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Friends Working Through National Volunteer Month
Newnan Times-Herald, April 27, 2012.
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Chattahoochee Bend Hosts Orienteering Championship, River Cleanup
Newnan Times-Herald, April 15, 2012.
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Park Spruced Up with Tree Planting, Trail Restoration
Newnan Times-Herald, January 30, 2012.
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Volunteers Needed to Help with Tree Planting, Bridge Restoration
Newnan Times-Herald, January 26, 2012.
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Coweta County to Fund Park Naturalist
Newnan Times-Herald, January 21, 2012.
PDF | Article on NTH
Rep. Smith one of 100 Most Influential Georgians
Newnan Times-Herald, January 12, 2012.
PDF | Article on NTH
About 1,000 Attend Inaugural Fall Festival at The Bend
Newnan Times-Herald, October 11, 2011.
PDF | Article on NTH
New Park, Boat Traffic Up: 'Phenomenal increase' on River
Newnan Times-Herald, August 28, 2011.
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CEC Students Volunteer at Park
Newnan Times-Herald, July 21, 2011.
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Georgia Opens First New State Park in 18 Years
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 1, 2011.
PDF | Article on AJC.com
This New Park Along the Chattahoochee is a Big Deal for Coweta
Newnan Times-Herald, May 17, 2011.
PDF | Article on NTH
Wicklund Working to Get State Park Up and Running
Newnan Times-Herald, May 16, 2011.
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Chattahoochee Bend State Park: Grand Opening in July
Newnan Times-Herald, May 16, 2011.
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07 May '09 ~ Announcement of First Annual Meeting, with slate of nominees for the first elected board of directors, selected by the interim board.
25 February '09 ~ Announcement of first scheduled volunteer cleanup day.
25 February '09 ~ Announcement of official charter of Chattahoochee Bend Chapter of Friends of Georgia State Parks. Whoohoo!!
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27 May '09 ~ Friends Director Andy Fleming responds to DNR statement (below).
22 Aug '08 ~ Friends of GA State Parks & Historic Sites Mobilizes to Support Parks During Statewide Budget Cuts
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Announce Restructuring — 27 May '09
Previous Announcements:
Ground Breaking (click to show/hide)
On Sept. 29, 2009, the Bend Friends welcomed delegates from GA DNR, the state Friends organization, GA state government and Coweta County government to the Flat Rock area at Chattahoochee Bend State Park for the official groundbreaking ceremony.
Chapter Officers (click to show/hide)
In a unanimous vote at the July Board of Directors meeting, the Officer positions of Chapter President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer were filled by the interim officers, respectively: Dean Jackson, Glenn Flake, Pamela Giles and Robbie Hinely. Congrats!
2009 Annual Meeting (click to show/hide)
The first annual meeting of the Chattahoochee Bend Friends chapter was on June 6, 2009, at the Panther Creek Community Center in Sargent.
Updates on park progress were given, nominees for the Board were introduced, and GA Rep. Lynn Smith spoke about the beginning of the park's history while votes were counted. The entire slate was elected.
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