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“ E v e r y g r e a t c i t y n e e d s a g r e a t p a r k t h a t n e e d s g r e a t f r i e n d s ! ”

John E. Popp’s widow bequeathed $25,000 for a memorial to her husband, a wealthy lumberman and music lover. In 1937 the Fountain was completed. It was designed by the OlmstedBrothers of Brookline, Massachusetts. The Fountain’s center waterspout with the stylized dolphins was designed by Enrique Alferez. Hundreds of weddings and parties were held at the Fountain and thousands of visitors came to admire it. In 1990, it was completely restored with the Friends of City Park donating some of the money. Following Hurricane Katrinawork began again.

Area Near Popp Fountain is FlourishingFor many decades, the focus

of City Park’s activities have centered around the area border-ing Bayou Metairie, the Museum,the tennis courts, the CarouselGardens, the Casino, theBotanical Garden, AmusementPark and Storyland.

Suddenly, the focus has shifted and is now being sharedwith the area around PoppFountain. The Fountain itself has been cleaned, restored and re-landscaped with physical helpfrom the Friends’ volunteers and volunteers from all over theUnited States. A gift of $500,000was presented by the Friends of

City Park to help in the construction of the Arbor Room,a huge facility next to PoppFountain, which will be used forparties and weddings and isscheduled to open by July 1.

The new City Park/PepsiTennis Center nearby were dedicated on March 24 and willshift the tennis activity to thearea near Popp Fountain.

The Dog Park, which waspartially funded with a $25,000donation from the Friends ofCity Park, is in the same area as Popp Fountain and bringshundreds of people and theirdogs to the park on a daily basis.

A RENAISSANCE IN CITY PARKIn the meantime, plans are

being made for the constructionof the Miniature Golf Complex to be built across from theAmusement Park. Some of themonies for the Complex will bea donation from Friends whohave dedicated all of its fundsraised at “Lark in the Park2011” to the Miniature GolfComplex.

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Friends of City Park held itsannual premier fundraiser, “Larkin the Park”, on Friday, March18. This year’s event billed as“Swing Fore City Park” raisedmoney for the new MiniatureGolf Complex which is slated toopen early next year across fromStoryland and adjacent to theGoldring/Woldenberg GreatLawn on the site of the formertennis courts.

Lark kicked off with a PatronParty for event sponsors at TheNew Orleans Museum of ArtSydney and Walda BesthoffSculpture Garden. PattiConstantin provided the food,

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Hello Dear Friends! There is so much going on this

spring in our beloved City Park!! The Friends of City Park’s

signature, annual fundraiser “Larkin the Park” on Friday, March 18th was a huge success!! We surpassed our goal well inadvance of the event!

Hats off to our dynamic chairpeople Joey Brown, Leila Gamardand Mary Schmidt, our honorarychair couple Mayor and Mrs.Mitch Landrieu and our Mastersof Ceremonies Fletcher Mackeland Travers Mackel! This year’sLark funds are dedicated to theMiniature Golf Complex to belocated across from Storyland andthe Botanical Garden. The PatronParty was held in New OrleansMuseum of Art Sydney and WaldaBesthoff Sculpture Garden withthe Orleans Original JazzEnsemble providing musicalaccompaniment and Patti

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Constantin, the culinary delights.The evening proved memorableunder a magical, full moon.

As the thematic campaign “Swing Fore City Park!” inspired bythe artwork of renowned artist, TimTrapolin gained momentum, sponsorbanners of distinction decorated thewrought iron fence near theMiniature Golf Course site. Manyrallied for the cause and helped scorea “Hole in Won” for City Park!

As we all know success breeds success and to date the Friends,working closely in conjunction withCity Park’s Capital Campaign, hassuccessfully raised funds for the firstphase of the project! An exciting feature of the project is that for adonation of $1,000 and above thedonor will be recognized on a per-manent plaque at the golf complex.In addition, $25,000 hole namingrights (for 10 years) equates to$2,500/year with 24/7 exposure to ahuge demographic market. That isless than the cost of some billboardsfor 1 month!! What a slam-dunk,natural choice and a wise marketingdecision!!

