Foundation Opens New Locations for Commemorative Benches

The Somerset County Park Foundation, in cooperation with the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is providing the public with an opportunity to create a lasting memory in the Somerset County Parks while supporting the valuable programs funded by the Somerset County Park Foundation.

The Tribute Bench program provides an enduring tribute to family members or friends through the donation of a commemorative bench at a location of choice within the Somerset County Park system. Locations include general use parks, Colonial Park Gardens, Leonard J. Buck Garden, the Environmental Education Center, Lord Stirling Stable, and any of the five county golf courses.

The popularity of the program has created new opportunities for locations to place benches including East County Park, Skillman Park, and Mountain View Park.

For a tax-deductible donation of $2,000.00, a bench and plaque memorializing the contribution will be placed in a prominent park location. The Park Foundation will maintain a listing of all benches with information including the donor and the person being honored or memorialized. Tribute Benches are available in three styles conforming to the type of park in which the bench is to be placed.

The Park Foundation also provides opportunities to memorialize friends, family, non-profits, and important events with the designation of a commemorative trees in a county park or a commemorative brick in the main gate entrance to TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.

The timing of placement of benches, trees, and bricks will be at the discretion of Parks staff. A certificate will be provided when a purchase is made as a gift.

Information is available at www.somersetcountyparks.org.  For information call the Park Foundation at 908-722-1200, ext. 228.

The Somerset County Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) created to preserve, support, and promote Somerset County Park Commission programs, facilities, and open space through advocacy and fundraising.