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Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks Membership Reopens

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 18, 2021
A family of women in the Smale Riverfront Park Women's Committee Garden

The Cincinnati Parks Foundation is absolutely delighted to reopen the opportunity to join The Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks! The Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks is a fierce group of…

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New Playground Wins Second-Place Award from OPRA

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 16, 2021
A boy with a popsicle

Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) has announced its 2021 Annual Awards of Excellence winners.  Cincinnati Parks won 2nd Place in the Capital Improvement category for the PNC Grow Up Great Playground…

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Numerous Accolades Prove CPF is an Organization You Can Trust

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 16, 2021
Smale Riverfront park

Nonprofit organizations rely on the public’s trust to do their work. That is why it is so important that charitable nonprofits continuously earn the public’s trust through their commitment to…

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be.well Program Wins Another First-Place Award

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 10, 2021

Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) has announced its 2021 Annual Awards of Excellence winners.  Cincinnati Parks Foundation won 1st Place in the Adaptive Programming category for the Fall be.well Adaptive Hiking…

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What does the Great Parks of Hamilton County levy mean for Cincinnati Parks?

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 8, 2021
People in voter booths, to illustrate the voters for the Great parks of Hamilton County levy

On the November 2021 ballot, voters approved Issue 29 (also called Great Parks of Hamilton County levy), a 10-year tax levy which funds Great Parks of Hamilton County. This is…

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MadTree Plants 40 Trees at Inwood Park

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | November 1, 2021
MadTree Brewing volunteers planting trees in Inwood Park near the PNC Grow Up Great Playground

Inwood Park in Mt. Auburn is a priority park identified in the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s Neighborhood Parks Campaign. Earlier this year, in partnership with CPF, Cincinnati Parks and PNC Bank,…

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Community Breaks Ground in Laurel Park

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | October 12, 2021
Groundbreaking in Laurel Park for Ezzard Charles Statue

On Saturday, October 9, 2021 the West End community celebrated the official groundbreaking for the Ezzard Charles statue in Laurel Park. This statue and plaza will honor the life and legacy of…

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Hats Off Raises Over $488,000

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | October 5, 2021
A group of women at the 15th Annual Hats Off Luncheon

The Hats Off Luncheon presented by the Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks, is the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. The Luncheon fundraising ensures the Foundation can…

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New Artwork Added to Ault Park Gardens

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | October 5, 2021
The new sculpture in Ault Park with Artist Marjorie Pease Applegate and Ellen Sole

A new piece of stone sculpture artwork by Marjorie Pease Applegate has been added to the Ault Park Gardens. This piece is part of a series of works by Applegate…

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Honoring Mary Jo Bazeley with the Phyllis W. Smale Award

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation | September 30, 2021
Mary Jo Bazeley

Each year, the Cincinnati Parks Foundation presents the Phyllis W. Smale Award at the Hats Off Luncheon to recognize outstanding achievement, inspiring leadership, exemplary service, and creative vision in many…

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