Gateway Green Crowdfunding Gets Serious Traction

By White Lotus Sports on September 28, 2013 • ( 1 )

All information from the North West Trail Alliance
http://www.nw-trail.org/

Wow! in just a little over two weeks, the Gateway Green crowdfunding campaign has raised over $66,000, 2/3 of the way towards the $100,000 goal! And with almost 500 individual contributors, the campaign is demonstrating the wide range of support for Portland’s first outdoor bike park. And if that weren’t enough, both the City of Portland and Multnomah County recently passed resolutions designating October 1st Gateway Green Day! In recognition, Hopworks on Powell will host an event celebrating this landmark next Tuesday from 4-6pm, so come on buy, have a beer and a burger, and learn more about the project.

Other exciting news:

• Double your donation! – Western Bikeworks announced a dollar for dollar match for all donations made through this unique link .

• Friends of Gateway Green will host a design workshop on Wednesday October 2nd from 4-7 at the Gateway EcoDistrict office. The project designers, including Chris Bernhardt from IMBA Trail Solutions, will be available to answer questions and get your input on what kinds of features you’d like to see in the park.

• On Friday, Kaiser Permanente stepped up big time, announcing a $10,000 donation toward the cause, taking us over the $66k mark. Thanks Kaiser!

If you have already contributed, Thank You! If you haven’t, the campaign ends on October 7th, so please make your contribution today. Any amount helps! More importantly, please help spread the word among your individual networks. A broad show of support will help reach the goal and ultimately get this park built