Friends of Patterson Park has been caring for our neighborhood park since 2002, and we have big plans for 2020! Our Amplify goal is to raise $5,000 so that we can continue making improvements to our park and supporting community events that bring neighbors together. In 2019 we hosted eight community events, including a Pride … Continue reading Let’s Amplify Patterson Park in 2020!
FRIENDS OF PATTERSON PARK CELEBRATES RENOVATION PROJECTS WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION Community members invited for breakfast tacos, face painting, kite flying and more on September 7 at 9 a.m. WHAT: In partnership with the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department and Austin Parks Foundation, Friends of Patterson Park is hosting a ribbon … Continue reading Celebration of Patterson Projects in September
Members of Friends of Patterson Park have voted to support improvements to the park's basketball court and baseball field. These projects would implement the next two priorities in our Neighborhood Park Plan, shade structures (#7) and athletic field/court improvements (#8). PROJECT 1: Enhance safety and playability of the basketball court Resurface aging blacktop. Replace baskets … Continue reading FoPP Supports Improvements to Basketball Court and Baseball Field
Members of Friends of Patterson Park have voted to support a project to implement the next phase of our Neighborhood Park Plan. The proposed project includes planting up to four trees around the Patterson pool, and installing three signs identifying trees at the park. The vote was held online using Google Forms and 42 member … Continue reading FoPP Supports Planting Trees and Adding Educational Signage
Friends of Patterson Park June 17, 2019 Community Meeting Notes Thanks to everyone who came out for to talk about what comes next for our neighborhood park! Community Priority: Landscaping Plant replacement shade trees around the pool Install tree identification signs for community grove planted in 2018, other trees around the park, and our heritage … Continue reading Notes: June 2019 Community Meeting
Please join Friends of Patterson Park at the pavilion on Monday, June 17 at 6pm for a community meeting to discuss next steps on our Neighborhood Park Plan. We will have pizza delivered, please feel free to bring a side dish to share. AGENDA 1. Updates New sidewalk connections to Patterson by Public Works. Volunteers needed to water … Continue reading June 17 Community Meeting to Plan Park Improvements
Share your love for Patterson by donating to Friends of Patterson Park during Amplify Austin Day. We are raising 💰 for community events and park improvement projects. You can help us make park dreams a reality! DONATE TO Amplify Patterson Amplify Austin is a community-wide day of online giving to our city's nonprofit organizations. It … Continue reading Let’s Amplify Patterson Park in 2019!
The new community grove of trees Friends of Patterson Park planted in March is doing great thanks to the volunteers who have been caring for them weekly. Fopp Chair Jennifer Potter-Miller met with new folks from PARD, Austin Parks Foundation, and Treefolks (our partners in the project) and everyone was impressed with how the trees have … Continue reading Trees in Community Grove Thrive Through First Summer
By Jennifer Potter-Miller Originally published in the August 2018 issue of The Flea Friends of Patterson Park (FoPP) received a $50,000 ACL Music Festival Community Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation in June, which will support the construction of new playground equipment and park seating—addressing playground improvements, the number-one goal in our Neighborhood Park Plan. … Continue reading Patterson Park Playground is Expanding
NEWS Friends of Patterson Park is ready to submit a grant application the City of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program to add a few furnishings to the park and make some trail improvements. This improvement project represents the second phase of our Neighborhood Park Plan’s implementation, and addresses priorities number four (updating and adding to the furnishings) … Continue reading Patterson News and Events, May 31
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