Friends of Murphys Point Park

Looking for a socially distanced way to support the Friends of Murphys Point? We hope so!

Since we haven’t been able to host our usual yummy barbecues or other fundraising events involving crowds of people over the last year or so due to pandemic restrictions, we’re bringing a fundraiser to you!

Thanks to the generosity of numerous donors, the Friends will be hosting a silent auction starting on June 27! The auction will be hosted on our public Facebook page. All the items will be pictured with a description and minimum bid amount. You will have up to noon on July 11 to place your bid in the comment section.

Items include paintings by local artist Barb Sohn, a private birding session with our Park Naturalist, gift certificates to fantastic local businesses, a package from the Rideau Trail Association, a beautiful hand-crafted elm bowl by local artisan Robert Roszell, a maple syrup package, and hand-crafted Cree beadwork earrings.

Your support helps the Friends to support natural and cultural education at Murphys Point through hiring students, developing displays and publications, providing special programming and much more.

Stay tuned for all details – and thanks in advance for your support!

Again this year we are hosting our Annual General Meeting in a virtual format given the current state of things with COVID-19 in Ontario! Hopefully it won’t be long before we are able to gather together again and celebrate all the wonderful things about Murphys Point Provincial Park.

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 1 p.m. when we will host a Zoom Annual General Meeting. Members have already received a package and information, but if you are interested in attending please register here, and the Zoom link will be sent to you:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/friends-of-murphys-point-park-agm-tickets-151474858379

At the meeting we will summarize last year’s activities and some of the plans for this year. The business portion of the meeting will likely last about 20 minutes and will be followed with an educational presentation by our very own Mark Read, Acting Discovery Leader at Murphys Point. The whole event is expected to last about an hour.

Paid up members can vote at the AGM. How exciting is THAT?? Memberships are $10 and can be renewed by sending an e-transfer to friendsofmurphyspointpark@yahoo.ca. New members can find our membership form at https://friendsofmurphyspoint.ca/memberships/ and can e-mail it as above. Donated amounts over the $10 membership fee will receive a tax receipt. Please encourage a friend to become a Friend or consider making a donation.

Directors will be elected during the AGM. The package will be displayed at the meeting. If you’d like to get involved or have questions, we hope you’ll join us on April 25!

Would you like to support the Friends AND demonstrate it with the shirt on your back? You can totally do both!

The Friends now have a line of T-shirts available to order! Find all the details on our new T-shirt page: https://friendsofmurphyspoint.ca/friends-t-shirts/

Proceeds help to support our operational activities and programs such as hiring students.

Spread the word! Tell your Friends! And look great while doing it!