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Friday
Apr062012

Minneapolis Parks Foundation Newsletter

April 2012
RiverFirst Farview riverfront ceptual image

Spring into Action!

RiverFirst design and planning

A bold, 20-year vision for Upper Riverfront parks-based redevelopment, RiverFirst was officially adopted by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in March.

With the Park Board's action, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation begins working with the Park Board and the City of Minneapolis to establish a collaboration agreement through which the three agencies can work closely together - with numerous community and organizational collaborators - to make the RiverFirst vision a reality, beginning with five prioirty projects in the next five years. Read about our RiverFirst involvement.

As a co-sponsor of the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition, through which RiverFirst emerged as the winning concept of design team TLS/KVA, the Parks Foundation is an early partner and visionary in this initiative. We look forward to the day - with our help and yours - RiverFirst comes to life as the truest and best example of the Next Generation of Parks™.


Water Works cleaning and greening

Saturday, April 21, 9:30 AM - 12 Noon

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board named the Water Works/Fuji-Ya site, 420 South First Street, one of its annual Minneapolis Earth Day Clean Up locations.

Won't you please join volunteers from our staff and board - and hundreds of other community members at some 40 Minneapolis Parks locations - as we contribute two hours of our time to help make the Mississippi Riverfront cleaner and more beautiful?

Tilia giving and thanks

Some one hundred satiated samplers helped Tilia Mpls - a top restraurant food-wise and people-wise - celebrate its one-year anniversary, March 19. In addition to enjoying a tasting menu that included brussels sprouts prepared so deliciously you can actually say "brussels sprouts" and "delicious" in the same sentence, these civic-minded, fork-in-hand folks helped raise a generous contribution for the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. Now that's food for the soul.
2012 Earth Day Clean Up


Looking Ahead

A few things you can do, see and be a part of in ...

April
Visit our new, you-friendly website.

May
Minnesota Arbor Month
Have you planted a tree in North Mpls yet?

June
Water Works lights up with Northern Spark, June 9-10, 2012

Many donors make more spring!

We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations who shower us with their generosity all year long.

You, too, can help put even more spring into our action by making a gift or becoming a member today.
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