L.L. Bean, an outdoor retailer best known for its high-quality gear and apparel, is extending its support of the national parks community with a multi-year, $3 million premier partnership with the National Park Foundation for the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement.
The movement inspires people of all backgrounds and abilities, including outdoor enthusiasts and novices, to discover and share their own unique connections to America’s national parks.
The partnership aims to raise awareness about park experiences to match all interests, highlighting lesser-known national park sites across the country.
“National parks are some of America’s greatest treasures, and we want to help make it as easy as possible for people to find a memorable adventure. People might be surprised to discover how close many of these parks are,” said Shawn Gorman, L.L. Bean’s executive chairman and great-grandson of L.L. Bean. “The outdoors is part of our company’s history, heritage and DNA. Like the National Park Foundation, ours is a legacy rooted in the outdoors that began more than a century ago and will continue long into the future. Both organizations have always been committed to getting people outside, so this partnership makes fantastic sense.”
“L.L. Bean’s investment helps power the movement to connect more people from all walks of life with the natural, cultural, and historical treasures found across the National Park System,” said Will Shafroth, president of the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. “Once people discover how accessible these places are, they develop a lifelong passion for exploring and protecting them.”
L.L. Bean has enjoyed a great history of partnering with NPF, including a $1 million donation in celebration of L.L. Bean’s 100th Anniversary in 2012. The donation was used to help bring youth from underserved communities into the parks for a variety of outdoor excursions. In addition, L.L. Bean has provided annual support to the Island Explorer propane bus system in Acadia National Park for many years. In 2016, the company pledged an additional $1 million through 2021 to help provide eco-friendly, free transportation to over three million visitors to the Maine national park.
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A lot of people talk about how personal responsbility and character are more important than issues
I agree issues are more important than character although the latter is the primary avenue of attack for the left. I do believe personal responsibility is an issue, as is economic growth, employment, border security, trade, free markets, energy independence et al. That is why true Republicans support President Trump.
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Yes, Rick B., but alas, he isn't a >TRUE< Republican either. Only those who check their integrity at the voting booth to throw their lot in with those who never had any, are "true" Republicans.
I see, the other 90% aren't true and have no integrity, but you are and you do. LOL Seems like perhaps you should own up to the fact that you really aren't a Republican.
Sadly, there is no Republican Party any more, just a cult of personality led by trump.
Who is this guy who decides who counts and who doesn't?
There is no "guy" There are 90% who concur. If 90% of Republicans say they like what Trump is doing, I would say what he is doing is what counts. He is doing what he promised and what he was elected to do.