Donor Recognition

We Appreciate your Support!

Support the Hawksbill Greenway Foundation

 The Hawksbill Greenway Foundation would like to thank everyone who made it possible to keep Luray’s Hawksbill Greenway and Park System a vibrant and beautiful part of our community.

The Greenway Foundation is Very Grateful for our 2025 Donors

The Greenway Expansion Donations

  • Karen & Mike Gochenour
  • Kristi & Bruce Irby
  • Frank & Lisa Filipy
  • Mike Stockhaus
  • Terry Cotton
  • Wally Lunceford
  • Tamara & Paul Smith
  • David & Katherine Terrill
  • Anonymous Cash
  • Bob & Deb Miller
  • Vern Pond
  • Rod & Isabel Graves
  • Linda & Bill Dudley
  • Eleanor & Al Ames
  • Nancy and “Rok” Racer
  • Diane Miller
  • Kelly & Kasie Hernandez/Ralls
  • Michele Pittatsis
  • Emily Steeber-Rossi
  • John and Linda Spitko
  • Fran Marsh
  • Debbie and Bob Forrest
  • Susan and Tim Rocke
  • Chris Anderson
  • Gladys McNemar
  • Phel Jakobsen
  • Cynthia Fravel
  • George Hall &  Kimberly Ritter
  • Charlotte Smeltzer
  • Anna Sayre
  • G. Buracker
  • Gary & Suzanne Grant
  • Gwynne Jewell
  • John Mayeux
  • Laura Kresse
  • SVEC Round Up Grant
  • L. Russell Photography
  • Paula Atwood
  • Eric Giboney
  • Aldie Peddler
  • Luray Caverns Corporation
  • Deibert Valley Eye Clinic
  • Margaret Stevenson
  • Lucia and Bill King
  • Alliance of the Shenandoah Valley

In Loving Memory of Mr. Robert Ray Jacobsen known affectionately as Bob or Jake:

  • Phel, Maile, and Lisa Jacobsen

  • Lucia and Bill King

  • Laura Kresse

  • Sybil Lowe and the Cinderella Bridge Club

  • Anne Huffman

  • Barb Stewart

  • Ken Johnson

  • Marceline Miller

  • Lenette Wilde

  •  Jack and Betty Murata

  • Steve and Cookie Murata

Thank you Phel, Maile, and Lisa Jacobsen for encouraging family and friends to consider a donation to The Hawksbill Greenway Foundation, to express their remembrance of Bob’s lifelong dedication to the preservation of our natural resources.

Phel shares a note, “Bob loved the Greenway because he met friends and new people. He loved the birds, water, & variety of dogs along the Greenway Trail”

9/10 Greenway Community Potluck Event

All donations going to Greenway expansion to Yager Spring Redwell Furnace:

  • Anonymous Cash Donations

  • Karen & Mike Gochenour

  • Kristi & Bruce Irby

  • Frank & Lisa Filipy

  • Mike Stockhaus

  • Terry Cotton

  • Wally Lunceford

Business Community

  •  Zora Jane Downtown Events
  • Fran’s Bookkeeping Service
  • Shenandoah Valley Electric Company Operation Round-Up
  • Aldie Peddler – Aldie Virginia Wine Shop
  • Wrangler/Kontoor Brands Luray, VA
  •  Valley Eye Clinic – Chris and Melissa Deibert
  • Luray Caverns Corporation – Annual Donor to Yager Spring-Redwell expansion since 2021
  • L. Russell Photography

