April 2024 Newsletter
Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation
🦋 April, 2024 🦋
Newsletter
The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundations' Mission is to enhance the beauty and experience of Lakes Park
April is here, Easter is over and many of our seasonal residents have headed back home till the fall. And here we are enjoying Spring (or is it Summer). Hard to tell with the heat and humidity!
One thing is for sure, it's April and April means a lot of things for Lakes Park.
First and foremost it’s Lakes Park’s 40th Anniversary on April 20th and we are celebrating.
Starting at 9am there will be Festivities, Vendors and Freebies. There will be a FREE Tai Chi class at 10am, FREE cake and ice cream around 11:30 for all, a FREE raffle, vendors to visit, and reduced train rides and bounce house tickets.
And at the same time, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge will be holding its carnival in the park.
On Tuesday, April 23rd don’t miss the Florida Rep Theatre for Young Children’s FREE performance of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day 3pm at the Amphitheater in Lakes Park. Just sign up on our website to let us know you will be there.
If you love nature you’ll love April in Lakes Park. Did you know that Lakes Park is listed as a stop on the Great Florida Birding Trail?! The birds are migrating and nesting which means there’s lots to see. Butterflies are emerging, flowers are blooming and the park is bursting with life.
Check out our website for other activities you might enjoy!
So come on out. We are looking forward to seeing you at our events.
Barbara Manzo
President LPEF
barbara.manzo@lakespark.org
239-229-0387
New Calendar of Events!
Join us for our 40th Anniversary of Lakes Park & EARTH DAY Celebration Purchase a Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation "Passport" ($40.00) and leave a Legacy by helping to fund the planting of 40 trees at Lakes Park
Passport ($40.00) includes~
1. Free parking at Lakes Park until May 31, 2024 (display receipt on dashboard)
2. Entry into a raffle for great prizes:
•$40 gift card to Wheel of Fun (good for rentals or food)
•Lee Lakes Regional Park annual parking pass ($60 value)
•Lakes Park Shelter rental ($40 value)
•Railroad Museum of South FL - Rail Pass ($20 savings)
3. Free train ride ticket
4. A Commemorative Token from Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation
+more!
For additional information: https://t.ly/M4D1y
Lakes Park Splash Pads Update
Our Splash Pads were severely damaged by the hurricane and unfortunately must be completely demolished and replaced. We are currently in the procurement process to find a vendor for replacement. Once that is completed, we will have a better estimate as to when they will be finished.
Check back to our page
https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/lakespark for updates. We also have a splash pad at Veterans Park in Lehigh Acres- https://www.leegov.com/parks/parks/ veterans.
Or we have four community swimming pools to enjoy- https://www.leegov.com/parks/pools.
Bird Patrol Led Nature Walks
1st Saturday of every month!
Bird & Nature Walk at Lakes Park every First Saturday, of every month!
The tour is FREE with paid parking
Parking is $1/hour or $5/all day
WHEN?
8am Please arrive a few minutes earlier-walks start promptly at 8am
Meet at Shelter A7 located near the Train Station
Bring water, binoculars & sunscreen.
Please wear comfortable shoes 👟 & dress for the weather
INFORMATION: 📞Call (239)533-7275
The Tour is FREE with PAID PARKING.
Parking is $1/hour or $5/all day.
Did you know?
The Park is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, where bird habitats are protected in more than 500 locations throughout the state.
Check out this article from Gulf & Main Online Magazine,
"Talk a Walk on The Great Florida Birding Trail"
at the safe link: https://rb.gy/31bfr6
Bringing the 'ARTS' to Lakes Park!
FREE EVENT
Florida Rep Theater for Young Children is presenting
"Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day."
Partnering with Florida Repertory Theatre
When? Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 3 PM
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Our Farmers Market is here Every Wednesday
9am-1pm
🌼🌺Take a Botanic Garden Tour🌳🌿
Our Strolling Garden Tours will take you through the Fragrance Garden, the Community Garden & the Children's Garden
Every 2nd Saturday of the Month
9 am
The Fragrance Garden is a natural place for plant lovers, there you'll find nooks like the 🦋Butterfly Garden &🌹Heritage Rose Garden
The Community Garden provides a place for Locals to learn to grow their own food🍓🌻Volunteers harvest food from several dedicated beds to donate to a local soup kitchen
At The Children's Garden, you'll find places that inspire young minds, The Living Wall, The Fruit Loop Section with🍌"Banana Fort" a look-out fort to hide in & watch for wildlife🐰& whimsically designed musical play stations🌸
Story Time in The Children's Garden
Children's Garden
The Children’s Garden Volunteers have been sprucing up the garden by painting the round tables with some new paint!
This purple one even has room for a wheelchair!
The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation wants you to know that now there are 2 places to lock up your bikes before venturing through the gardens. One is located by the Children’s Garden Entrance and the other by the entrance to the Fragrance Garden.
Community Garden
The Community Garden will be open to the public during the 'The Lakes Park 40th Anniversary Celebration' on April 20th, 2024.
All the beds are looking lush & green this year!
Fragrance Garden
A new Peace Pole at the Peace Circle, marking Lakes Park's 40th Anniversary, embodies our collective desire for global unity. We are extremely thankful for this enduring symbol of Peace✌
The Peace Pole Project certifies that 10 trees are being planted on the African Continent
May Peace Prevail On Earth
Leave your mark on Lakes Park !!
Dedicate a brick 🧱 to a loved 💗 one in honor of Easter🦋, St. Patrick's Day🍀, Birthdays🍰, Anniversaries💍, Valentine's Day💗, just about every special occasion there's a brick for it!
Your donation will assist in creating beautiful paved paths in selected areas of the park.
Three locations to choose from:
The Train Station, the Children’s Garden or the Rose Garden.
✔️Complete the form here: https://t.ly/Y03dO
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Our mailing address is:
*|PO Box 61076|* *|Ft. Myers, FL, 33906|*
The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation
7330 Gladiolus Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33908
(239) 533-7578
Donations
PLEASE MAIL DONATIONS TO:
Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation
P.O. Box 61076
Fort Myers, Fl. 33906-1076
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