Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy News
Contact: Laura Cook
412-682-7275, ext
220
lcook@pittsburghparks.org
Pizzazz to donate majority of
proceeds to new Environmental Center
(PITTSBURGH
– October 10, 2008) –
The Pittsburgh Parks
Conservancy is pleased to announce that a majority of the net
proceeds from Pizzazz, the annual
fundraiser of the Garden Club of Allegheny County, a member of the Garden Club
of America, will be awarded to support development of a master landscape plan
for the new Environmental
Center at
Frick
Park.
Since the previous
environmental center burnt down in 2002, the Parks Conservancy has been working
with the community and the City of Pittsburgh to envision and plan for a
new facility. In the meantime,
environmental education continues to be offered in
Frick
Park by staff of the City of
Pittsburgh’s Department of Parks and
Recreation. The wide-reaching
community planning effort identified the theme “Education through Restoration,”
developed a concept for the building, and decided that it would be built in
approximately the same location along at the historic Clayton Hill entrance off
Beechwood
Boulevard. The new
Environmental
Center at
Frick
Park will reconnect children
and their families to nature, fostering the next generation of park stewards who
value green space.
Pizzazz is held at the Fox Chapel
Golf Club on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17, and admission is
$5. The event will be open on
Thursday from 9:30
AM
to 7:00
PM
and on Friday from 9:30
AM
to 4:00
PM. A buffet luncheon prepared by the Club’s
renowned kitchen is available for shoppers both days at an additional charge of
$25. Pizzazz will feature 30 unique designer
boutiques from around the country, offering products that are not otherwise
available locally. With each
designer carefully chosen on the basis of quality, originality and exclusivity,
Pizzazz brings a fresh perspective to
Pittsburgh.
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About The Pittsburgh Parks
Conservancy
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in
partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, is working to improve quality of life for
the people of Pittsburgh through restoration, revitalization,
stewardship, and creation of a sustainable, integrated, excellent system of
urban parks and green space. Restoration efforts are conducted with
environmental sensitivity and respect for the parks' historic landscape design
and the recreational needs of modern users. For more information, please visit
www.pittsburghparks.org.