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Zilker one of 8 Great Urban Parks
I was on a trip to Washington DC this past week and opened my NWA WorldTraveler magazine to see if any of the 8 great urban parks profiled in the cover story were in Austin. And number 7 was...
Parks, Volunteer, D8, district 80Best in Show – Movie in the Park 5/31
Great News! The Austin Parks Foundation has rescheduled our “MOVIES IN THE PARK” event for this Saturday, May 31st. Thanks to our sponsors Lofty Dog, 2nd Street District, AMLI Downtown and AMLI on ...
Movies in the Park, Volunteer, Movies in the park0
May 1 public Meetings: Input for Parks Director Profile
Parks Advocates: Here’s your chance to give input to the city manager on what you’d like to see in our new Parks director. We’ve (Austin Parks Foundation) sent in our requests of course, and I’ll p...
Park Advocacy, Volunteer0
Thanks to our Volunteers for It’s My Park Day 2008
The sixth annual It’s My Park! Day was Saturday, April 12 and we had a record 51 park improvement projects with 1,400 volunteers signed up. Â We’re getting back reports of actual...
It's My Park Day, It's My Park Day - Through the Years, Volunteer, It's My Park Day, Volunteer, Austin, community, city-wide0
It’s My Park! Day – Hundreds of Volunteers Needed!
We now have 49 park projects scheduled for our sixth annual It’s My Park! Day on Saturday, April 12 from 9 am to 1 pm. Â We have over 500 volunteers signed up but we have space for hundreds of more...
It's My Park Day, Volunteer0Earth Share PSA: Promises
Earth Share of Texas represents over 70 environmental non-profit organizations, including the Austin Parks Foundation across Texas in workplace giving campaigns. They have a great new TV Public Ser...
Education, Volunteer0
Rain and Volunteer Thanks…
With rain failing from the sky on this Friday evening, I’m hoping that the volunteer workday out at Turkey Creek Trail @ Emma Long Park doesn’t get rained out, but if it does, at least we’re gettin...
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