Uncategorised - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation

Get Involved

Check out the ways you can be involved in our community!

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Volunteer Opportunities

The Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department is always in need of hardworking and dedicated volunteers! We have volunteer positions for the following locations and programs:the Botanical Conservatory, Salomon Farm, Lindenwood Nature Preserve, Rivergreenway Rangers, Promenade Park, Riparian clean-ups, Lawton Greenhouse, and the Community Center.

Click here for more information.

Job Opportunities
Jobs for the Parks and Recreation Department are available year around. To see a listing of current offerings check out the Parks Job List.

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Donate
Many scholarships and important projects rely on donations and could not be completed without the help of many people. Memorials for loved ones are also available. To find out more click here or to donate go to the left side of the screen and click "donate".

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Register for a Class
A variety of classes are offered from preschool to seniors and from upholstery to computers.You can view the classes in the Current Fun Times (See the link/icon on the left side) or just click "register now".

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Attend a Show
The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation department offers a variety of seasonal entertainment at the Foellinger Theatre.

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Join Our Mailing List
Join our mailing list to receive information about our parks and our quarterly Fun Times. To be added go to our Talk to Us 2! page. Feel free to ask questions, give comments, praise a park employee or give us some suggestions.

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Scholarship Opportunities

Youth Scholarships are given out yearly. We rely on donations to make these scholarships possible. Please consider giving a donation towards this worthy cause. Click here to find out more about our youth scholarships.

Privacy and Security

Privacy:

The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is committed to and respects the privacy of its Web site users. Our goal is to provide you with a Web site that gives a personalized Internet experience, and that delivers information, resources, and services that are relevant and helpful.

To achieve our goal, The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department sometimes collects information through our Web site to better serve you and your interests. Any information we collect is used for internal purposes only. The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department does not share your information with anyone unless the law requires it.

Security:

Because of the nature of the Internet, information transmitted by this Web site may be intercepted by a third party. In addition, when you leave our site to visit another site, your information can be collected and used by others. However, The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department uses Secure Socket Layer encryption when collecting bank account and credit card information and does not store any such financial information. Additionally, any potentially sensitive information stored in a database is MD5 encrypted. Internet users should always be cautious when providing such information on the web, but you can be assured that when you use The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department online services, we take the utmost care to protect your personal information.

Greenway Flood Status Disclaimer

Please use this tool as a guide regarding conditions on the Rivergreenway; however, this tool cannot report other outstanding conditions (such as mud) that may result in the trail being closed. If Fort Wayne has received significant rainfall, it can take several days or weeks for conditions to improve so that the trail can be reopened for use. For additional information, refer to the updated list of trail closures on this webpage.