Donations to Parks & Recreation

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Thank you for considering the Parks and Recreation Department for your donation. We look forward to working with you.

The City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department provides the opportunity for members of our community to donate memorials to loved ones within our park system. In order to allow for a coordinated and consistent program for soliciting and recognizing contributions, we have established the the following guidelines. The guidelines were developed based on research on the best practices of similar agencies nationwide, the needs and resource capabilities of the Parks and Recreation Department and the desire of citizens to recognize loved ones through monetary contributions providing for specific lasting memorials.

The Parks and Recreation Department memorial donation guidelines allow for several types of memorial opportunities. We encourage citizens to contact the department to discuss ideas for locations of memorials, however final memorial locations will be dependent on the needs of the department and planning processes already underway.

Donations to the City of Boulder may be tax deductible. (Please see your tax advisor.)

Memorials will be accepted in the following categories:

• Living Legacy memorial tree donations
  Living memorial donations will be accepted in the form of tree plantings in city parks.
• Memorial bench and other park amenity donations
  Memorial bench donations will be considered within the city park system.
• General memorial donations
  Donations for general park and recreation purposes are accepted and encouraged.
  • Memorial Statues, Fountains, Plazas, Gardens, etc.
    Donations of statues, fountains, plazas, gardens, etc. may be accepted under specific circumstances. The Department will determine placement of all such memorials.
• Park Naming Opportunities
  Naming of a park as a memorial may be submitted under the Parks and Recreation Department's Park Naming Policy.