Our Partners

This holiday season, we’re celebrating our park system’s special role in enriching the Des Moines community. Through Parks Are For Everyone, your generosity helps fuel year-round park experiences and opportunities for recreation, creating a happier and more vibrant community for all. We have a year-end goal of $30,000 and would love your support!

Your Impact

Healthy + Vibrant Communities
Sheridan Park Playground build
E-911 Trail Signage and Art Corridors
EK Davis Basketball Hoops

Youth Support + Program Access 
Every Kids Gets a Ball 
Swim Lesson Scholarships
Reichardt Community Center

New + Inclusive Park Features
Adaptive playground equipment
Cohen Park bouldering
Foot golf + Sutu walls

Park Preservation + Conservation
Water trailer for the tree
Earth Day sponsorship
Shade structures + tree planting

We are also actively looking for ways to enhance our parks and address key needs. A few things on our list to help bring a strong start to 2024 include: 

• Updated basketball backboards at select parks for increased playability and ease of maintenance and installation

• New pool lounge chairs + Tsunami fitness boards to improve comfort and safety and increase healthy and innovative fitness programming options at our pools
  Help us reach our goal of $25,000 raised by the end of the year! Gifts of any size make a difference.

• Adding an Ice Cream Maker and Public Address Sound System to improve Gray’s Lake concessions offering and safety in our most highly-trafficked park