Last Minute Christmas Gifts: Riverlink Support

RiverLink Offers Gifts that Last a Lifetime

submitted by Bunny Clarke, Riverlink Office Manager

What do you buy someone who already has all knickknacks, outfits, and sweets they can use in this lifetime? A gift that last forever and improves the quality of life for people throughout the watershed ; purchase a Riverlink deed of support! A $50 Deed of Support is your ticket to owning one linear foot of the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan, a 17-mile greenway along the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers.

To go along with your Deed of Support consider passing on the gift of knowledge by giving an informative historical account of this region written by none other than Wilma Dykeman. The French Broad book is on sale for $15.00.

For those who like to show their support: how about a RiverLink hat - 100% cotton baseball cap for $12 or a cool patch for $3?

And the person who appreciates art will adore a signed print by Judith Cheney, a well-loved local folk artist who painted the "The French Broad in Asheville, NC: Past, Present, & Future." These limited edition, signed prints are a steal at $25 and are a history lesson for the whole family that can be framed and hung on your wall.

If you spend $15 or more you will receive a complementary "Get in Touch with your Inner Tube" French Broad River Yacht Club license plate. This will bring a smile to everyone's face as you induct them into the Yacht Club. You can just buy the license plates for $5 each and give one to everyone on your list.

The best part of these gift ideas is that the proceeds help RiverLink continue their mission to make the river a place to live, work and play. RiverLink is a regional organization dedicated to the rebirth of the French Broad River and its watershed so that our waters are swimmable, drinkable and fishable.

To acquire these items please stop by RiverLink offices at 170 Lyman Rd. Asheville, NC 28801 or visit our Web site at: http://www.riverlink.org.

RiverLink is a regional non-profit organization spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries as a place to live, work and play. Since 1987 we have engaged in simultaneous efforts to address water quality concerns throughout the French Broad River basin, expand public opportunities for access and recreation, and spearhead the economic revitalization of Asheville's dilapidated riverfront district.