Donations from Sydney Striders
Stephen Jackson, President of Sydney Striders Road Runners Club, in late 2004 presented the Friends with a cheque for $1,000. This followed 2 previous donations of $500 each in the previous 2 years.

The group has since donated $1,000 in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The money is put towards specific bush regeneration projects.

Members of the Sydney Striders use the park on a regular basis and the donations are made in appreciation of the environment in which they run – “a highlight of the Striders’ calendar”, to quote Stephen.

Thank you Sydney Striders for your continued support.

Friends President Margaret Reidy with Starbucks manager John Cam planting a Sydney Blue Gum in Lane Cove National Park to mark their donation.

Sponsorship by corporation Starbucks
To celebrate the opening of its coffee shop in Macquarie Shopping Centre, Starbucks management sought to find a local environmental group to sponsor. They found The Friends on our web site.

On 20th November, 2003 the manager of the new shop, John Cam, and Margaret Reidy planted a Blue Gum near the river at Area 9, Carters Creek. Starbucks have made a one-off donation of $1,000 to the Friends.

We are grateful to receive this sponsorship for the park’s Volunteer Bushcare Program.

These 2 donations will be used for contract bush regeneration work at the Marrs Creek Bushcare site. The coordinator of the Marrs Creek bushcare group, Margaret Hafey, also a very active committee menber, passed away unexpectedly in November 2003 after an operation, and donations in lieu of flowers at her funeral will also be used for contract work at her site.

Many individual Friends have made donations with their membership fees over the years, including amounts of $500 and $1,000. We thank all these Friends for their help.