Thank You!

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS for a successful Parks Appreciation Day 2007!

Your Parks appreciate you in return!

A special thanks to all park employees throughout Pierce County who helped out on this day! To the hundreds of others who contributed their time, talents, and tools, we would like to give our recognition and thanks for your help in making this a great Parks Appreciation Day! Mark your calendar for the 7th Annual Parks Appreciation Day, April, 2008!

Thank you to all the following volunteers and organizations for making the 2007 6th Annual Parks Appreciation Day a success:

Sponsoring Partners Volunteers & Organizations Site Leaders

HomeStreet Bank, Starbucks,
Tacoma News Tribune, Citizens for a Healthy Bay,
City of Bonney Lake, City of Gig Harbor, DuPont Parks Agency, Fife Parks Department, Fircrest Parks Dept, Key Peninsula Metro Parks,
Lakewood Parks Dept, Metro Parks Foundation,
Metro Parks Tacoma, Milton Parks & Rec, PenMet Parks (Gig Harbor),
Pierce County Parks, Puget Creek Restoration Society, Puyallup Parks Dept, Sumner Parks Dept, University Place Parks Dept,
The Vault,
T.V. Tacoma

Ace Hardware of Gig Harbor, Blueberry Park Neighbors,
Boys and Girls Club,
Chapter Rhododendron Society, Crescent Valley Alliance,

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:

Allenmore Ward,
College Heights Ward, Crescent Valley Ward,
Dash Point Ward,
First Ward,
Gig Harbor Wards, 
Highline Hills Ward,
Key Center Ward, Lakewood Stake,
Lincoln Ward,
Mountain View Ward, Skyline Ward,
Spanish Branch,
Stadium Ward,
Sunset Ward,
Tacoma Stake,
Tahoma Ward,
Wollochet Ward,

Young Singles Gig Harbor, 
Clover Park Kiwanis Club,
Clover Park Rotary Club,
Cub Scout Troop #561,
Enviro Corps,
Fox Island Community Recreation Association,
Fox Island Tennis Association, Friends of Alderwood Park,
Friends of McKinley Park, 
Friends of the Park and Nature, Friends of Swan Creek Watershed,
Gig Harbor Cooperative Preschool,
Gig Harbor Rotary,
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts,
Girl Scout Troop #129,  #408, #777, 
HomeStreet Bank,
Key Peninsula Civic,
Lakewood Church of Christ, Lakewood First Lions Club, Lakewood Refuse,
Lincoln Plaza Starbucks,
McChord AFB Dental Clinic, Master Gardeners,
Metro Parks Tacoma Board of Park Commissioners,
Murrey's Disposal,
National Active and Retired Federal Employees,
Native American Youth Leadership Team,
Olympic View Church,
Peninsula Athletic Association, People to People,
Puget Creek Restoration Society,
Salmon Beach Historic District, Sierra Club -Tatoosh Chapter, Starbucks of Parkland,
Starbucks of Spanaway, Starbucks #353, 3288, 3384, 9410,
Stream Team,
Tacoma Rotary 8,
Tacoma School of the Arts,
Tacoma School Board,
Tailwaggers,
U.S. Post Office – P & DC, University of Puget Sound, University of Puget Sound - Circle K Club,
Wade Perrow Construction,
8th & I Neighbors

 Lee Anderson,
Greg Anglemyer,
Laura Armstrong, 
Whil Basea,
Phil Bauer, 
Tim Beecher,
Sue Bernstein,
Melissa Brassard, Melissa Buckingham, Peter Carlstrom,
Mark Conniff,
Will Crockett,
Tod Davidson,
Marilyn Denney,
Gary Fowler,
Mike & Tracy Gaudio, Jason Gerwen,
Carrie Grant,
Polly Guy,
Scott Hansen,
Saimoa Ioisa,
Riki Johnson,
Ralph Klose,
Kathy Kovacevich, Roger Laybourn,
Gary Leaf,
Richard Leimach,
Marty Marcus,
Ed Mason,
Tom Meyer,
Loyd Miller,
Mel Morrison,
Kathy Nelson, 
Michael Norton,
Rick Oliver,
Kathleen Olson,
Kerry Phibbs,
Josh Pizzano,
Jim Quiton,
Nat Rawlings,
Tom Reyes,
Mark Rice,
Susie Riley,
Reuben Roberts,
Elly Schroeder,
Tanja Scott,
Bob Snider,
Debbie Taylor,
Ben Thompson, Charlotte Valbert, Launa & Dan Wolch, Scott Ward,
Wayne Washer,
Tanner Weber,
Jeff Willson

Recognition and thank yous are deserving to all volunteers; we had a great turn out and level of support was fantastic. Throughout the county, over the past six years for PAD there has been over 12,000 volunteers, 290 park sites beautified, at least 36,000 volunteer hours, and a demonstration for the appreciation for park spaces. We would like to thank them all for helping make Parks Appreciation Day a success.

We want to recognize and thank our site leaders for their participation, contributions, sharing extra time and a vested interest in this event.  It is great to see this program spread through the community stimulating volunteer effort, community involvement, support, and ongoing park interest throughout the community.

COUNTY-WIDE EVENT SPONSORS:
We want to recognize & show our appreciation to major contributing sponsors for Parks Appreciation Day.

We would like to recognize and thank The News Tribune for their ongoing contributions for in-kind support with marketing for the event, Starbucks Coffee for their contribution of $5,000 and another means of support with their program "make your mark campaign" and HomeStreet Bank for their generosity through contributions which total for the six years at $35,000.
 
Others that contributed funds to support this program include Pierce County, City of Bonney Lake, City of Gig Harbor, City of Lakewood, Key Peninsula Metro & City of Puyallup. 

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2010 2:51 PM