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The Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to developing, promoting, and maintaining the Trail for current and future generations.

There are many ways you can get involved in the Trail to make a long lasting impact.

Become a friend of the trail
become a corporate sponsor
DONATE OR SPONSOR A BENCH/PICNIC TABLE

BECOME A FRIEND


Learn more about the Friends
Become a friend today!

Becoming a Friend today offers you many benefits:



BECOME A CORPORATE SPONSOR TODAY

 
 

Your additional donation can help even more:

  • $75 towards the art maintenance fund

  • $100 pays for a wayfinding sign for the Trail

  • $150 sends one child from a local neighborhood to attend 2 weeks of Bike Adventure Camp

  • $450 sends three children from a local neighborhood to attend 2 weeks of Bike Adventure Camp

  • $3,000 sponsors a full two-week Bike Adventure Camp at a school along the Trail

  • Or make a donation that works for you, and FOHAST will allocate it to one of these worthy initiatives!

Support one of these initiatives or make a donation

When you support the Friends group, know that you are helping to engage the community with popular outdoor events accessible to all, environmental stewardship, history, art, and so much more!

Sponsor a Bench or Picnic Table Along the Trail

Applications are now being accepted for bench and picnic table sponsorship for the 2022 season! The cost for bench sponsorship is $2500, and $3000 for picnic table sponsorship. This includes the purchase of a bench or table, plaque, installation, and 10 years of maintenance. There are numerous options available in the DNR’s plan for locations of benches and tables on the trail. Applications for 2022 installations will be received through April 1, 2022. Contact Angela Vickio at 414-274-4281 or Angela.Vickio@wisconsin.gov for more information if you are interested in providing our trail users with seating opportunities! Angela is also the contact for sponsoring a bench at Lakeshore State Park.


You can also mail a donation via check made out to “Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail” to:

Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail
PO Box 35
Milwaukee, WI 53201

The Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail is a nonprofit, charitable organization. Membership contributions and donations to FOHAST are tax deductible. 

To donate by phone, please call 414-563-7051.

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