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Join BBPA as a donor or member and support the rebirth of a New Jersey treasure!

     
 

Help Fund the Planting of New Cherry Trees
You can help Branch Brook Park regain the title of having the largest and most diverse collection of flowering Cherry Blossom trees by helping the Branch Brook Park Alliance fund the planting of 2,000 new trees.

The Alliance hopes to realize an immediate goal of $210,000 to fund the planting design of 1,000 trees this year and an additional 1,000 in 2008. These 2,000 trees were purchased last year through the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund.

Any additional funds collected will be placed in an endowment created by Prudential Financial, Inc. that will assist with the ongoing maintenance and care of the Park's collection of Cherry Blossom trees.

Donations to the Cherry Blossom Tree Fund can be made via mail. Please make checks payable to:

Branch Brook Park Alliance
Attn: Cherry Blossom Tree Fund
PO Box 978
Newark, NJ 07101

You can also make your donation for the Cherry Blossom Tree Fund directly online by credit card. Enter the amount your wish to donate in the box below and then hit the "Add to Cart" button to begin the transaction.

  
 
     

How To Support BBPA

  • Contribution Levels begin as little as $10. Enjoy the satisfaction of participating in the renaissance of a great Park! Contributions can be made online below.
  • Your tax-deductible contribution to the Branch Brook Park Alliance, Inc. helps BBPA to provide excellence in planning and implementation of restoration projects in the Park.
  • BBPA is always looking for volunteers to assist with our efforts. For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Branch Brook Park Alliance at 973-268-2300. You may also sign-up to our Volunteer Database via The Marketing Co-op by clicking here.

OLMSTED: $5,000
in honor of Frederick Law Olmsted

 

  

BAMBERGER FULD: $2,500
Caroline Bamberger Fuld donated of 2,050 "Oriental cherry" trees to be planted in Newark

 

  

BALLANTINE: $1,000
Ballantine brewery family and donor of the Ballantine Gates

 

  

GIBSON: $500
legendary tennis pro Althea Gibson, for whom the tennis complex is named

 

  

CLARK: $250
Donors of land, the Clarks (thread manufacturers), lived in what is now the North Ward Center

 

  

HELLER: $125
manufacturers of metal tools, the Hellers donated land and named Heller Parkway

 

  
 

MURPHY: $75
Franklin Murphy was the 31st Governor of NJ, and served as Essex County Parks Commissioner

 

  

BARRETT: $30
an early designer of Branch Brook Park

 

  

INDIVIDUAL: $10
at any level, we want you to be part of Branch Brook Park

 

  

 

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