City of Austin

February 16, 2012 – The Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department are seeking volunteers for this year’s It’s My Park Day event on March 3. There are 60 to 70 family-friendly park projects across the city, and more coming! 

Visit www.austinparks.org to reserve a spot at your favorite park or to sign up to host an It's My Park Day event. In 2011 over 2000 volunteers attended 72 projects and contributed more than 7200 hours of service. Learn more at www.austinparks.org/impd.html More information about Austin’s amazing park system is at www.austintexas.gov/parks/ Our thanks to our presenting sponsors, Wheatsville Food Co-op, and the Austonian, and to all our generous sponsors: Frost Bank, Jackson-Walker, Texas Gas, BMC Software, REI, Lone Star Mulch & Compost, Austin Simply Fit, Ben Barnes Group, DWG Landscape Architecture, Enviromedia Social Marketing, Texas Rowing Center, Clif Bar, Advanced Organic Materials, Harvey Cleary Builders, Randalls, Blue Bonnet Coop, Benchmark Recovery Center, Whole Earth Provisions, Giving City Austin, AT&T,Blue Bell Ice Cream, LAM+DCI Engineers, BMC software, Giving City Austin, URS, David and Cheryl Armbrust, Ann Phipps and Mike Cannatti, CA Technologies, Technu, and Ivy Block.

Contacts: Eric Courchesne, 512-477-1566 ext 3 / eric@austinparks.org Rosie Weaver, 512-477-1566 ext 1 / rweaver@austinparks.org