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The 2023 Summer Fun Run & Walk kicked off last week at Talon Stream Park in Plainfield, and wow, what a turnout. It was a toasty day with temps in the 90s, but the scenic 3-mile trail offered plenty of shade, and our sponsor of the week, Banning Engineering,...

Five parks in Hendricks County to make improvements with new grant funding HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN – The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County (PFOHC) awarded $47,000 in grants to public parks from the Gary Emsweller Parks & Trails Fund. Gary Emsweller is a lifelong...

Shelby Marshall started as the Avon Parks Director in August 2022. She is a great fit for the role and initially accepted the position because the job, community and staff all aligned with her passions, career goals and the work-life balance she was striving for with...

PRESS RELEASE April 28, 2023 Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Receives $22,000 Donation from Falcone Automotive and Subaru Share the Love Event National campaign mobilizes dealerships throughout the country to make an impact on local community nonprofits....

Burnett Woods is an 80-acre nature preserve in Avon, Indiana. It is the first state-dedicated nature preserve in Hendricks County and is owned by the Central Indiana Land Trust. A nature preserve is an area of land set aside to foster an environment that provides...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2023 Town of Brownsburg Receives Grant from the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County to Install Nonverbal Communication Boards at Park Playgrounds Thanks to a grant from The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County, three nonverbal...

Meet Carrie Meyer, the newest addition to the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Board of Directors. Carrie is the marketing and community relations director for Hendricks Regional Health—and boy does she love parks! In fact, her family’s move to Plainfield, IN, in...

In 2021, The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by President Biden. This $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill was designed to speed up the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession. $350 billion was designated...

In August of this year, the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County (PFOHC) announced a new strategic partnership with the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF). The collaboration was created to maximize the two organizations’ collective impact in supporting...

Angie Haywood first fell in love with the outdoors, especially the water, growing up on the coast in New Jersey. When she moved to Indianapolis her sophomore year of high school, that passion followed her, and she quickly found that freshwater environments are just as...