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11th Annual PFPP Membership Meeting

3/5/2022

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SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, April 9, 2022
9:30-11:30am 


Detroit Unity Temple
17505 2nd Ave., Detroit 48203
Across from Palmer Park

Follow the PFPP signs for parking & entry

Learn about our accomplishments from the past year, and the exciting updates on our plans for the future in the park!

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hear updates on current park improvement projects:
    Palmer Park Habitat Restoration Project, Farmers Market, Lighthouse/Log Cabin improvements and more
  • Committee Reports
  • Hear more about planned upcoming events:
    Palmer Park Art Fair, Log Cabin Day, Harvest Fest
  • Recreational Programming for 2022 season
  • Continuation of the “Rent-a-bed” program at our Urban Educational Garden
  • PFPP Board update on completed projects, finances & future goals/planning
  • Nominations/Election of new board members

We are seeking board of director candidates for election at this meeting. Specific areas of expertise we are looking to fill include but are not limited to: legal, marketing and communications, fund development/grant writing and a technological type expert. If you would like to get more involved as a member of the Board (you must be a current PFPP member), you can find more information by going to our member page where there is a link to our membership application. 

For a list of current Board and Committee members, visit our Board/Committees page.



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Bandshell's new home will be Palmer Park

9/8/2021

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Proposed location of bandshell at Palmer Park from 5/11/21 GSD presentation.
With a final meeting and vote by local community participants, representatives from the City and District 2 make the future move of this historic landmark official and discuss next steps.
When Mayor Duggan first announced the preservation of the historic bandshell in his March 2021 State of the City Address with the goal of relocating it to another site, he said the city's first choice was Palmer Park (District 2)—as long as the neighbors wanted it there. The initiative was supported by Councilmember Roy McCalister Jr. and preservationists from across the region.

After a handful of 2021 online meetings and one final community meeting with District 2 representatives in August, a final vote was taken and the move to Palmer Park was approved.

Public meetings
4/17/2021 - The City of Detroit/General Services Department first presented their three location options at the People for Palmer Park Annual Meeting which sparked the first public discussion on the pros/cons, concerns and questions some of the surrounding community had about the proposed location.

5/11/2021 - The City then held another presentation and discussion on the bandshell relocation at their online April District 2 Meeting. Some support as well as some concerns arose and the three location options were again discussed. Supporters loved the possibilities of free family-friendly cultural events, while concerns about noise levels and more community engagement in planning and design process were also brought forth.

5/27/2021 - The next DISCUSSION MEETING gave members of the surrounding adjacent neighborhoods the floor to share their thoughts, questions and concerns. Supporters argued that this would be an asset to the community, an arts center and that any type of performance/music could be realistically restricted to the type that would not have higher decibel levels such as jazz, folk and classical. Those opposed were worried about establishing controls on impact to the neighborhood, City enforcement issues that are already a concern and the upkeep and maintenance responsibilities for the bandshell.

AUGUST 2021 - Kim Tandy and District 2 representatives as well as GSD/Detroit Building Authority staff held a FINAL community meeting and the community voted to approve bringing the bandshell to Palmer Park. 
Location will be on 7 Mile Road, east of Pontchartrain but closer to Woodward behind the 12th Precinct. Anticipated parking will be for 82-90 cars and 500-person capacity. It was stressed that there will be more community meetings in the future to discuss management, infrastructure and programming. Once cost is determined, the City will work with partners to manage fees associated with the move. Currently the bandshell is completely disassembled and stored at an unknown location.

About the bandshell structure:
  • Heavy timber, wood bolted structure, still in very good condition. City will meet current-day building requirements, transport over to the new site and assemble with same structural integrity.
  • The clapboard/plywood siding is in poor condition and will be restored with new materials to replicate.
  • The move does not include the single story, back-of-house part of structure, which is also to be rebuilt. A smaller back-of-house likely that would serve the bandshell, loading for performance, storing and a green room.
 
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Girl Scouts Family Day in the Park 9/11/21

8/27/2021

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Closeup of three Girl Scouts laughing on a lawn
Photo: Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan
Girl Scouts logo
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 11am – 4pm
WHERE: 
Palmer Park near the Community House and Basketball Court

Open to all Detroit and surrounding community families.
Admission to Family Day in the Park is FREE.
Parking is also free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.


Family Day in the Park event is a fun-filled event is designed to give families a first-hand look at the exciting Girl Scout experiences available to their girls, particularly girls in grades K-5.​

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) and partners will present FREE activities for all children who attend:
  • Families can see their girls sample some GSSEM Outdoor Education and STEM experiences available to their girls.  All K-12 aged children who attend can participate in the activities. GSSEM and partner organizations will provide FREE Girl Scout programming including robotics, outdoor activities, drone flying lessons, Girl Scouts Olympic style games, Lego Derby and more.
  • Special 9/11 Community Service activity to recognize and celebrate first-responders.
  • Detroit Pistons will also run a FREE basketball clinic.
  • Entertainment includes Mason from 105. 9FM, Detroit Circus Among Us, Detroit Pistons dancers, more.
  • Popcorn, ice cream and water will be provided to all attendee FREE of charge.
  • Food and Girl Scout cookies will be available for purchase.
  • Free swag will be provided while supplies last from GSSEM and partners.

