Friends of Forest Hills Playground, Inc.

P.O. Box 42329, NW

Washington, DC 20015

 

Dear Neighbor,

 

My name is Alison Howard, and I have recently been elected President of the Friends of Forest Hills Playground, Inc.  The outgoing President, Karen Ball, has left us a true legacy in the Forest Hills Playground on the corner of 32nd and Chesapeake streets.  Karen and her husband, David VonDrehle, and Laura Cihra, can be credited with the development and maintenance of our wonderful neighborhood park.  It is through their fundraising efforts, the relationships they developed with the city and with the community that we have such a safe, beautiful and fun park to which we bring our children. This letter is designed to recognize this group for their outstanding contribution to our neighborhood, and to publicly acknowledge our thanks to them for their diligence on our families’ behalf.

 

In being chosen to continue their efforts, I have expanded the board and wanted to share with you the new face of the Friends of Forest Hills Playground Inc:

 

Alison Howard, President and interim Treasurer

AMHoward@starpower.net

202-368-3501

John Van Voorhis, Vice President, Chair of Grounds and Maintenance:

 Jvv2@mindspring.com

Karen B. Herron, Secretary, Co-Chair of Events

KBHerron@aol.com

Pam Gallant, Co-Chair of Events

pamgallant@rcn.com

Michele Sumilas, Chair of Fundraising

michelesumilas@hotmail.com

Jennifer Sessums, Board Member

Jenifer@sessums.net

Mary Ege, Board Member

mcege@yahoo.com

Robin King, Board Member

Kingr1@georgetown.edu

Susan Kemp, Board Member

Kemps44@aol.com

 

Feel free to contact any of us to share your ideas and comments. We also have a webgroup, thanks to John Van Voorhis, where we will post information about park projects and events.  If interested, you must join this group through Yahoo Groups:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fofh 

 

We are looking for volunteers to help with maintenance, event planning and execution, and fundraising.  If you are interested in volunteering in a specific capacity, please contact one of the Chair People and copy me in your email so I can have your email address.  You will also be added to the general email list of volunteers.  If you are not interested in volunteering at this time, please consider joining the webgroup to get the latest updates on park events.

 

Thank you for your support of the park. I hope to have the chance to say hello over the coming year.

 

Best Regards,

 

Alison M. Howard