Our Mission

Friends of Friendship Park is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. Our mission is to assist the Washington, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation in the maintenance and improvement of Friendship "Turtle" Park.

We have a formalized Adopt-a-Park agreement, which creates an arrangement under which organizations can help the DC Department of Parks and Recreation maintain city parks. Friends of Friendship Park has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, all contributions are tax-deductible.

Friends of Friendship Park is run by a Board of Directors. Officers are Deidre Kloski - President, Bob Burrows - Treasurer, Katherine Martin - Secretary. Other Board members are Nelson Jacobsen, Enrique Leiva, John McCarthy, Katherine Martin, Paul Steinberg, Maria Ceighton.

Board meetings are held monthly at the Friendship Park Recreation Center and are open to the public. For information, contact president@turtlepark.org.

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45th & Van Ness, NW
Washington, D.C.
(202) 282-2198

Hours of Operation
Fall/Winter Hours:
Co-op:
 Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Rec Center:
 Monday - Friday 3 p.m.- 9 p.m.
 Saturday 10 a.m-3 p.m.