The night following“Lark in thePark”, Equest Farms hosted “Tails,But No Black Tie”, a premierequestrian event! This event is

unlike any other sports event held inNew Orleans!! If you missed it,please make plans to attend nextyear. It is such fun!

Upcoming Friends’ events include the Friends’ Fest on July 27,2011, and the ever popular MartiniMadness on Friday, September 16,2011. Ghosts in the Oaks in Octoberis also on tap!!

Friends’ members need to availthemselves of the many benefitsthroughout City Park that are for

Dessa Rutter Giffin, PresidentFriends of City Park

Friends of City Park purchased new workout equipmentwith funds provided by The Theresa Bittenbring Marque andJohn Marque Fund. The new equipment is located behindthe Botanical Garden. Pictured are members of the Friendsof City Park Executive Board: Dessa Rutter, President;Peggy McCranie, Treasurer; Jackie Palumbo, TreasurerElect and Mary Johnson, President Elect.

Members of the Horticulture and Grounds Committee of theCity Park Improvement Association recently met to view thelandscape project at the new City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.Pictured are, left to right, front row: Andrea LeGrand andJane Brooks; second row: Paul Soniat, Director of theBotanical Garden; Bob Becker, CEO, and Dan Preziosi of theBotanical Garden staff; third row: John Hopper, ChiefDevelopment Officer and Errol Laborde.

New Workout Equipment Team Views Tennis Center

members only. Two new reasons tojoin Friends of City Park are: theAmusements Season Pass andTennis Center member benefitdiscounts. Friends who purchase aseason pass to the Amusement Parkreceive 10% off of the purchase of aCarousel Gardens Amusement ParkSeason Pass. (The pass gives thecardholder unlimited free admissionto the Amusement Park and unlimit-ed rides). That’s $5 in savings on an individual pass at the full cost of $49 and $15 savings on a fourperson family pass at the full costof $149. Friends’ members alsoreceive 10% off tennis services andmerchandise in the City Park/PepsiTennis Center gift shop. We are so very happy to offer these member benefits!

An exciting venue quickly coming to completion is the ArborRoom at Popp Fountain.

Scheduled for completion overthe summer, it already has fallevents scheduled!

There are many more events and activities in the works for theFriends of City Park.

Details are available on our website and will be featured inupcoming newsletters and in City Park e-newsletters. For moreinformation and to become aFriends’ member, please go tofriendsofcitypark.com.

Again, it is an honor and privilege to serve.

Thank you for being a Friend of City Park.

Sincerely,

Dessa Rutter GiffinPresidentFriends of City Park

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“Pic from the past”

Lucy Delatte Mouledous is shown with some of the trophies she won in the morethan 50 years that she played tennis at City Park. She represented City Park intournaments nationwide and was also an instructor at the Park. She died inMarch, 2010 at the age of 99 years.

February 11 – April 17, 2011:The Sound of One Hand: Paintings and Calligraphy by ZenMaster Hakuin

The Sound of One Hand is the first exhibition in the Westernworld devoted to the art of Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768), who isregarded as the most significant Japanese Zen master of the past 500 years, and is likewise seen as the most important Zenpainter. Hakuin invented a new visual language for Zen, usingfolk and everyday subjects in addition to traditional Zen themes.His influence in both teaching and art remain unequaled in Zentoday.

May 13 - July 17, 2011:Ancestors of Congo Square: African Art at the New OrleansMuseum of Art

Two hundred great examples of African tribal art fromNOMA’s permanent collection, considered one of the finest inAmerica, will be featured in a special exhibition, to coincidewith the publication of a new scholarly catalogue of the Africancollection.

