- Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 08:27
Friends of South Park, the County Park view 2012 as a successful year by totaling 1,096 hours of service.
Volunteer hours did not include time spent on three successful fundraising events, which included a golf outing in May, a flea market in September, and a wine tasting event in October. Fundraising events yielded a combined total of $8,735. The Friends also sponsored cleanup days in the spring and fall and launched a solar lighting project for the illumination of Corrigan Drive by securing sponsors for 12 lights. This summer, the Friends plan to rebuild the fitness trail along McConkey Road. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has visited the Friends twice to discuss improvements to South Park, specifically the South Park Fairgrounds Oval Project.
The Friends will host five public events in 2013: an Oldies Dance in March, an April 20 Spring Clean-Up Day, a golf outing on May 18, a Fall Clean-Up Day, and a fall wine tasting event. The “Oldies in the Park” dance will be held on Saturday, March 23, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Home Economics Building in South Park. Tickets are $25, which includes food catered by Our Little Secret, mixers, and soda (BYOB). DJ will be Charlie Apple of radio station WLSW 103.9. For more information and reservations, contact Sharon at 412-897-2403 or e-mail Butch at cradamsjr@verizon.net.
The Friends of South Park is a citizens group focused on park betterment through volunteerism and advocacy. Their mission statement is “To preserve the rich heritage and resources of the park known as South Park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; by identifying and recommending the areas of the park which need improvement; and then working to acquire the cooperation, resources, and funding to accomplish those improvements for the benefit of the park’s visitors.” Friends of South Park, the County Park meet on the third Wednesday of the month at the Buffalo Inn at 7:30 p.m. The 2013 scheduled meetings are March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, Sept. 18, and Oct. 16. The May 15 meeting will be held in the Home Economics Building. For more information, e-mail Dave Buchewicz at buchewicz.d@comcast.net or Sue Means at means@thesafety.net or visit Facebook at “Friends of South Park-Allegheny County Park.”
The Friends will host five public events in 2013: an Oldies Dance in March, an April 20 Spring Clean-Up Day, a golf outing on May 18, a Fall Clean-Up Day, and a fall wine tasting event. The “Oldies in the Park” dance will be held on Saturday, March 23, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Home Economics Building in South Park. Tickets are $25, which includes food catered by Our Little Secret, mixers, and soda (BYOB). DJ will be Charlie Apple of radio station WLSW 103.9. For more information and reservations, contact Sharon at 412-897-2403 or e-mail Butch at cradamsjr@verizon.net.
The Friends of South Park is a citizens group focused on park betterment through volunteerism and advocacy. Their mission statement is “To preserve the rich heritage and resources of the park known as South Park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; by identifying and recommending the areas of the park which need improvement; and then working to acquire the cooperation, resources, and funding to accomplish those improvements for the benefit of the park’s visitors.” Friends of South Park, the County Park meet on the third Wednesday of the month at the Buffalo Inn at 7:30 p.m. The 2013 scheduled meetings are March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, Sept. 18, and Oct. 16. The May 15 meeting will be held in the Home Economics Building. For more information, e-mail Dave Buchewicz at buchewicz.d@comcast.net or Sue Means at means@thesafety.net or visit Facebook at “Friends of South Park-Allegheny County Park.”
