Join Friends of Patterson Park for a celebration of our community garden and new sculpture, Dance of the Cosmos, this Saturday, May 27! There will be tacos, ice cream, a bouncy house, music, and screen printing of Friends of Patterson Park t-shirts by Bibliographia. The event is 10 a.m.-12 p.m., with a formal program from … Continue reading Celebration of Patterson Community Garden & Dance of the Cosmos to be Held May 27
The Patterson Park playground remains closed, but the crew from Parks and Recreation is making great progress and may be done by the end of the week. The half of the playground with equipment for toddlers is finished, with fresh mulch laid over a weed barrier and rocks for drainage. The main part of the … Continue reading Playground Work Nears Completion
Friends of Patterson Park is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Neighborhood Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation to replace the furnishings at the Patterson pool. The grant is for $4,910 to purchase two new picnic tables, six benches and a trash can to replace the existing ones, which are in severe … Continue reading FoPP Receives Austin Parks Foundation Grant to Update Pool Area Benches and Tables
On April 8 a group neighbors and members of the Theta Chi chapter at the University of Texas spent the morning mulching the heritage oak trees at the west end of the park. We used 20 yards of mulch from the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and tools from the Austin Parks Foundation … Continue reading Mulching Day with Texas Theta Chi
There are three opportunities to volunteer close to home this weekend. Join the Maplewood Green Team, UT students, Servant Church, and volunteers from around town to share some love with our neighborhood green spaces this Saturday, April 8! 1. Patterson Park: Mulching and Trash Pickup Registration: https://givepul.se/ccbte Location: Just below the playground Time: 9-11 a.m. … Continue reading Volunteering in the Neighborhood This Saturday: Patterson Park, Willowbrook Reach, Cherrywood Green
Dance of the Cosmos is fully funded and coming to Patterson Park! Artist Jennifer Chenoweth has informed us that PSW Real Estate, which is building the condos across Schieffer Ave from the park, has funded the balance of the long-term maintenance fund, $4,500. Jennifer is designing a solar pole and sign stand, and will be … Continue reading Dance of the Cosmos is Fully Funded and Coming to Patterson Park
The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is closing the Patterson Playground for repairs on Monday, March 27. The pour-in-place rubberized flooring has suffered extensive damage over the years is beyond the point of repair. The plan is to remove the pebbles and flooring, demo the concrete base, and replace with the mulch now … Continue reading Patterson Playground Closing for Repairs
The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department has been hard at work at Patterson for the last month. After installing the new picnic tables for the pavilion that FoPP purchased with a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation, they kept working on a long series of improvements that have given the park a much … Continue reading PARD Carries Out Extensive Improvements at Patterson Park
A team of Friends of Patterson Park worked together during Amplify Austin, and raised a total of $5,022. We brought together five business sponsors to provide matching funds, six individual fundraisers, and 71 neighbors and friends who supported our campaign. In addition, Austin Parks Foundation, matched 25% of the first 2,500 raised. The total raised … Continue reading Friends of Patterson Park Raises $5,022 during 2017 Amplify Austin
Our neighborhood park is getting a major makeover this week, and we want to celebrate! There were new picnic tables installed at the main pavilion last Friday, and this week PARD is rebuilding the small pavilion by the basketball court, and installing new tables and trash cans both there and at the community garden. That's … Continue reading Ice Cream Party to Kick Off Amplify Austin and Celebrate Updates
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