Tree Planting Event to Kick-Off re:solve Marketing Grant

Join RAP's Green Team and Brunet Garcia advertising as we kick-off the re:solve marketing grant with a tree planting this Saturday at Boone Park, from 9:00 am - noon.  We will plant 59 trees, including native trees such as: Fringe Trees, Dogwoods, Bald Cypress, and Riverbirch Trees.  We will also plant Crape Myrtles.

Volunteers Needed!

To volunteer, contact our Green Team Chair, Sally Robson at sallyrobson@bellsouth.net. (or just show up at Boone Park with your shorts, hat, sunscreen, and sunny disposition!)

re:solve is a one-year grant from Brunet-Garcia advertising for pro-bono marketing and advertising services.  This year, Riverside Avondale Preservation is honored to have been selected as one of the local non-profit organizations to receive the grant from this prestigious firm.

Boone Park Tennis Complex

Boone Park has the city's largest tennis complex, with 14 clay courts, two hard courts, two beat walls, and lights for night play. Anyone who's ever played there knows it's a terrific neighborhood resource, and also incredibly cheap, with court rentals available for just a few dollars an hour, and an annual family membership of $175. It's utilized by some 3,000 players of all ages each month.

With the city facing a tough budget year, however, the Mayor is floating a plan to privatize the facility, as well as the San Marco Tennis Complex; he's looking for a public-private partnership to stretch city dollars for better services. Opponents of the plan worry that a private entity will do little more than jack up fees, without addressing necessary improvements. The City is hosting a meeting to discuss its proposal with interested parties; the date is April 6th at 6 pm in the Lynwood Roberts Room at City Hall.

Image courtesy of Waymarking.