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If you’re looking for a unique and scenic location for your next party, meeting, a wedding or other ceremony; consider one of the venues in the Olmsted Parks.
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Directions Olmsted parks are not difficult to find in Buffalo. We have one of our 6 major parks in virtuallly every neighborhood in the city. |
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Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get your hands dirty helping the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy in its mission to maintain the historic Olmsted parks in Buffalo. We need help gardening, removing invasive species, and planting trees! |
Support usOlmsted ReLeaf We depend on the support of friends like you to restoreBuffalo’s Olmsted parks to their peak of over 42,000 trees. The parks lost nearly 1,000 trees in the surprise October 2006 storm and total restoration costs are estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Help us plant 1,000 trees a year. Commemorative Gifts Sponsor a beautiful tree, a flowering bush or a section of spring blooms as a tribute to a loved one or to commemorate an occasion.Your commemorative gift will stand in tribute for years, bringing Gifts of any amount may also be made to celebrate an occasion or someone's life. Susan G. Komen Tribute Grove For more information call Olga Nichols at (716) 838-1249, ext. 31 or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Make A GiftTrees, Bushes, and Bulbs Create a memory of a life experience with the planting of a living tribute in one of Buffalo’s Olmsted parks. Mark an anniversary, a birth, or remember a loved one. What better gift for the special people in your life. Our staff will work with you as you select the appropriate tribute. Our landscape architects will integrate your gift into the historic planting schemes of our historic parks. Once planted, you or the person(s) you are honoring will receive a certificate indicating your gift, and the date of the gift. Legacy Landscapes Are you looking to leave your mark on the city? By endowing a Legacy Landscape, you will ensure the care and maintenance of a prime garden or grove in the park for the foreseeable future. We will also include appropriate signage to designate your legacy donation. For more information, please contact Rachel Lithgow at (716) 838-1249, ext. 14 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Planned Giving In 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted was invited to Buffalo by a group of people who had seen what he had created in New York City. Thanks to this group of visionaries, Buffalo caught the imagination of the country’s first landscape architect and led him to create the nation’s first urban park system. We need people with vision today to help us continue the work of the Conservancy tomorrow for the generations that will follow. By carefully planning your gift to the Conservancy with your estate and current financial planning in mind, you may be able to take advantage of various opportunities that can help maximize your gift and your tax benefits. From a simple bequest to charitable remainder trusts and annuities, there is a planned giving opportunity that can work for you. For more information, please contact Rachel Lithgow at (716) 838-1249, ext. 14 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). |
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| In the late 1800s, visionary citizens brought Olmsted to Buffalo. It was here that Olmsted, inspired by Joseph Ellicott's radial street layout, designed his first system of parks and parkways, and proclaimed Buffalo to be "the best designed city in the country, if not the world." During the 1901 Pan American Exposition, Buffalo was celebrated not only as the City of Light, but the City of Trees. |