Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment at Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for Trails Maintenance Fund in WNY
Funds are part of Foundation’s $100 million Parks & Trails initiative launched in 2018.
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Hamburg Rallies behind new Skatepark
Mayor, Pistons, Local Foundation Announce Completion of Romanowski Park
Chandler Park Skatepark opens on Detroit’s east side
Free skateboarding lessons will be available for kids ages 8 to 13
Read the full article at »Buffalo Sewer Authority Issues Largest-Ever U.S. Environmental Impact Bond
The Buffalo Sewer Authority closed on a $54 million Environmental Impact Bond (EIB) last week, the country’s largest to date, to finance green infrastructure and stormwater mitigation projects as part of its Rain Check 2.0 initiative.
Read the full article at »Detroit Riverfront Conservancy gears up to give West Riverfront Park a big makeover and a new name
The sun seems to be shining brightly on Detroit’s West Riverfront Park right now. In March, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, which owns the 22-acre park, was awarded a new $500,000 grant by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to support a new garden and other improvements there. And the conservancy is now preparing to kick off a massive redevelopment that will bestow a new name, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, on the recreation area later this year.
Read the full article at »$500,000 from trusts of Ralph C. Wilson Jr.’s daughters to support Detroit park named for him
A $500,000 gift from the trusts of Ralph C. Wilson Jr.’s late daughters will support the Detroit riverfront park named for their father.
Read the full article at »Millions more going to Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park
A million dollars from the trusts of two of Ralph C. Wilson Jr.’s daughters, both deceased, will go toward a relocated Barkyard, Buffalo’s first dog park, and a planned entry garden by a pedestrian bridge that will be built in the park named in his honor.
Read the full article at »Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Receives $1 Million to support the future Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo
Gift comes from trusts of Wilson’s late daughters, Edith Wilson and Linda Bogdan; Additional grants from the trusts will be provided through an endowed donor advised fund to support park maintenance & youth tennis in the region.
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