Thank you. Your generosity created an outstanding mountain bike race series that brought hundreds of people to our community and Yellow Creek State Park. It was a record-breaking summer!
This summer, we had over 350 racers, plus their families. We had kids on the swings, parents on their bikes, and entire families on the beach—participants ranging in age from 9 to 79! We had racers from New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. More locally, we always get a crew from Pittsburgh and State College, plus a whole lot of people from in between.
Because of your help, we are steadily bringing people into our community. And once here, we are working hard to make their visits fun and our park a place they want to return to, again and again.
Last spring, we installed a permanent bike repair station with a pump at a popular trailhead. Anyone can now add air to their tires, tighten a bolt or two, and know that we have many of their issues covered. We have also funded materials for rebuilding a deck on one of the park’s popular yurts and for replacing three dilapidated bridges along the trails, which we replaced ourselves. We encourage our racers to “make a weekend of it,” and the yurts and cabins are always a fun option for that.
We know that you could support any number of local groups, and that is why we are both proud and thankful that you chose our grassroots race series, which welcomes all and encourages our participants to engage in our community and all that it has to offer. We can’t wait to see what we can do next year!
On behalf of the YC Monthly and Friends of Yellow Creek,
Lynn Botelho
Friends of Yellow Creek is a member supported organization. All memberships and donations go directly to park projects. We support trail bridges, park cleanup, planting, invasive removal, outdoor programs, Eagle Scout projects, and more. If you have enjoyed a ride on the trails or a sail on the lake, you’ve benefited from the generosity of others. Please consider how you can help.
Dear Friends,