[DEHC] save the date-Partners in Parks: Building a Movement: Oct 21

[Rosanne.Foley at codman.org]

Save the Date and please tell others who may be interested!

Partners in Parks: Building a Movement 
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am
Event: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Networking Reception: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
#39 bus or Orange Line to Ruggles. 
Registration fee: $25 Scholarships available 
Registration is available on line at www.cityparksalliance.org. 

An exciting gathering about urban parks with resource people from around 
the country 
sharing their success stories and models for effective park advocacy. 
You'll meet other park activists from across the city, hear about arts, 
youth, public health programs, and other activities in
parks. 

Broad participation will show public officials who are there 
that parks matter to the residents of Boston! - Create a shared vision for 
parks

Welcoming Remarks by
The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston 
Stephen Burrington, Commissioner, MA DCR 
Panel Discussion w/ National Experts including:
Tupper Thomas, President, Prospect Park Alliance and City Parks Alliance; 
Co-Chair Elizabeth Goldstein, President, California State Parks Foundation
and City Parks Alliance; 
Co-Chair Steve Coleman, Director, Washington (D.C.) Parks & People 
Join in a Small Group Discussion on: 
- Linking Parks and Recreation with the Public Health Agenda 
- How Much Economic Value Does a Park and Recreation System Bring to a 
City? 
- Making Room for Youth in our Parks 
- How to Talk the Talk: Communicating to be Heard 
- Parks as Safe Havens 
- Parks and Corporate Citizens: Stories of Successful Partnerships 
- New Models of Stewardship: Partnering Across the Sectors 
- Perspectives from Foundations 
- Activity for All: Innovative Recreation and Sports Programs 
- Arts and Cultural Programming in Parks 

Organized by CITY PARKS ALLIANCE in partnership with:
Arborway Coalition;
Boston After School & Beyond;
Boston Natural Areas Network;
Boston Parks & Recreation;
Brookline Department of Public Health;
Brookline GreenSpace Alliance;
City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development's Grassroots 
Program;
Conservation and Recreation Campaign, Trust for Public Land;
DotWell - Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition;
Eric OBrien & Sons;
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs - Office of Public Private 
Partnerships, Comm of Mass;
Franklin Park Coalition;
Friends of Melnea Cass;
Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation;
Friends of Romney Marsh;
Harvard School of Public Health; Jamaica Pond Project;
Massachusetts Dept of Conservation & Recreation;
Metropolitan Area Planning Council;
National Association for Olmsted Parks;
National Park Service - Rivers & Trails; 
National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands;
NOAH; 
Northeastern Center for Sports Society;
Parks for People, Trust for Public Land;
Solomon Fund;
Southwest Corridor Conservancy; 
The Esplanade Association;
The Kendall Foundation;
The Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition;
The Medical Foundation; The Merck Family Fund;
The Trustees of Reservations; an Anonymous foundation.