"Friends gathering together to celebrate, protect and enhance the natural beauty in Anastasia State Park." Please come join us for an event, in membership or stewardship to this great preserve in St. Augustine. 
*** Friends of Anastasia ***
This website serves to inform our members, and those who may decide to become members, about our activities. Visit our "News Section" for reports with photos and videos on recent Friends' Events.
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SCROLL DOWN TO SEE OUR FRIENDS CORPORATE MEMBERS!
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.SUPPORT OUR NEW PLAYGROUND:
 | You can support the building of our new state-of-the-art PLAYGROUND at the park by making a playground specific donation. For a complete description of our Playground Project & info on how to become involved in making it a reality, Click here. |
After you have reviewed the information on the Playground Project, please send us your feedback in an E-Mail to friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com.
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GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT, SHELLY YOUNG - Your contributions to our Friends group & ASP have been many. You will be missed by all of your "FRIENDS" !
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YOU MAY NOW DONATE TO FRIENDS VIA "PAYPAL" - Submit your donations to Friends for your yearly Membership via PAYPAL. You may also use PAYPAL to register for our ESR-2012 (Run/Walk) or even make extra one-time donations to our General, Junior Rangers and Playground funds. Donations can be made securely via your individual PayPal account or by using a major credit card. To use PayPal, please click on the "PayPal" link located at the top of this page. Donating this way is: Convenient - Fast - Easy - Secure!!!!!!
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HELP OUR "JUNIOR RANGER" PROGRAM - You can now help support our "Junior Ranger" program here at Anastasia State Park. Recently, we had over 50 kids participate in this worthwhile program. It's easy to donate to Friends via PayPal or a Major Credit Card. Simply click on the "PayPal" link located at the top of this page. Donations on our site are safe & secure. You may also send in your "Junior Ranger" donation to: Friends Of Anastasia Park (Junior Rangers Fund), 1340A A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080-5422.
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ENDLESS SUMMER RUN/BEACH WALK (ESR) - 2012 - SAT. - SEPT. 22nd, 2012 @ 7:30 AM - For additional information, please see our Items of Interest post below and our ESR - 2012 website at: www.endlesssummerrun.org . New - You can now register for the ESR via our secure PayPal link above.
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GIVE "12 FREE ANASTASIA PARK ADMISSIONS" AS A GIFT - A Friends membership makes a great gift for someone you care about. Please visit the E-Form or Mail-Form links above and submit a gift membership today. Thanks!
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CALENDAR (of upcoming events) - Visit our Calendar link above to view all upcoming events, such as: Scheduled Park Bird Walks, Friends meetings & get togethers and our Park's "Fee-Free Days (to name a few). Also, go to the "Deals & Discounts" link on the Park Web Link for further information about all "Park Entry Deals" for 2012 at: http://www.floridastateparks.org/thingstodo/deals.cfm
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VISIT FLORIDA - Stay at Anastasia State Park -- a great place for RV camping as well as tent, cabin & primitive camping. Four miles of beaches, nature trails, coquina rock, historic St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos & nearby Fort Mose State Park make this a great destination. View a video featuring our recently retired Park Specialist, Shelly Young. Click here: http://www.visitflorida.com/video/video_id.217
ITEMS OF INTEREST:
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See Items Below (click "Next Page" to view Items on subsequent pages)
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| Roadside Cleanup-Sat, May 19th, 2012 @ 7:30 AM | Posted on Mar 28 2012 |
| Help Clean-up Our Very Own Adopted Road...... Read More | |
| Pot Luck for all Park Staff & Volunteers | Posted on May 18 2012 |
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Come to our "Staff and Volunteer Pot Luck" - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 @ 12:00pm (Noon) at the Park Admin. office. Click on "Read More" below (and scroll halfway down the page) for details. Read More |
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| Travel Channel TV Show To Highlight Our Park | Posted on May 17 2012 |
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Watch the Travel Channel’s TV show "Park Secrets – Hidden Beaches" on Monday, May 28th, 2012 @ 2:00 PM. It's not to be missed as the show will highlight our beautiful Anastasia State Park. If you can't watch it at that time, please set your DVRs and record it. Click on Read More below (and scroll halfway down the page) for additional information. Read More |
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| Beach Bash-Sat. June 2nd, 2012 (9 AM to 3 PM) | Posted on May 17 2012 |
| Everyone's invited out to the Park for Beach Bash 2012, the 19th Annual event. This day of fun has activities for everyone, starting with a scavenger hunt and ending with a spectacular sandcastle/sculpture contest. There will be interpretive programs, a Bird Walk, our famous “Low Tide Bike Ride”, and many PRIZES!!! Please click on the folllowing link: http://normfromfl.webs.com/foa/beachbash10.htm, click on "Read More" on this item, or visit our "Calendar" and "News" pages on this website. Read More | |
| Next Monthly Friends of Anastasia Park Meeting | Posted on May 16 2012 |
| Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 @ 7:00 PM at the Park Administration Bldg. Please click on "Read More" to the right for further information. Read More | |
| Friends Meeting Notes-April 17th, 2012 | Posted on May 02 2012 |
| View our April 17th, 2012 Friends meeting notes right here. Please click on "Read More" to the right ----> Read More | |
| Endless Summer Run/Walk-2012 (ESR) on Sept. 22nd | Posted on May 04 2012 |
| Saturday morning, September 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 AM. Visit our ESR-2012 Website at: www.endlesssummerrun.org for additional information. Run through three ecosystems or walk on the beach: 10k (6.2 mile) run (or a 5k [3.1 mile] beach walk) through Anastasia State Park's beach, hammock, and saltmarsh takes you to some of St. Johns County's most beautiful terrain. Drill down (click on Read More) on this item for additional information & visit us on www.endlesssummerrun.org to register or volunteer. Read More | |
| Friends of Anastasia Park Membership at 140 | Posted on May 16 2012 |
| Thank you Friends members for helping us reach another milestone in Membership - now at 140. It is appreciated! | |
| May 15th- 2012 Meeting Agenda | Posted on May 04 2012 |
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Please see our meeting agend for our upcoming May 15th, 2012 Friends meeting! Click "Read More" below and scroll about 1/2 way down the page: Read More |
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| Join Friends of Anastasia State Park | Posted on May 18 2012 |
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Join Friends of Anastasia State Park & recieve 12 free admissions to our beautiful park for one full year. Click on "Read More" below (then scroll down the page) for additional information. Also visit the "PayPal", "E-Form" or "Mail-Form" pages on this website. Read More |
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FRIENDS OF ANASTASIA PARK CORPORATE MEMBERS
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DID YOU KNOW?
1) Anastasia State Park offers programs to school groups FREE OF CHARGE! Please contact Park Services Specialist Cristy Leonard on (904) 461-2035 or at email address - cristy.leonard@dep.state.fl.us - for more information.
2) The Friends of Anastasia logo is a representation of the Anastasia Island Beach Mouse which is an endangered species.
3) Friends meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (@ 7:00 PM) at the State Park office (near the Amphitheater), unless otherwise noted. All Friends members are welcome & encouraged to attend.
4) Who are the Friends of Anastasia? We are a non-profit Citizens Support Organization (CSO) for Anastasia State Park who support the park by providing programs & services that will enhance the experience of all who visit this special place. See the "Facts about Friends" post in the Items of Interest section of this website for additional information about Friends.
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Contacts:
Playground/Fundraising: Linda Devlin - lldcso@gmail.com
Park Services Specialist: Cristy Leonard - cristy.leonard@dep.state.fl.us
Web Support/Membership: Dennis Salvati - friendsofanastasia@yahoo.com
Web Support: Norm Wyner