WDI Dream Committee 2017 Park(ing) Day Wilmington North Carolina Friday, September 15, 2017 11:00 to 5:00 pm Park(ing) Day returns to the Port City on Friday, September 15th from 11:00am to 5:00pm. The purpose of this annual event is to re-imagine parking spaces for use by people instead of cars with the goal of animating and enhancing the urban environment for just one day. Set up can start as early as at 8:00 am with parking spaces reserved for the full day. Each organization will pay WDI a small $12 fee to cover the cost of the parking meter for the day and then design and decorate their space with a small park or other display to highlight communitybuilding efforts. Each parking space is about 8 x 20 and can be set up to create a park-like setting with artificial lawns, trees and shrubs, tables, chairs, posters and other creative displays. In years past, WDI has worked with Lowes Home Center on College Avenue, Tinga Nursery, and Transplanted Garden to help set up plants for the spaces. WDI encourages organizations to make their own arrangements to decorate their space and promote their mission and staff. Park(ing) Day is an international event, always held on the third Friday of September. It started about 12 years ago in San Francisco. A brief description of the event can be seen at the website shown below: http://parkingday.org/about-parking-day/ Shown below are images from Park(ing) Day in other locations across the country. Other examples of Parking space (Parks) can be seen at: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=parking+day+images&id=b8b81d3511cb21aa88c1351ace891a1591d3 9036&FORM=IQFRBA Park(ing) Day: Park somewhere USA Park(ing) Day: Concept Make a park from a parking space one day a year
Photos of Parking Day 2016 in Wilmington, NC LS3P Architects, what to do with old drawing tubes Monteith Construction Summer programs for kids Cape Fear Museum : Filmington Camping out with Outdoor Equipped Thailian Hall: A park on Front Street to celebrate the Theater and promote A Taste of the Town US Green Building Council: getting ideas to protect the environment from the community
WHQR Radio: Music and Fun on North Front Cape Fear Realtors Full Belly Project: helping to stamp out hunger New Hanover County Environmental Management Historic Wilmington Foundation: Historic house parts and preserving our community Residents of Old Wilmington: They love their neighborhood in Wilmington
Some of the organizations or companies that participated in Park(ing) Day 2016 included the following: NHC Environmental Management Residents of Old Wilmington Historic Wilmington Foundation NHC Health, Parks and Planning Cape Fear Museum Ability Garden Carolina Compost Council US Green Building Council LS3P Architects Monteith Construction Thalian Hall Wave Transit Paws Place Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors Feast Downeast CIII Associates LLC and Our Move.com WHQR Radio Outdoor Equipped Full Belly Project CFCC Sustainable Technologies Plastic Ocean Project Cape Fear Library Many of these organizations have already committed to participate in the 2017 Park(ing) Day event. Locations: We are looking for 25 organizations to participate in Park(ing) Day again this year. We plan to have most of the parks located on North Front Street from Market Street to Walnut Street. We want to create a greater impact by having more park spaces in the central business district. This year we hope the organizations will be creative with their parks and we plan to have judges to review the spaces and give awards for design and execution. The cost to each organization will be limited to $12.00 paid to WDI to cover the cost of the parking space for the day. Payments must be made to WDI prior to the day of the event. For information on Wilmington NC Park(ing) Day 2016, contact: Stephen Whitney, Dream Committee Chair 1107 Eldora Court Leland, NC 28451 Tel: (585) 469-9172 EM: swhitney0628@ec.rr.com Haven Holsinger, Events Director Wilmington Downtown Inc. 221 Front Street, Suite 102 Wilmington NC 28401 Tel: (910) 763-7349 EM: office@wilmingtondowntown.com
Park(ing) Day 2017 Sept. 15, 2017 Commitment Form Organization/Company name: Agrees to participate in Park(ing) Day 2017. As a participant, I understand that I am responsible for decorating and manning my assigned space for the event. The display may only be used for public education or community goodwill purposes (no sales may occur). Further, I will pay a $12 fee to cover the cost of the meter for the day. Lastly, I agree to help publicize the event through social media. Please fill out this form and return to WDI no later than August 25, 2017. Your Name: Contact: Address/City/Zip: Phone: Email: Amount Enclosed: Checks Payable to: Wilmington Downtown Inc. Mail to: Wilmington Downtown Inc. Post Office Box 2235 Wilmington, NC 28402 Send this form to office@wilmingtondowntown.com. Spaces are limited. First come-first served. Thank you for your support!