FRIENDS OF STARK PARKS
A partner in preserving and protecting quality of life in Stark County
Friends of Stark Parks is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the development and use of Stark County Park District parks and trails. Friends serve the park district as volunteers, promoting the parks, stimulating the use of the parks’ resources and services, helping at park events, and assisting in the development of new programs. We invite your involvement as a Friend and volunteer.
The Friends of Stark Parks sponsors a golf outing and the Canalway Classic 5K running race on the Ohio & Erie Canal towpath trail. Other projects of the Friends of Stark Parks include installation of sandstone benches along the Ohio & Erie Canal towpath, planting of trees in Petros Lake Park, purchasing the costume for the park district's frog mascot, FeLeap, sponsoring a strategic study for the park district and contributing funds for the completion of the Hoover Connector Trail, and partial purchase of horses for the Canal Fulton Heritage Society canal boat. Meetings for the Board of The Friends of Stark Parks are held monthly.
Interested in becoming a member of Friends of Stark Parks? Please fill out the membership brochure below and send a check to Friends of Stark Parks, 5300 Tyner Street NW, Canton, OH 44708 or utilize online membership through your paypal account or credit card.
New members receive a hickory hiking stick or a FOSP hat or visor for their first year of support in addition to discounts at fee-based programs and retail facilities. Additional hiking sticks can be purchased for $15.00 each.
Renewing members receive a 2010 hiking stick fob and a 2010 membership card entitling them to 10% off purchases in the Lily Pad Gift Shop, Sippo and Walborn marinas, and the Magnolia Flouring Mills.
For information on becoming a volunteer, call Jennifer Martin at (330) 409-8096. Friends of Stark Parks is a participating organization in the Towpath Tag Canalway fundraising program and offers tags from 1998 and 2000-2010 for sale at the Lily Pad Gift Shop located inside the Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake.
Click here for the 2010 Friends of Stark Parks brochure/mailer and membership form.
Renew your Friends of Stark Parks membership or join as a new member using PayPal or a Credit Card.
