Businesses Are Friends of the Smokies, Too!

Friends of the Smokies has raised more than $24 million to support a variety of projects and programs that benefit America's most visited national park. We are very fortunate to have this great natural and cultural asset on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The park attracts more than nine million visitors each year, and it is one of the reasons why many individuals and businesses choose to locate in nearby communities.

We invite you to join more than 150 other businesses and organizations in our efforts to preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS

All business members of $25 or more receive our quarterly newsletter.

Business members of $100 or more will also be listed on the Friends of the Smokies website, and they will receive an annual window decal that reads "We support Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park." (Click here to see our current honor roll of donors.)

Business members of $500 or more will also be recognized and thanked during the annual Friends Across the Mountains broadcast (via WBIR in Knoxville and WLOS in Asheville) and in advertisements in area newspapers.

To establish or renew your business or organization membership, click here  to access a membership form that you can print, fill out, and return with your payment by mail.

OTHER WAYS OF GIVING

Here are a few more ways that your business or organization can help preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park:

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Trail maintenance and other projects are a great way to do teambuilding while also helping the park!

IN-KIND GIVING OPPORTUNITIES - Whether it's help with computer networking or donations of office furniture, there are many other ways your business can help!

DESIGNATED GIFT OPPORTUNITIES - Through grants or other special gifts, companies can help fund a specific park project or program.

For more information on these and other ways to help the Smokies, return to How You Can Help <http://www.friendsofthesmokies.org/help.html> , or call your local Friends of the Smokies office - Sevierville, TN (865) 932-4794 or Waynesville, NC (828) 452-0720.

Thank you for your support for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park!