projects - active
- Neighborhood Parks
- Report Cards
- 2010 Challenge Grant Campaign
- Parks for All
- Youth Employment in Parks
- Veterans' Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project
- Anchorage Summer Flowers
- Volunteer Naturalists
- Get Outdoors Anchorage
- Science in the Parks
- 2008 Challenge Grant Projects
- Honoring & Memorial Funds
- Citizen Weeds Warriors
- Trails Map
projects - past
Didlika Park
Sponsors
FRIENDS OF DIDLIKA PARK
Status
In Progress
Award
$20,000
Challenge
Total cash raised to date: $2,520; total volunteers 10; volunteer hours: 600;
skilled volunteer hours: 4; other in-kind contribution value: $35; total match
value: $13,295
Total Project Value including Rasmuson Foundation Grant: $33,295
Turnagain neighbors, community council volunteers, and an Eagle Scout are working together to improve this pocket park by reestablishing grass and foliage, and adding a historical sign and art element. Visible improvements to date feature a new fence that dramatically enhances the aesthetics of the park. This project experienced a delay due to a change in neighborhood leadership and a vetoed capital budget item.
Progress has been made in assembling community members
to support the project, drafting design elements, fundraising and gaining community feedback, as
well as the installed fencing. Community members are working to fundraise, use community feedback
to modify the current design, install benches and install playground
equipment.