Announcements: Cuddy Family Park "Parks for All" Project Selected as Charity for 2012 Duct Tape Ball!

Anchorage Rotary Community Services, Inc. supports the Cuddy Family Midtown Park Parks for All playground project. With the support of local legislators, the medical community, Parks & Recreation, Anchorage Downtown Rotary, local non-profits and the Anchorage Park Foundation, three Anchorage moms started Parks for All to allow their children, families and friends, and all Alaskans to enjoy Alaska's awesome outdoor experience--together. The Parks for All initiative promotes inclusive play in Alaska's natural surroundings and brings recreation and play to ALL Alaskans--all abilities, all ages. The new playground will be the first fully accessible playground in Alaska, a central community play space and certified Boundless Playground. Children with disabilities will be able to play independently in a safe environment, and parents and grandparents with disabilities will be able to play with their children, without barriers, in Anchorage's crown-jewel park. For more information please review our project brochure.

100% of the 2012 Duct Tape Ball net proceeds will go directly to these selected charities.

• Duct Tape Ball tickets are sold out!

We are also pleased to announce that the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority awarded $50,000 to support the "Parks for All" initiative.

Major Donors:
Alaska State Legislature
Mental Health Trust Authority
Rotary International

Supporting Community Members and Organizations:
Access Alaska, Hope Community Resources, Inc, Office of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Office of U.S. Sentaor Mark Begich, United Way of Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage, Sitelines, The Foraker Group, Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education, Military Family Readiness JBER, Stone Soup Group, Arc of Alaska, Challenge Alaska, Rainbow Connection, Programs for Infants and Children, Special Olympics, Alaska Center for the Blind,  USKH and Land Design North.

Ways You Can Help

• Become a fan of Parks for All on Facebook.
• Make a contribution to the Parks for All campaign.
• Write or call your legislator and tell them you support a legislative grant to the Parks for All campaign.
• Spread the word in our community about the Playground for All campaign.

 

On On Wednesday, August 13, 2009 Senator Johnny Ellis, Representative Berta Gardner, Assemblywoman Harriet Drummond, Mayor Dan Sullivan, Assemblywoman Elvi Gray-Jackson, APF Board Members Vic Mollozzi and Jeff Clarke and the Smith, Blotz and Jordan families celebrated the kick-off of the Parks for All project with a press event at Cuddy Family Midtown Park.

To contribute to the Parks for All campaign, please visit our donate page.

For more information on the Parks for All campaign, please contact Beth Nordlund at Beth@AnchorageParkFoundation.org or 907.274.2004.