Friends of Jefferson Park

Friends of Jefferson Park Friends of Jefferson Park is made up of citizen volunteers dedicated to the preservation and beautification of historic Jefferson Park in Richmond, Va. Smedley!

Jefferson Park is located at the corner of North 21st Street and East Marshall Street in the City of Richmond, Virginia. It has arguably the best view of Richmond's City Skyline. The Friends of Jefferson Park (FOJP) is made up of citizen volunteers whose goal is to enhance the park, through citizen involvement. The Friends group holds regular clean-ups, plants trees and encourages responsible use

of the park. The FOJP has a strong alliance with the Union Hill Civic Association and often collaborates on projects. The organization also maintains a close relationship with the City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities in their administration of the park. Friends of Jefferson Park is a Partner of the Enrichmond Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization. Members of FOJP are dedicated to keeping Jefferson Park an attractive resource for the Union Hill neighborhood and a safe destination for people from the surrounding area. Citizens with an interest in the park can contribute by making a donation, participating in a clean-up event and/or serving on the FOJP Board. The FOJP celebrate the recent landscaping and stairs from the Park to the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood, as well as the new swing set and playground improvements. We are looking forward to the installation of a fountain at the top of the park, along with the unveiling of the Statue of Mr.

Thanks to everyone who turned out for last week’s tree maintenance in Jefferson Park. Here are a few photos from Volunte...
11/24/2024

Thanks to everyone who turned out for last week’s tree maintenance in Jefferson Park. Here are a few photos from Volunteer Day 11/16/2024.

Join us Saturday, November 16, 2024. Help get the trees ready for winter. We'll have refreshments, tools and an easy goi...
11/02/2024

Join us Saturday, November 16, 2024. Help get the trees ready for winter. We'll have refreshments, tools and an easy going atmosphere in the park. Drop in, do what you can and love your neighborhood park. Bring your water bottle and gloves.

Our good neighbors at UM invite you to join is this Wednesday! Union Market RVA
10/07/2024

Our good neighbors at UM invite you to join is this Wednesday! Union Market RVA

https://www.richmondinspire.com/engagement-events/meeting-2-district-2-wn58s-e4bk4 Hey there eastend folks: get your hop...
09/02/2024

https://www.richmondinspire.com/engagement-events/meeting-2-district-2-wn58s-e4bk4

Hey there eastend folks: get your hopes and dreams for our RVAParks plan for the future. Drop in workshop 9/12/24, 5-7p Powhatan Community Center.

Come on out and participate in the first workshop series for Richmond INSPIRE! The workshops are drop-in style, so come whenever works for you! There will be a short presentation near the beginning of each workshop. Click to learn more!

Save the date! Oct 9, 2024 @ Union Market. Come eat, drink, share ideas and show your love for Jefferson Park. Union Mar...
09/01/2024

Save the date! Oct 9, 2024 @ Union Market. Come eat, drink, share ideas and show your love for Jefferson Park. Union Market RVA Richmond VA Parks, Recreation and Community FacilitiesChurch Hill, Richmond, Virginia

08/12/2024

Love Jefferson Park? Join us Sat. Nov 16, 2024, for tree maintenance and new plantings!

Vollunteers will spread woodchips under mature trees, shore up the stakes & cages around young trees, and replace a trees that didn’t take root last year.

Morning tree maintenance shift: 9a-12noon. Afternoon planting 2:30-4:30p.

Tools will be provided thanks to the Richmond Community ToolBank and Richmond VA Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

Water & snacks provided, bring your own waterbottle for refills.

Over the last 5 weeks, students from Martin Luther King Jr Middle School participated in an after-school program in Jeff...
05/14/2024

Over the last 5 weeks, students from Martin Luther King Jr Middle School participated in an after-school program in Jefferson Park. Their nature-inspired mural is nearing completion. Guided by Open Space Education teaching artists and professional muralists, Auz Miles and Birdie Oleniacz, students learned the process of creating a mural by photographing elements of nature found in the park, working together to design the composition, and collaboratively painting the outward-facing 24-foot x 8-foot stage wall of the Jefferson Park Stage House.

The director of Open Space Education found the perfect moment to photograph the beginning of the stage house mural.
05/14/2024

The director of Open Space Education found the perfect moment to photograph the beginning of the stage house mural.

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1921 Princess Anne Avenue
Richmond, VA
23223

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