News and Events

Watching the news every day can be exhausting but working in journalism takes an even greater toll on a person’s health and well-being. Just ask Derek Clay, a 26-year news media veteran turned parks and recreation pro. He built a community newspaper from scratch,...

Growing up in Danville, Indiana, Kevin Miller can’t count the number of days he’s spent, hunting, fishing, and exploring “God’s Masterpiece” in his own backyard. Some of his fondest childhood memories were summers spent at Ellis Park, swimming, playing basketball,...

They say variety is the spice of life, and for Danville Parks Director Will Lacey, that’s a very good thing! Will has been involved with parks and recreation since 2005, where he started out as an intern with Danville Parks and Recreation, then became the recreation...

If you were ever searching for an adjective to describe the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Board Member Adam Scott, “healthy” or “active” might be some of the first words that come to mind. The Hendricks Regional Health executive and four-time marathoner highly...

PFOHC 2021 Year in Review As we jump into another exciting new year filled with optimism and high hopes for more great things ahead, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the highlights from 2021. While 2021 brought another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it...

For someone who is retired, Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Board Member Gary Emsweller sure does work an awful lot. It’s mostly volunteer work, but that doesn’t make it any less time-consuming or any less meaningful. The truth is, our entire community benefits...

Growing up in Greencastle, Indiana, Ryan Lemley’s peers once said he would be the most likely person in their graduating class to get kicked out of college. But they couldn’t have been more wrong about that. Today, the Indiana State University graduate is the...

The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County will receive a $10,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. This generous gift will be used to create a Native Plant Rain Garden at Helen Pecar Memorial Park. Pecar Park is in Avon, Indiana and is part of Washington Township...

Living out the mission of the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County, Board Member Jeff Banning believes in the importance of cultivating the trails, parks and open spaces in Hendricks County. He affirms the organization’s belief that these spaces directly improve the...

With unique trail experiences like the recently completed portions of White Lick Creek Greenway, Brownsburg Parks Director Travis Tranbarger has much to be proud of in the community. This trail, for example, connects Brownsburg residents north of I-74 to businesses,...