June Edition

Franklin Park VFC Celebrates 100 Years!!

The Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company is celebrating their 100th anniversary in conjunction with the 2022 Borough Festival in the Park. A Parade will form on Nicholson Road just north of Blueberry Hill Park, travel through Blueberry Hill Park, and end just past the Blueberry Hill Park Activity Center Building. Be sure to get there early. The parade starts at 4 PM June 25, 2022, at which time access to the park from both Nicholson Road and McDevitt Road will be restricted.

NOTE: Parade participants have been instructed to NOT THROW CANDY in the interest of pedestrian/bystander safety and to minimize litter cleanup along the parade route.

19th Annual Franklin Park Community Scholarship Golf Outing

The Community Scholarship Golf Outing will be held at the Shannopin Country Club, Ben Avon Heights on Monday, August 1, 2022. There are golf and advertising packages available as well as Event and Lunch Sponsorships to support the scholarship fund drive. Teams and individual golfers are welcome! Advertising packages have been designed to allow individuals, as well as small to large businesses to participate. We are also seeking prize and gift basket donations to support the fundraising efforts through our prize drawing. Follow the link for more information about our Community Scholarship Golf Outing and to download the necessary forms for our golf and advertising packages. Any questions please contact Donna Platt at 412-364-4115, Ext. 302 or by email at dplatt@franklinparkborough.us.

Family Summer Discount Tickets

You can purchase discounted tickets for your family outings at Kennywood, Pittsburgh Zoo, Sandcastle and Idlewild at the Franklin Park Borough Municipal Building. Anyone can purchase tickets Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm using cash, check or credit card. Check our website for the list and pricing of the tickets offered or contact Mary Ross with any questions at 412-364-4115, Ext. 301 or by email at mross@franklinparkborough.us.

Fraud Squad Alert

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office makes extraordinary efforts to protect
and assist older Americans to age their way by fighting elder abuse, neglect and
exploitation. The hope is that AVOIDING ABUSE can be achieved by spreading the
word and educating older adults and others about how to keep from becoming a victim. See the attached flyer for information to assist older Americans from becoming victims.

Mayor's Monarch Pledge

The monarch butterfly is an iconic North American species whose multigenerational migration and metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly has captured the imagination of millions of Americans. Mayors and heads of local or tribal government, are deeply concerned about the decline of the monarch butterfly population. We recognize the importance of creating monarch and pollinator habitat at parks, gardens, and other green spaces, that every member of the community can equally enjoy. Our work to help save the monarch butterfly intentionally engages all parts of our community. Therefore, we hereby commit to help restore habitat for the monarch and encourage our residents to do the same, so that these magnificent butterflies will once again flourish across the continent.

Mayor Dennis O’Keefe, on behalf of Borough Council, Environmental Advisory Council and residents, has taken the National Wildlife Federation Mayor’s Monarch Pledge for 2022. The Borough has pledged to take the following 8 actions this year:

1. Identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed/native
pollinator planting programs.

2. Host a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.

3. Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.

4. Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at a
prominent community location.

5. Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar producing plants in community gardens.

6. Launch an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of
native habitats for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

7. Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

8. Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan.

We will keep you updated on our progress as we proceed through the year. You can learn more about monarch butterfly conservation at www.nwf.org.