to make the 50 miles of National Recreation Trails in the Wissahickon a physically and socially sustainable system that works for all park users. This project is being executed in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation.

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About the William Penn Foundation

The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, works to close the achievement gap for low-income children, ensure  a sustainable environment, foster creativity that enhances civic life, and advance philanthropy in the Philadelphia region. With assets of nearly $2 billion, the Foundation distributes approximately $80 million in grants annually. Learn more about the Foundation at www.williampennfoundation.org.

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About Friends of the Wissahickon

The Friends of the Wissahickon, founded in 1924, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Wissahickon Valley. FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the Wissahickon Valley Park with its Sustainable Trails Initiative. Follow FOW on Facebook and Twitter. For more information or to become a member, visit www.fow.org.

 

 

 

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