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The nonprofit that has been organizing cleanups, concerts and other events at Forest Hills Park is preparing to dissolve unless more people join its board. Friends of Forest Hills Playground sent a letter to the community (see below) on Tuesday, June 4th stating that the board would begin winding down operations after June 30th, but […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground is hosting Coffee & Cleanup at the park on Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is a kid-friendly community event. Your efforts will help beautify the park at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets and prevent trash from reaching the Rock Creek/Potomac/Chesapeake watershed. Students can earn community service credit. […]
Join your neighbors on Saturday, December 1 and help keep Forest Hills Park beautiful! With rakes, brooms and shovels provided by DPW, spruce up the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, and if enough volunteers show up, they’ll tackle the rain gardens and the tennis and basketball courts, too. Bring gloves and bring the kids. […]
It’s Forest Hills Playground’s party of the year! The 2018 Spooktacular will have our favorite magician, Abracadabra Alex, who also excels at balloon-making! In addition, there’s a bake sale, spooky music and facepainting (thanks to some generous folks). This is Friends of Forest Hills Playground’s biggest fundraiser of the year. 100% of bake sale proceeds […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground is hosting its fall meeting on Thursday, September 13, 7:30pm, at 4600 Connecticut Avenue. All are welcome. Please RSVP at foresthillsplayground@gmail.com and/or fill out the Forest Hills Park Volunteer Interest Form: https://goo.gl/forms/3ncRCKUbwZdHbvCq1 Learn about volunteer opportunities, lend your ideas to the upcoming Halloween party and fall cleanup, and discuss park […]
There’s a Forest Hills Park community meeting on Thursday, September 13th. It’s for planning a Halloween party, organizing a fall cleanup, and to determine whether there is enough community interest and help available for future park events. Friends of Forest Hills Playground’s last concert of the summer may have also been their last ever. The […]
Forest Hills Park’s last picnic in the park concert of the summer is on the last Saturday of this month. Details from Friends of Forest Hills Playground: Join Friends of Forest Hills Playground + The Erich Cabe Team for our last free, all-ages summer concert at the Forest Hills Park amphitheater (3200 block of Brandywine […]
From Friends of Forest Hills Playground: The April cleanup at Forest Hills Park drew more than 50 amazing volunteers. Planning is now under way for another volunteer event in the fall. You’re invited to join park stewards for an hour-long walkthrough to identify potential projects. In April, those included rain garden cleanup, removing invasive plants, […]
The April cleanup at Forest Hills Park drew more than 50 amazing volunteers. Planning is now under way for another volunteer event in the fall. You’re invited to join park stewards for an hour-long walkthrough to identify potential projects. In April, those included rain garden cleanup, removing invasive plants, and trash removal. When: Wednesday, July […]
From our friends at Friends of Forest Hills Playground: Friends of Forest Hills Playground and the Erich Cabe Team will bring you another free, fun, all-ages concert on Saturday, July 28th at the Forest Hills Park amphitheater (3200 block of Brandywine Street, by the tennis courts). This time we’re bringing you a duo who has […]
