Word is spreading about the power of parks across the Atlanta area—thank you for raising your voice and sharing your passion for greenspace! As a result, both the City of Brookhaven and the City of Tucker have joined the Park … Continue Reading →
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Why I Give: It’s Bigger than Parks
Park Pride makes communities feel proud of their parks. Park Pride brings terrific energy to local communities. They work to activate our shared, public spaces—making them work for the people who live there. That’s the true beauty behind Park Pride’s … Continue Reading →
Team Depot Gives Back at Washington Park
Thank you to The Home Depot’s Building Services team for volunteering in Washington Park on July 13! Your hard work to weed, pick up litter, and clear invasive helped beautify Washington Park. We appreciate you and your efforts to serve … Continue Reading →
Small Investments Make a BIG Impact
All too often, we are told that to make a difference we must “go big or go home.” However, thanks to the collective work of committed individuals, we’re proving that small, grassroots strategies to park improvements have a big impact … Continue Reading →
Emma Nortje: Capturing the Power of Parks
Meet Emma Nortje, this summer’s Communications and Development intern! She was born in South Africa, raised in Dunwoody, GA, and recently graduated from Georgia College and State University with a B.A. in Mass Communication. She also minored in Photography and Psychology and has worked … Continue Reading →
Nick Stephens: Doing His Part for a Better Atlanta
Meet Nick Stephens, one of this summer’s Park Visioning interns! He is currently a masters student at Georgia Tech in City and Regional Planning. Nick was born and raised in Atlanta, went to undergrad in New York, and then moved home and has been working in Atlanta for … Continue Reading →
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Gives Back at Underwood Hills Park
Shoutout to the summer interns at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey for pitching in at Underwood Hills Park! Not even the summer heat could deter these motivated volunteers from powering up and powering through to make a difference in this neighborhood park. … Continue Reading →
Park Pride Announces New Relationship with City of Tucker to Support Tucker Parks
Download PDF Press Release Atlanta – July 12, 2018 – Park Pride, the Atlanta-based nonprofit that engages communities to activate the power of parks, announced that the City of Tucker has signed a contract engaging the organization to provide programing and resources for park improvements to local Friends of the Park groups. Park Pride has been a … Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines Volunteer Day at the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill
Delta Air Lines‘ Commercial Strategy Analysts had a productive and successful volunteer day at the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill on Wednesday, June 27. Thank you, volunteers for your hard work and for supporting parks with your efforts! We … Continue Reading →
Jiaying Hu: Excited to Bring More Active Lifestyles to Communities
Meet Jiaying Hu, one of Park Pride’s summer interns with the Park Visioning Program! An international graduate student from China, Jiaying is studying landscape architecture at the University of Florida, College of Design, Construction, and Planning. This is her first internship (very exciting!), and she is so happy to have … Continue Reading →