Before After: Girdwood Skate Park APF 2008 CHALLENGE GRANT Sponsor: Girdwood Community Award: $30,000 Challenge: Raise more than $180,000 in cash, labor and in-kind contributions Girdwood skaters and families replaced…
Sponsor: Girdwood Playground Committee Status: Complete Award: $20,000 cash and $5,000 in staff time Challenge: Total cash raised: $110,000; volunteer labor and in-kind contribution value: $45,000; skilled volunteer labor: $5,000;…
Girdwood artist Tommy O’Malley The Anchorage Park Foundation awarded a 2013 Challenge Grant to the Girdwood Art Institute to host community art workshops in the new central park and create…
The Girdwood Tennis Committee received $10,000 in matching funds from APF to rehabilitate the existing tennis courts in Girdwood Park that are currently in a state of disrepair. The Tennis…
…picnic areas, removed underbrush, graveled more than 300 feet of trail throughout the park, and made improvements to the volleyball court. YEP worked with the Girdwood Parks and Recreation team…
…Youth Employment in Parks crew work. 6) Girdwood Town Square Park Mosaic The Girdwood Art Institute plans to create and install mosaics in the new Girdwood Town Square Park. Community…
…Trail – 2019 Grant Award $5,000 The Girdwood Trails Committee led in the completion of the Girdwood Lower Iditarod NHT from the Girdwood valley entrance to Crow Pass Trail. Phase…
The Girdwood Trails Committee, a subcommittee of the Girdwood Board of Supervisors, was awarded $17,882 in matching funds by APF for a project on the Historic Iditarod Trail in Girdwood….
…here. Girdwood Lower Iditarod National Historic Trail – $5,000 Girdwood Trails Committee Girdwood Lower Iditarod NHT is the next step in completing the overall vision to create a continuous trail…
…and Providence Horizon House: An intergenerational fitness equipment area on the west side of Folker Park in the U-Med district. Friends of Girdwood Skate Park and the City of Girdwood:…
The Anchorage Park Foundation facilitates park improvement projects that are driven by neighborhood initiative.
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