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Do you have news about your park you want to share? email Wendy@providenceparks.org

Winter Workshop Series

Special thanks to Markus Berger, Geoff Meek, Michael Pierce, Garret Lemire, Brian Alves, Amanda Ball, and Jill Pfitzenmayer, for the fantastic Winter Workshops. We are looking forward to some spring workshops: City Greens I, April 2nd, Who Needs Leaves? with Doug Still; and City Greens II, Friend or Foe? Identifying Invasive Plants with Anna Browder and Mary Dennis. We also have April 10th at 11:00am and again at 6:00pm: Planning and Promoting your Summer Events with Deb Dormody and Wendy Nilsson. To see details and registration information go to: www.providenceparks.org
Thanks to generous financial support provided by National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
Dont forget to register your volunteer needs with Serve Rhode Island. Didn't attend the workshop and wondering how? Email, Amanda at aball@serverhodeisland.org

In Loving Memory of her Little Girl: Past, Present, and Place in the Gladys Potter Garden

From the author, Professor Laura Prieto….
This project is quite dear to me; it traces the history of a playground, the Gladys Potter Garden [known locally as Humbolt or the Baby Park]. The essay is very long, with photos and footnotes as well, and ideally I’d like to drive people to the Subjecting History website where maybe they will feel compelled to comment online. My essay, “In Loving Memory of her Little Girl: Past, Present, and Place in the Gladys Potter Garden,” is available online through an exciting project called _Subjecting History_, edited by Trevor Getz and Thomas Padilla. You can find it here: http://subjectinghistory.org/in-loving-memory/ laura.prieto@simmons.edu

Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning 2013

Wow! There are over 22 events, cleanups, tree plantings, and beautification projects going on in our parks and green spaces for the first annual city-wide celebration hosted by the City of Providence, Serve Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Parks & Recreation, and the Partnership  You can click on each location on the map to be taken directly to the opportunity where volunteers can sign up through "HandsOn Connect" at Serve Rhode Island . In the afternoon, from noon-3:00pm all the volunteers will come together at Roger Williams Temple to Music for a celebration with Mayor Angel Taveras. Please email wendy@providenceparks.org for information on mini-grants, materials, swag, sponsors, or how to make your own Spring Cleaning event. Spring Cleaning is on Facebook. Also, check out the Superheroes of Trash. More details will be on the Partnership website soon.


Pop-Up Adventure Play Training

Friday, May 10 from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Providence Children's Museum. A workshop on how to organize and facilitate a Pop-Up Play Adventure in our green spaces. This training is free. Space is limited. Priority registration will be given to Partnership volunteer groups. People who attend this workshop will volunteer at the Pop-up Adventure Play event on Saturday, May 11th at India Point Park.


Playful Providence Kick-Off Celebration

The second annual Playful Providence celebration begins on Saturday, May 11 from 12-5pm at India Point Park in Providence.  Playful Providence 2013 is 5-month citywide celebration of play commemorating Providence's status as a Playful City, a recognition that honors cities and towns that make play a priority.  Playful Providence kicks off with a day of Pop-Up Adventure Play – a free, public celebration of open-ended, child-directed play featuring an abundance of "loose parts" like sticks and branches, cardboard boxes, fabric and other interesting materials.  A brief speaking program will include Peter Asen, director, City of Providence Healthy Communities Office; and Janice O'Donnell, executive director, Providence Children's Museum.


Friends and Community Partners Group Meeting

Please join us for our Spring Meeting on Wednesday, March 27 from 6:00-7:30pm  PC Annex 231 Douglas Ave. If anyone would like to do a 10 minute presentation on their park or group, let Wendy know by March 25. Ideally, one or two groups will present their parks to the group at each of our meetings and share a success or a challenge the group can help with. We will be networking & sharing:
  • Information on both Earthday and Winter Workshop micro grants
  • Summer programs, like: Music for Children, Fitness, Reading in the Parks, etc.
  • Community Gardens
  • Playful Providence and Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds
  • Summer Lunch Program
  • ....and more
  • If there are additional agenda items you would like to discuss, please let Wendy know by March 25th.Yes, we will do this in 90 minutes.

At 7:30, after the meeting, you are invited to stay for a viewing and short discussion on the documentary, School's Out: Lessons from a Forest, Directed by Lisa Molomot / (USA, 2012) / English and Swiss German

Google groups

Out tech Guru, Geoff Meek has set up a google group so that we can chat directly with each other. Our discussion groups are here.
 You will need:
- An account with google (gmail, etc.)
- To request membership to the Partnership for Providence Parks group.
Once your membership is accepted (takes about 1/2 day), simply respond to one of the existing topics, or click the "New Topic" button at the top of the screen.
Using groups is just like using email, with the benefit that all members can view and respond to your messages. The group is also searchable, so you can find out what has been discussed in the past.
If you haven't signed up yet, or are having trouble with it, let Wendy know.

Facebook

Keep sending us your events and pics so we can post them. Oh..please LIKE and FRIEND us. There are some great pics up now of Parkie events and stories in the news. http://www.facebook.com/PartnershipForProvidenceParks

Grants Available

New England Grass Roots Environmental Fund
If you have or haven't applied for a grant through the New England Grass Roots Fund (NEGEF) www.grassrootfund.org you may want to check them out. They are a great first grant to apply for. I am happy to walk anyone through this process. Seed grants are available for new groups and Grow grants for more established groups who may have already received funding from NEGEF. Go for it!

The Partnership

The Partnership for Providence Parks is a new initiative of the Providence Department of Parks and Recreation. The Partnership for Providence Parks is a city-wide public/private non-profit 501(C)3 geared toward helping residents and community partners help our parks be active, vibrant, healthy, playful and unique places.
To learn more about the Partnership, please visit www.Providenceparks.org.

 
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