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An evening to celebrate the trails, the landscape, and the mission of Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association.
 Over 380 guests arrived at the Virginia Kendall Ledges to enjoy cocktails, appetizers, music, and mingling along the scenic Ledges Overlook Trail. Guests hiked to their dinner, held under candlelit tents at twilight, and then enjoyed desserts and dancing at the Ledges Shelter along with a campfire under a canopy of stars on this picture perfect Saturday evening. The celebration was TRAILS FOREVER, a new initiative to ensure in perpetuity, that Cuyahoga Valley National Park will have the resources to maintain and operate a world class trail system.
The night's event raised over $90,000 in support of the TRAILS FOREVER program.
A highlight of the evening was the introduction of CVNP new Superintendent, Stan Austin, who flew into town for the event. Austin will assume his new full time role in August.
Guests in attendance lauded Topography as one of the most unique fundraising events in  Northeast Ohio and among the best ever.
Thanks to our volunteer photographers, you can view event photos online:
Photos by Doug Charnock
Photos by Jeffery Gibson
Special thanks to our event partners:
BLAZING NEW TRAILS - $15,000
Heidelberg Distributing Company
Key Bank
FOR ALL TIMES - $5,000
Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs
Cohen & Company
Ernst & Young
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Kurtz Bros., Inc. / K.B. Compost Svc. Inc.
Marcus Thomas LLC
Parker Hannifin Corporation
PNC
The Richard M and Yvonne Hamlin Foundation
The Sherwin - Williams Company
The J.M. Smucker Co.
Summa Health System
Swagelok
The University of Akron and University Park Alliance
FOR ALL SEASONS - $2,000
Dick and Joan Ainsworth
Alcoa Foundation ($3,000)
Pam Carson
Tom and Diane Tyrrell
Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council
FirstEnergy Corp.
First Merit
GAR Foundation
GOJO
Charles and Marie Grossman
Kaleidoscope Magazine/ Women of Color Foundation
Kimball Companies
Kohrman, Jackson, & Krantz PLL
Litigation Management, Inc.
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
The Musical Arts Association
Old Trail School
Oswald Companies
Parma Community General Hospital
Roetzel & Andress
RPM International, Inc.
Thompson Hine LLP
Western Reserve Trail Runners
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