About Us
About Friends of the Park

Mission Statement:

To help promote tourism to Russellville, Roachdale, and Bainbridge through festivals and events. To provide
summer programs to promote fun, fitness, fellowship and community involvement. And to support National
Red Ribbon Week by providing information on Prevention, Intervention and Education to the children and
Community.

Motto:

Friends helping Friends through volunteering
to keep our communities growing.

UPCOMING EVENTS

We host 1 Major Festival and several  fun days each year

Blast from the Past June fest, first weekend in June
at Bainbridge

Old Fashioned Father's day Cook-out and Car Show
the Saturday before Fathers Day
at Roachdale

End of Summer Luau 2nd Saturday in August
At Russellville

Red Ribbon And Fall Finale, lthe 1st Saturday in November
At Roachdale

We will hold a dance in the park's for the children and community date TBA
fun days, craft days, reading days, educational days
throughout the summer in the park's

Friends of the Park was formed in June of 2003 by Dianna Gorrell & Dana Alerding, wives of 2 of
the Russellville park board members At the time. It was formed At that time to help off-set funds
for the park board, but in December of 2003 the newly appointed town council revised their code
book and abolished the park board. Friends of the Park decided to move forward and help the
community as a whole by trying to promote festivals and events At the Russellville Community
Park. We formed a board and elected officers, developed a motto & purpose, wrote by-laws and
articles of organization and filed for not for profit status and was granted it under 501(c)(3) in
Feb of 2004. We do not have a membership fee, we are all volunteers and all of the money for
Friends of the Park comes from donations and  events that we host in Russellville, Roachdale
and Bainbridge Community Park's and in Town.  We are promoting tourism to Russellville,
Roachdale and Bainbridge through the Putnam County Convention & Visitor's Bureau & Indiana
State Festivals Assoc. Website‘s. We are members of the I.S.F.A.  We have had several email's
and phone calls wanting information on June fest do to our ISFA membership.
We are always needing volunteers so if you have a few hours a week in the summer that you can
devote to the children of our communities give us a call or email.
God Bless the world of Volunteers