2019 In Review

Fundraising

In 2019, the Ottawa County Parks & Recreation Commission and staff worked closely with the Ottawa County Parks Foundation and Grand River Greenway Campaign Committee to close the gap in funds needed for the Idema Explorers Trail by:

• Formalizing the end-of-capital campaign strategy, in preparation for a public campaign
• Creating marketing materials to help Board Members, Greenway Campaign Committee members, and others continue to fundraise
• Hosting Greenway Tours showing donors the “unseen” sights along the trail route

Trail Progress

There were also a number of exciting accomplishments in 2019:

• The addition of the 118-acre Stearns Creek Park to the Grand River Greenway
• Construction and completion of two segments of the Idema Explorers Trail both in Jenison
  • 1.17 miles along Cottonwood Drive and 10th Avenue near the Jenison business district
  • 1-mile stretch within Grand Ravines County Park and along 42nd Avenue, connecting Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Allendale to Grand Ravines
• Launching a new Corporate Partnership program and welcoming three $100,000-level corporate partners