Join Friends of Jockey’s Ridge as a Community Room Founding Sponsor

Friends of Jockey’s Ridge, the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit partner supporting Jockey’s Ridge State Park, is pleased to announce new community room sponsorship opportunities.

Jockey’s Ridge is the most visited State Park in North Carolina with over 1.8 million visitors last year. The community room, located inside the visitor center adjacent to the park museum, is a flexible space for visitors to gather while preparing for a trek into the dunes or rest after their return. Plans for the room include interactive educational exhibits, activity tables and seating in an air-conditioned space with gallery-style artwork featuring Jockey’s Ridge. The space will also host special events and park programs.

Sponsorships support Friends of Jockey’s Ridge and help fund the exhibits, activities and artwork in the community room, as well as park programs, educational materials, equipment, supplies and events.  In return for your tax-deductible sponsorship, your organization will be featured on the newly designed, highly visible community room sponsor panel. Donors will be recognized according to sponsorship category.  Your sponsorship will be promoted on our website, social media, and in our newsletter. Sponsorships received by May 1, 2023 will be identified as founding sponsors. Founding sponsors will be featured at the community room grand opening events and will be honored on the donor panel in perpetuity.

Just as the dune environment depends on the supporting landscape to thrive, Friends of Jockey’s Ridge and Jockey’s Ridge State Park rely on sponsorships to support and enhance visitor experiences to promote, preserve and protect Jockey’s Ridge.  Please help Friends of Jockey’s Ridge support education and programs at Jockey’s Ridge as a community room founding sponsor.

Longleaf Pine ($10,000 +)

The longleaf pine has been a symbol of the highest honors of service and achievement in North Carolina for over sixty years.

Live Oak ($5,000 +)

The live oak is an iconic tree at Jockey’s Ridge, it never loses all its leaves at once and offers habitat and food for hundreds of plants and animals.

Eastern Red Cedar ($2,500 +)

Also known as juniper. Quick to grow in salty exposed sand.

Yaupon Holly ($1,000 +)

A native shrub primarily found in coastal NC that thrives in the natural communities of the dune. Some refer to this plant as the Virginia Dare holly.

American Beach Grass ($500 +)

A critical anchor for the dune system.  It takes millions of blades of grass to stabilize the dune.

Join online as a community room sponsor or contact friendsofjockeysridge@gmail.com for more information.