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16 April 2024
H-Barn Project Campaign News - Spring 2024

H-Barn Project Campaign News - Spring 2024

Lakewood - April 15, 2024 - We are happy to share our community has come together and raised $1,588,904 million dollars of our $3.5 million dollar goal for private sector support of the H-Barn Project. We want to express our gratitude to those who have made this progress possible.

23 February 2024
Lakewood mourns the loss of Retired Army Lieutenant General (LTG) William “Bill” Harrison

Lakewood mourns the loss of Retired Army Lieutenant General (LTG) William “Bill” Harrison

Lakewood — Feb. 23, 2024 — Partners for Parks lost Honorary Co-Chair, Retired Army Lieutenant General (LTG) William “Bill” Harrison last weekend and joins The City of Lakewood recognizing the passing of this great leader. Harrison was a driving force behind the City of Lakewood’s incorporation and served as first mayor from 1995 through 2003, completing his service on the City Council in 2005.

10 August 2023
Partners for Parks Launches Awareness Events  for the H-Barn Restoration Project

Partners for Parks Launches Awareness Events for the H-Barn Restoration Project

Lakewood — Aug. 10, 2023 — Partners for Parks is building awareness and making its case for support through a series of small group gatherings with community leaders, neighbors and park enthusiasts interested in the H-Barn restoration project at Fort Steilacoom Park.

20 June 2023
Partners for Parks Announces Campaign Leadership Team for  H-Barn Restoration Project

Partners for Parks Announces Campaign Leadership Team for H-Barn Restoration Project

Lakewood — June 20, 2023 — Partners for Parks is pleased to announce its campaign leaders for the H-Barn project, a public-private partnership with the City of Lakewood to preserve and renovate a 120-year-old barn complex at Fort Steilacoom Park. These individuals were selected based upon the belief that the motivating force behind any successful appeal is leadership by persons recognized as being influential and successful community leaders. [read more]

15 May 2023
Partners for Parks Announces $1 Million Grant for H-Barn Project

Partners for Parks Announces $1 Million Grant for H-Barn Project

LAKEWOOD — May 15, 2023 — Partners for Parks is pleased to announce a $1 million project grant from the Names Family Foundation in support of the H-Barn restoration project at Fort Steilacoom Park, a 350+ acre historic area in Lakewood, WA. The H-Barn Project is an innovative public-private partnership between the City of Lakewood and Partners for Parks, a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to improving Lakewood area parks. This public-private partnership seeks to raise a total of $7.5 million by 2025. Partners for Parks is leading a $3.5 million fundraising effort within the private sector that will, in turn, support a $4 million public investment from the City of Lakewood. [read more]

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