
Supporting the
Walnut Creek community and the community's youth since 1992

Playground Projects
BUILDING A LEGACY FOR ALL CHILDREN
Through the financial generosity of the community, the Civic Pride Foundation raised nearly $500,000 for two important community recreation facilities, the All Abilities Playground at Heather Farm Park and the Splash Playground at Larkey Pool.
Opening in October 2014, the Heather Farm Playground has become one of the most popular recreation facilities for families with young children. The Civic Pride Foundation raised more than $370,000 for the project, which helped pay for the playground's resilient surface and shade structures. Read more about the playground features.
In addition to some 250 individual and group donors, the
key contributors to the project were six local foundations.
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HEDCO Foundation
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William A. Kerr Foundation
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Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
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Thomas J. Long Foundation
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Joseph & Vera Long Foundation
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Following the successful fundraising campaign for the playground at
Heather Farm Park, the Foundation raised $90,000 for the
Splash Playground at Larkey Pool, which opened in 2017.
Key contributors were the William A. Kerr Foundation and
the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation.
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If you have questions or comments on the Heather Farm Playground
or the Larkey Splash facility, please email Mike Vickers,
the City's assistant director of public works.




