People for Palmer Park Annual Meeting April 21,2018 Community - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

People for Palmer Park 
 Annual Meeting April 21,2018

Community Update — 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

• Welcome, Call to Order
• President’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report & Forecast Budget
• Annual Report – Committee Updates:
• Recreation
• Preservation & Beautification
• Marketing & Communication
• Log Cabin Update
• Events Committee including Art Fair 2017
• New Business: Elections of 2018 – 2020 Board Members
• Special Guests Speak
• Community Questions/Ideas/Input

Mission: To further the preservation, revitalization and viability of Palmer Park - a Detroit park for the good of everyone. Vision: Our vision is to create an urban, regional destination and daily recreation site that will promote an active and healthy community. Values: Preservation of resources/Restoration & preservation of history/Equal benefit & access to the park/Creation of a safe environment/ Responsiveness to users & the community/Timeliness in our actions/Collaboration & cooperation with city, community & stakeholders.

PFPP Mission and Vision

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS/CORPORATE FORMALITIES
• STANDING COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
• FOUR ANNUAL AUDITS COMPLETED
• GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE & IRS

(NOTE: BYLAWS AMENDED TO ALLOW UP TO 20 BOARD MEMBERS!)

PFPP Governance

* Rochelle E. Lento, President *Gregory Guice * Clinton Griffjn, VP/Preservation Chair * Rosalinda Haskins * Angella Durkin, Treasurer * Rhonda Hendren, Membership * Leonora King, Secretary * Roberta Henrion * Barbara Barefield, Events Chair * Amy Lebowsky, Marketing Chair *Jason Fligger, Log Cabin Chair * David Mangum *Kim Fracassa, * Roy Raines *Sharon Gamblin, Recreation Chair *Nancy Varner

Highlights from 2017 
 in Palmer Park

• Palmer Park Community House
• Palmer Park Master Plan revisited
• Lighthouse Feasibility Report
• Log Cabin Restoration –

– Stained Glass Windows Restoration – Alarm System Installed – thanks to Vigilante – Front Dutch Door Refurbished

• Magical Concerts in the Log Cabin
• Multi-Cultural Winter Festival

Strategic Partnerships

GSD /Recreation City of Detroit State of Michigan State Rep/MDNR Home Depot Urban Garden Art Fair Integrity Shows DIA Inside Out Program DSO Mobile Maxcast Support Detroit Unity Temple Tennis Courts Multiple Foundations Recreation/Tennis

Multiple Partners/ USTA

Standing Committees

• Finance: Treasurer, Angella Durkin
• Recreation: Chair, Sharon Gamblin
• Preservation & Beautification: Chair, Clinton Griffjn
• Marketing & Communication: Chair, Amy Lebowsky
• Membership: Rhonda Hendren
• Log Cabin Committee: Chair, Jason Fligger
• Events: Chair, Barbara Barefield

– Palmer Park Art Fair: Mark Loeb, Integrity Shows
 Committees that need to be activated include: Membership Fund Development Safety + Security

Angella Durkin, Treasurer Chair, Finance Committee angellamdurkin@gmail.com Members: Marguerite Barrett Shane Eason Rochelle Lento Patricia Little

Finance Report

Finance Report 2017

Budget Actual Variance Revenue Membership Revenue 12,250 $ 13,336 $ 1,086 $ Fundraiser 15,000 13,245 (1,755) Grant Revenue 5,500 900 (4,600) Sponsorship Revenue 10,000 4,111 (5,889) Program Income 8,500 8,246 (254) Sales & Donations 9,515 42,030 32,515 Total Revenue 60,765 81,868 21,103 Expense Farm & Orchard 7,900 6,312 1,588 Event & Activity Costs 9,865 9,043 822 Recreation 15,470 15,341 130 Park Restoration & Maintenance 62,000 70,991 (8,991) Marketing & Merchandise 4,050 3,057 993 Administrative 12,665 10,356 2,309 Total Expenses 111,950 115,100 (3,150) Net Loss (51,185) $ (33,232) $ 17,953 $

