Our 25th Anniversary party - Soiree in the Park - was held September 9th! The weather that weekend was tricky, and despite a rainy start, the evening cleared at 7:30 just in time for cake and dancing. We heard from our Executive Director Jennifer Robinson about the 2nd Phase of our capital campaign - Deepening Roots, Cultivating Community - to raise the final $300,000 towards the construction of a new community programming space, and heard remarks from BCRP Director Reginald Moore, park volunteer and member Jenn Aiosa, and our Board president Katherine Klosek. Senator Bill Ferguson and Delegate Robbyn Lewis represented our Legislative Team 46, and Senator Ferguson presented a congratulatory Resolution from the Senate commemorating 25 years of the Friends of Patterson Park!
We’re so grateful to our friends and neighbors who braved the rain and came out to celebrate, and we hope to hold a version of this event in future years! Thanks to our amazing dinner band Ultra Faux, our DJ from Baltimore Sound who got us up and dancing!
Thanks to our fabulous team of volunteers who did everything from set up to registration! And special thanks to our sponsors: Keilty Bonadio Attorneys at Law, Cap Ex Advisory Group, PI.KL, Northpoint Builders, The Exchange Club of Highlandtown-Canton, Spa Adagio, and Shara Boonshaft - we’re so grateful for your support! Our partners are the BEST, too…thanks to our partners at Baltimore City Recreation & Parks, Off the Rox and Old Line Spirits, and to our friends and media partners WYPR and WTMD!
