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Parkland advisory board asked to help raise $8,500 to host Parents for Peace speaker
Summary
City staff told the Community Advisory Board the commission wants a Parents for Peace presentation and asked board members to solicit local partners to cover about $8,500 in travel and marketing costs for the event.
City of Parkland staff asked the Community Advisory Board on Jan. 2026 to help find community partners to bring Parents for Peace to Parkland, saying the commission hopes the group will give a public presentation about radicalization and intervention.
"It was at our April strategic planning retreat that the commission discussed this and asked if the community advisory board would see about obtaining some community partners to fund and market a presentation from Parents for Peace," said Jackie Weymayer, senior director of strategy and intergovernmental affairs. Staff said travel expenses for the speakers were estimated at about $8,500 and that additional venue and logistics costs could apply.
Board members asked practical questions about the intended audience and whether the event would be limited to Parkland residents. One member said online materials describe the group as focusing on intervention for radicalization rather than explicitly naming antisemitism; Jackie Weymayer said Parents for Peace presents to educators, health professionals and law enforcement and can tailor outreach to a community audience. "The ask would be to see if you can obtain those those community partners for this," Weymayer said.
Board members agreed to research possible local business and organizational partners and report back at the next meeting rather than vote immediately on funding. The board did not commit public funds at the meeting; staff and members said they would first identify partners and estimate any additional venue costs before scheduling the presentation.
