Press Releases
July 14, 2011
Parks Foundation receives Umpqua Bank grant
Funding to benefit Everybody Plays! Recreation Scholarship program
June 28, 2011
Parks Foundation elects 2011-2012 Executive Committee
June 22, 2011
Parks Foundation Annual Luncheon draws record crowd
Inaugrual Florence B. Wager Awards and 2011 Community Grants presented
May 9, 2011
Parks Foundation call for volunteers
Esther Short Park Propstra Square flower planting
May 9, 2011
Parks Foundation launches Nature Explore Club
March 9, 2011
Foundation presents St. Paddy's for Kids
March 9, 2011
St. Paddy's for Parks to benefit the Parks Foundation
Event features Patrick Lamb
March 2, 2011
Parks Foundation Hosts St. Paddy's Day Events
Foundation partners with Shorty's Garden and Home to present two days of fun!
December 23, 2010
Parks Foundation Appoints New Board Members
Bryan Cole, Rob Nielsen, and Megan Strand appointed to the Parks Foundation Board of Directors.
December 13, 2010
$10,000 Gift Bolsters Parks Foundation End-of-Year Campaign
Donation from Waste Connections will support 2011 Community Grant Award Program
December 1, 2010
'Tis Better to Give than Receive
Gift cards allow recipients to aid local charities
November 24, 2010
Parks Foundation Receives Funding
Variety of community programs to benefit from local philanthropy
June 28, 2010
Propstra Square Brick Campaign
Campaign to ensure care of Esther Short Park
June 14, 2010
Parks Foundation Announces 2010 Community Grant Awards
$28,371 to be distributed at Annual Luncheon
June 1, 2010
The Summer FunWagon is on a Roll!
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation's FunWagon will visit underserved neighborhoods
May 19, 2010
The Parks Foundation is Awarded $15,000 to Ensure Everybody Plays!
Funds will benefit community recreation scholarship program
January 4, 2010
17-Acre Parcel for Future Community Park
The City of Ridgefield acquires 17-acre parcel for community park
September 8, 2009
Propstra Square Brick Campaign
Campaign to ensure care of Esther Short Park
July 22, 2009
First Citizen's donation revives park activity program
July 21, 2009
Traveling Summer Playground Program
The Parks Foundation helps fund Battle Ground Parks and Recreation's traveling summer playground program
July 6, 2009
Parks Foundation Elects New Board Members
Carrie Gaines, Sharon Lien, and Todd Stryker have been elected to the Parks Foundation Board of Directors
June 9, 2009
Parks Foundation Community Grant Awards Announced at Annual Meeting
Funding to benefit Community Gardens, Everybody Plays! scholarship program and Abram's Park Gee Greek Trail
May 19, 2009
Website for After-School and Summer Programs Launched
Vancouver Coalition for Out-of School Time
March 24, 2009
Parks Foundation Announces Grant Award Recipients
Funding to benefit Battle Ground, Ridgefield, and Washougal
March 18, 2009
Parks Foundation Funds Senior Programs
Foundation provides $30,323 in support of programs benefiting Clark County seniors
February 19, 2009
Parks Foundation Awarded a $15,000 Grant for "Everybody Plays!"
Funds will benefit community recreation scholarship program
November 14, 2008
A New Bench for Esther Short
Parks Foundation provides a new bench for Esther Short Park Playground
