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Press Releases
- Westchester Lagoon Gets a Playground: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Margaret E. Sullivan Park
October 14, 2011 - Anchorage Parks App Now Available for Free Download
September 22, 2011 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Huffman Park September 20, 2011
- Margaret Eagan Sullivan Park Volunteer Day August 27, 2011
- Summerpalooza at Cuddy Family Midtown Park August 3, 2011
- Volunteers Give a Mountain View Park a New Design
July 15, 2011 - Little Dipper Park Gets Makeover in Scenic Foothills
July 8, 2011 - Ira Walker Park Recieves Volunteer Powered Renovation
June 24, 2011 - Anchorage Celebrates National Get Outdoors Day!
June 10, 2011 - Cope Street Park Neighborhood Fix It
June 9, 2011 - Northwood Park Signs Unveiled
May 11, 2011
- Wells Fargo Partners With Youth Employment in Parks
August 9, 2010 - Youth Employment in Parks Program Wins National Award From Department of the Interior
August 2, 2010 - Youth Employment in Parks Crews Create New Trail Connection Between Senior Center & Chester Creek Trail
July 27, 2010 - Russian Jack Community to Revitalize Willawaw Park
July 23, 2010 - Volunteers Build New Trails, Clean Playground in Cheney Lake Park
July 16, 2010 - Northeast Volunteers to Spruce up Creekside Park
July 9, 2010 - Spenard Volunteers to Fix Up Minnesota Park June 25, 2010
- Volunteers to Clean Up Ira Walker Park
June 18, 2010 - Anchorage Park Foundation Partners in Two Community Events Saturday
June 11, 2010 - Anchorage Park Foundation Partners with Community Members to Improve Parks
June 4, 2010 - Youth Employment in Parks Summer Jobs Available for Teens
April 13, 2010 - Anchorage Park Foundation Offers Challenge Grants to Community Groups
March 25, 2010 - Community Celebrates Standish Park Makeover
May 29, 2009 - City Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 50 Bikes for 50 Kids
January 19, 2009 - City Releases Parks Report Card
December 12, 2008 - Get Outdoors Anchorage Summit Focuses on Kids
December 10, 2008 - REI Employees Celebrate Anchorage Non-Profits
October 9, 2008 - New Trail in Midtown Wildlife Sanctuary Opens
Oct. 1, 2008 - Volunteers Take Anchorage Public Lands by Storm
Sept. 26, 2008 - Park Foundation Reports Park Investments to Assembly
Sept. 15, 2008 - Fairview Community Takes Back Fairbanks Park
Sept. 5, 2008 - Cuddy Family Midtown Park Grand Opening
August 22, 2008 - Citizen Weeds Warriors Attack Purple Loosestrife
August 21, 2008 - New 2.6 Mile Ship Creek Trail Opens to Expand Park System
August 5, 2008 - Sculpture Dedication Honors Memory of Alaskan Family
June 30, 2008 - Supporters Accept Challenge to Improve Parks
April 24, 2008 - Neighbors Plan To Rebuild Scotty Gomez Hockey Rink
April 14, 2008 - Get Oudoors! Get a Job! Get Involved!
April 11, 2008
- Park Foundation Challenge Grants Available
January 31, 2008
- Volunteers Assemble 50 bikes for 50 kids
January 18, 2008
Mayor Begich Press Release
- Soccer Teams Renovate Neighborhood Field,
August 22, 2007
Mayor Begich Press Release - Citizen Weeds Warriors Attack Purple Loosestrife
August 21, 2007
Mayor Begich Press Release
- Anchorage Breaks Ground for Cuddy Family Midtown Park
July 11, 2007
Mayor Begich Press Release
- Foundation Awards $8.3 million for Parks
July 10, 2007
Rasmuson Foundation Press Release
- City Launches Youth Employment in Parks
March 13, 2007
Mayor Begich Press Release - Safety Signs Installed in FNBP
Sept. 29, 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - Citizen Weeds Warriors Tackle Westchester Lagoon
Sept. 26, 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - City Postpones Park Strip Project
July 14, 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - United Way's 50 Hours of Caring Project
June 20, 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - Playground Build in One Day
June 20, 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - 26 Local Organizations Recieve Parks Funding
May 11. 2006
Mayor Begich Press Release - Anchorage Park Foundation Makes Giving Easier
Dec 2, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - Rain or Shine, Clean & Green Event
Aug. 24, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - REI contributes to Park Foundation
Aug. 17, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - City Launches "Clean & Green"
July 22, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - Celebrating Anchorage's Park History
June 23, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - Wells Fargo Donates $250,000
March 8, 2005
Mayor Begich Press Release - Rasmuson Foundation Seeds Park Foundation
Dec. 21, 2004
Mayor Begich Press Release