Carson City Parks and Rec foundation to host Wungnema open house at Mills Park this Sunday
The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will hold its first Open House of the new year at the Wungnema House in Mills Park Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. The building is accessible by the Park entrance on Saliman Road, opposite the high school. Admission to the open house is free.
This will be an opportunity to learn about this historic building, about Native American history and culture, and about the Foundation. The Foundation will also be hosting an Open House on Sunday, Feb. 19, during Presidents' Day weekend. Other Open Houses will be scheduled later in the year.
The Foundation maintains the historic Wungnema House under a lease from the city. The historic 1000 square-foot Wungnema House was built by a Hopi family in 1948 on what was then the outskirts of Carson City. Founded in 2015, the Foundation is a non-profit member-driven 501(c)(3) organization created for charitable and educational purposes related to parks and recreation in Carson City. It is dedicated to bringing together members of the Carson City community to encourage and enable public support for the continuing enhancement of Carson City's parks and recreational facilities.
The Foundation provides an umbrella under which various organizations and citizens can come together to explore innovative ways to promote and facilitate their activities. It assists organizations with similar goals to promote and meet Foundation's fiduciary objectives to help manage and protect monies raised by members for their projects. Currently the Foundation is providing assistance to projects for the restoration of missing headstones in Lone Mountain Cemetery, for improvements at the gun range at Flint Dr., for development of a disc golf course on Flint Dr., and for maintenance and improvements to tennis courts in city parks.
The Foundation welcomes new members and is interested in individuals who can assist with fundraising, newsletter, publicity, special events, recruitment, and park clean up. Annual membership is $25.00. For further information, call David Bugli at 775-883-4154 or visit the website http://CarsonCityParks.org.
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