{"id":101988,"date":"2021-04-01T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=101988"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:16:33","slug":"promenade-park-to-be-on-national-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/04\/01\/promenade-park-to-be-on-national-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Promenade Park to be on national TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fort_Wayne_Parks_newest_side_logo-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"Promenade Park\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fort_Wayne_Parks_newest_side_logo-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fort_Wayne_Parks_newest_side_logo.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation news release announcing the featuring of Promenade Park on national television with Sammie Vance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Promenade Park to be Featured on National Television with Sammie Vance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 1, 2021) \u2013 Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and Riverfront Fort Wayne are excited to share even more positive results of collaboration with local youth leader Sammie Vance, including on two ongoing projects: the Buddy Bench project and Caps for a Cause. Last August, television crews followed Sammie Vance as she worked on bringing her Buddy Bench project to Fort Wayne parks, and the result will premiere to a national television audience on April 7 at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>BYUtv\u2019s \u201cOperation Awesome\u201d will feature 12-year-old Sammie Vance, an eighth grader at Blackhawk Middle School, and her Buddy Bench project in the April 7 episode. Promenade Park, the city\u2019s newest park and part of the ongoing Riverfront development project, is featured prominently as well. In addition to local cable and satellite outlets, \u201cKindness Counts,\u201d can be viewed live for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byutv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.byutv.org\/<\/a> or on the BYUtv app. After the April 7 airing, the episode will also stream for free on the BYUtv app.<\/p>\n<p>Episode description from BYUtv:<br \/>\n\u201cKindness Counts\u201d &#8211; Operation Awesome ventures to Fort Wayne, Indiana to meet 11-year-old Sammie, creator of Sammie\u2019s Buddy Bench. Sammie\u2019s goal is to address loneliness by placing buddy benches in schools. Sammie and the team have the idea to get one of Sammie\u2019s benches in the city\u2019s park and to educate the whole community on the importance of plastic pollution and recycling!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was honored to be featured and glad the show came to Fort Wayne,\u201d Sammie said. \u201cIt was an amazing experience and I can\u2019t wait for everyone to see the hard work we did and the fun we had. The title of the episode is perfect: Kindness Counts!\u201d Local viewers are invited to follow along with a \u201cVirtual Watch Party\u201d on Riverfront Fort Wayne\u2019s social media (Facebook, Twitter @riverfrontfw and Instagram, @riverfrontfortwayne) using the hashtag #SammiesWatchParty.<\/p>\n<p>Sammie and Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation collected caps in 2020, which resulted in collecting enough caps to build 11 benches in our parks! The first bench will soon be installed at Hamilton Park, with others coming to additional locations later this year. In addition, Riverfront Fort Wayne is collaborating with Sammie on a special community art project called Caps with a Cause. <\/p>\n<p>Riverfront Fort Wayne\u2019s Program &#038; Events Manager Megan Butler said, \u201cThese types of collaborative community projects celebrating the environment, youth, and the community continue to illustrate the mission and vision of Riverfront Fort Wayne to deliver exciting experiences to all members of our community and to remain an inclusive project which seeks continued input as each person makes the riverfront their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, April 25, the community is invited to help turn colorful plastic bottlecaps into inspirational murals at Promenade Park. For more information, go to RiverfrontFW.org.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Fort Wayne Park and Recreation Department<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department\u2019s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Fort Wayne by providing positive opportunities for leisure time and by being stewards of our parklands, facilities, public trees and other resources entrusted to our care. Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation maintains over 2,800 acres of park land in 87 individual parks and over 250 area recreation facilities. Along with hundreds of activities and program opportunities for all ages, the Parks and Recreation Department provides special events for citizens and visitors in our community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93635.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll, speaks during the McCulloch Park rededication.  Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family Funfest.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='0f841c9ca563ba7bfbe4e13d520151ba' data-image-id=\"2100\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93635.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93635.jpg\" data-title=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll\" data-description=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll, speaks during the McCulloch Park rededication.  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