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In Fond and Loving MemoryArthur H. Fawcett, Jr. : WPP President
September 1929 - November 23, 2008
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SAVE THE DATE!
Cool Capital Hosts Inaugural Ball
Join Cool Capital and the Sierra Club for a cool celebration of the 2009 inauguration on January 17 at the Jospehine Butler Parks Center. Click here for ticketing and other information.
Cool Capital Youth Training January 10
Join the Cool Capital Challenge for our first youth training on January 10 at 10am at the Josephine Butler Parks Center. Click here for more information.
Work on Green Jobs Draws National Attention
Parks & Recreation Magazine recently featured the work of Parks & People on green job training in a profile of Greening Coordinator Brian Rodgers. The national publication issued by the National Recreation & Parks Association focused its back-page feature on the issue of green jobs, and a "new kind of green man".
TKF Releases Book on Green Space
The TKF Foundation, longtime supporters of Washington Parks & People, has released a new book, Open Spaces, Sacred Places. The book "dramatically demonstrates how nature has the power to heal and unify in our increasingly frenetic 21st century world." Contact Washington Parks & People or the TKF Foundation for purchasing information.
World Parks Day
Washington Parks & People helped launch the inaugural World Parks Day, September 20, an opportunity for parks leaders and organizations to join together in celebrating and boosting the profile of the urban parks movement. For more information on this international parks movement, visit the Parks for Life website.
Riverside Campaign Grows
Parks & People's seven-year Down by the Riverside Campaign and Watts Branch Community Alliance are expanding. Read about the new developments here.
Event Space Available
The Josephine Butler Parks Center offers a variety of packages and event spaces for all kinds of events. Our flexible space allows you to create unique events - from nonprofit and community events to weddings to birthday parties to conferences. Contact us today about holding your next event in this beautiful Renaissance-revival mansion.
About Parks & People
Washington Parks & People began 19 years ago with Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park receiving the National Park Service's highest organizational award for leading the transformation of the single most violent park in the capital region into one of its safest. We now help revitalize once forgotten parks and communities throughout the inner capital region by working with a wide variety of people, agencies, and organizations. Parks & People leads the Down By the Riverside Campaign at Marvin Gaye Park in the Watts Branch stream valley. Join the Parks & People Network or find out more about volunteering to help the parks today.
Thank you to our Parks Center Partners.
We invite you to explore the programs and events at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, a multi-organization "greenhouse" for advancing green spaces and rebuilding communities.
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