Pendleton's Friends of the Park (FOTP)

On October 15, 2011 Friends of the Park named Shelter 3 in honor of the Kirkleys for all the work they have done for our Veterans Park.

RESERVE A Picnic Shelter
3 hr. $35
Call Town Hall 646-9409

Thank you to all the volunteers who came to work. We had 65 to sign in.

Please read more about our playground and trail on these sites:
Barrett's Place Playground
Trotters Trail

Click flyer to go directly to the Website for Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend

Caroline was presented a gift from Treasurer Kim Beck at the June FOTP meeting.

Freedom Fest 2011 on July 2

It's not about the Golf, but rather about us telling our story of Veterans Park! This was a super event and raised over $20,000 for the ball fields and Veterans memorial at Veterans Park

Click this flyer to be directed to the Golf Challenge website with lots of pictures from this event.

Thank you Kim and Caroline for working so very hard selling our Step Up To The Plate Merchandise:

Shirts - $12
Stress Balls - $5
Cinch Bags - $10

If you're interested in selling these or purchasing, please contact Nancy Hellams, Kim Beck or Robert Beckham. Thank you.

Click this flyer to be directed to the Fall Harvest Festival Website

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with Bingo and also to all of those who donated prizes.

Everyone working together to make our Veterans Park the best it can be! Watch out for photos and videos of the event. They will be appearing shortly.

Dr. John Martin donated the needed money for a lighted flag pole at Veterans Park. Thank you, Dr. John!

There is always work to be done at the park so please let us know if you would like to volunteer.

DUKE ENERGY DONATES MONEY TO BARRETT'S PLACE PLAYGROUND

Jason Walls of Duke Energy met with representatives from Pendleton Pride In Motion and Friends of the Park on December 30, 2008 at Barrett's Place Playground. He proudly presented a check in the amount of $1,000 to the playground from Duke Energy. Children, Parents and Grandparents who were playing in the Playground joined in the celebration. Mr. Wall's handed out red Duke Energy Volunteer T-shirts to the children and made a big hit to all those present. Duke Energy is no stranger to Barrett's Place Playground, a playground built by more than 1600 community volunteers in 2005. Duke Energy believes in giving back to the community and they were very involved in the beginning with making this dream come true.

In the past three years, volunteers and generous donors have continued to work to make Veterans Park the best it can be. The Playground Area now has three Picnic Shelters which are rented for Birthday Parties and other gatherings. The proceeds from the rental allows the Town Of Pendleton to maintain the playground on a daily basis. The organized group of volunteers, Pendleton Pride In Motion's Friends of The Park, gather together twice a year to do the bigger maintenance jobs and keep the playground safe and long lasting for generations to come. The money that was so generously donated by Duke Energy will be used to help make the Playground even better. They also plan to provide volunteers for the Spring Maintenance Day. PPIM, Friends of the Park, and the Town of Pendleton are most appreciative of all their help.

Veterans Park has continued to improve over the past years with the recent completion of the Pavilion which houses a concession area, office for Pendleton Recreation Association, and rest rooms. Trotter's Trail has also been a welcomed addition and plans are in the making to complete the entrance to the trail in 2009.

The main fundraiser for Friends of the Park is the Freedom Fest which is held at Veterans Park on the Saturday before July 4. Their next meeting is planned for January 19, 2009 at Pendleton United Methodist Church at 6 pm and all interested citizens are urged to attend and get involved in making Veterans Park the best it can be.

For more information on Friends of the Park, please visit http://www.squidoo.com/fotp.

We were one of many worthwhile organizations to receive monies from Bi-Lo Charities. We would like to thank Amber Barnes for all her hard work on the Grant. Even though this is far from the amount we requested, we do appreciate it very much.

Friends of the Park received a check for $740.00.

I had often seen Caroline Jamieson and Fran Butler walking around town. They always looked so happy that I would usually take a second look. It wasn't until we started the build for Barrett's Place that I actually got to know him. He was one of a group of men who showed up weeks ahead of the build week to get everything ready. There was a lot of pre-work that had to be done and Fran was there. He continued to volunteer with the group of "granddads" who got together periodically to do maintenance at the Playground and at Trotter's Trail. Fran didn't miss many Friends of the Park Meetings and was always willing to help where needed. He helped with fundraising by selling merchandise at many events.

Fran was known for being our "Uncle Sam" at the 2008 Freedom Fest and did a super job for Friends of the Park.

Fran Butler made a difference in Pendleton and I am proud to have known him. He will be missed!

Memorial Service Tuesday October 28 at 6:30 at Cox Hall - Clemson Little Theatre
The Memorial Service held by Clemson Little Theatre was a beautiful tribute to a Great Man!

Fran's sons and their families are having a yard sale Friday and Saturday and want to donate the money to Veterans Park. This is such a wonderful thought on their part and greatly appreciated. Please come to 603 Bailey Ave Fri and Sat beginning at 8 a.m.