A message from the Parks Alliance:

Charter referendum overwhelmingly supported by citizens this past November, created a transparent
 and open public process for the Mayor to appoint the new Commission on Parks and Recreation. 
As a result, over 200 talented and passionate people applied to serve on the Commission.  Of
those 200, City Council recommended 25 nominees to Mayor Nutter.  Of those 25, the Mayor chose
the following nine Commissioners: 

Nancy Goldenberg
Debra Wolf Goldstein
Jeffrey Hackett
Alexander "Pete" Hoskins
Anthony Langford
Leslie Anne Miller
Carol Rice
Carlos Rodriguez
Sarah Clark Stuart

During the announcement, Mayor Nutter deemed the Commissioners "outstanding leaders that will
play a central role in shaping the future of parks and recreation in Philadelphia."

The Parks Alliance congratulates all of the new Commissioners and we look forward to working with
them on our mutual goal of realizing the potential of Philadelphia's park and recreation.

For more information on the Parks Alliance:

P.O. Box 12677
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Tel: 215-879-8159
Fax: 215-879-8833

friends@philaparks.org
www.philaparks.org

SAVE THE DATE!  The Philadelphia Parks Alliance, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 
and Citizens
                                                      for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) Invite you to an Urban Sustainability 
Forum  Parkland Use &
                                                      Protection: Striking the Right Balance Thursday, July 16, 2009 
@ The Academy of Natural Sciences 6:00-6:30
                                                      p.m. Reception 6:30-8:30 p.m.Forum  
The Charter Referendum passed by voters last November charges
                                                      the new Commission on 
Parks and Recreation with establishing guidelines for the conveyance and acquisition of park 
and recreation land and facilities.  We are facilitating July's Urban Sustainability Forum, Parkland 
Use & Protection: Striking the Right Balance, in order to begin the discussion and thinking about 
parkland use
                                                      in Philadelphia. We will be joined by panelists Zari Santner, Director of Portland Parks 
& Recreation, and Lucie
                                                      Springmeyer, Executive Director of Forest Park Forever (St. Louis), to share 
how their cities have approached the issue
                                                      of parkland use and protection and the lessons they have 
learned.  Michael DiBerardinis, Commissioner
                                                      of Philadelphia's new Department of Parks and Recreation, 
will also join the panel.  Moderated by
                                                      Graham Finney, Public Policy Chair of the Philadelphia Parks Alliance, 
the evening will explore how Philadelphia's history
                                                      and present situation can inform our future guidelines and 
possibilities.    

This event is free and open to
                                                      the public.  RSVP here: http://protectinglands.eventbrite.com/  
(Response requested but not required.)
                                                      We hope you'll join us!