Partners In Preservation Donating To America’s Historic Places
Here’s a chance to help some of America’s greatest treasures by voting on your favorite national park in the USA.
The winner will receive $250,000 in grants with a total of $2 being awarded.
Partners in Preservation (PIP), a community-based partnership of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise awareness of the importance of preserving historic places, is embarking on its first national campaign in the program’s 10-year history.
In honor of the National Park Service’s Centennial, the 2016 Partners in Preservation: National Parks campaign will award $2 million in grants to historic sites in need of preservation within national parks units, as decided by popular vote.
The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite parks thru July 5 on VoteYourPark.org, the online portal hosted by National Geographic, this year’s media partner, to determine which sites will receive preservation grants.
The public is also invited to share their experiences on social media and celebrate these sites using #VoteYourPark.
“The 2016 Partners in Preservation campaign is a strong symbol of our partners’ continued dedication to ensure that these special places are preserved and protected for future generations of Americans,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.
Alcatraz Island Part Of National Parks Program
Many people are not aware that Alcatraz prison in San Francisco is a national park, but it is and is one of the 20 parks part of this campaign.
Winning a $250,000 grant will help the San Francisco landmark and top tourist attraction restore historical rifle slit window openings and install replica doors to revitalize the structure to its 1920s appearance. The project will also provide additional interpretive opportunities of the island’s military history.
“Before Alcatraz was a famous prison, it was a military fortress with guns, a moat, a drawbridge, and a sally port—just like a castle,” said Greg Moore, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
“The Rock’s military past adds layers of mystery to this place. Alcatraz was a fort in 1857, became a federal prison in 1934 and closed in 1963, and finally was opened to the public as part of a national park in 1973. Receiving this grant will allow us to restore beauty to a place that continues to capture the imagination of visitors.”
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