Join Commissioner-elect Carmen Rubio on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 5:00-5:45 pm for a virtual party to support parks!
Register today!
Commissioner-elect Carmen Rubio believes in our parks system. Zari Santner served as director of Portland Parks & Recreation from 2003-11. Join both of these incredible leaders for a virtual house party to learn about the proposed parks levy.
We'll have prizes and auction items (and we promise to be done before the vice-presidential debate).
Parks need our help. Help us to pass the parks levy.
Join Carmen and Zari and our rapidly growing crowd of supporters, large and small, and from across the parks and political spectrum to pass a five-year, $48-million/year levy to restore recreation programs and maintain and preserve our parks and natural areas.
Contribute to the campaign today!
Here are just a few who've signed on: Friends of Brooklyn Park, Tryon Creek Watershed Council, League of Women Voters, Portland Business Alliance, Brown Folks Fishing, Intertwine Alliance, Portland City United Soccer Club, Leach Botanical Garden, Verde, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, 1000 Friends of Oregon, APANO, Rosewood Initiative, Friends of Peninsula Park, Portland Audubon, Pioneer Courthouse Square, all five of our living former Parks Commissioners, Mayor Ted Wheeler and mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone!
Endorse the Levy
Don't be left out! Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is at a critical juncture. We need you to take fast action in support.
The levy will:
Restore recreation, fitness, swim lessons, arts and other programs closed by the pandemic
Better care for our city's parks, natural areas, tree, canopy, and watersheds
Reduce PP&R’s reliance on fees, expanding recreation opportunities for communities of color and all families experiencing poverty
Go to Portlanders for Parks for a deeper dive
We at the Portland Parks Foundation urge you and your organizations to support this effort, first and foremost, by endorsing the levy. We also welcome your help as volunteers, financial contributors, social-media supporters, and fellow fundraisers, whether making calls or hosting video house parties.
Never have our parks and recreation programs been so important. Never has your help been more needed.
Join Portlanders for Parks today.