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Friends of Imperial Parks nonprofit seeks board members, outlines volunteer and grant plans

2730634 · March 20, 2025
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Tony Lopez, parks and recreation director, presented the Friends of Imperial Parks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed to support park improvements, youth programming and fundraising; the group is recruiting voting board members and has provided in-kind support to city events.

Tony Lopez, the city’s Parks and Recreation director and founder of Friends of Imperial Parks, told the City of Imperial City Council that the nonprofit was incorporated and granted 501(c)(3) status in April 2022 and is now recruiting board members to expand programming and fundraising.

Lopez said the organization currently lists 10 board seats: president, vice, treasurer, secretary, clerk, three at-large voting members, one city-council-appointed nonvoting member and one planning-commission-appointed…

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