Día del Niño Wrap Up

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Thank you for an amazing Día del Niño celebration!

We want to thank everyone who came out to celebrate Día del Niño with us on Saturday April 26th, as well as thank all of the collaborators, sponsors, volunteers, and families that make the day so special! Even with tricky weather, we had a wonderful turnout and were able to have an amazing celebration inside and outside of the Virginia S. Baker Center, thanks to our partners at Baltimore City Recreation and Parks!

Thank you to presenting sponsor PNC , and media sponsor Somos Baltimore Latino , as well as Día del Niño partners Comité Latino de Baltimore, Breath Of God Lutheran Church , Patterson Park Public Charter School , Creative Alliance , and Mis Raíces!

We can’t wait to start planning next year’s celebration!
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¡Gracias por una increíble celebración del Día del Niño!
¡Queremos dar las gracias a todos los que vinieron a celebrar el Día del Niño con nosotros el sábado 26 de abril, así como a todos los colaboradores, patrocinadores, voluntarios y familias que hacen que este día sea tan especial! ¡Aún con el clima difícil, vinieron muchas personas dentro y afuera del Virginia S. Baker Center, gracias a nuestros compañeros a Baltimore City Recreation and Parks!

Gracias al patrocinador principal PNC  y el patrocinador de medios de comunicación Somos Baltimore Latino , junto con los colaboradores del Día del Niño, incluso Mis Raíces , Breath Of God Lutheran Church , Patterson Park Public Charter School , Creative Alliance , y Comité Latino de Baltimore!

¡No podemos esperara para planificar el próximo Día del Niño!

FPP Executive Director Jennifer Arndt Robinson Steps Down

Friends of Patterson Park Executive Director Jennifer Arndt Robinson to
Step Down After More Than a Decade of Leadership

Baltimore, MD — Friends of Patterson Park announces that Executive Director Jennifer Robinson will step down from her role later this spring, concluding over 11.5 years of dedicated leadership and service to the organization. Jennifer’s tenure as Executive Director followed several years of committed involvement as a member of the Friends' board.

During her time as Executive Director, Jennifer has played a pivotal role in advancing the organization’s mission to preserve, promote, and protect Patterson Park for the benefit of all. Under Jennifer's leadership, the organization doubled its annual revenue, grew its full and part-time staff and made significant capital investments. Recently the organization celebrated the completion of a capital vision that included the renovation of the park’s historic park superintendent’s house and construction of Cedar House, a new community programming space. Jennifer worked alongside Friends of Patterson staff, board members, and organizational partners to develop new annual community traditions, including the Patterson Park BrewFest, the Baltimore Kite Festival, and Winter Lights at the Observatory as well as numerous new free programs. 

 “It has been an incredibly meaningful experience personally and professionally to be in this role and experiencing the growth of the park as a resource for our community” Ms. Robinson says of her time at the Friends of Patterson Park.

"For over a decade, Jennifer has been an unwavering champion for Patterson Park,"  said Teddy Walsh, Board President of Friends of Patterson Park, "Jennifer's love for Patterson Park and our community is evident in the many events she's created and improvements she's helped to bring to life. Her dedication has transformed the Friends into a powerful force for park funding and services in Baltimore. While we look forward to a new chapter for the Friends, Jennifer’s contributions have been invaluable, and she will be deeply missed.”  

The Board of Directors will announce an interim executive director before the end of April and will conduct a thoughtful and inclusive search process for permanent leadership in the months ahead.

"Blizzard fills Patterson Park Observatory with light, art and poetry"

Check out this Baltimore Fishbowl article about our 2024 Winter Lights installation at the Patterson Park Observatory! It takes a village to get Patterson Park’s grand dame dressed up for the holidays, and we’ve been fortunate to work with several talented artists over the years to illustrate the first floor windows. This year and last, talented artist Kait Klusewitz has done expressive window painting work highlighting winter-themed poetry. Read more HERE. Special thanks to Harry Connelly for helping us capture this year’s windows in photos!

https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/blizzard-fills-patterson-parks-observatory-with-light-art-and-poetry/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIkcMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTmTtopUbnSxD4B4EVrQZvTsara1JY35pDkB8dnBA00zUp6dItjWpbdlOg_aem_qutDUrw7arR2hFEufwSz1w

SNOW DAY IN PATTERSON PARK!

Fresh Powder in the Park!

The first snow of the New Year is upon us and the park sledding terrain is covered with fresh powder! After a hot summer and a dry early fall, the Patterson Park slopes are finally open. Grab your sled, board or saucer and hit the slopes on Patterson Park's east or west side. There is still plenty of snow out there to shred, just be safe and have fun!

Nutty B loves to sled Cannon Ball Hill!

Winter Lights at the Observatory Wrap Up

A fabulous time was had at the 10th annual Winter Lights event in Patterson Park on December 8th! We were joined by amazing food and craft vendors, holiday characters, activity partners and musical performers who continue to delight all who come to the park to enjoy the festival and lighting of the Patterson Park Observatory.

Thats to all of the volunteers and members who supported the event, and to everyone who came out to enjoy the festivities. A special thanks to our sponsors who make this event possible, including Stage & Light Sponsor GAF, Celebration Sponsor Northpoint Builders, and Window Sponsors Spa Adagio, Bike Powered Events, and PI.KL.

The lights will remain up through January...be sure to get out to see them!

Tell us what YOU think about the event!

Take our Winter Lights Feedback Survey and let us know what you would like to see at future events as we start planning for next year!

Photos by Harry Connolly of Nature Sacred

Fall Programs in Patterson Park - 2024 Wrap Up

With the 2024 season wrapping up, we want to thank all of the youth players, parents, and FPP coaches who made this fall’s youth sports programs a success! 

A very special thank you to our sponsors, Kids Play in Patterson Park, Joey Sperato Memorial Soccer Fund, USTA Foundation, USTA Mid-Atlantic, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, and Rotary Club of Baltimore whose generous support made these programs possible. Thank you as well to all our kids, families, and amazing volunteer coaches who joined our fall programs. 

We had a full fall of programming with co-ed soccer, girls’ soccer, Tennis 101, Girls Rule the Court™, and our newest program - Red Ball Team Tennis.  Altogether, over 180 kids participated in our youth sports programs this fall!

We’re looking forward to tennis this winter and all our soccer, baseball and tennis programs starting up again in the spring! For updates or more information on Friends of Patterson Park programs, check out our programming page here.