2017 Highlights

• Log Cabin window

restoration

• Log Cabin front door

restoration

• Private donations – 


tennis program, 
 lighthouse, log cabin

2018 Budget

2018 Highlights

• Primary sources of revenue are

membership, annual silent auction fundraiser and art fair (donations & proceeds from beverage sales)

• Activities for the year continue to

include 4 major events and recreational programming

• Complete restoration of the Log

Cabin front door (Funds raised in prior year)

Budget Revenue Membership Revenue 12,250 $ Fundraiser 19,700 Program Income 8,500 Sales & Donations 8,700 Total Revenue 49,150 Expense Farm & Orchard 7,000 Event & Activity Costs 10,206 Recreation 14,785 Park Restoration & Maintenance 4,160 Marketing & Merchandise 5,050 Administrative 12,834 Total Expenses 54,035 Net Loss (4,885) $

How to Get Involved

• Join the Finance Committee
• Volunteer as a grant writer
• Promote PFPP on social media
• Renew your membership
• Buy & wear PFPP gear
• Shop local & tell our businesses you’re a proud 


PFPP supporter

• Sponsor PFPP

Finance Report

Finance Report

PFPP Community Partners

• New Community Partners Campaign launched for 2017
• The campaign goal is to build a network of local businesses

who see the value in our combining forces to preserve the park and promote the surrounding neighborhoods.

• How to help
• Local business owners can join as partners – get your

packet today!

• Promote the campaign to local businesses you frequent
• Help reach out to local businesses

http://www.peopleforpalmerpark.org/community-partners.html

Recreation Committee
 Sharon Gamblin, Chair

• Walking Club – Latricia Wright

– Meets on Monday, Tuesday + Thursday 6-7:30 pm, near Splash Pad lot

• Tai Chi Lead – Peter Guenther –

– Will begin at 7:00-8:30 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 until September 4, 2018 – Meet at the corner of Ponchartrain and Seven Mile Rd.

• Bike Riding – Henry Ford II

– Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 pm started on April 5th – October 26th – Meet @ the Splash Park parking lot, ride the park & surrounding neighborhoods

• Yoga Lead – Kerri Trahan, Yoganic Flow

– Meets on Saturday morning @ 9:00 am, near urban garden- all levels – Indoor at PP Community House every week, outdoor starts on May 26th

• At Bat Program – Delrisha Hayes

– Baseball program for at-risk youth … hope to bring to Palmer Park

Successes of the Tennis Program in 2017

• Approximately 125 kids participated year-round
• 1st year, USTA Jr. Tennis Team: Palmer Park Pumas
• Students attended USTA Diversity Camp @ Ohio State
• Annual Trip to Kalamazoo-National USTA Boys 16-18

Championship

• Included classroom sessions:

– One at Detroit Unity Temple with renowned jazz bassist Marion Hayden – taught African American music to tennis players – Other studying tennis watching & analyzing pro videos – Judge Szymanski

• Played & won in scrimmages against other tennis programs
• Sent 25 new kids to the annual Scott King tournament for

novices

• Won the Community Tennis Association of Michigan - $500

prize

• Selected by the Johnson Law Firm as Charity of the Year -

Successes of the Tennis Players/Program in 2017

• Two of our students, Briah and Taylor O'Neal were

chosen as the Michigan ambassadors for the USTA's Net Generation

• USTA will sponsor them to go to a National training

facility in Florida with other junior tennis players

• They will be part of a kickofg for this new facility
• PFPP Joined Greater Detroit Tennis Alliance forming

a partnership with Chandler Park, Stoepel Park, Clark Park and Motor City Tennis Club to do some after school tennis programs in schools located near those parks & then funnel children to tennis programs at those parks.

Goals for Tennis Program – 
 2018

• Introduce Yoga and Exercise Instruction

• n alternating Mondays
• Increase the number of participants in the program/continue


USTA participation and engagement

• Hoping for newly resurfaced TENNIS COURTS 


construction begins in 2018… completed in 2019!

