Friends of Patterson Park Board & Committees guide the work of the Friends.
If you’ve been a Friends of Patterson Park member for a bit, you might know about our mission - to support the diverse community surrounding the park with free park programming, to protect the historic elements like the Observatory, to steward the park’s natural resources with a busy volunteer corps, and to advocate for park resources, both to Baltimore City and funders. The 137 acres of green space that is Patterson Park is truly the Best Backyard in Baltimore, and Friends of Patterson Park works to keep it that way, for our whole community.
You may not know…all of this work is guided by the input and expertise of our Friends of Patterson Park Board, who offer their time and professional talent to our organization to help us plan strategically for the future.
What does the Friends of Patterson Park Board do?
Among other activities, the Friends of Patterson Park Board is responsible for developing the Friends’ mission, helping the organization achieve that mission and adopting an annual budget. Committee members (who may or may not be Board members) serve on the Membership & Development, Capital Projects, Finance, and Advocacy Committees to help do the important work of planning and implementation of board priorities. Board and Committee members hail from all neighborhoods around the park, and all share an enthusiasm for Baltimore City, our diverse community and our work in this thriving park. You can meet some of them HERE.
This year, we are kicking off the second phase of our capital campaign to construct a new community programming venue, volunteer support center and courtyard to further transform FPP’s headquarters into a multi-use space that further deepens its root to the park and its surrounding community. And, we’ll celebrate our 25th anniversary at the Soiree in the Park!
If you share our passion for Patterson Park and want to be a part of guiding its future, please consider joining us.
Fill out the form below to let us know you’d like to learn more about Committee service or if you’d like to be considered for a future position on the Board.