Benefit Concert Raises over $4200!

Last weekend's benefit concert was not only a fabulous night of music, but also a great fundraiser for Way Park. The generosity of attendees, along with matching funds from FWP board members and others, brought in over $4200 to help move us closer to a fully-realized park. Huge thanks to all the performers, volunteers, donors, and attendees for another wonderful community event!

Enjoy this gallery of 22 photos from the event:

May 12: Benefit Concert for Way Park

The Friends of Way Park invite you to a benefit concert for Way Park on May 12 at Northfield's First UCC Church. The music of Edvard Grieg, and the Vestlandet and Telemark fiddle styles that inspired it, will be performed by Andrea Een, Hardanger fiddle and violin, and Sonja Thompson, piano, along with guest fiddlers from the Lars Skjervheim Spelemannslag of St. Olaf College. The concert will be followed by a dessert reception.

Saturday, May 12 at 7:30pm. First UCC Church, Third and Union St. Doors open at 7pm.

Suggested Donation: $15 general admission, $10 students, $5 children 12 and under.  Total donations up to $3500 will be matched dollar for dollar!

Give to the Max for Way Park!

Today is Give to the Max Day for Minnesota nonprofits. All donors contributing funds through the GiveMN.org website are eligible for hourly drawings that add $1,000 to your donation. Please help Way Park as we work toward the completion of the Way Park Master Plan.

Visit Friends of Way Park on GiveMN.org or our Donate page now (or any time) to make a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you!

South End Progress

This has been an exciting summer in Way Park! Working with the City, we have been able to regrade and seed the south half of the park, build an amphitheater, add paved walkways, and plant 18 maples and oaks donated by Leif Knecht. FWP board member Mary Steen has been documenting the progress over the past two months in this series of photos.

Groundbreaking Celebration Photos

Dozens of park neighbors, along with members of the Friends of Way Park, the Northfield City Council, and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, celebrated the beginning of construction in the south half of the park at a ceremonial groundbreaking. Here are a few photos from the event....