NOMA Advanced ExhibitionCalendar

Sponsored by the LSU AG Center inCooperation With The Metro AREAHorticulture Foundation and The NewOrleans Botanical Garden WHEN: April 2-3, 2011WHERE: New Orleans Botanical

Garden, City ParkTIME: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. COST: $8.00 Adults

$4.00 Children, ages 5-12

New Member Benefits!Friends of City Park is now offering two brand new member benefits:

Carousel Gardens Amusement Park• FOCP members now receive 10% off the Season Pass.New City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center• 10% off all services and merchandise.Being a Friend just keeps getting better and better!

Friends’ FestMark your calendars for our annual member appreciation party,

Friends’ Fest, on July 27 in the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park. Thisyear’s event will feature an evening in the Amusement Park open ONLY toFriends of City Park members with unlimited, free rides and more! Staytuned to our Facebook page and website for upcoming information.

Membership- Spring into action!As you all know, being a member of Friends of City Park not only gets

you exclusive benefits to the unique, family-friendly attractions of NewOrleans City Park, but it also helps sustain Friends of City Park in all thework we do to support the park. Now we need your help- please spread theword about our membership program! Tell a friend about the money yousave on your visits or buy a gift membership for your neighbor!

Facebook and Twitter: Want to stay informed about all that is happening with Friends of City

Park? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for daily updates about events,photos from around the park and great facts about City Park! We also have an e-newsletter that includes little tidbits about your member benefits, fundraisers and more! Just forward your email addresses [email protected] and we can add you to our email list.

This annual rite of spring features bunnies, music, spacewalks,entertainers, refreshments, and, of course, an egg hunt! Children aredivided by age for the hunt, and no one goes home empty-handed. Egg Hunt Times: 11:45 a.m. - Ages 5 and under. 12:15 p.m. - Ages 6and up.

Bring your camera, or relax and rely on Creative ImagesPhotography to take some memorable, professional pictures for you!They will be graciously donating a portion of its sales to the NOMA Volunteer Committee. All proceeds benefit NOMA’s educationprograms.

Thanks to donors: Catherine Burns Tremaine, Robert Fresh Market,Elmer Chocolate, McAlister’s Deli, Pepsi Beverages Co., BounceAcross New Orleans, Squincher, Coffee Roasters, Jump Mania andParty People.

Advance ticket purchase through April 8: NOMA Members, $10; Non-members, $12. At the door, $15. Children under 2 are free! For more information, please visit http://www.noma.org/egghunt.html

The New Orleans 2011Spring Garden Show will beheld at the City Park BotanicalGarden on April 2-3 from 10a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.

More information about the Spring Garden Show isavailable from Harris at 504-483-9471.

April 9, 201111 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spring Garden Show

Fabergé Egg Hunt

The Carousel GardensAmusement Park and Storylandwill host an Easter Egg Hunt onEaster Sunday, April 24, 2011.The park opens at 10 a.m. foradmission and the hunt official-ly begins for 11 a.m. Activitiesfor children ages 5 and underwill be in Storyland and activi-ties for children over 5 will bein the Amusement Park area.After the hunt is over, the EasterBunny will be available for self-taken pictures under

The Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and Storyland

Easter Egg HuntCinderella’s Castle. No photog-rapher will be on site.

KidCam is sponsoring theevent which will have arts andcrafts and storytelling byCarmen. Admission is free toFriends’ members andAmusement Park Pass holders.Otherwise, there is a $3 admis-sion charge. Prizes includeAmusement Park Season Passes and ride bands. For additional information, visitwww.neworleanscitypark.com.

Bob Becker, CEO

It’s spring in City Park andthe grounds are looking beautiful.It is the perfect opportunity tobring your family and enjoy this

magnificient park. – everyone elseis! Seriously we have had largecrowds for this early in the seasonand it is great to see people enjoyingthemselves and using the park.

We have finished our roadwayimprovements and most of thelighting repairs throughout the front section. We opened our new26 court tennis complex which givesour tennis community a first ratepublic tennis facility and expect toopen the new reception hall at Popp Fountain in the late summer.Planning is underway for the miniature golf facility and we should start construction on the festival grounds later this year as well.

