Tacoma Parks Foundation

NEWSLETTER | December 2025

In This Issue:

Help Us Meet Our Goal
Home in Parks - John and Martha's Story
Holiday Creation Station

Home in Parks

Meet John and Martha, who moved to Tacoma nine years ago and quickly found a sense of home in the city’s parks. The trails, trees, and daily surprises of places like Point Defiance became part of their routine, and over time, they chose to give back to help keep these spaces thriving.

“If I am benefiting from it, I want to support it however I can,” Martha says. Their story reflects how community giving strengthens the parks, programs, and natural spaces that shape daily life in Tacoma.

Read what inspires their generosity and how gifts to the Innovation Fund help sustain the parks they love.

Read John & Martha's Full Story

Help Us Meet Our Goal

Every bench installed, every after-school program running, every light that clicks on at dusk, your giving makes it possible. As we head into a new year, the Foundation is raising $30,000 in flexible funding to move quickly when Tacoma’s parks and programs need it most. We’re close, but we need your help to cross the finish line.

Can you make a year-end gift today to keep this momentum going?

Thank you for believing in what parks make possible.

Give Now

Holiday Creation Stations

Date: Sunday, December 21st & 28th

Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory | 316 S. G Street, Tacoma

FREE! Suggested donation $5

Drop into the conservatory and create a handmade nature themed treasure for someone special or yourself!

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Due to end-of-year office closures, gift processing times may be delayed. Our office is closed from December 24th to January 5th. Your gifts are received with much appreciation and we look forward to connecting with you in the new year.

The mission of the Tacoma Parks Foundation is to cultivate a community invested in providing parks and recreation access for all.

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