RP Day will be a fun-filled family-friendly event for people to use and appreciate Riverview Park.  It will create positive attention to Riverview Park and the Northside with a unique day-long event that will include a first-ever Cyclocross Bike Race in a city park. We will also have activity tables, history walks, nature hikes and a volunteer recognition ceremony. 

The event will also draw people to the Park to make them aware of its beauties and what it offers (bike riding, mountain biking, hiking, historic tours, etc.).  We will also use the event to recruit volunteers to the Park for trail maintenance, tree and flower plantings, and other activities and we will recognize volunteers that have made a significant contribution to the park in the past year.  Finally, we will use the event to publicize existing and planned projects within Riverview Park.

In addition to bringing attention to Riverview Park, our goal is to raise at least $50,000 at this event.  We have a commitment to match all contributions made, so this is an opportunity to double your donation.  Funds raised at the event will be used to help pay for staff, in cooperation with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, to provide funding to secure preliminary design assistance for several major projects (Davis Avenue Bike – Pedestrian Bridge, Public Works Depot relocation, and several stormwater management projects) as well as provide funding for smaller trail improvement projects and the reconstruction of Watson’s Cabin.  We would appreciate any contribution you can make.

Friends of Riverview Park (a committee of the Northside Leadership Conference) encourages and guides improvements to the ecology of Riverview Park so that it can be enjoyed for generations to come; provides guidance and input for planning, fundraising, and implementing improvements to the built environment within Riverview Park; insures better connections between Riverview Park, surrounding neighborhoods, Allegheny Commons Park, and the regional Riverfront Trail network; protects the integrity of Riverview Park while working to encourage the evolution of its design and uses; and advocates for ongoing management and maintenance of the Park.

Friends of Riverview Park works closely with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the City of Pittsburgh and the Northside Leadership Conference.  Your contribution is tax deductible.  The Northside Leadership Conference is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.  The official registration and financial information of Northside Leadership Conference Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.  Registration does not imply endorsement.