We are hopeful that theLegislature will spare the park anyadditional budget cuts (over $2.0

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The City Park/Pepsi TennisCenter opened with much fan-fareon March 24 with a DedicationCeremony. The first 100 playerswho donated $100 were able to play at the state-of-the-art complex which some have likenedto a Florida resort.

The general public was introduced to the complex at aCommunity Fun Day held March26. City Park Tennis Club membersanswered questions and Parker,City Park’s raccoon mascot, playeda “Celebrity Mascot Match” withSir Saint, representing the NewOrleans Saints; Xavier University’sGold Digger and Boudreaux fromthe Zephyrs.

Another reality of the MasterPlan for City Park, the new $3.9million, 26-court complex, features16 hard and 10 clay tennis courts ina complex that encompasses severalacres. Pepsi Beverages Companymade a significant contribution toendow the complex.

“We have experienced manymilestones over the past few yearsbut the opening of the new CityPark/Pepsi Tennis Center is certain-ly one of the most significant,” said

City Park / Pepsi TennisCenter• 26 courts — 16 hard which

includes one center court and 10 clay courts.

• Total cost — $3.9 million. Major donor to the facility is the State of Louisiana. The City and the Park have also provided additional funds.

• Pepsi Beverages Company has made a significant pledge to endow the tennis center. As a result the facility will be named the City Park / Pepsi Tennis Center.

• Square footage of clubhouse – 3,500. Clubhouse will include locker rooms, restrooms, a meeting room and front and back porches, with the latter offering a view of center court.

• Extensive landscaping featuring 54 palm trees.

• Parking lot will accommodate 100 vehicles.

• Pepsi products will be served. Some pre-packaged food items will also be offered for sale.

• The old clay courts between Dreyfous and Victory Avenues will remain in play for the foreseeable future.

• Demolition of the old hard courts in the same area is scheduled to start on Monday, March 28th.

Bob Becker, CEO of City Park. Hecontinued, “We are providing themetropolitan area’s premier publictennis facility to the community.”

The clubhouse was designed bythe late Carlos Cashio and is 3,500square feet which includes lockerrooms, restrooms, a meeting roomand front and back porches. Centercourt can be viewed from the frontporch area.

Highlighting the grounds are 54 palm trees as well as majesticmature oaks and cypress trees.

Hours of operation are Friday –Sunday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. andMonday – Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Court rental fees are$10/hour for hard courts and $13per hour for clay courts.

Friends of City Park memberswill receive 10% off of tennis services and merchandise in the gift shop.

Tennis has been a part of City Park for more than a century. The old courts will bedemolished to make way for aMiniature Golf Complex.

For additional information, call 504-483-9383 or visitwww.citypark.com.

million has been cut from our operating budget over the last twoyears by the State) and perhapsapprove some of our capital outlaying requests including desperately needed repairs to ourmaintenance facility. Thank youfor your support for our budgetrequests.

So enjoy the spring and lookforward to additional improve-ments in City Park

Robert W. Becker Ph.D.Chief Executive OfficerCity Park

State-of-the-art City Park/Pepsi TennisCenter Now Open


Lark in the Park

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Leila Gamard (Lark Co-Chair), the Honorable Mitchell J Landrieu,Pamela Buckman (Manager, New Orleans Museum of Art, The Sydneyand Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden)

Rebecca Thiel, Friends’ Events Coordinator,

Rodney Thoulion, Friends’ Ex. Dir., and Dessa

Rutter Giffin, President Friends of City Park

Kelley Allenspach, Friends’ Dir. of Marketingand Master of Ceremonies Fletcher Mackel

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and champagne was served to the guests. The OrleansOriginal Jazz Ensemble accompanied the evening. Honorarychair couple Mayor Mitchell and Mrs. Cheryl Landrieuwere in attendance as were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lupo, City Park CEO Bob Becker, Orleans Parish Sheriff MarlinGusman, Masters of Ceremonies Fletcher Mackel andTravers Mackel and hosts of others.

