Donor Newsletter July-August 2018 PittsburghParks.org You bring to life Free entertainment and fitness downtown hanks to your support, Tthe Parks Conservancy has partnered with the City of Pittsburgh to bring new, free programs to downtown’s Mellon Square.

enovated in 2014, Mellon RSquare sits atop a parking garage between William Penn Place and Smithfield Street. This green oasis offers visitors quiet lunch spots with peaceful cascading fountains and shaded reading nooks.

wo new designated pet Trelief areas near the perimeter of the square makes the park more user friendly for pet owners and Visitors enjoy live music at Mellon Square downtown residents. The Parks Conservancy is farmers’ market. Plus there’s greenspace means to moment.” Keiron shares partnering with local live acoustic music every many people. Danielle “[Mellon Square is a] nice organizations to bring Thursday at noon. shares “[Mellon Square] is park to sit and relax, fresh and interesting a very pretty little park in quiet during the work programming to park visitors. our support makes an unexpected space!” hours and lots of shady Now through October, you Y programs like these Jill says “[It’s a] wonderful spots. The water feature can stop in for a free fitness possible, and people place to have an exhale is beautiful.” program, bring the family to appreciate it. Online play some larger-than-life reviews show just how Turn to page 3 to see a list of the games, and visit the weekly much this downtown full program schedule.

engage contact Harmony Hodges at [email protected] or 412.682.7275 x240 Park champions like you Programs at August Wilson Park in the Hill District Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation funds expansion eeping Pittsburgh Kbeautiful is a hanks to a grant from with the Pittsburgh Parks full-time job that Tthe Pittsburgh Penguins Conservancy, the Penguins requires lots of Foundation, environmental Foundation is proud to be a helping hands. educators in August Wilson major contributor towards Luckily, we have Park can expand current the revitalization of August some of the best programing. “The Pittsburgh Wilson Park. By creating this volunteers and Penguins Foundation and the partnership we are investing corporate partners Penguins organization has in the future of our community always strived to be a great and our young people” says that are willing to do neighbor and community Dave Soltesz, President of the dirty work. partner with our city. With the Pittsburgh Penguins hese impressive the partnership forged Foundation. Get involved at PittsburghParks.org/park-events Ttiered flowerbeds in Riverview Park Programs you make possible were in much need of some tender, loving You engage young park activists care. Corporate Volunteers from Pipitone Student Conservation Association Group worked with Parks works in August Wilson Park Conservancy horticulturists last fall to clean up the he Pittsburgh Parks throughout the city TConservancy relies on including trail building and partnerships with local and maintenance, erosion national organizations to control, invasive plant keep your parks healthy management, tree care and beautiful. The Student and ecological monitoring. Conservation Association The Parks Conservancy has (SCA) is one of those partners partnered with them on that has been helping several initiatives in South Side Pittsburgh’s parks for the last Park and McKinley Park. 18 years. They work in all 5 regional parks and in smaller, his year, seven SCA neighborhood parks. Tstudents worked in August Wilson Park alongside Judith Former SCA students now work as Parks Conservancy staff and interns hese high school students Koch, Parks Conservancy weeds from the hillside and after working with SCA. have completed T Landscape and Volunteer pulled weeds from the flower many restoration projects “The experiences I had as Coordinator. “My favorite beds. Their crew leader, a s