About the Friends

Friends of the North Stanly Trails and Parks, Inc.

The Friends are a 501c tax exempt organization. The primary purpose of the organization is to create and maintain trails in the North Stanly area. Parks are a secondary purpose. The Friends raise money through membership and special fund raising events. The Friends also recruit volunteers to help maintain the trail.

The current Board consists of one appointee by each of the three municipalities in the North Stanly area– Misenheimer, Richfield, and New London.  There are additional members whose appointments are voted upon by the membership.

Currently John Risley serves as Chairperson, Gary Weart serves as Vice-Chairperson, and Mike Riemann serves as Secretary-Treasurer. Other Board members include Susan Almond, Bill Burnside, Rich Cosgrove, Carrie DeJaco, Calvin Gaddy, Jamie Hammill, Richard Kimmer, Steve Laton, Steven Link, and Jim Misenheimer.

Questions?

If you have questions about the Friends or want to review the by-laws of the organization, please contact us at FalconTrailNC at Gmail.com.