Asking for YOUR help!!
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Asking for YOUR help!!
Here's the scoop, there is an amusement park in the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania. A little park that's been around over a century now. This park has one of the worlds oldest wooden coasters and has quite a history behind the park itself. The name of the park, some of you may know it, is Conneaut Lake Park.
It is one of the few parks left today where a cover charge to enter is not even considered. Part of the community is actually living IN the park itself (yes there are peoples' houses on the park's property).
Now 2 years ago some vandals walked onto the property and set the pavilion ballroom on fire. The fire was so severe that it burnt down the dance floor, destroyed the restaurant below, destroyed the arcade, melted the globes for the street lights, dehydrated the mortar in the building across the street (which housed a scrambler ride that was in a pitch black room with black light effects everywhere), and destroyed the maintenance building.
The maintenance building housed multiple ride parts that were in storage, motors mostly, tools, and repair parts for the rides. Because of this careless act of vandalism, the park did not open the next 2 years. This year it finally has made a comeback with all rides opening EXCEPT The Big Dipper. The park's wooden (and only) coaster.
This park has been a place I visited nearly yearly as a kid and as I said, it's one of the few that you can just walk in buy a few ride tickets have some fun and leave without a $60 entry price tag. Food and beverages have always been welcome in the park and there are even picnic areas with grills to make a day of it.
So here's the deal. Pepsi is offering to fund projects that help communities. As a historic landmark, the coaster has been nominated for a $50,000 grant from Pepsi for the repair and reopening. All I ask is for your votes. Once a day until the end of July you can vote for her to be restored. Please help make a difference and keep her standing!
Here's the link: Pepsi Refresh Project Blue Streak
Thanks
It is one of the few parks left today where a cover charge to enter is not even considered. Part of the community is actually living IN the park itself (yes there are peoples' houses on the park's property).
Now 2 years ago some vandals walked onto the property and set the pavilion ballroom on fire. The fire was so severe that it burnt down the dance floor, destroyed the restaurant below, destroyed the arcade, melted the globes for the street lights, dehydrated the mortar in the building across the street (which housed a scrambler ride that was in a pitch black room with black light effects everywhere), and destroyed the maintenance building.
The maintenance building housed multiple ride parts that were in storage, motors mostly, tools, and repair parts for the rides. Because of this careless act of vandalism, the park did not open the next 2 years. This year it finally has made a comeback with all rides opening EXCEPT The Big Dipper. The park's wooden (and only) coaster.
This park has been a place I visited nearly yearly as a kid and as I said, it's one of the few that you can just walk in buy a few ride tickets have some fun and leave without a $60 entry price tag. Food and beverages have always been welcome in the park and there are even picnic areas with grills to make a day of it.
So here's the deal. Pepsi is offering to fund projects that help communities. As a historic landmark, the coaster has been nominated for a $50,000 grant from Pepsi for the repair and reopening. All I ask is for your votes. Once a day until the end of July you can vote for her to be restored. Please help make a difference and keep her standing!
Here's the link: Pepsi Refresh Project Blue Streak
Thanks
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