Partner organizations include Detroit Pistons, Detroit PAL, Nike, Grand Valley State University, University of Detroit, School of Dentistry

Website: Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan

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Music of the Spirit: Jazz, Soul, Klezmer & Beyond

8/3/2021

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FREE FAMILY CONCERT • BYO Chairs & Blankets
Saturday, August 21, 2021 • 1-4 pm

On the lawn next to the Splash Park Lot, Community House & Gardens.
Bring your own chairs and blanket. 
The Palmer Park area has a rich history filled with music, culture, churches and synagogues shared by both Black and Jewish communities. Celebrate this legacy with People for Palmer Park and Detroit Unity Temple.
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THE PERFORMERS
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Charles & Gwen Scales Quartet
Gwen (vocals) and Charles Scales (keyboards) with drums and sax will perform an array of jazz, soulful, spiritual, and their own original music. Gwen and Charles have shared the stage with artists such as Patti LaBelle, Phyllis Hyman, Najee, and Hamilton Bohannon; and performed for Bill and Hillary Clinton,
various Detroit mayors and Michigan governors, as well as for crowds at the Detroit Jazz Festival, concerts in Japan and the United Kingdom, and regularly at Detroit Unity Temple.

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Detroit-born Yale Strom (violin), Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals, baritone ukulele) and Greg Powell (bass) will perform Klezmer music, a 1000-year old Eastern European musical tradition played at Jewish weddings, parties, and holiday celebrations. It was nearly extinguished during the Holocaust. Yale is an award-winning filmmaker, violinist, composer, writer, photographer, playwright, historian, and one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artist of klezmer music. Elizabeth is an acclaimed vocalist and first woman to sing in NYC’s 125 year-old Eldridge Street Synagogue/Museum. They’ve performed throughout the U.S. and Europe in festivals, Carnegie Hall, jazz clubs, and synagogues.


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STAY UP TO DATE with Text Alerts from PFPP!

5/10/2021

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*** NOTE: WE HAVE A NEW TEXT ALERT NUMBER! PLEASE READ BELOW! ***
TEXT ALERTS FROM PEOPLE FOR PALMER PARK!

Will tonight’s bike ride be cancelled due to rain?
Is the ground too wet this week for yoga or t’ai chi?
Now you can receive instant updates for our recreation programs and events, in text form RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE.

We have a new number for our text alerts. This is due to an exciting upgrade to a more robust system with better capabilities. But it does mean we need you to sign up again at the new number. 


INSTRUCTIONS:
(This is a one time setup and will only take a moment...)

Text “PalmerPark” to the number 888-833-7575.
No quotes, no spaces. It is not caps sensitive. Now SEND.

You will receive a reply that looks something like this:

Welcome!
Msg&Data rates may apply.
Get 10msg/mos of Park Alerts.
Reply HELP for help, STOP to OptOut. 8883483778

Thank you for joining PFPP's PalmerPark keyword group! Please reply with your First Name. Txt STOP to OptOut



Reply with your first name only.
You will receive next msg like this:

Thank you for providing us with your First Name. Please provide your Email for further correspondence.

If you choose to provide your email, you will receive next msg like this:

Thank you! Your email provides us another way to keep you informed about Palmer Park.


Then you're all set!
ALL text alerts will be People for Palmer Park related (weather updates for recreation programs, event reminders), Not spam. Charges may apply, check your individual cellular/data plan.


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10th Annual PFPP Virtual Membership Meeting

3/25/2021

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SAVE THE DATE!
​Saturday, April 17, 2021
10:00am - Meeting & Committee Presentations
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PUBLIC LINK TO ZOOM MEETING: https://bit.ly/3ffx6Km

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Since it is still not safe to gather in large groups, this year’s Annual Meeting will be a public Zoom meeting online. Learn about our accomplishments from the past year, and the exciting updates on our plans for the future in the park!

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hear updates on current park improvement projects:
    Lake Frances Revitalization, the State Fair bandshell and more from the City of Detroit
  • Hear more about state of events during COVID
  • Committee Reports
  • Planned events
  • Recreational Programming for 2021 season
  • Continuation of the “rent-a-bed” program at our Urban Educational Garden
  • PFPP Board update on completed projects, finances & future goals/planning
  • Nominations/Election of new board members
    Link to Candidate Profiles

For a list of current Board and Committee members, visit our Board/Committees page.

Help us spread the word! Print and distribute our flier below!

annualmtg2021_flier_2c.pdf
File Size: 229 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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Historic Bandshell will see new life at Palmer Park

3/18/2021

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Photo by Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Thanks to the amazing work and support of District 2 Councilman Roy McCalister Jr. and the City of Detroit, the historic State Fairgrounds bandshell will be relocated a half mile south to Palmer Park.  

“By preserving the bandshell it saves a piece of Detroit history,” said Rochelle Lento, president of People For Palmer Park. “This is a great opportunity to continue the redevelopment and activation of Palmer Park that the City and People for Palmer Park have collaborated on for the past ten years, and to resurrect a positive attribute for the surrounding communities in an exciting way.”

