

Polk County offers many opportunities for fun, adventure and relaxation in its parks. You
can run, walk, bike, ride horses, visit historic sites, participate in all types of organized
sports and water recreation and enjoy nature.
Parks have always been important to Polk County, but parks and recreation needs cannot
be met through public funding alone. Help is needed to enhance and maintain our parks
as assets that you can be proud to share with family, friends and visitors.
Friends of the Parks can:
• Secure funds for parks and recreation programs.
• Provide a medium for discussion and an opportunity for citizens to get involved.
• Promote public awareness of the value and benefit of parks and recreation programs.
• Encourage the acquisition of green spaces and the enhancement of public parks.
• And assist with special events and ongoing projects.
In order for donated goods, services and funds to be designated to specific parks or
projects, Friends of the Parks can establish dedicated sub-accounts. For instance, Mosaic
Peace River Park is one of those sub-accounts. Any donation contemplated by your
organization can be specifically designated for and spent at Mosaic Peace River Park and
is tax deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.
FRIENDS OF THE PARKS
NEXT MEETING
515 E. Boulevard Street, Bartow
JULY 14, 2009 8:30 AM
2009 ANNUAL MEETING
September 15, 2009
Friends of the Parks Foundation, Inc.
About Us
Friends of the Parks president Marian Ryan accepts INNOVATIVE MARKETING AWARD
presented by Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing for the Foundation's Trek Ten
Trails Program. Trek Ten Trails Steering Committee members attending the awards
luncheon (left to right) Kathy Kibler, Susan King, Beth Bodenstein, Marian Ryan, Don
Hillman, Glenda Mink, and Robbie Shields.
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