Dear Friend of the Barclay Grounds, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving - and successful shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday! As you think about giving back to your community tomorrow, on Giving Tuesday, please consider giving a gift of beauty and history to the Borough of West Chester by making a donation to the Barclay Grounds Preservation Alliance (BGPA) to help buy and preserve the Barclay Grounds. The BGPA has committed to raising up to $200K to help the Borough preserve the property as a new park. When added to the $825K of grants already awarded for this purpose by Chester County and the State of Pennsylvania this will take the total raised to $1.025 million – making the goal of $1.2 million by the end of 2015 very achievable. The BGPA is a 501(c)3 registered charity – so your donation may well be tax deductible for you. You can make your donation using a credit card or an existing PayPal account by following this link: http://www.savethebarclaygrounds.org/donations/ Thank you to everyone who came out on Thanksgiving morning to participate in the 3-mile BGPA Turkey Trot. I hope you had as much fun as we did. Best wishes, John