Spring 2008 Announcements!

• WEB SITE: We are working on making more reliable and regular updates to this web site.  Please be patient as we also seek to implement some necessary structural changes as well.  Your feedback is welcome.  Please tell us what you like, don't like and what you would like to see on our web site.

• E-MAIL BLASTS:  Friends of the Riverfront is beginning to make use of monthly e-mail newsletters to our members and friends.  If you want to be on our list, please send an e-mail to friends@friendsoftheriverfront.org.  We are also seeking to make major updates to our contact database so if you want to get special mailings from us please forward on your additional contact information as well.  You will be able to provide us with this information through an on-line form in the near future.

• TRIATHLON: The 2008 Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race is scheduled for July 20th, 2008. New this year is the Saturday, July 19th 5k Heritage Trail Walk. Proceeds will go to the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Activate Pittsburgh initiatives to educate on and help fight obesity, and Friends of the Riverfront for the continued stewardship and development of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Please visit www.pittsburghtriathlon.com for more information.
  

• STEWARDSHIP and VOLUNTEER Opportunities: Friends of the Riverfront has a growing number of opportunities for you to become a part of our family of river, riverfront, riverfront trail and water trail stewards and volunteers.  We are planning on offering more regular volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals to work along our rivers.  There are also many other volunteer job descriptions for office work and various Friends of the Riverfront committee work that will be posted on our website soon.  Keep a look out!