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Playground Partners
Party in Your Playground
On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm, the
Playground Partners of the Women’s Committee of the Central
Park Conservancy hosts its Annual Playground Party at
Heckscher Playground, inside the Park at Central Park South
and 7th Avenue.
The event will be a family-friendly fundraiser with music by
the Brady Rymer Band, marionette puppet shows, official
Central Park vehicles to explore, a life-sized chess and
checker board, relay races, rock climbing walls, a bouncing
Belvedere Castle, fishing pools, face-painting,
storytelling, sand art craft making and more. There will
also be a delicious buffet featuring many sweets
and treats.
The Party Chairmen are Kathryn Beach, Hannah Buchan, Jessica
Oliver, and Nina Whitman. Kamie Lightburn is the Playground
Partners Committee Chairman. Gillian Miniter is the
President of the Women’s Committee. Proceeds from the event
help keep the Park's 21 playgrounds clean, safe, and
well-maintained.
Tickets begin at$120 per adult and $60 per child.
Contact 212-310-6655 or email
playgrounds@centralparknyc.org .
Who
Party Chairmen: Kathryn Beach, Hannah Buchan, Jessica
Oliver,
and Nina Whitman
Grandparents Committee Chairman: Eleanora Kennedy
Playground Partners Committee Chairman: Kamie Lightburn
Women’s Committee President: Gillian Miniter
Past Co-Chairs: Gillian Miniter, Suzanne Cochran, Jennifer
Saul, Carol Herring, and Sarah Robertson
Central Park Conservancy President: Douglas Blonsky
Expected guests with families include: 1,200 attendees,
especially families residing on the Upper East and West Side
involved within New York City’s philanthropic, social, and
business communities with children ages 6 months to ten
years of age.
When
3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 – Rain or Shine
Where
Heckscher Playground, inside Central Park at West 62nd
Street (enter at Central Park South & 7th Avenue)
Tickets
Advance tickets begin at $120 per adult and $60 per child.
Please contact 212-310-6655
or email
playgrounds@centralparknyc.org
Why
The essential mission of Central Park Playground Partners is
to improve the 21 playgrounds, and maintain their overall
quality.
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