Organizations & Associations

  • Alliance of the Shenandoah Valley

In Loving Memory of Mr. Ken Beyer known affectionately as Father of The Greenway

Donations to the Greenway Expansion to Yager Spring Redwell Furnace

  • Rod & Isabel Graves, Greenway Foundation Board Member

  • Linda & Bill Dudley, Greenway Foundation Board Member

  • Eleanor & Al Ames

  • Nancy and “Rok” Racer

  • Diane Miller

  • Kelly & Kasie Hernandez/Ralls

  • Michele Pittatsis

  • Emily Steeber-Rossi

  • John and Linda Spitko

  • Fran Marsh

  • Debbie and Bob Forrest

  • Susan and Tim Rocke, Greenway Foundation Board Member

  • Gladys McNemar and Vern Pond, Greenway Foundation Board Member

  • Phel Jakobsen

  • Cynthia Fravel

  • George Hall and Kimberly Ritter

  • Charlotte Smeltzer

  • Anna Sayre

  • Luray Caverns Corporation

  • Margaret Stevenson, Greenway Foundation Board Member

  • G.Buracker

Thank you, Jean, Corey, and Kim for encouraging family and friends to consider a donation to The Hawksbill Greenway Foundation, to express their love and appreciation for Ken.

Ken’s never-ending dedication to community spirit and natural resources preservation/education has been amazing for over 25-years.

His volunteer leadership with the Town of Luray Parks and Recreation Department, the Tree and Beautification Committee and the Hawksbill Greenway / Recreation Board of Directors has enhanced Luray and Page County.

Honorees,  Memorials, Poet-Tree Trail,  &  General Support

  • Pete Faser Morris
  • Lisa & Frank Filipy
  • Charles Skuba
  • Sandy Berg
  • Susan and Tim Rocke
  • Gladys McNemar
  • Barbara Davis
  • Laura Kresse
  • Marie Ryman
  • Fran’s Bookkeeping
  • Wrangler/Kontoor
  • Anne Huffman
  • Barb Stewart
  • Ken Johnson
  • Marceline Miller
  • Phel, Maile, & Lisa Jacobsen
  • Sybil Lowe and the Cinderella Bridge Club
  • Lenette Wilde
  • Lucia and Bill King
  • Jack and Betty Murata
  • Steve and Cookie Murata
  • Zora Jane Downtown Events
  • Chris Canaday
  • Anonymous
  • Sally Kelley
  • Bonnie Jewell
  • Joan Beahm
  • Catherine Fisher
  • Nancy Gordon
  • Clarissa Molina
  • Chip Harvey
  • Eric Giboney
  • Susan DeGaetani

Foundation Mission Statement

  • The mission of the Hawksbill Greenway Foundation is to promote community involvement in the continuing support of Luray’s Hawksbill Greenway and its park system.  This involvement will be enhanced by volunteers who donate their time toward this effort.
  • Hawksbill Greenway Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation created to make it feasible for the community at large to make tax -exempt donations and to enable the Foundation to apply for grants.  Specifically, we can accept funds, including private donations and grants, and manage them on behalf of the town of Luray.
  • Whereas the Hawksbill Greenway was created at a cost of over $3,500,000, it is now most important that monies be available for future maintenance and enhancement costs. The grants and monies received by the Hawksbill Greenway Foundation will help offset the continuing cost of this project and thus should not impact the budget of the Parks and Recreation Department.

Community Involvement & Support

  • The Hawksbill Greenway project was initiated in 1999 and the award -winning trail was furnished with benches, tables, drinking fountains, etc. with donations from residents of Page County.
  •  The sixteen- acre riparian buffer and many of the trees were made possible by donations and grants from the Virginia Department of Forestry and Chesapeake Bay Trust.
  • The trail wanders for about two miles through the town of Luray and is heavily used by local people as well as visitors to the area.  Therefore, the continuing usage of the trails dictates a significant degree of maintenance.
  • The trail borders private property at various points and the community at large has shown that it understands the importance of respecting the privacy and property rights by using the trails appropriately.

Neighborhood walking trails such as this provide a safe setting for exercise and community activities as evidenced by the increased usage of this facility.   The Greenway is serving and will continue to serve for many years as a resource for nature-related recreation.

If you are interested in being involved with the foundation, please contact one of the Foundation Board Members.

Contribute to Greenway Expansion Project!!

The Hawksbill Greenway is more than just a walking path. It’s the heart of our community in beautiful Luray, Virginia.

Can we count on your support to maintain and expand the Greenway? Thank you for your support!

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