The Gala Event, which was attended by over 400 people,featured silent and live auction items, food from over 35restaurants and entertainment by Harvey Jesus and Fire.Some of the items auctioned were A Father/Son FishingTrip, an 8-foot live oak, a signed Phil Mickelson Maters PinFlag, a Saints collage, an original Grace Newberger giclee, a House of Blues Foundation Room Silver Membership and scores of other items.

Republic National Distributing and Coca-ColaRefreshments provided the beverages for the evening.Friends of City Park thanks all of its sponsors, auctiondonors and ticket holders for making our event a success.

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Special Thanks to the Lark in the Park Donors:

April 7 – Gal Holiday and theHonky Tonk Revue: vintage HonkyTonk, Rockabilly, Classic Country andWestern Swing.

April 14 – Tony Green: AcousticEurocentric guitar that Green calls Gypsy Jazz.

April 21 – Chip Wilson and JesseMoore: jazz, blues, folk, country, R & Band funk..

April 28 – SPECIAL OUTDOORCONCERT – “ThreadheadThursday”: Pre-Jazz Fest outdoor concert from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. ChipWilson, Jesse Moore, Ensemble Fatien,New Orleans Night Crawlers, AlexMcMurray, Shamara Allen and the Under Dawgs, and Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show.

May 5 – Patrice Fisher and ARPA: a blend of music from Central, South andNorth America.

May 12 – Tim Laughlin: NewOrleans-based clarinetist and his strongimpression on the traditional jazz scene.

May 19 – Banu Gibson: one of thefew swinging jazz singing vocalists tomaintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

May 26 – Storyville String Band:Led by guitarist Seva Venet, the NewOrleans traditional jazz band performs on strings rather than horns.

June 2 – Musica da Camera “Love,Medieval Italian Style”: The oldest sur-viving early music organization in the coun-try, the group is dedicated to making thatmusic current and living for the listeners ofthe 21st century.

June 9 – New Orleans Moonshiners andCristina Perez: Hailing from around theworld and trained in music schools all over,the Moonshiners add a creative modern ener-gy and their unique originals to traditionaljazz. The Moonshiners will be joined byvocalist Cristina Perez.

June 16 – The New Orleans Mystics:Don’t miss this show featuring the music of Motown. Songs from the Temptations,O’Jays, Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding willall be part of this soulful tribute to some ofthe greatest music from the 1970’s.

June 23 – Pfister Sisters: HolleyBendtsen, Yvette Voelker, Debbie Davis andAmasa Miller representing the New Orleansswing era, featuring vocal jazz harmonyand recreation of The Boswell Sistersarrangements.

June 30 – Symphony Chorus of NewOrleans: A volunteer group of singers fromall over the city. Carol Barnett’s recentlycomposed The World Beloved: a BluegrassMass (with fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitarand bass) with American folk, popular andgospel selections.

July 7- New Orleans Banjos + 2: 4 banjos, bass, piano, and vocals, performing old favorite 1920’s music.

The NOMA Volunteer Committee’s Home and Art Tour is back forthe museum’s centennial year after being missed by many design and artaficionados since 2005. This year’s tour features six stately Uptownhomes - many opened to the public for the first time! Put on your walk-ing shoes and tour these historic homes along St. Charles Avenue andState Street admire their art collections. NOMA Volunteer Committeemembers will greet you at each home and provide historical information.

Participants are free to follow their own schedule, visiting the sixhomes between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Avoid the lines! Patron levelattendees receive priority entrance at each home and a NOMACentennial Plaque.

Advance tickets: Patron, $75; NOMA Members, $25; Non-Members,$30. All tickets (otherthan Patron Level) on the day of the tour, $35.This year's event is co-chaired by Carol Hall and JoAnn Christopher.For more information, please visit http://www.noma.org/homearttour.htm

This very popular series with an array of musicians runs through October 13.

