Park Pride Community Grants Awarded

Good news in the email box this morning!

The PHCA Treasurer informed me that a check arrived today along with a letter awarding Gotham Park with a $1000 grant from Park Pride! The grant is part of their Community Grants Program which we applied for in October. Read the Award Letter.

The matching funds for this grant come from those raised at the Gotham Park BBQ in September. So thanks to all those who made donations and pledges at that time.

It Takes a Village, Part Deux

The final tally of the Sept 23rd Gotham Park BBQ and Fundraiser keeps growing. Late donations and potential matching funds from Park Pride will bring our total to almost $4600!!

Another big thank you to our sponsors...

• Kroger/Ansley, Tregg Player for sponsoring the costs of food and party supplies
• Sweetwater Brewery, for beverage donations
• Adam Ingleson, Ingleson Builders for providing bbq pit materials (404-290-3884)

And a special thank you to...

• All the volunteer PHCA Ambassadors
• The Gotham Park Clean-Up Volunteers
• Rogers Barry
• The Bertelsen Family
• The Bell Family
  
• The Cowhig Family
• Lynn Durbin
• Jane Gole
• Jonathan Greenhill, The Chef Extraordinaire
• Lorrie (Vesta) Griffin
• Ril Guptil
• Wayne Hoffman
• Jack Hughes
• Mary Gail and Maud Kelly
• John Kale
• Brian Knowles
• Helen Lee
• Patti McDonald
• The McGarry Family
• The Mehra Family
• Kathleen Merten
• Steven Mengelt
• Joy Morrisey
• The Muse Family
• Laurie Reiss
• Shelley Riden
• Bill and Irene Seay
• Sybil Smith
• Martha Walsh
• Diane Weber
• Terrill Mark Wright
• The Wright Family
• And many more...
  

It Takes a Village

Well, it certainly takes more that a little ol' committee.

Something special happened this week while I was on vacation. Someone, not on the Gotham Park Committee saw a way they could help and stepped right up and did the job! Baron Jordan, VP of the Piedmont Heights Civic Association Board, made an application to the Park Pride Community Micro Grant Program on behalf of Gotham Park. What a guy!

The deadline was October 15-- just a few days away. I was out of town and not answering email or voicemail so Baron took on the mantle of leadership that he so often does and wrote the application himself. There was some thought that an application might be made for the fledgling Piedmont Heights Green Space Committee but b/c there was a requirement of matching funds so Gotham Park was selected. Our matching funds will come from the Sept Gotham Park BBQ and Fundraiser. Yet another positive repercussion of the fantastic BBQ event.

NPU-F sponsored the application for $500 for the installation of a sandbox/covered pavilion. You can read the complete application. Recipients of the grants will be notified by Nov 1. We'll be sure to post the results here and on our website.

Either way, next time you see Baron please give him a huge thanks on behalf of all Gotham Park Stakeholders!!