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Friends ofFriends ofFriends of
Franklin D. Roosevelt &Franklin D. Roosevelt &Franklin D. Roosevelt &
Donald J. Trump State ParksDonald J. Trump State ParksDonald J. Trump State Parks
c/oFranklinD.RooseveltSatePark
2957CrompondRoad
YorktownHeights,NY1059
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Be A Friend, Join Us
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Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Donald J. Trump
State Parksc/o Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
2957 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights, NY 10598
Latitude 41.282367285600003Longitude -73.808758410699994
www.FoFDR.org
E-Mail: [email protected]
Twitter @fofdrFacebook.com/FriendsofFDR
c/o Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park2957 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights, NY [email protected]
F R I E N D S O F F D R S T A T E P A R K &D O N A L D J . T R U M P S T A T E P A R K S
Interested?
Please join us at 7.30 pm on the second
Wednesdays of the month at the Park Oce
2957 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Join Friends of FDR & Trump State
ParksMembership is free
Speak up for the parks because they have no
voice
Help with short or long term projects that make
a dierence in the project
Make a donaon as funds raised go to support
the Parks
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Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park: Located ap-
proximately 40 miles from New York City, FDR
appeals to both local an region-wide visitors
who use the park for a wide variety of pasmesand acvies. The park hosts about 40 special
events annually.
This 841 acre park, then known as Mohansic
Park, was originally established as a county
park in 1922 on the former site of the pro-
posed Mohansic State Hospital. In 1957, New
York State acquired the property. To honor the
centennial of Franklin D. Roosevelts birth, it
was renamed in 1982.
Set beside Mohansic Lake, FDR State Parkoers:
Walking trails through the woods or along
park roads
Fishing and boang on Mohansic Lake
Picnic areas and pavilions which can be
reserved for a fee
Playground with climbing walls, swings and
more!
Basketball courts, soccer elds, and an 18-
hole disc golf course
Space for special events Swimming pool (seasonal) - the largest in
NY State Parks
Sledding hill (seasonal)
Ice shing (seasonal)
Concession stands (seasonal)
Donald J. Trump State Park was donated by
Donald Trump in 2006. There are two undevel-
oped parcels: Indian Hill282-acres in north-
ern Jeerson Valley, and French Hill154-acres
in southern Yorktown Heights
Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt & Donald J. Trump State Parks
A Friends Group
Is organized to support, assist and promote the
mission, acvies, properes and facilies of aparcular park .
Consists of movated people in the community
who understand the value and benets of a state
park and provide community outreach and re-
source development and preservaon based on
the needs of the park. A friends group does not
create policy, but provide park management the
means for the enhancing programming oered at
park facilies.
Will help organize volunteers who would like to
see changes made at the park to enhance the
stewardship of the natural resources of the park
and help visitors explore and discover.
Why Join Friends of FDR?
You love the park whether as a local resource or
a weekend retreat
Would like to make a posive contribuon to
resource enjoyed by many
Interested in helping make future improvements
possible
And in the process meet like minded people, learn
something new, and gain new skills
BECOME A MEMBERITS FREE!
MissionThe mission of the Friends of the Franklin D. Roose-
velt and Donald J. Trump State Parks is to supportthe operaons of the parks facilies, promote edu-
caonal programs for adults and youth that encour-
ages the protecon and conservaon of natural re-
sources, and to provide recreaonal acvies for
park visitors.
Name: ____________________________________
Address:____________________________________
City:__________________ State: ____ Zip: ________
Telephone:__________________________________
Email:______________________________________
Signature:___________________________________
Return to Friends of FDR and Trump State Parks
c/o Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park2957 Crompond RoadYorktown Heights, NY 10598
Or email [email protected] with the above information that
you would like to join