Donate To Friends


DONATION PROGRAMS Donate Funds to assist Friends in the following areas: How You Can Help: • Sponsor Grants • Donate Materials • Raise Funds • Become a Member • Volunteer your time • Tell Your Friends About Us • Contribute What You Can • Set up a Memorial. • Include FRIENDS in your estate planning. • Sign up for eScrip and help Friend when you make a purchase. What Others have done • Donated what they could to help support FRIENDS. • Became members of FRIENDS • Provided an anonymous $1M donation for building ball parks. • Provided a donation to retrofit 16 tot lots. • Established umbrella accounts to implement special projects using FRIENDS 501(c)(3) tax status. • Devoted volunteer time.
DONATION PROGRAMS Donate Funds to assist Friends in the following areas:
In Memory contribution: If you would like to make a contribution In Memory please enter the amount here. To make sure we attribute the amount to the correct person if you could send a follow up email to oaklandparks@sbcglobal.net naming the person and amount donated so we can make sure it is acknowledged accordingly.	Amount to donate
Grants: Support Friends grant program by aiding our efforts to provide funds for scholarships, program supplies, garden materials, and other projects that aid in the recreation, education and beautification of Oakland Parks and Recreation Centers.	Amount to donate
Maintenance: Donate to Friends to aid in our current park maintenance issues. With the current budget cuts we know there is less staff and resources to maintain our parks. With your help we can develop specific funds to be used to support and enhance park maintenance issues.	Amount to donate
General Services: To maintain our good works Friends needs assistance with our day to day expenses to keep our doors open. Aid our efforts by donating funds to be used towards our staffing, office expenses and outreach efforts.	Amount to donate
Renovation: Interested in aiding in the development of park renovations, like building new play structures, enhancing gardens or redeveloping sports fields. Help Friends by providing funds for park renovation efforts.	Amount to donate
Friends of Morcom Rose Garden: Help keep Oakland's Morcom Garden's roses beautiful with a donation. Money will go towards tools, flowers, and support for the many volunteers who keep the garden beautiful.	Amount to donate

*IN-KIND DONATIONS* Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation can use your assistance in all kinds of ways, below are some ideas of material or service donations that can aid in our development. Grant Support: Friends provides supplies to many activities occurring in the parks and recreation centers, you can aid that process by contributing items such as: Sports Equipment, Sports Apparel, Plants or Planting materials, Art Supplies, Printing Services, Computer Equipment and Software, etc. General Support: Assist Friends by providing equipment or service donations to aid in our outreach efforts. Computer Equipment, Printing Services, Office Supplies, and Promotional items, etc. Project Support: Provide materials or labor to aid in park renovations: Materials such as lumber, tools, plants, playground equipment, etc. and/or Services such as construction, painting, design, etc. PLEASE NOTE: We only accept bulk donations of in-kind items like sports equipment, art supplies and apparel, as we do not have the resources to handle one off donations. If you have questions on something you would like to donate please contact our office at 510.465.1850. Donations by Check: Make your donation check out to Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation. Use the memo field to specify where you want your donation to go. Send your check to Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation PO BOX 13267 Oakland, CA 94661