WELCOME!

 

​Formed in 2000, Friends of the Parks is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the stewardship and improvement of the parks in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area. Modeled after successful efforts in other communities, Friends of the Parks believes that the difference between average and outstanding parks is the involvement of park users in activities ranging from park planning to volunteerism to fund raising.

 

As other cities have discovered, informed citizens help to create parks that are more integral to the lifestyle and image of their communities and vital to economic development efforts. By informing, educating, and empowering individual park users and neighborhood groups, Friends of the Parks helps our community. Join the exciting park stewardship movement taking place in cities across America.

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You are cordially invited:

 

2025 Annual Meeting of Friends of the Parks of Allen County!

 

June 25, 5:00- 7:00 pm

Foster Park Pavilion #1

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5:00 

Picnic supper buffet  $12 donation on site

Sandwiches, potato salad, coleslaw, chips, cookies

RSVP tcainres@gmail.com or text 260-426-7075 before June 22

 

5:30 

​Panel discussion on park financing featuring:

 

Russ Jehl

City Councilman, 2nd District

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Geoff Paddock

City Councilman, 5th District

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moderated by

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Fred McKissack, Jr.

Journal Gazette Editorial Page Editor

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Friends of the Parks Annual Report and Election of Officers immediately following