• Looking to bring an international women’s tennis 


tournament to Palmer Park in 2019…. Planning 
 will start in 2018

Preservation & Beautification Clinton Griffjn, Chair

2017 Accomplishments

• Maintenance of Butterfly Garden
• Several trash clean up days organized
• Continual engagement with organizations/community
• partners. 


100’s of volunteer hours logged

• Garden bed expansion & Greenhouse construction started
• 100's of pounds of vegetables harvested & taken home by

volunteers, along with you pick by volunteers

• Graduated gardener youth class from Detroit Unity Temple

2018 Goals for Palmer Park Garden

2018 Goals

• In-ground Pumpkin Patch and Squash Planting
• Greenhouse finished + Work tables built
• Natural fencing project around the garden
• Four more benches built
• Education classes… to be announced
• PLANTS, PLANTS AND MORE PLANTS
• New Farm – Community Engagement Manager –

Molly Leebove starting on May 10th HOME DEPOT & VOLUNTEER GARDEN DAYS: MAY 18TH + 19TH Volunteer hours will be announced on our website for the season!

Current Members

• Amy Lebowsky – Designer/Webmaster/Social Media curator
• Barbara Barefield – Designer/Events liaison
• Jamal Wheeler - Text Alerts/Video/New Technology
• Tim Russell - Online Calendars/Community Outreach
• Andrea Kenski (NEW member!) – PR/Media Outreach
• Dottie Miller (NEW member!) – Project Management
• Alisha Hunter (RETURNING member!) – Design/Video
• Brice Hunter (NEW member!) - Video

Marketing Committee

Amy Lebowsky, Chair

2017 Marketing Accomplishments

• PFPP DETROIT Logo 


strengthen awareness & pride in community

• 5 Year Plan 


ways for us to better support the goals of organization

• Twitter 


1,100 followers! 
 Far more community engagement & sharing

• Instagram 


Nearly 400 followers

• Merchandise 


New t-shirt designs and collaborations

• Revenue/member building 


#GivingTuesday, #MyPalmerParkStory

2018 Marketing Goals

• Youtube channel 


Unique videos created by our new talent that really show who we are.
 Highlight our events live. Profiles of park supporters in community.

• New merch ideas at 


difgerent price points 


Buttons, magnets, patches, 
 stickers and fresh t-shirt designs

• Promote Member-Initiated 


Fundraising


When our community works with
 us, we ALL thrive!

Would love to hear YOUR suggestions!
 amy@peopleforpalmerpark.org 
 Help us spread the word! @PFPalmerPark

• n Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

#PalmerPark, #PalmerParkDetroit

Log Cabin Committee 


Jason Fligger, Chair

2017 Accomplishments and 2018 Goals

Log Cabin Renovations/Plans – 2017- 2018

• Stained Glass Window Renovations 100% Complete
• Front Dutch Door + screen door restored to original

appearance and function

• Lighthouse inspected by structural engineer-

foundation cracked & lighthouse is leaning. Removal of invasive species taking root in those cracks completed. RFP issued for work to begin soon

• Lake Frances restoration – discussions with UDM

School of Engineering and Science

• Greening of Detroit partnership to remove more

invasive species on the Lake Frances islands

• Planning continues to update electrical service to

the log cabin and lighthouse

• City of Detroit-funded Phase I Renovations are

Complete

• Front door & screen door restored to original

appearance

• Working to establish cabin rentals for special events
• Lighthouse planning continues
• Planning to update electricity to cabin, lighthouse,

lake site

• RFPs soon for interior stairway(s) restoration and

repair

• Log Chimneys on either side of cabin will eventually

be reconstructed

Log Cabin Updates/Plans – 2017-2018

Recognition of Log Cabin/ Farm Partners

• Sevonty Restora.on Company/Andrea Sevonty – stained glass

window restora.on

• Colonial Dames of Michigan, Metamora Chapter
• John Allen for repair of the Palmer Park Tractor
• Singing Tree LLC – invasive species removal
• AR Decker & Associates – AL Decker

