Monmouth Conservation Foundation Fundraiser May 4
ASBURY PARK – When Monmouth Conservation Foundation a 501 (c) (3) was asked by Interfaith Neighbors Inc., an Asbury Park nonprofit community development group, to help transform a 1.3-acre vacant lot into an urban pocket park, the foundation agreed given the importance of preserving smaller havens of green for those unable to access the stunning open space and parks in the other areas of Monmouth County.
Monmouth Conservation Foundation is partnering with Monmouth County, the City of Asbury Park, and Interfaith Neighbors to develop the Springwood Avenue Park. This will be the first city-owned and city-maintained park established on the West Side in Asbury Park’s long history.
To help raise funds for the Springwood Avenue Park, Monmouth Conservation Foundation is hosting, with its sponsor 1st Constitution Bank, a family-style dinner – “Pizza & Pasta for a Purpose @ Porta” – from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Porta Restaurant. All proceeds will be dedicated to helping build the park.
To purchase tickets, which are $55 for adults and $25 for children under 12, or for more information, please call Chris or Kim at 732-671-7000 or email: info@monmouthconservation.org.
The park will support development of the remaining vacant parcels within the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Area. Development rights to these parcels are expected to be awarded to Interfaith Neighbors, a nonprofit organization, and the Michaels Group, a for-profit developer of affordable housing.
Interfaith Neighbors plans to build an architecturally significant, arts-centric, 45,000-square-foot, mixed-use building within two blocks of the park site. Meanwhile, the Michaels Group plans to build 100 residential units and 18,000 to 20,000 square feet of commercial space within the same two-block radius.
Monmouth Conservation Foundation was founded in 1977 by Michael Huber, Judith Stanley and a small group of dedicated visionaries. For nearly four decades, the mission of Monmouth Conservation Foundation has been to acquire, hold, preserve and protect farmland, open space, and the natural habitat of Monmouth County.
Monmouth Conservation Foundation is the only countywide land trust, directly preserving more than 6,500 acres and collaboratively protecting more than 16,500 acres.
