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Tree Memorials
The Frankfort Park District is proud to continue a Living Tree Program to plant trees in parks for all Frankfort residents to enjoy. Through this program, you can honor or remember a person, an event or an organization by having a tree planted in their name. A tree can be given to celebrate someone’s birthday, to memorialize a deceased family member/friend, commemorate a special event in your life or recognize an organization and its accomplishments.

A donation of $500 will purchase a tree in a park designated by the donor or honoree and approved by the Park District. Trees will be planted in the spring and fall each year. In addition, the year, along with the name of the person, event or organization being honored, will be proudly displayed on the Living Tree Plaque in the Founders Center. This program benefits the community as a whole, and the tree can be enjoyed for years to come.

Tree choices include: red sunset maple, red maple, Norway maple, honey locust, skyline locust, white or pink flowering crab apple, pin oak, burr oak and American linden.

Bench Memorials
New in 2006, the Park District is offering patrons an opportunity to honor or memorialize a person, event or organization by purchasing a beautiful, high quality 6-foot park bench for placement along a Frankfort Park District park walkway or near a playground (requested location must be suitable for bench placement and approved by the Park District). A $750 donation will include the bench and a memorial plaque which will be mounted on the bench back. For more information, please contact the Park office at 815-469-9400.

Operation Playground
Operation Playground is the 501C-3 charitable foundation that supports the Frankfort Park District by raising funds and building additional amenities in the Frankfort park system. Operation Playground is responsible for the creation of Fort Frankfort at Commissioners Park and is currently working on fundraising for the Frankfort Bark Park, a top of the line dog park which will be built on the northwest corner of Commissioners Park.

Engraved wooden pickets can still be purchased for the fence that surrounds Fort Frankfort for a cost of $35.00 each. Engraving is limited to 17 characters per picket. Picket purchase requests can be mailed to Operation Playground, P.O. Box 1044, Frankfort, IL 60423.

In addition, numerous Bark Park donor options are also available. Please click here for more information www.frankfortbarkpark.com.