– Lighthouse feasibility report

• Detroit Millworks – Darren Lasko

– Front door restora.on

Events Committee 


Barbara Barefield, Chair

Events Committee

Members & Event Volunteers

• Barbara Barefield (Chair)
• Nancy Varner
• Lori Feret (Silent Auction Chair)
• Denise Yezbick (Hat Parade Chair)
• Selma Goggins
• Mark Loeb
• Vickie Elmer
• Michelle Elias
• Denise Ford
• Jefgrey McDaniel
• Tifgany Sims
• Tami Stanko
• Karen White
• Vittoria Valenti
• Quicken Loans Volunteers; BuildOn.org High School Volunteers,
• Dan Scarsella, Rochelle Lento, Angella Durkin, Jason Fligger, Clint

Griffjn, 
 and other board members

Events Committee 


Barbara Barefield, Chair

• Re-imagine WinterFest:


Celebrate Holidays in the 
 Cabin & Carriage Rides

• Doggie Fashion Parade
• Story Time in the Park,


April & July & October

• Palmer Park Art Fair


May 6 & 7

• Concerts in the Cabin


Saturday, June 24

• Log Cabin Day: Sunday, 


June 25

• Fundraiser & Silent Auction in

August

• Harvest Festival: September 23

Events Committee

2017 Events Overview


• WinterFest & Doggie Fashion 


Parade, January 2017

• Art Fair in May
• Log Cabin Week in June:

Media and Patrons’ Events Concerts in the Cabin

• Log Cabin Day in June
• Light the Cabin Fundraiser & 


Silent Auction in September

• WinterFest Multi-Cultural 


Holiday Celebration in Dec.

Log Cabin Week in June

Media Event
 Patrons’ Event
 Concerts in the Cabin
 Log Cabin Day

Log Cabin Week in June 


Media Preview

Log Cabin Week 


Patrons’ Preview

Log Cabin Day

Light Up the Cabin 
 Fundraiser & Silent Auction

WinterFest Multi-Cultural 
 Holiday Celebration, Dec. 2017

WinterFest Multi-Cultural Holiday Celebration, Dec. 2017

2018 Events

• Palmer Park Art Fair


June 2 & 3

• Concerts in the Cabin


Saturday, June 23

• Log Cabin Day, June 24
• Fundraiser & Silent Auction, 


August

• Harvest Festival: September
• WinterFest: Celebrate 


Holidays in the Cabin & Carriage Rides

• If we have lead partners:

Doggie Fashion Parade Story Times, Chess events MAPP, Aziza Village, Concerts

Palmer Park Art Fair 2018


Mark Loeb, Integrity Shows – Partner

Dates are June 2nd + 3rd

2017 PALMER PARK 
 Art Fair Images

2017/18 PALMER PARK 
 Art Fair Poster

2018 – 2020 Board Ballot

• Please vote for up to nine (9) candidates
• Voting for more than nine (9) candidates will invalidate your

ballot

• Blank line is for write-in candidate nominated from the floor
• Barbara Barefield*

Leonora King*

• Shane Eason

Rochelle Lento*

• Jason Fligger*

Dianna Solomon

• Sharon Gamblin*

Nancy Varner*

• Rosalinda Haskins*

______________ _______________ * Incumbents

2018 Board Elections


Roberta Henrion + Angella Durkin, Nominating Committee Co-Chairs

Community Forum + Special Guests

COMMUNITY FORUM: ISSUES NOT RAISED

SPECIAL GUESTS

• Barry Burton + J.J. Velez, General Services

Division

• Julianna Fulton or Farhat Chaudhry, Detroit

Recreation Dept.

• City Councilmember Roy Mc Callister
• Representative Wendell Byrd
• Wanda Shurney, Sickle Cell Disease

Association of America

• Sergeant Dave Muston, Mounted Police

Division

How to Become a Member?

• Become a member/ Membership Dues:
• Sprout: $25.00
• Sapling: $75.00
• Oak Grove: $100.00
• Apple Orchard: $250.00
• Membership can also be earned through volunteer hours
• Membership required for voting rights at annual meeting
• Join the Membership distribution/ mailing list of upcoming

events Become the People working to make a difgerence!