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. <br /> Friends of Hendricks Park: Report 2007 -2008 <br /> FoHP Mission Statement (revised 2008): To provide stewardship for <br /> Hendricks Park through education, restoration and community support. <br /> Accomplishments of FoHP in 2007 -2008 (Funds Spent) <br /> • New entryway signs installed $ 10,950 <br /> • Oak Knoll Restoration Funds $ 15,000 <br /> • Kiosk for Rhododendron Garden $ 550 <br /> • Overlook and Ted Hearn Memorial Bench $ 5,600 <br /> • Invasive Species Removal $ 11,300 <br /> • Endowment Funds created for FoHP <br /> • Funding for Native Plant Garden gardener through OCF $ 10,000 /yr. <br /> • Invasive Species Education Kiosk — support through $ 1,500 <br /> Neighborhood Matching Grant Program <br /> • Northwest Youth Corp Grants for Forest Restoration $ 3,000 <br /> • FoHP Educational Tours $ 1,000 <br /> • Rhododendron Garden Volunteer Supervisor $ 3,800 <br /> • Volunteer Support (miscellaneous) $ 1,000 <br /> • Winner of two awards: Oregon Organization of Parks & Eugene <br /> Tree Foundation's Big Leaf Maple award <br /> FoHP's 2009 Priorities <br /> • Oak Knoll Restoration <br /> • Forest restoration (Ivy and other invasive species removal) <br /> • Walama Restoration Education Grant for grade school environmental <br /> curriculum <br /> • Northwest Youth Corp grant for invasive species removal <br /> • Tuesday Volunteers in the Rhododendron Garden program support <br /> • Forest Work Parties support (monthly) <br /> • Educational Tours: tours in the Rhododendron Garden, Native Plant Garden <br /> & the Forest <br /> • Entryway Beds at top of Summit — next phase <br /> • Native Plant Garden gardener and Tuesday volunteer supervisor — continue <br /> funding <br />