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Parks are an invaluable humanizing asset in an urban environment, providing space for people of
different ages and from all walks of life to experience relaxation and tranquility, or to share the
company of others in communal activities. By funding projects in parks, we help to create moments
of joy, beauty, and neighborhood celebration that bind us together as a community.
Following is a list of last year’s grants in parks a well as those grants made thus far this year.
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Organization Grants to Parks for FY04
| | City of Bunker Hill | $37,500 | |
To create a park named for Mae and Lyndon Whitaker in Mrs. Whitaker’s hometown.
| | | Forest ReLeaf of Missouri | $17,333 | |
To purchase and plant mature trees in St. Louis City and St. Louis Country parks.
| | | Gateway Greening | $34,500 | |
To support Gateway Greening’s general programming. This is the first payment in a three-year pledge for $113,000.
| | | Laumeier Sculpture Park | $50,000 | |
To commission and create a work for the park’s children’s area. This is the second and final payment of a grant of $100,000.
| | | Missouri Botanical Garden | $90,000 | |
To support the 2005 calendar year season of the Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. This is the first payment in a two year grant of $180,000.
| | | Old North St. Louis Restoration Group | $30,000 | |
To support establishment of a new park on North Florissant near North Market.
| | | Tower Grove Park | $37,500 | |
To support an engineering study and maintenance schedule for the preservation of the parks’ historic buildings and gazebos. This is the second and final payment of a grant totaling $75,000.
| | | Trailnet | $35,000 | |
To support landscaping and planning for the Powerhouse renovation. The area will serve as the base of the Riverfront Trail.
| | | Trust for Public Land | $3,500 | |
To support a river boat tour of Trust for Public Land projects between St. Louis and Alton for area constituents.
| | | Tower Grove Park | $35,000 | |
Salary support for Development Director. This is the first of two payments totaling $60,000.
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