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Lakewood - August 21, 2024 - Efforts are underway to raise funding for needed renovations to H-Barn in Fort Steilacoom Park. It's a community effort! The idea of preserving this barn for future generations is really important. The City of Lakewood along with Partners for Parks are teaming up to raise $7.5 million dollars to cover the cost of restoring this historic barn into a multi use venue for community and private events. 

Lakewood - July 20, 2024 - Partners for Parks invites you to grab your partner and join us at the H-Barn for a good old fashioned "Harvest Hoedown" Kick up your boots at whats sure to be a fun filled family friendly community event! Tickets are on sale HERE. $10 per person, kids 8 years and under are free.

Lakewood - May 22, 2024 - Partners for Parks is pleased to announce they have received a $350,000 capital grant from the Norcliffe Foundation. Partners for Parks is deeply grateful for this extraordinary grant and vote of confidence taking fundraising for the H-Barn Project at Fort Steilacoom Park to more than $2 million in gifts and multi-year pledges. Partners for Parks is leading the private-sector effort to raise $3.5 million toward H-Barn project costs of $7.5 million, which will in turn make possible an additional $4 million in public sector investments from the City of Lakewood.

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.

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.