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 Covered Bridges of Putnam County Festival Starts the 2nd Friday in October, runs for 10 days End of Summer Luau 2nd Saturday in August At Russellville Red Ribbon And Fall Finale, the 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 our festival 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 |
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