Cincinnati Parks Foundation

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ESTABLISHED 1995

MISSION As the official philanthropic partner of Cincinnati Parks since 1995, Cincinnati Parks Foundation is here to help everyone do more in our parks. Our mission is rooted in three pillars: create, conserve, and connect, each reflecting how we can do more to improve Cincinnati Parks and enhance the quality of life in our city. Through fundraising, strategic partnerships, community engagement, and volunteerism, Cincinnati Parks Foundation is dedicated to supporting environmental conservation, creating new park improvements, and fostering connections between communities and their neighborhood parks.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY We’re creating, conserving, and connecting in Cincinnati Parks by:

• Collaborating with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Luke5Adventures and the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati to provide accessible wellness programming for people of all abilities.
• Supporting conservation efforts through obLITTERators, our volunteer litter removal initiative, planting trees to help grow our urban tree canopy and removing invasive species.
• Fundraising to improve parks like Glenway, Owl’s Nest, and Ault through capital projects.
• Working with volunteer groups to bring events and classes into neighborhood parks.
• Installing new trees and benches in parks to honor donor memories and milestones.
• Coordinating free roller skating programs with Skate Downtown Cincinnati while fundraising to revitalize the Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink.

LEADERSHIP
Cincinnati Parks Foundation Team
Jennifer Hafner-Spieser, President & CEO
Bettina Bellucci, Executive Assistant
Jennifer Buchholz, Marketing & Communications Director
Sara Bujas, Marketing Coordinator
Jennifer Devine, Philanthropy Officer
Steve Landers, Finance Director
Colleen O’Connor, Program Officer
Nicolette Rader, Engagement Officer
Lindsay Wilhelm, Development Director

Board of Directors
Brian L. Tiffany, Board Chair; Lisa Diedrichs, Vice Chair; Aric A. Hassel, Treasurer; Kelly Brown, Secretary; Michael Betz, Director at Large; Kevin M. Bruegge, Director at Large; Harry Kangis, Director at Large; Christine Schaub, Director at Large; Mike Schott, Director at Large; Daniel D. Vogelpohl, Past Board Chair

OTHER WAYS TO HELP
• Join your neighborhood Cincinnati Parks Advisory Council and help bring more events to your local park.
• Bundle up and hike with us during our free winter hiking challenge.
• Attend one of our 200 family-friendly events in Cincinnati Parks.
• Learn how to roller skate in Sawyer Point.
• Enjoy a yoga class in Burnet Woods.
• Become an obLITTERator and join our monthly litter removal events.
• Volunteer as a hiking sherpa with Luke5Adventures or as a buddy with Cincinnati Children’s be.wellprogram.
• Become a Cincinnati Conservation Steward and join the volunteers removing invasive species from parks and greenspaces.
• Ask your doctor how time in a Cincinnati Park can improve your health.
• Pick a hat and attend our fall Hats Off Luncheon fundraiser next October.
• Become a Women’s Committee member.
• Explore your favorite Cincinnati Park on your own–or with a friend!
• Donate to support a capital campaign, conservation efforts or community program.
• Follow us on Instagram or Facebook @cincyparksfoundation.

421 Oak St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 861-0023
https://cincinnatiparksfoundation.org