Greater Metro Parks Foundation
...because parks matter
Greater Metro Parks Foundation
Our community has a vibrant parks and recreation heritage. The Greater Metro Parks Foundation is committed to leaving a legacy for this and future generations.
Our Mission
Inviting you to build a healthier, more vibrant community by investing in people and parks.
Our Vision
Our community transformed... all lives enriched... through greater parks.
“Quite simply, without the Greater Metro Parks Foundation’s leadership, knowledge, and resources we would not be able to gather the support necessary to have this dream become fully realized. We deeply need the Foundation in our community to engage, educate, and empower not only our efforts to create this safe, beautiful, and vital place for our neediest children, but we also need the Greater Metro Parks Foundation to help encourage the countless other schools and neighborhood organizations to be able to do exactly the same. With them in our corner, we feel we can change our children, our families, and our entire community.” --Carol Ramm-Gramenz, McCarver Elementary Counselor
What's New?
Comcast Foundation presents gift for Parks Appreciation Day
Representatives from the Comcast Foundation were at the Metro Parks Board of Commissioners meeting on September 28 to present a check for $980 to the Greater Metro Parks Foundation in support of Parks Appreciation Day. On April 25, 2009, Comcast had 47 volunteers who worked an estimated 240 volunteers hours at Franklin Park. They collared ivy, pruned under trees and shrubs, cleaned up a Juniper bed and raked leaves. The Comcast Foundation matched the hours volunteered with a generous cash gift in order to support the work of Comcast employees.
"This grant from the Comcast Foundation is in recognition of Comcast's commitment to the communities where its customers and employees live and work. Since its founding in 1999, the Comcast Foundation has distributed more than $64 million in cash support of programs implemented locally in Comcast communities."
From Tragedy to Triumph!
Zina Linnik Project
Tacomans everywhere felt the horror and shock of Zina Linnik's tragic kidnapping and murder. A sense of fear and frustration filled the air. Where can the children go to play - safely? This video tells the story.
