Friends of the Palo Alto Parks announced today (Dec. 10) it has received a $50,000 donation from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who are Palo Alto residents.
The money will support the Friends of the Palo Alto Parks efforts to enhance parks and open spaces throughout the city of Palo Alto, the organization said in a statement.
“We are incredibly grateful for Priscilla and Mark’s generosity and their commitment to our nonprofit’s mission,” said Jeny Smith, President of the Friends of the Palo Alto Parks board. “This donation will make a meaningful difference in our ability to preserve and improve the parks and open spaces.”
According to Roger Smith, a board member of the Friends group, the Zuckerberg money will be used for several projects including improvements to the Foothill Preserve Interpretive Center and renovation of Lytton Plaza. The Plaza is the area with benches and a fountain next to Pizza My Heart.
Friends of the Palo Alto Parks is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting and improving Palo Alto’s parks, open spaces, and recreational amenities.
The organization said it will provide details on specific projects the money will fund in a future announcement.
For more information about this organization, go to https://www.friendsofpaparks.org
That’s a nice gesture for his hometown, but the scale is a little underwhelming. He’s worth roughly $2 Billion. That’s like most of us coughing up $25. Literally. Thanks Mark!
How much did you contribute, Ben?
Didn’t he just say $25?
Ben didn’t say he gave $25. He said it would be *like* him giving $25, suggesting he hasn’t he even done that.
Ben. How lame.
Also M.Z is worth over 250 billion
I wait for the day when the Palo Alto Parks department focus’s their attention on (the very neglected) Foothills Park. I’ve been going to that park since 1964, before it opened. Before being made into a park for the city, it had been a sheep ranch. Where the interpretive center is now was the barn for the ranch. Since being open to the public, it’s never looked worse. The lake looks sick. There’re bees in the picnic areas and toilet paper on trails. It’s a shame.