Mountains-to-Sea Trail license plate approved

Late last month almost 1200 people voted in two surveys conducted by Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail to decide the best design for the new Mountains-to-Sea Trail license plate. The voting process resulted in the design as seen above.

The next goal is to sell 300 plates. The North Carolina General Assembly has given FMST only a short time to sell the first 300 plates before the authorization for the plate expires. To help encourage the purchase of the new plates, FMST will enter everyone who sends them a completed plate application and check, by December 31st, into a drawing for one of three $100 gift cards (from Great Outdoor Provision Co, Mast General Store or REI).

For more information on the plates and an application form, please click here.


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Vote for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail license plate design

The NC Legislature has authorized a special license plate for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and the Friends of the MST want your opinion about what that design should look like.

The Friends of the MST have come up with five potential designs for the plate, and are asking citizens of NC to vote for their favorite. The Friends group will choose the most popular plate as the one to "put on the road."

The plate will help to raise funds and awareness for the trail. Each plate will cost an additional $30 above the cost of a standard plate, with $20 being donated to the Friends of the MST to help build, protect and promote the trail.

The deadline for voting is Monday, October 31st. You can click here for more information, to see the plate designs, and to take the survey.


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