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!
Thank you for making our Amplify Patterson campaign a success for Patterson! With the generous support of 5 business sponsors and 51 neighbors, we just raised $4,566. Austin Parks Foundation provided a match to that amount of $1,141 for a total of $5,707. These funds will allow us to continue hosting events for our community … Continue reading Friends of Patterson Park Raises $5,707 during 2019 Amplify Austin
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 summer swim seasonat Patterson Pool was a lot of fun, and we are so grateful the pool opened after only a 2 day delay when a tree fell on the pool's pump the day before it was scheduled to open and damaged it. A HUGE THANKS to the Patterson Piranha Swim Team families, who raised … Continue reading Patterson Piranha Swim Team Raises Funds to Replace Trees
Join Friends of Patterson Park for a discussion of current and proposed projects and refreshments. We've got a lot to talk about but will keep things moving quickly. Thursday, Sept. 6 @ 8-9pm Sour Duck, 1814 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 1) Welcome and introductions (5 mins.) 2) Update on Austin Parks Foundation Community … Continue reading September 6 Friends of Patterson Park Meeting
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
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. Friends of Patterson Park is preparing for the second step in the execution of our Neighborhood Park Plan. The plan identified community priorities for Patterson Park based on the survey we conducted in 2016. We have applied for funding for the #1 priority, playground improvements, and … Continue reading Proposed project: Updating furnishings and improving trails
A few Friends of Patterson Park met with Marcus Primm, the Program Manager for the City of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program (NPP) on April 25th to discuss the next community priorities identified in our neighborhood park plan and how they might fit with NPP's mission. For reference, the full set of community priorities in our … Continue reading Notes: Neighborhood Partnering Project meeting, April 25
This week Friends of Patterson Park submitted an application to Austin Parks Foundation for an ACL Music Festival Community Grant to fund the playground addition project we developed over the last year. The project includes 1) new playground equipment (circular monkey bars and spinners next to the current playground), 2) additional benches (under the shade … Continue reading Playground Addition Grant Submitted
A team of Friends of Patterson Park worked together during Amplify Austin, and raised a total of $5,705. We brought together six business sponsors to provide matching funds, five individual fundraisers, a match from Austin Parks Foundation, and neighbors and friends who supported our campaign. We are filled with joy and gratitude at the generous … Continue reading Friends of Patterson Park Raises $5,705 during 2018 Amplify Austin
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