Note from the Development Director 
With the help of many committed volunteers and donors, the Anchorage Park Foundation is putting private and public funds to work in parks. To date we have raised more than $14.5 million dollars for the repairs and improvements you have identified. For the September report to the Anchorage Assembly click here!
Recent News
On Saturday, August 23, 2008, the Anchorage Park Foundation and the Parks & Recreation Department celebrated the Grand Opening of the new Cuddy Family Midtown Park.
This summer featured a variety of construction projects in Anchorage parks:
This year’s Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) summer  program doubled in size since last summer. We worked with 50 Anchorage teens on a variety of recreation and parks projects. We plan to continue to expand this program next year!
Fairview Community Council Kicks off Parks Report Card Project 
This fall, volunteers are assessing the condition of their neighborhood parks with Anchorage Parks Report Card. Fairview Community Council was the first group to participate during Take Back Fairbanks Park Day.
Anchorage Parks and Recreation and the Anchorage Park Foundation plan to hit the resulting "fix it" list hard in summer 2009, so get involved. Broken equipment and safety hazards will be the first to go!
If you’re interested in filling out a report card for your local park, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Beardsley, at beardsleynj@muni.org.
More APF on the Web
We've been hard at work on the Anchorage Park Foundation website, building a really useful new feature: a directory of the 81 Anchorage neighborhood parks. Looking for a park near you? Interested in knowing what features that park you keep meaning to visit has? Use our Google map and our directory to get acquainted with neighborhood parks near you. Coming soon: all the other parks!
Looking for more ways to stay involved in Anchorage parks? Become a fan of the Anchorage Park Foundation on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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