{"id":566643,"date":"2010-05-17T12:39:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T16:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=11841"},"modified":"2010-05-17T12:39:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T16:39:55","slug":"san-jose-parks-foundation-launches-program-to-raise-private-funds-for-parks-and-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/566643","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Parks Foundation launches program to raise private funds for parks and trails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_614\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 260px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-614 \" title=\"San_Jose_OverfeltGardensPagoda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfglm.com\/images\/San_Jose_OverfeltGardensPagoda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/>The pagoda at Overfelt Gardens is one of San Jose&#8217;s uniquely beautiful  parks. (Photo: San Jose Parks Foundation)<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With severe  budget cuts looming ahead, San Jose Parks Foundation today announced the launch of \u201c<a title=\"ParkForce Membership\" onclick=\"linkClick(  this.href );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjoseparks.org\/membership.html\" >ParkForce<\/a>,\u201d a membership campaign that offers residents the opportunity to provide private sector  support to  protect and preserve city parks and trails.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vision &amp;  Mission\" onclick=\"linkClick( this.href );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjoseparks.org\/vision__mission\" >San  Jose Parks Foundation<\/a>, a nonprofit organization,will begin fund raising through direct mail, online and in targeted public parks and plazas  throughout San Jose.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjoseparks.org\" >ParkForce<\/a> memberships are available to  anyone who donates to the foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of San Jose have a chance to act before  the budget cuts  have their impact. Parks have a profound impact on many  aspects of our  lives, from the health of children and seniors to the  look and feel of a  neighborhood to property values,\u201d San Jose Parks Foundation Executive Director James  Reber said in a statement. \u201cThe  coming budget cuts could have a very negative impact on all city parks.  By building a strong \u2018ParkForce\u2019 membership we can protect and preserve \u2013  and in some cases enhance \u2013 our parks and trails. The work of the <a title=\"Friends of San Jose Rose Garden\" onclick=\"linkClick(  this.href );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friendssjrosegarden.org\/videos.htm\" >Friends  of San Jose Rose Garden<\/a> proves that a community effort can be a  force for good in our city parks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents and businesses in San Jose have watched as budget  cuts have taken their toll on a variety of city programs. The current  deficit projections mean even deeper cuts for San Jose\u2019s department of  Parks Recreation and Neighborhood Services. Anticipating that  this might happen, PRNS took action a few years ago to help organize and  fund the San Jose Parks Foundation, which brings private funds to  public parks.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vision &amp;  Mission\" onclick=\"linkClick( this.href );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjoseparks.org\/vision__mission\" ><\/a>Basic memberships begin at $60 for a family. Associate memberships begin  at the Trailblazer level of $125. All funds raised by San Jose Parks  Foundation will support programs, services, and capital needs of San  Jose\u2019s public parks, trails and community centers. Detailed information is available online at the <a title=\"San Jose Parks Foundation Facebook  page\" onclick=\"linkClick(  this.href );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjoseparks.org\/\" >FaceBook page for San Jose Parks Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pagoda at Overfelt Gardens is one of San Jose&#8217;s uniquely beautiful parks. (Photo: San Jose Parks Foundation) From Green Right Now Reports With severe budget cuts looming ahead, San Jose Parks Foundation today announced the launch of \u201cParkForce,\u201d a membership campaign that offers residents the opportunity to provide private sector support to protect and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4306,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4306"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}