Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Columnists | Nonprofits answering Belle Isle's cry 'for help' | The Detroit News

Columnists | Nonprofits answering Belle Isle's cry 'for help' | The Detroit News: Now, four nonprofits, including that committee, have merged unique histories and interests to create the Belle Isle Conservancy — a single-focused entity to restore and protect the 982-acre island park that has for decades been a jewel badly in need of burnishing.

These groups — the Friends of Belle Isle, the Belle Isle Women's Committee, the Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Belle Isle Botanical Society — have achieved something remarkable: Placed the future of Belle Isle ahead of organizational traditions, histories and personal ambitions.

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