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Albert Musick established the Foundation in 1958.
He and the members of the Board of Trustees were the
Foundation's first donors.
Mr & Mrs. V. M. Philip were the first sustaining
members of the foundation, giving $5,000 in 1958.
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History
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The Tualatin Hills Park Foundation was established in 1958 by Albert Musick, attorney for the Park District. Musick created a non-profit dedicated to ensuring that the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District would become a permanent legacy for future generations.
The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, one of whom is a member of the Park District Board of Directors. In 1958, the first Director Trustees were Elsie J. Stuhr (founder of the Park & Recreation District), Virginia Robinson and James Sare. |
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 2008-09 Board of Trustees & Staff
Back Row (l-r) Jim O'Connor, Treasurer, Larry Pelatt, THPRD Director, Frank Angelo, Frank Myers, Marilyn Mays, and Dennis Doyle, Associate Members, and Susan Bender Phelps, Staff.
Front Row (l-r) Marv Doty, Babette Horenstein, Donna Satterlee, Associate Members, Janet Allison, Chair, and Kathy Christy Vice Chair.
Not pictured: Pablo Anaya, Paul Waldram and Howard Terpenning, Associate Members.
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The Foundation is a champion for play. Healthy, safe opportunties to play provide children of all ages with opportunities to grow and develop, socialize, be physically active, learn problem-solving skills and relieve stress.
The Foundation is developing a long-range plan to fund new and enhanced accessible playgrounds in neighborhood parks throughout THPRD that primarily serve low-income children and their families. Our goal is to make these playgrounds fully accessible to accommodate children of all abilities.
In 2007-08 the Foundation completed our first major playground project. We raised more than $192,000 to build an accessible playground at Camp Rivendale, the only summer-long day camp in the Portland metro area that serves children with disabilities.
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