The Cultivate Cascades Group is one of the three KCCI (Knight Creative Community Institute) Projects for 2011-2012. Our Group has chosen the task of branding Cascades Park as a Tallahassee landmark by ensuring that visitors are drawn into the park through a variety of diverse activities held throughout the first year
Primary goals are:
- Based on research with key stakeholders and citizens, develop, by February 25, 2012, a comprehensive evaluation showcasing the range of potential activities to occur in the Park during year one, and make recommendations on how to best provide for long-term programming support.
- Coordinate and implement a “Community Planting Day at Centennial Field” in fall 2012 to engage citizens early.
- Elevate and promote the value of Cascades Park to potential corporate sponsors, philanthropic organizations, government agencies, and to the public at large.
- Identify health-related, educational, historic, recreational, and cultural launch activities and events for the Grand Opening of Cascades Park.
The Cultivate Cascades KCCI Work Group is composed of sixteen community leaders representing a wide range of talent and experience. In addition, a small group of volunteers and others support the team. Catalysts on the team include: Melanie Carr, FDOT; Betsy Couch, FSU; Berneice Cox, The Bacall Group; LaKendra Cunningham, Leon County Board of County Commissioners; Rick Frazier, TCC; Julz Graham, WFSU; Bill Gwaltney, William Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law; Debbie Huey, Community Volunteer; Josh Newman, FSU; Paul Rutkovsky, FSU Artist; Carly Sinnadurai, The Sharing Tree; Robin Smith, North Florida Financial Corporation; Carlos Torregrosa, Divas & Devils; John Van Gieson, Entreprenuer and Artist; Andrew Wilcox, Wilcox and Hackett; Brian Zettle, Pro-Steel Buildings.
Park Programming Assessment
Prepared by the Cultivate Cascades Initiative Team of the Knight Creative Communities Institute
For more information please contact Betsy Couch, betsycairecouch@gmail.com.