Friends of Parks Report on Capital Campaign; Not Far from Goal
By ELIZABETH COOPER
COOPERSTOWN
In May, Cooperstown Friends of the Parks put forth a lofty two-year goal: raise $250,000.00 for renovations and upgrades for Fairy Spring Park.
In just five months they have raised 75 percent of that.
“We are excited to have made such progress so early on in our campaign,” said Susie Lasher Knight, Project Fairy Spring coordinator and capital campaign chair.
If they can bring in the remaining 25 percent, or about $62,000.00 by mid-winter, they can break ground in the spring.
The quiet, shady park on the east side of Lake Otsego has long had a dedicated following. Its pebbly beach draws a different crowd from sunny, sandy Three Mile Point, and there’s no better place to meet a friend or read a book and then take a dip in the cool waters.
“We are really hoping other people who love Fairy Spring, or just really value the importance of public spaces, will give to the project before the end of the year so we can get started,” Knight said.
Knight is a member of Cooperstown Friends of the Parks, a nonprofit volunteer organization that supports the village’s public recreational spaces and is spearheading the project.
