Community benefit activities included caring for 250 acres of revitalized greenspace and neighborhood properties under the ownership and/or care of the Conservancy; promoted outdoor recreation throughout the year; hosted three concerts including one in celebration of July 4th; hosted the City of Mount Vernons July 4th fireworks event welcoming more than 10,000 guests into the park; provided a farewell to summer themed sunset social; completed improvement projects at the Schnormeier Event Center and Knox County Foundation Pavilion; began redevelopment of a native prairie; hosted a storybook trail in partnership with the local library; managed community lighting requests for the tower and bridges to promote, honor and celebrate special messages from community members; hosted the Knox County Career Center AFJROTC Raider Competition; managed rentals of park pavilions and three event venues; and, marketed the park to reach 10,000 monthly social media users and attract 32,000 visitors to the park website for 93,000 page views.
