Friends Group Name: Friends of Perkerson Park

Year group established: 2009

Main Friends Group Contact person: Vern Potts

Email for contact or FOP group: vpotts01@gmail.com

Phone # for contact: 404-923-4361

Location (neighborhood): Capitol View

Park(s) supporting: Perkerson Park

Current # of members: 37

Other (beyond main contact) who serve in a leadership capacity: Steve Bavec

Group goals/key initiatives: Promote the use of the park and raise funds for park improvements
Member recruitment— Increase our membership
Fundraising— Events to promote the use of the park and raise funds for park improvements
Community Visioning or Design Clinic
Volunteering— We rely heavily on community volunteers
Community Gardening— Proposed for future implementation

Success stories to date:
1st Annual Spring Forward Festival a fundraiser for Perkerson Park - March 27 2010

Make a donation to Friends of Perkerson Park through our Fiscal Partner account with Park Pride: