Greetings!
It's amazing how just a few days of sunshine can make such a difference in how you feel. Have you taken a walk through one of your Cincinnati Parks lately? If you have, you may have seen the crocuses blooming through the grass. These bright white, purple, and yellow flowers are a symbol of happiness, and we couldn't be happier to see them!
Spring officially begins in two weeks, and brings with it a buzz of activity in YOUR Cincinnati Parks. Parks' staff are already working hard to prepare for a busy season,
Cincinnati Parks Advisory Council's
are planning fun summer events in neighborhood parks, and we've created new wellness programs, planted new trees, and are fundraising for a number of projects.
Please read on to learn more about the exciting events, improvements, and opportunities to support our city's treasured parks and greenspaces.
Get outside and enjoy your Parks!
Jennifer Hafner Spieser
Executive Director
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"Ezz" Statue Fundraising is in the Final Round
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There are few
Queen City
heroes like Ezzard Charles. He was a
Cincinnati
resident, a Heavyweight Champion Boxer, a community leader and much more.We are in the final stages of fundraising to erect a statue commemorating the legacy of this African American icon in YOUR
#CincyParks
.
Learn more about this project plus information about
TWO upcoming Ezzard Charles events
at the Mercantile Library and the Cincinnati Athletic Club.
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A New (FREE) Wellness Series for Burnet Woods
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Part of the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s mission is to activate parks across the city with community programming. As a result, the CPF
Stewards of Burnet Woods
have partnered with Clifton yoga studio,
World Peace Yoga,
to bring a new wellness series to Burnet Woods.
These classes are offered year-round and FREE to all.
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Trailblazers Ball for the Mt. Airy Skills Park
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Join us at CORA's annual fundraising Trailblazers Ball on March 28 to support this project!
The Trailblazers Ball begins with a social hour of networking, dinner by the bite, open bar, and bidding on auction packages. The evening concludes with music and dancing.
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Tell us YOUR Parks Story and WIN
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We all have a story to tell about the wonderful parks around our city. Parks are the last truly democratic spaces, shared by all. Do you have a special memory in Cincinnati Parks? A special family tradition? Tell us!
Your story can be a paragraph, a few sentences, or a even a photo! Email your story to Kate@cincinnatiparksfoundation.org
Tell us YOUR parks story and be entered to win tickets to the Cincinnati Parks' Krohn Conservatory 2020 Butterfly Show: The Butterflies of Bali.
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Emerging Leaders Event Series is a Great Deal
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The Cincinnati Parks Foundation Emerging Leaders are a committee of young professionals
that advocate and fundraise to support the conservation and enhancement of our city’s parks and greenspaces. Last year, they raised $24,000 in support of Cincinnati Parks!
Tickets for the Emerging Leaders Event Series are on sale now, and prices go up after March 30. For only $150, ticket holders attend the Hats Off Luncheon, Views and Brews, and a Krohn Holiday Party, all while supporting the parks. Get your tickets now!
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We are happy to announce that the deadline for sponsor and host recognition in the
2020 Hats Off Luncheon
invitation has been extended to
Tuesday, March 10
th
at 5:00 pm
. Becoming a sponsor or host for the Hats Off Luncheon is easy to do! All of the information is available on our
Hats Off Registration page
.
This event is the most vital fundraising effort for the Cincinnati Parks Foundation. We hope you’ll be part of what makes this fundraiser the most successful yet. We are getting closer to our goal of $500,000, and would love for you to be a part of reaching that goal!
Join us on Thursday, May 21
st
, as we raise our glasses to our supporters and spend the day together in the beautiful John G. Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park.
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This year’s theme is
“Hats Off Around the World, Parks Around Our City.”
In our celebration of the cultures and unique traditions that make up our Queen City, we ask you to celebrate with us by dressing in the attire that represents your culture, or pays respect to a culture you admire.
Thank you for all you do to make our parks and our city such a wonderful place to be. We can’t wait to see you at this year’s Hats Off Luncheon!
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Butterfly Show Begins This Month
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Gaze in wonder as thousands of butterflies flutter through a tribute to the Indonesian island of Bali. Enjoy the sights and smells of the gorgeous blooms scattered throughout the showroom as our butterflies float from leaf to petal.
Thank you to the show's sponsors: John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust,
Scherzinger Pest Control,
The Merrill A Bank of America Company - The Evelo/Singer/Sullivan Group Private Wealth Management, and the Friends of Krohn.
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Cincinnati Parks Foundation, the official philanthropic partner of Cincinnati Parks, is committed to building broad-based private/public partnerships supporting the conservation and enhancement of our city's parks and greenspaces.
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