EVGV Trail Fundraiser
EVGV Trail Fundraiser
Committee to host Chicken BBQ in downtown Ellicottville October 22
ELLICOTTVILLE - The Ellicottville-Great Valley Recreational Trail Committee invites the public to enjoy a chicken BBQ fundraiser at the corner of Jefferson and Washington Streets in Ellicottville on Saturday, October 22 from noon until sold out. Proceeds will benefit the Ellicottville-Great Valley Recreational Trail.
Marketing Director Lisa Hunt said chicken dinners will be supplied by Wendell's and offered at a cost of $15 each. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce office, 9 W. Washington Street, Monday through Friday from 10:00am-3:00pm. Tickets are also available Monday through Saturday from 9:00am-5:00pm at the ERA Team VP Real Estate office, 12 Washington Street. Pre-sale tickets will be offered until October 21 and include a bottle of water with dinner. Pre-sale insures you will get a dinner; supply usually runs out around 3:30/4:00pm. This is a great opportunity for trail enthusiasts to come out and support a great cause!
Information and maps on the trail’s progress will be available at the event and committee members will be on-hand to discuss and answer questions. Hunt said the trail has been long in the making and, lately, great strides have been made. She said the cost of building a trail to benefit the community is significantly more costly than widely known, with the total cost per mile easily exceeding $1 million. Costs for environmental and engineering studies, gaining right of way, and site preparations start well before trail construction.
“We deeply appreciate support from the community and are actively pursuing larger government and private grant funding,” she said. “Upon completion, approximately 15 miles of trail will safely join parts of Ellicottville and Great Valley to one another and tie into the Erie, Cattaraugus and Southern Tier trails. This will further allow access to all regions of New York State.”
For more information on the Ellicottville-Great Valley Recreational Trail or to make a donation, visit online at EVGVTrail.org. The EVGV Trail is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization.Add some content here to go above first banner ad