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Deer Park's First Park!
The DPNA Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that we acquired a lot of land at the corner of Radnor Ave and Speed Ave to build Deer Park's first pocket park! We are so excited to build a community space for the neighborhood, but will need your help to do so!
This land was donated to DPNA by Donald Petty in 2026 and the park will be dedicated to his late wife, Deborah Sprowles Petty (1955-2011). Donald met Debbie at Highland Middle School in 1969. They were married in 1971, graduated from Atherton in 1972, and were married until her death in 2011. He loved her dearly and wants to honor her with this park that neighbors Highland Middle School, the place where they first met! The park will be named Deborah Sprowles Petty Memorial Park in her honor.
To make this land into something amazing, it will truly take a village. If you want to help, please click on the button below to fill our Google Form. We will need help with:
Vision and Design
Fundraising
Maintenance and Improvements
Gardening
Future Insurance Needs
And much, much more.
Volunteers Needed:
Community Installation Day
Sunday, September 27 starting at 9AM
We’re going to start the final steps of Phase 1 of the park project: installing the sign and building the path and seating area.
Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 27 we’ll need plenty of volunteer help to tackle three projects:
If you can help at any point Sunday—but especially early in the day—please let us know by emailing pettypark@deerparklouisville.com. Let us know what time you're coming and if you're able to bring any of the materials below. Thank you for your help!
What we'll be working on:
Mow and weed-eat the entire property
Excavate the path and seating area approximately six inches deep
Dig the post holes for the sign and prepare the sign area
What we especially need:
Volunteers
Wheelbarrows
Shovels
Mowers
Weed Eaters
Post-hole digger or two
No tools? Please still come help. There will be plenty of work for volunteers without equipment.
If you have them, please bring work gloves and eye protection.
What we will provide:
Gatorade
Water
Light snacks
RSVP
Please email pettypark@deerparklouisville.com with:
What time you're able to come
Whether you can bring tools or equipment
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