Archive for August 2019
Ezzard Charles Statue Event Kicks Off GoFundMe Crowdsourcing
Cincinnati Parks Foundation is proud to lead the fundraising efforts to erect a statue of Ezzard Charles in Laurel Park. To celebrate the launch of our major fundraising efforts for the project, we hosted a live sculpting event at Taft’s Brewporium on August 15. In attendance was Ezzard Charles II and his lovely wife Inetta,…
Read MoreFAREWELL TO WEDNESDAYS IN THE WOODS
Wednesdays in the Woods is an annual free summer concert series at the Burnet Woods bandstand. Celebrating everything great about summer, this series brought friends and families together for good tunes, good food and a great time! Every Wednesday, May 29 through August 7 concert goers enjoyed live music, rotating food trucks, children’s activities and more. Hosted…
Read MoreCincinnati Parks Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
We are thrilled to announce that the Cincinnati Parks Foundation has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator! Charity Navigator evaluates nonprofits based on their “Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency.” This is Charity Navigator’s highest possible rating and indicates our organization “adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way.” Attaining a…
Read More#GameonJuly Pits Parks Against Recreation
We have been celebrating the National Recreation and Park Association’s “Parks and Recreation Month” all July. Partnering with Cincinnati Parks for the #GameonJuly theme, we celebrated with giveaways and scavenger hunts for the public. It was great to bring this month-long celebration to a close with a friendly game of kickball between Cincinnati Parks and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC)! Parks’…
Read MoreFAMILY CANOE AND MOVIE NIGHT A CPAC GRANT SUCCESS STORY
Cincinnati Parks Advisory Councils (CPAC) are volunteer citizen groups which seek to build and maintain public support for neighborhood Cincinnati Parks and provide programming for the community. This spring we launched a new pilot CPAC Grant Program to support park improvements, community programming and logistical support for many CPACs across Cincinnati. Recently, the Rapid Run Park Advisory Council…
Read MoreChildren Help Design A New Playground
As part of our Neighborhood Parks Campaign, we will be building a new playground in Inwood Park among other improvements. We invited local children from the surrounding community to participate in the playground design process. Students from the Rising Stars Academy joined us for a design charrette where they described what their dream playground would look like. The…
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