Partners - Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has cooperative agreements with a variety of partners who provide the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation with their artistic, conservation and financial support. We are very grateful for their support!

blue ridge parkway Partners council
The National Park Service and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation are working with these partners to promote the Blue Ridge Parkway and collectively fund projects that benefit visitors to America's most visited national park site.
	The National Park Service recognizes the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation as its primary fundraising organization, through a signed cooperative agreement.

	Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, designated in 2003, recognizes the unique character, culture, and natural beauty of Western North Carolina.
	The 600-member Blue Ridge Parkway Association includes attractions, outdoor recreation, accommodations, restaurants, shops, and a variety of other services for the Parkway traveler. The Association also promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway Specialty License Tag in North Carolina.
	One of the efforts of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina is protection of the scenic views and natural areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
	Eastern National is the principle provider of quality educational products and services to the visitors to America's national parks. Eastern National also promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway Specialty License Tag in North Carolina.
	The Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway primary mission is to mobilize and provide leadership for volunteers who assist with a wide variety of Parkway projects. The Friends also promoted the Virginia initiative for a Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license tag.
	The National Council for Traditional Arts promoted the Virginia initiative for a Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license tag and supports the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia.
	The Southern Highland Craft Guild has galleries at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina and at the Folk Art Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Craft Guild also promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway Specialty License Tag in North Carolina at its galleries.
	Virginia's Explore Park combines a unique blend of historic areas that feature early western Virginia eras and cultures and hundreds of acres of wooded lands deep in the ridge and valley region of Virginia.
	The Western Virginia Land Trust promoted the Virginia initiative for a Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license tag.

north carolina Specialty License Tag Partners
These partners, along with the Blue Ridge Parkway Employees and Alumni Association help the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promote the Blue Ridge Parkway Specialty License Tag in North Carolina. Because of their participation, they are eligible to apply for funding from annual tag revenues.
	The Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust is a non-profit land trust serving a seven county area of western North Carolina whose mission is to preserve rural communities and culture in northwestern North Carolina.
	The Carolina Mountain Club now over 80 years old and the second oldest Hiking and Trail Maintaining Club in Western NC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of Western North Carolina.
	The High Country Conservancy protects the natural resources of Appalachia by conserving land in North Carolina's High Country.

community Partners
These partners manage endowment funds for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, assuring that the Foundation and our supporters will be able to fund important projects and programs on the Blue Ridge Parkway for many generations to come.
	The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina is trustee to three agency endowment funds for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
	The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is trustee for the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park Endowment Fund.
	The Foundation for the Carolinas is trustee for an agency endowment fund based in the Charlotte Mecklenberg area of North Carolina.
	The Foundation for Roanoke Valley is trustee for a Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation endowment fund.
	The Winston-Salem Foundation is trustee for two Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation endowment funds.

Blue Ridge Parkway Champions
These partners promote the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation through their businesses, either by purchasing the North Carolina Specialty License Tag for all of their business vehicles or through other innovative programs.
	Chetola Resort participates in a lodging checkout program for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and purchased specialty license tags for each of its vehicles, promoting stewardship of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
	The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation at its concierge's desk where the customized guest guide to the Parkway produced by the Foundation is distributed.
	Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock, North Carolina participates in a lodging checkout program for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, promoting stewardship of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
	Our State Magazine promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation as a community sponsor and participates in a revenue producing subscription program.

merchandise partners
Long before we developed a merchandise licensing program, several businesses volunteered to donate a portion of the proceeds from these products to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. For more products, please visit the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Store. Would you like to become an official licensee or an official retailer for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation? Learn more information about our current merchandise licensing program.
	ViewFinder is a specialty map developed by Myron Gauger. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
	VirtualBlueRidge.com produces a virtual tour CD-ROM that is income producing to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
	The Wildlife Cookie Company produces a specialty animal cookie for the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is a beneficiary of wholesale gross revenues.