Change and Growth of the Friends of Garfield Park

Because we’re Friends, we want to keep you in the know. While we aren’t ready to launch the public facing phase of our Historic Fountain Restoration & Preservation Campaign, we did want to let you, our supporting Friends, know that our Board of Directors has been working tirelessly behind the scenes this year. Above and…

This is the season of Thanksgiving and we are especially thankful for you! Thankful for…your recent donations, as they have fueled our mission for enhanced funding on behalf of historic Garfield Park. Thankful for…your participation in FOGP sponsored and hosted events as this ensures the evolution of the public benefits. When you invite your friends…

Circa 1998. The Friends of Garfield Park, Inc was conceived by concerned, business-minded individuals, supported by Indy Parks and Recreation. After incorporating on November 19, 1998, The Friends began developing a model for supplemental financial support for Garfield Park. An endowment, supported by the Indianapolis Foundation was created in order to ensure that resources would…

FOGP Board Treasurer, John Masengale presents…. President, Lynda Burrello… the 2015 Betty Foley Service Award at our sell-out Rockin Christmas Bash on Saturday, December 6th. Thank you Lynda for everything you do for FOGP and Garfield Park!

Click the headline below to read the story in the Southsider Voice ‘He loved Garfield Park,’ Remembering Blake Bowell with a children’s garden   By Al Stilley Editor The memory of Blake Bowell will be ongoing at Garfield Park following an emotional dedication of Blake’s Children’s Garden in front of 150 family, friends and supporters Friday.“ This is a…

We are sad to hear of P.E. MacAllister’s passing and would like to give our condolences to his loved ones. There have been numerous concerts, movies, and theater productions that have been provided because of the Macallister Amphitheater. P.E.’s love for the arts and philanthropic spirit will live on through these shows, the artists who…

May 29th, 2015 Dear Friends, I trust most of you have heard that Betty Foley passed away early this morning, May 29th, 2015. She was an amazing lady and a good friend to many of us. I first met Betty in 1989 when she was with the Friends of the Conservatory. You could always count…

FOGP has received a grant toward the continuation of the Garfield Alive program for the purpose of connecting community and keeping Garfield Alive. The grant is from “Frank Curtis and Irving Moxley Springer Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, in loving memory of Irving and Frank Springer.” The primary use of this…

THANK YOU from the Friends of Garfield Park, Inc. to all of the volunteers and sponsors for Garfield ReForest 2016 and the Great Indy Clean Up! It was a huge success and one of the largest volunteer events in the park’s history. Thanks to over 250 volunteers who planted 200 trees in less than 3…

Gratitude is what we feel this time of year when we publish our Year in Review. The Friends of Garfield Park wish to thank each and everyone of you who participated in making 2021 a great year for FOGP and Garfield Park.  From this joyful group of UIndy students Earth Day clean-up volunteers (featured) to…

Take a few minutes to review all the wonderful accomplishments for the park. Thank you so much for everyone’s help making 2021 a very successful year.

It’s time again for the Annual Meeting of  Friends of Garfield Park and we want to hear from each of you! The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 2, 2021 and once again, due to Covid 19 policies at the Park, it will be a closed group meeting, with masks required. Alternatively, members of FOGP…

The Earth Day Indiana Festival at Garfield Park on June 6th created the perfect back drop for celebrating a life well-lived. A Juneberry Tree has been planted in Blake’s Garden to commemorate. Plus, the BlakeStrong Bowell and the FOGP organizations are honored to partner through funds to support maintenance and supplemental staffing of Blake’s Garden. …

Our gratitude to Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis. Inc …for their support of Youth Education Programming at Garfield Park In 2020, we programmed three main events; Program in a Box, A Spooky Stroll, and the Holly Jolly Drive thru. These events replaced pre-existing special events. After each event, the participants thanked us relentlessly as many of…

The Friends of Garfield Park  is asking for your support to finish strong for our  2020 campaign! #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Visit our FB page on Tuesday,  December 1st and  look for  links to the private GT fundraisers hosted…

The fall season is always an exciting time. The change in seasons, the peak of colors and the anticipation of the holidays all make for a recipe of good memories. Garfield Park is a park for all seasons. And we’d like you to think all seasons when you think of Garfield Park. How many of your…

Last year, the board of Friends of Garfield Park updated the FOGP mission statement. The mission of Friends of Garfield Park is to “ensure the preservation and evolution of the public benefits of Garfield Park through enhanced funding, effective advocacy, and expanded stewardship”. Evolution requires change and growth. The deaths of our black brothers and…

Whether you’ve always given on #Giving Tuesday or this is your first time, let this be the year to give generously AND tell all your friends and family why you love and support Garfield Park.   Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and…

This month, Garfield Park launched its Giving November Campaign. Giving November is the Friends of Garfield Park’s campaign to raise funds to help carry out our mission and commitment to the preservation of Garfield Park. This November Strada Education Network has pledged to double the impact of your donation. Strada is matching every dollar donated…

Giving November Go here to double your thanks this November and tell us #WhyILoveGarfield Garfield Park has so much to be grateful for this November; we are thankful for the friends, supporters, and partners that make our work happen. Our partners help with tremendous improvements and innovative programming that enhance and sustain Garfield Park. For…

◊ What: Friends of Garfield Park Annual Meeting. ◊ Where: GP Conservatory. ◊ When: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 9:00 AM. ◊ Who: All are Welcome.   No RSVP required. Just show up. All are welcome.

FRIENDS OF GARFIELD PARK 2018 ANNUAL REPORT In 2018 Friends of Garfield Park celebrated its 20th Anniversary SPONSORSHIP & PROGRAMMING Provided sponsorship support to Garfield Shakespeare Company, Garfield Park Junior Baseball & Garfield Park Farmers Market Completed a new Garfield Park teacher’s guide for school field trips EVENTS Hosted the National Recreation & Park Association conference attendees…

We are celebrating the wrap up from year one of the Garfield Park Youth Adventure. Thank you Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis for sharing our vision and supporting Indy’s youth. The Garfield Park Youth Adventure program was a new program launched in 2018 for the express purpose of allowing local, under-served youth to experience sports, art,…

March 2017 Dear Friend of Garfield Park, On behalf of the Friends of Garfield Park, Inc., (FOGP) I would like to thank you for your support of our organization over the years. Since our founding in 1998, we have been committed to preserving the values and assets of our city’s greatest park. During this time we…

Hello Friends… Recently, while writing some content for a grant request we had a chance to summarize some of the programs and services we’ve been focusing on here at Friends of Garfield Park.  We thought you too might appreciate the update. And, while you’re feeling inspired…we invite you to consider how you might join in…

Dear Garfield Park Friend, On behalf of the Friends of Garfield Park, Inc., (FOGP) I would like to thank you for your support of our organization over the years. Since our founding in 1998, we have been committed to preserving the values and assets of our city’s greatest park. During this time we have built…

Keeping Garfield Alive Naturally FOGP Board Member Jan Lesniak presents… Indy Parks Regional Manager, Beth Krouch a $2500 grant check supporting a college intern in the Park Conservatory.