Welcome to the Paradise Park website!
Two cleanups are coming up!
This is a reminder that we’ve got 2 cleanups approaching fast!
Cleanup #1
9am – 12pm
Sat. October 10, 2009
Please Bring: brooms, dustpans, shovels, gloves, a friend! -- leaf blower—let me know if you’ve got one we can make use of. Thanks!
We will supply coffee and there will be water available.
This Sat. cleanup is sponsored by the FDA & FWC for all the parks in the Fan. We hope you will opt to come join us in Paradise Park as we’ve got a lot of cleaning, mulching and planting to do. There may be a little painting as well. The FDA has got us some hostas, mulch and tools as well as a couple of volunteers from the local prison’s Weekend Warriors program. These folks are not “hardened criminals” but rather folks that are working off sentences through community service for their penalties of the law. I am glad to have their help and I hope you’ll support this as well.
Cleanup #2
9:30am – 2:30pm
Sat. October 17, 2009
“Park It Here” Hands On Greater Richmond sponsored project for Friends of Paradise Park. Hands On Greater Richmond has approved our project for about 10 – 12 volunteers to assist our efforts in Paradise Park. We will be digging out liriope, transplanting some and there may some to take home if you like. This project needs both Friends of Paradise Park as well as the volunteers from Hands On Greater Richmond, so please come on out for it!! Let’s dig out some liriope and make the park look a bit neater!
For more information click here to contact Donna Joyce, president of Friends of Paradise Park.
Afterglow potluck music jam was a success!
A big THANK YOU to all the folks that made it out that night, cooked, played, made merry, and brought their kids. You made the night a success! And a big THANK YOU to the folks that wrote us up in their own particular blogs – Erik Bonkovsky with Fan of The Fan, Terry Rea with Fan District Hub and “JB” with Weekly Rant! We even made it to JB’s Picks of the Week!!
Paradise Park in the news & in the media
Richmond Times Dispatch article about Mural Project – includes video!
CBS 6 News coverage of the Mural Project Opening Event!
Richmond Rec. & Parks Foundation (RRPF) Fanfare
John Sarvay, Buttermilk & Molasses
Harry Kollatz, Jr., Richmond Magazine blog – The Hat
Erik Bonkovsky, Fan of the Fan
Melissa Savenko, Richmond Real Estate Review
Erik Bonkovsky, on Revitalization of Public Space in “Making Green In Richmond”, RVA News
Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Garden blog
Stay informed
Email - We have a great email list which you can join by emailing us at:
paradiseparkva@verizon.net
Facebook - We have a fantastic Facebook page! Please befriend us!
http://facebook.com/paradiseparkva
Twitter - We are also getting the hang of Twitter, so please follow us!
http://twitter.com/GeoParadiseRVA
About Paradise Park
Paradise Park is one of the Richmond Fan District's pocket parks. It was designed by Carlton Abbott in 1968 and is a unique example of classic modern architecture.
The park is located in the block bounded by Floyd, Allen, Grove, and Vine. If you're a Fan resident, you may have passed by this block many times without knowing the park is there. Access to the park is gained through the two alleys on Allen Ave. and the two on Vine St.
Contact
Donna Joyce - president, Friends of Paradise Park