Village Green Foundation

The mission of the Village Green Foundation is to build a place that connects and strengthens community.That place is both an intergenerational, multi-functional community center and library, and a park that's a gathering place for people of all ages. more info..

Our 2009 and 2010 activities have leveraged the successful community-led work that brought about the opening of the Village Green Park on August 13, 2009. The Pie in the Park celebration raised over $5,100 for the next step of our project:  Just above the reclaimed military housing site, we'll be building an up-to-date, intergenerational library and community center.

Between May 2 and June 8, 70+ community members donated over 900 hours of labor prepping and grading the former military housing site, and installing a commercial-grade irrigation system before hydro-seeding.

Click here to see how the Foundation's current goals leverage this extraordinary community accomplishment.

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Metropolitan Park District

You may have heard that we intend to form a Metropolitan Park District to support the new building. For more about why it's necessary click here more info..

A Metropolitan Park District (MPD) may be created for management, control, improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of parks, parkways, boulevards, and recreational facilities. The district may include territory loaned in portions or all of one or more cities or counties or both. The applicable state statutes were amended by Chapter 88, Laws of 2002. 

As amended in 2002, state law now permits unincorporated areas like Kingston to form an MPD. Read on to see why the Village Green Foundation sees a need for an MPD that would look somewhat like the Kingston zip code, and how you can help.

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Kingston Community Center

The August 13, 2009 Village Green Community Park opening event was actually the first step toward building a replacement community center. For more about the features and functions needed in a replacement facility. more info...

We're on our way!

On August 13, we officially opened the Village Green Park, after almost 1000 hours of donated labor between May 2 and June 8.

click here to go to the Kingston Community Center page

 

 

EVENTS -

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Kitsap Commissioner's Corner June 2010 "Kingston Village Green" from BKAT TV on Vimeo.

 
Volunteers Needed
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* Mow the lawn
* Clean the playground
* Plan and participate in the upcoming architectural design meetings
* Help to make landscaping decisions
* Write grants for both the building and the park
* Gather signatures for the Metro Park District formation
* Go to meetings and look for synchronicity

 

 * Participation in the most significant quality-of-life project in recent Kingston history
* Knowledge that your kids and your kids' kids will be benefiting from your efforts
* A tax-deductible donation, whether you've made cash or in-kind donations (to the limit of the law)
* The chance to see your neighbors in a new light - they have skills and experience you never dreamed of!		 May 15, 2010

Come to an MPD information session

Come to the existing Kingston Community Center next week for one of two 90-minute sessions that will help you figure read more…

May 3, 2010

Off to Everett

Well! This is a great day for the Kingston Village Green and the new community center. A small group is read more…