Support Park Events: Become a Sponsor
We have many events throughout the year that need sponsors to make them all happen. Our events are free to the community, and we want to keep them that way.
Below is a list of a few events that your business can specifically sponsor. The rest of the sponsorship options are available in the document. Through a sponsorship donation, your contribution is tax-deductible. Click here to download our sponsorship form to learn more.
Children enjoy camp with us every year for free! We play games, swim in the pool, go on field trips and more! Check out how you can help these kids have a fun summer.
- Neighborhood Movie Series
We're coming to your neighborhood with this outdoor movie series! We travel across Richmond with different movies to show on Saturday evenings in June. Families have a fun night under the stars with this free series.
- Movies in the Glen
Join us in the park as we cozy up to watch a free movie under the stars every Saturday in August! We show a variety of movies - some action, some comedy, some for the young, some for the teens, but the one thing in common is that it's all free!
- Family Fun Fest – info packet to come, email mspalding@richmondindiana.gov for more info
- Halloween Howl – info packet to come, email mspalding@richmondindiana.gov for more info
- Frostbite 5K – info packet to come, email ashleymiller@richmondindiana.gov for more info
- Celebration of Lights – info packet to come, email mspalding@richmondindiana.gov for more info
If you have questions or would like to sponsor a Park event, let us know. Please contactCaleb Smith at csmith@richmondindiana.gov.
Support Richmond's Parks: Become a Friend
Friends of Richmond Parks Endowment Fund:
Providing your connection to nature, recreation, leisure and quality of life in our community.
The Richmond Parks and Recreation department provides for the positive development and well being of the Richmond community through the provision of parks, greenways, trails and recreational programming and facilities while working in cooperation with other service providers and partners in the community to maximize all available resources.
Our goal is to continue providing these services for many years to come. That goal can only be met if we are able to find alternative funding sources. As tax funding is shrinking, we must turn to other funding sources and donations to assure stable funding and protect the future of park systems here at home and nationwide. We must plan for the future generations and leave them with a park system that will continue to grow and provide opportunities for the as it has for all of us.
Our most popular programs - Egg Hunt, Family Fun Fest, JUKO and Little JUKO (Just Us Kids Outdoors), Outdoor Movie Series, and Celebration of Lights count on this funding as they are not covered through our regular budget. These and many other programs are in danger of being eliminated or will have to be offered on a fee basis.
One way we addressing our need for a steady stream of income is through Friends of Richmond Parks Endowment Fund through the Wayne County Foundation. This will provide an opportunity for special people to give back to their community in a way that will live on through our parks, our programs and our recreation.
Your generous gifts to the endowment can be earmarked for capital or facility improvements, programming, or other identified needs within our park system. This new endowment also allows us to accept non-traditional gifts such as gifts of life insurance and bequests. Please consider us when planning your charitable contributions.
Your kindness can make the difference in the future of our parks! Your tax deductible gift can ensure that the infrastructure of our park system is maintained, our programs continue to be free pr inexpensive and our natural green space is preserved.
We need your help to maintain our beautiful outdoor spaces...
Whether you enjoy a peaceful stroll through the park, a fun-filled day on the playground with your children or grandchildren, round of golf, a competitive game of softball, or fishing at the reservoir, Richmond Parks Department has something for everyone.
We need your help to keep the vision of parks and recreation alive. Your benevolence will make a big difference to our efforts and your gift will benefit out community now and for generations of all ages to come.
Every gift makes a difference!
Please send your tax deductible gift to:
Friends of Richmond Parks Fund
c/o Wayne County Foundation
38 South 7th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374
What is an Endowment and what type of gift can I make?
Endowment:
To provide with a permanent fund or source of income.
Bequeath:
To convey something from one generation to the next.
Legacy:
A gift of money or property left to someone in a will; anything handed down from the past.