Open 5 'til 8pm, Performance at 6pmBotanical Garden • Pavilion of the Two Sisters

Mint juleps, wine, beer, soft drinks, water, and food available for purchase.No outside food and drink or pets allowed. Seating is limited to 400 peopleper performance. Admission: $8 for adults, $3 for children age 5-12Admission is not included in Friends of City Park membership. Season Passesare now available at the Gift Shop. Full Season ($225); March-June ($120);July-October ($105). Additional Support by WWNO 89.9 FM. Call 504-483-9488 for more info or visit garden.neworleanscitypark.com

Home and Art Tour April 16, 201110:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

2011 Performers and Lineup

Compass FurnitureCity Park Celebration in the OaksHampton Inn & SuitesCity Park Botanical GardensBucktown Dental CareAstor Crowne PlazaBeBe Marchal/ Carlisle Collection“Buddy” StallAvondale Self StorageOmni Royal Orleans HotelDiane Rose, M.D. of Rose

Dermatology and Laser Center, LLCMike MarsigliaMike Marsiglia, Bob Becker, Beau BassichArmstrong SupplyGlenn Michael SalonsHurwitz Mintz Furniture CompanyThe Roosevelt Hotel New OrleansThe New Orleans School of CookingMartin Wine CellarPerlis Grey Line / Steamboat NatchezCity Park Carousel Gardens

Amusement ParkNick’s SnowballsBoscoli FoodsBedding PlusHotel MonteleoneChateau Golf & Country ClubPippen LaneBevelo Gas & Electric Lights, IncHoney Baked HamFoundation Room, House of BluesTulane University School of

Continuing StudiesRomaguera PhotographyBooKoo BounceMetal Fusion IncBayou Tree ServiceIvanov’s Gymnastics AcademyNew Orleans PaddlewheelsTLC Rx PharmacyTPC LouisianaDots DinerCity Park Tennis ClubCity Park Golf CourseThe Grill RoomDavid Sepulveda “The Line King”Mon CoeurKosher Cajun NY Deli and GroceryCut Loose Hair StudioProgressive Guitar StudioAdventure Laser TagDeane Retirement Strategies, IncChris Owens ClubW New Orleans Hotel

Bienville House HotelNew Orleans Museum of ArtEarthSaversLunch and tour of New Orleans

Fire StationRistorante FilippoMignon Faget LtdEquest Farm LLCThe Blues Jean Bar Party BusGrand Hotel Point Clear Resort & SpaTreasure Bay Casino & HotelJefferson Performing Arts SocietyPatio DrugsJohn & Debbie PerroneAmerican Luxury LimousinesColeen Perilloux LandryToots ’n BunnyAmpersandFair GroundsBeau Rivage Resort & CasinoThe Garden Gates7 on FultonNew Orleans Cooking ExperienceDynasty JewelryDoerr FurniturePeyroux’s Custom CurtainsShop of the Two SistersThe Palms 201, LLCWelliver Weddings VideoDelta Festival BalletClancy's RestaurantAcme Oyster HouseDominique Giordano Jewelry DesignThomas Mann GalleryLakeside Camera and PhotoworksMarriott New OrleansFetch! Mid-CityDeanie’s Seafood RestaurantNOLA SnowMaurice Milleur GalleryMike’s on the AvenueStudio MJean TherapyLe Chat NoirMonmouth PlantationBourbon OrleansIP Casino Resort & SpaGautreau’sErrol LabordePeggy Scott LabordeAcadian Landscape of LouisianaGrace NewburgerFriend & Company Fine JewelersAshley FurnitureBedding PlusSuperior Grill Comany


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SponsorsHole In OneCapital One BankThe Theresa Bittenbring Marque

and John Henry Marque Fund

Nineteenth HoleRepublic National Distributing Company

Double EagleGustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Foundation

EagleStone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLCSuperior Energy Services, Inc.

