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Support Austin Parks Foundation - Become a Member!

Austin Parks Foundation receives no government funding. We depend on your contributions to continue our work for parks.
Join online using the buttons below, or via phone or mail. Your gift is tax deductible.

Win Free 3-day Passes to the Austin City Limits Music Festival!

Every month from now through September, 2008, Austin Parks Foundation will be giving away a pair of ACL Festival 3-day wristbands! All you have to do to be entered to win is join or renew your Austin Parks Foundation membership. Your membership helps maintain and improve Austin's 209 parks.Everyone who joins or renews at the $35 level or above from July 2 through September 17 will be eligible to win. We will draw a random winner once a month and notify the winner via phone or email. (See the complete rules, below.)
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Support Austin Parks Foundation on an ongoing basis! Each month, we'll deduct $10 from your credit card, for the period of one year. (You can end your Sustainer Membership earlier as needed.)

Membership Levels:

$35 Member
$50 Friend
$100 Sponsor
$250 Benefactor
$25 Student/Senior Member

Members enjoy the benefits listed below.

$500 business members receive all the benefits of individual members plus a one-time mention with logo and link in our monthly e-newsletter, and a year-long logo and link on our supporters page.

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Please choose from the following special funds. If you would like to support a group or park not listed, or if you have questions about these funds, please contact APF at 512-477-1566.

Membership Levels

Students and Seniors (65+) - take a $10 discount off any level.

$35 Member
  • Quarterly print newsletter
  • Park Hero bumper sticker (while supplies last!)
  • Hill Country Outdoors free second month membership (call APF for details)
$50 Friend
  • Includes all of the above, plus....
  • Run-Tex 15% discount with restrictions
$100 Sponsor
  • Includes all of the above, plus....
  • Bicycle Sport Shop 10% discount with restrictions

$250 Benefactor

  • Includes all of the above, plus....
  • Great Outdoors Garden Center 10% discount with restrictions
$500 Business Membership
  • Includes all membership benefits, plus....
  • Your logo and link featured in our next monthly e-newsletter
  • Your logo and link featured on our supporters page for one year

Major Donor Levels

Additional recognition and involvement with APF may be arranged for major donors.

$1,000 Park Guardian

$2,50 Park Defender

$5,000 Park Advocate

$10,000 and more - Park Underwriter


Become A Member

To pay online, click below and donate your chosen level of membership through PayPal.

Call us at 512-477-1566 if you would prefer to use a credit card over the phone.

Or simply send a check to:
Austin Parks Foundation
701 Brazos Street, Suite 170 Austin, TX 78701


Other Ways to Support Austin Parks Foundation

Earth Share of Texas

Support Austin Parks Foundation at your workplace through Earth Share of Texas.  

Many local and regional employers have workplace giving programs including Earth Share of Texas.  Visit: http://www.earthshare-texas.org for a current list of participating workplaces.

For federal employees, our CFC code is 58241, for state employees, our SECC code is 035503, for City of Austin employees, our COACCC code is 1807.

Soup Peddler Feed your family dinner from the Soup Peddler and APF gets 5% of your purchase. You must order through this link.
Make us your Randalls Card beneficiary, and APF will get 1% of your grocery purchases. Our Randalls # is 11380.
iGive Are you an online shopper? Visit REI or iGive to make all your online purchases benefit Austin Parks Foundation!
Search for meaning--or whatever you are looking for--at GoodSearch.com. APF can earn a penny every time you search the web.

 

 

Win Free 3-day Passes to the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival!

Every month from now through September, Austin Parks Foundation will be giving away a pair of ACL Festival 3-day wristbands! All you have to do to be entered to win is join or renew your Austin Parks Foundation membership. Your membership helps maintain and improve Austin's 209 parks.Everyone who joins or renews at the $35 level or above from July 2 through September 17 will be eligible to win. We will draw a random winner once a month and notify the winner via phone or email. (See the complete rules, below.)

Contest Rules

Who's eligible: New and renewing members of Austin Parks Foundation at the $35 level or higher during the contest period. This offer applies to membership donations only. Memorial, restricted, or special fund donations do not qualify you for this drawing. Current members giving an additional gift of $35 or more during the contest period will be entered. We will accept only one entry per person.

How to enter: You may enter by making a membership contribution via credit card at http://www.austinparks.org/member.html, by calling 512-477-1566 during business hours, or by mailing a check to 701 Brazos, Suite 170, Austin, TX 78701. Entries must be received before September 17 to be included in the drawing.

When will you know: Drawings will be held July 28, August 25, and September 18, 2008. Winners will be chosen randomly and all decisions are final. We'll contact the winners directly and announce them on our website.

Your membership support is critical to our more than 40 park-adopter groups, to whom we provide grants, tools, financial management, and consulting services. Events like Park-of-the-Month volunteer days and It's My Park! Day make substantial improvements to parks all over town with the help of thousands of volunteers. Please join us!

 

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