FAREWELL TO WEDNESDAYS IN THE WOODS

A crowd at a Burnet Woods Concert

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…

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Cincinnati Parks Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator stamp

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…

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#GameonJuly Pits Parks Against Recreation

A group of people in a field

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’…

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FAMILY CANOE AND MOVIE NIGHT A CPAC GRANT SUCCESS STORY

A woman teaching a kid how to row a boat

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…

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Children Help Design A New Playground

A group of kids

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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