Blog Category: Foundation News
Many of you know Houck Medford the Philanthropist but are you familiar with Houck Medford the Photographer? This biography details Dr. Medford’s adventure with photography and how it has influenced his work as Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Written by Greg A. Kiser with Four Forty Six Photography.
A short while ago, I went on a Trek to the Blue Ridge Parkway and spent a little bit of time on the trails of the Rough Ridge. Read more »
Picnicking on Rough Ridge near the Linn Cove Viaduct
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has annouced the call for its prestigious Blue Ridge Parkway 2010 photography competition with this year’s new theme in the “Share the Journey” category — Picnicking on the Blue Ridge Parkway. For the traditional Parkway “Vista” category and the “Share the Journey”, cash prizes of $200 and $350 are being offered respectively for the Parkway categories. Read more »
Chris White of Kernersville sent us the first photo of this historic occasion ...
We have received reports of their receipt in the mails today. The first twenty-five people who send to us their pictures with you, your bike, and your tag will receive a free T-shirt.
Please include your shirt size and mailing address!
Houck Medford
hmedford@brpfoundation.org
A real red letter day!
I remarked in one of my last columns that I almost hate to hear the phone ring.
The Foundation is perennially the bearer of good news; please consider what follows next as nothing but good news.
Our design team received new color proofs from the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday afternoon, March 20; the team called us this morning with their “final selection” on the correct color and we share the event with you today, Monday, March 23. They are now on their way back to Raleigh to get the presses rolling.
This many-month process has all been accomplished without medication prescribed for my pain. Thank every one of you for your patience and understanding!
(l-r) my dad, Phil Medford; Edward LaFountaine, retired major general of the U.S. Air Force and one of my closest friends from high school; George Ivey, a very successful former director of development for the Friends of the Smokies; myself; and Ken Wilson, former editor and publisher of the Waynesville Mountaineer and former chairman of the board of trustees, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
I have always promoted the Parkway as a place where memories can be created and sustained, but it was not until a recent experience that I discovered for myself that they can be significantly amplified. Read more »
