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The Trail Town Program® Newsletter

Great Allegheny Passage Trail Lodging Roundtable

The Trail Town Program® is hosting a Great Allegheny Passage Lodging Roundtable on March 10, 2016. Please join us at the West Newton Visitor Center in West Newton, PA to meet owners of fellow lodging facilities along the trail. Click here for more information. Please take this brief lodging survey (whether you plan to attend or not) to help us learn more about the current market.

RSVP to Courtney at cmahronich@progressfund.org
or 724-216-9160 Ext. 316 by March 3, 2016
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APPLY TODAY! The 2016 Trail Town Bike Rack Program is open! Check out the application today on our website! Applications will be reviewed following the submission deadline on February 29, 2016.
Featured Property of the Month! Check out this latest blog featuring an available property right along the Great Allegheny Passage!
Want to join over 120 Trail Town Certified Network members? With the snow on the ground, it's a great time to join the network!  Click here for more information!
Available Grants & Deadlines

Alleghney County CITF Grants & Loans - February 26, 2016
Fayette County Tourism Grant - March 4, 2016
Keystone Historic Preservation Project Grants - March 14, 2016
Allegheny County Conservation District - April 1, 2016
Recreational Trail Program Annual Achievement Awards - April 4, 2016
PA DCNR C2P2 - April 13, 2016

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Donation Grant - Rolling
Clarion County Room Tax Committee - Rolling
PNC Charitable Trust - Rolling
U.S. DOT Tiger Grant - Coming Soon

 


Upcoming Trail Town Events
 
9th Annual Bluegrass Festival - Oil City, PA - February 19 - 21, 2016
South Side Soup Contest - South Side, Pittsburgh - February 20, 2016
Crankie Fest - Confluence - February 26, 2016
Winetime in the Mainline - Ebensburg, PA - February 27, 2016
Hooley Plunge - Cumberland, MD - March 5, 2016
Boston History Hike - Boston, PA - March 5, 2016
Ferncliff Peninsula Hike - Ohiopyle, PA - March 6, 2016
National Bike Summit - Washington, DC - March 7-8, 2016
St. Patrick's Day - Carnival of Souls - Foxburg, PA - March 12, 2016
The Fleet Awakens Food Truck Rally -Homestead, PA - March 19, 2016
March for Parks - Cedar Creek Park - March 19, 2016
2016 Peter Cottontail Ride - Titusville, PA - March 26, 2016
REI Rails-to-Trails Summit - Pittsburgh, PA - March, 26, 2016
22nd Annual Yough River Trail Races - Connellsville, PA - March 26, 2016
National Park Service Northeast Interpretive Workshop - Delaware - March 30 - April 1, 2016
BikePGH's 2016 Annual Women and Biking Forum - Pittsburgh, PA - April 2, 2016
69th Annual Pennsylvania Maple Fest - Meyersdale, PA - April 2-3, 6-10 2016
A Mother's Day Excursion on the GAP - Homestead, PA - May 6-8, 2016
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425 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601

The Trail Town Program® is an initiative of The Progress Fund, a non-profit lender to businesses in the travel and tourism industry.
 
PROJECT FUNDING
These partners have invested in the future of the Trail Town communities by financially supporting the Trail Town Program®:
  • Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
  • Richard King Mellon Foundation
  • Anonymous donor
  • The Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, Inc
  • Community Foundation of Fayette County
  • PA Department of Community and Economic Development
  • PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  • The Student Conservation Association
  • Colcom Foundation
  • United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development