As the new Amazon fulfillment center and indoor transit center for the Detroit Department of Transportation started to take shape at the longtime site of the Michigan State Fairgrounds, plans to demolish the 83-year old bandshell were not well received by the public and after some media attention, and discussions with Amazon, the City and People for Palmer Park, plans were made to disassemble and move the bandshell to its new home in Palmer. Proposed location is in the old back nine of the former public golf course no longer in use, just north of our community garden.

This move will not be done without community input and the City of Detroit and its Department of Neighborhoods will be engaging residents and community organizations like People for Palmer Park closely on this project as funds are raised and design and location are worked out. We will keep you updated as plans progress.

In 2014, we unveiled our Master Plan Proposal for Palmer Park, and having a bandshell was one part of the vision. Being able to repurpose the existing one is an incredible turn of events for our organization and the potential to see families gathering for cultural events here is exciting.

For more on the bandshell move: 
https://detroitmi.gov/news/councilmember-mccalister-mayor-duggan-preserve-historic-state-fairgrounds
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Support local artists from home with this year's new online Michigan Holiday Art Fair

11/30/2020

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Art shown © Steph Joy Hogan
Art shown © Captured Wilderness
Art shown © Charlene Uresy
Art shown © Garzoyan Art
Art shown © Lost Peninsula Fine Arts
Art shown © Alexis Bagley (Mint Artists Guild)
Art shown © Moon Rabbit Press
Art shown © One Acre Ceramics
Art shown © Studio Curly Q
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Missing those annual summer art fairs in Michigan this year?
 The new Michigan Holiday Art Fair shares the delights and creative finds of a summer art fair ONLINE this holiday season! It gives you the opportunity to buy gifts from artists who would have normally sold creative work at six Michigan art fairs.
 
Buy gifts this year (or something for yourself!) from nearly 60 artists and check out just once in the online cashier.

Artist demonstrations, virtual studio tours and art activities will take place nightly (daily on the weekend dates). Santa and Mrs. Claus and local musicians will pop in online too.

Each date between December 1-6, a portion of all sales will benefit one of 6 Detroit area nonprofits. People for Palmer Park day is Saturday, Dec. 5th so we hope you'll shop that day to support us AND some amazing artists.

http://miartfair.com

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Palmer Park Farmers Market Continues Wednesdays through September

9/1/2020

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SW Corner of 7 Mile and Woodward EVERY Wednesday through September 30th from 4:30-7:30. Masks and social distancing required.
Visit Palmer Park Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram.In partnership with Eastern Market, Detroit Community Markets and the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Department, join us each Wednesday at this lovely local market for farm fresh fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meat, cooking demos with Chef Mike, desserts and baked goods and bath/body/personal care items.
LIST OF CURRENT VENDORS
  • Make Scents Hem-Infused Aromatherapy
  • Femme Fatale Luxe, Femme Fatale Candles
  • Detroit Public School Community District
  • Leo's Southern Style Cha-Cha Relish
  • Detroit Like Beet Market Garden
  • Sweet Creations by Michele
  • Soo Fraiche Grill Food Truck
  • Eastern Market Farm Stand
  • Happy Bodhisattva Gifts
  • Confections of a Kitchen
  • The House of Sage LLC
  • Deeply Rooted Produce

  • Leaf Me Plant Boutique
  • Shugababies Knitting
  • African Herbswoman
  • Detroit Garden Girl
  • Black Dog Catering
  • Oak Street Health
  • Planted Detroit
  • JPOP Smoothies
  • McElroy Farms
  • SOS House LLC
  • Soil2Service
  • Pastry Luv
Visit Palmer Park Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram.
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PGA Tour brings street closures to Palmer Park

6/28/2020

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Unlike last year's inaugural event at the Detroit Golf Club, this year's Rocket Mortgage Classic is not open to the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions. But there are still some road closures affecting Palmer Park the week of June 29-July 5, 2020. 
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2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic
​Street Closure Plan 

Monday, June 29th - Sunday, July 5th
6:00am-8:00pm,  Pontchartain Blvd. will be closed for tournament traffic only between 7 Mile and Merrill Plaisance during these event hours only each day. 


Plans are subject to change under the discretion of Detroit Police & Security. ​
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The Rocket Giving Fund's mission is to host a world-class PGA TOUR event while simultaneously benefiting the Detroit community. The Organization's primary fundraising activity is the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit's annual PGA TOUR event. The net proceeds realized by the event and other such activities and events will support its new "Changing the Course" initiative in partnership with Rocket Mortgage, a multi-year campaign with a vision that every Detroit resident has access to the internet, technology and digital literacy training they deserve within five years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on a number of unaddressed underlying issues in Detroit - internet accessibility being one of the most severe. The mission of "Changing the Course" is a Detroit where every resident has access to the technology, internet and digital literacy that is the baseline for education and opportunity in today's economy, and the initiative will invest funds in organizations and infrastructure that seek to ensure SG internet technology becomes available across Detroit. 

Read more about Changing the Course at 
https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/rocket-mortgage-classic/changingthecourse.html
 

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