I just attended the Green Shoe Gala Friday night 4/16 at the Visitors Center at Shelby Farms. What a blast! If you don’t know, it’s a benefit for the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, the non-profit group managing Shelby Farms. They are going to make a world-class park here in Memphis for us citizens, much like the Memphis Zoological Society did for the zoo. When we moved to Memphis in 1978, the Zoo was downright embarrassing. Now it’s a crown jewel.

But they need our help. Time, treasure, talent, whatever you can spare. The park is truly a gift that will keep on giving to this area for generations. Its great now, but it can be so much more. I know it’s not the Smokies or the Rockies, it’s not the Grand Canyon, but it’s what we’ve got. We have the Wolf River. We have the Mississippi River. And we have Shelby Farms Park, so lets make the most of it.

Yes, my wife is on the Conservancy Board, so I’ll get points for writing this. But actually, I have used the park more than she has. As a personal fitness trainer, I have taken clients there to run, bike, or walk, or recommended it to them for those activities on their own. I love it, and I’m going to help the Conservancy realize their vision for it. I hope you will too.

Whew, that’s the most cheerleading I’ve done in a while. Now get out and enjoy what Shelby Farms Park has to offer.