Congratulations to our partners at the City of Oakland for securing more than $7 million from the Clean California Local Grant Program to support Oakland parks. Announced on March 1, the new grants will fund the restoration of Courtland Creek Park and the beautification of 9 mini parks in underserved communities across the city. The …
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Please join us in welcoming Alex Pinto to his new role as our Community Greening Program Manager! As part of our Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors project for the Transformative Climate Communities Program, the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation is managing a $1.5 million grant to plant more than 2,000 trees in deep East Oakland. In his position, Alex will manage …
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There is fresh progress to share about the restoration of Courtland Creek Park! It is terrific to be working together with the Friends of Courtland Creek Park, Oakland Public Works and Councilmember Sheng Thao. On March 1, Oakland’s Watershed and Stormwater Management Division received a $2 million award from the Caltrans Clean California Local Grant …
The Oakland Running Festival returns on March 20, 2022! As a longtime sponsor of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and corporate Adopt-A-Spot steward of Snow Park near Lake Merritt, the Oakland Running Festival connects recreation and community. “The whole point of parks is for people to be out there using them,” says Race Director Lena Zentgraf. …
To Our Parks Community, Happy New Year from the entire staff and board of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation! Thanks to the support of so many in our amazing parks community, I can share that we just completed our most successful year end fundraising campaign in recent memory! Acknowledgement letters will be sent soon. …
To Our Parks Community, I hope my note finds you healthy and in good spirits, while finding safe ways to be among friends and family during this winter holiday season. Over the course of 2021, we came together to care for Oakland’s parks the way they’ve cared for all of us through the pandemic. We …
Two projects supported by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation have received nearly $17 million for improvements at Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown and Verdese Carter Park in East Oakland! These funds are part of $548.3 million in grant funding announced by California State Parks to deliver new parks to more than 100 communities and …
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We recently received exciting news from the Friends of Lincoln Square Park in downtown Oakland. Planning is underway for a new recreation center! The Friends of Lincoln Square Park support programs and community partnerships at the park’s recreation center, which includes the creation of a new facility to meet the growing needs for public gathering space in Chinatown and …
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It was great to be out with the Friends of Joaquin Miller Park at Lookout Point last weekend! Our Board President Mandolin Kadera-Redmond and Vice President Lena Zentgraf are pictured above with Dale Risden, Bonnie Sherwood and Paul Barale. The Friends of Joaquin Miller Park have been in the news recently for their work to repair the Woodminster Cascade, …
Congratulations to our 2021 Recreation Center Grants Program recipients! Established with funds from the Thompson-Bliss Family Gift, this program allows Oakland’s Recreation Centers to apply for awards of up to $2,000 for special projects, facilities improvements or technology upgrades. Totaling more than $32,000, this year’s grants are highlighted by tournament entry fees and equipment for Davie Tennis …
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