Greetings from Stewart Park! As we wrap up another year of impactful park improvements and look ahead to 2026, we're reaching out to ask for your support in a particularly important way.
As we move forward, FSP faces a new reality in our funding landscape. Grant opportunities have become increasingly difficult to find, which means that donors like you matter more than ever before. Your personal gifts are now the foundation that supports our day-to-day operations—the planning, communications, grant writing, volunteer coordination, maintenance and community collaboration that keep Stewart Park thriving.
This shift actually returns us to something fundamental: Stewart Park belongs to all of us. It's a community treasure maintained collaboratively by the City of Ithaca, which owns the park, FSP and supporters like you. When you give to FSP, you're directly investing in the park you love—ensuring the carousel keeps turning, the gardens stay tended, the trails remain accessible and welcoming, and future improvements continue.
Please consider making a gift to Friends of Stewart Park this year. Every contribution—whether $25 or $2,500—directly supports the operations that make everything else possible.
Thank you for your continued love and support of Stewart Park and the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. We couldn't do this work without you.
With gratitude,
Meloney McMurry
Executive Director, Friends of Stewart Park
