SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Officials in Michiana are working to raise money to pave a gap in a recreational trail extending to the Michigan state line.

The South Bend Tribune reports that the public can donate on May 9 as part of Give Local, where local charities are vying for dollars. The Bike Michiana Coalition has pledged to match up to $15,000 of whatever is donated to a St. Joseph County parks fund on that day.

The newspaper says county officials also could give up to $225,000 in tourism funding to extend the trail.

Both efforts would fill some of the final gaps in the 34-mile-long Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail that follows the St. Joseph River from Mishawaka to Niles.