BirdieCashio Cochran, LLCEarthSaversLatter and Blum Property Management, IncLupo Enterprises, LLCProjects with PurposeTextron Marine and Land SystemsA Friend of City ParkAnonymous Donor

ParAdams and Reese LLPMr & Mrs Alfred Brown, IIIPeter & Karen DeBlieuxMr & Mrs Ralph O. BrennanDot's Diner/ Larry KatzSally DuplantierDavid & Dessa GiffinOrleans Parish Sheriff

Marlin N. GusmanHahn Enterprises, Inc.Harrah’s New OrleansDenise & Bill HoffmanLynne & Patrick RossDessa Rutter & FamilySchlumbergerMary & Justin Schmidt

RestaurantsBlue Frog ChocolatesBrocato’sBroussard's RestaurantByblos Mediterranean CuisineCabot CheeseCity Park CateringCool Brew CoffeeCourt of Two SistersCupcakes & CompanyDesire Oyster Bar at the Royal SonestaDorignac’s Jezz's KitchenGalvez RestaurantHurricane BBQ & Seafood Co.Lagniappe Luncheonette & CafeLakeview HarborMaple Street CafeMandina’sMcAlisters DeliMondoMr. John’s SteakhouseMr. Mudbug CateringNOLAPalace CafeParkway Bakery and TavernRalph’s on the ParkRiverside Grill

Mr & Mrs Edmund SchrenkJackie & Bruce ShrevesState-Investors BankTechniCAL

PutterGibby Andry,

The Andry Law FirmMichelle BarkemeyerMr & Mrs R. Stephen ChauvinLaura & Philip ClaverieEd Smith’s Stencil Works, LTD

Bernard ProductionsCoca-Cola RefreshmentsPatti ConstantinFuntastic FotosThe Honorable and Mrs. Mitchell J. LandrieuFletcher MackelTravers MackelLucille McDonnellMpressGrace NewburgerNew Orleans City Park and Botanical GardenNew Orleans Museum of Art Sydney

and Walda Besthoff Sculpture GardenRiver Parish DisposalSchlumberger Sherman ProductionsTerminixRhett ThielTim TrapolinWhite Oak ProductionsWVUE Fox 8

Dear FOCP Board Members & Volunteers,A very special thanks goes out to all of our board members and volunteers who

came together on Friday to put together a fantastic evening.Hats off to our three Lark chairmen, Joey, Leila & Mary, and all of their commit-

tees, whose tireless efforts resulted in a hugely successful event. We are extremelygrateful to all of our volunteers who came out that day to help with set-up, all of ourvolunteers who did all of the pick-ups from the restaurants and last but not least, all ofthose that worked that night at patron party, registration, ticket sales, will call, servers,runners, auction and more. We also extend a warm welcome to all of our new volun-teers that worked with us for the first time on Friday night. We are delighted to haveyou join our very loyal group of volunteers. We would also like to very speciallyacknowledge all of the Capital One employees who come out every year to assist usin so many ways. Without each one of you, it would be impossible to put on an eventof this size. We are extremely grateful for your continuous support of our FOCPevents and look forward to working with you again in the near future.Our very best to all,Suzette & Kathi

Suzette Herpich, Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected] Kathi Zimmerman, Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected]

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Jeanie Favret & FamilyThomas B. Favrot Family FundBarbara & Keith HammettKeith & Mary JohnsonDavid E KochHansen KochLaitram, LLCJanet and Roger LarueState Representative Nick LorussoPeggy & Burgess McCranieAlane & Bob NuzumJim & Denise TebbeKnox TumlinTimothy Young

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Mark Your CalendarApril 3, 2011

“Latin Sunday in City Park”April 9, 2011

“Fabergé Egg Hunt”April 27, 2011 (Rain Date: April 28)

Louisiana PhilharmonicOrchestra Concert

May 13, 2011“Cork in the Park”

September 16, 2011“Martini Madness”

“Every great city needs a great parkthat needs great friends!”

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Spring 2011