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Causes: Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: Perservation of lee park and arlington hall.
Programs: Conservancy programs include activities directly associated with the preservation and enhancement of lee park and arlington hall, as well as community outreach events. The organization's signature event, day at the races, brought over 550 people to the park to help raise funds for the park and hall. The conservancy revived easter in lee park where almost 4000 people came to the park to enjoy live music, a pooch parade, a free easter egg hunt for children, food trucks and pet adoptions. Neighborhood and other city residents celebrated the start of the holiday season with the light up lee park tree lighting ceremony. The conservancy welcomes thousands of people to robert e. Lee park through the course of a year, with approximately 2,500 attending conservancy-specific events and an additional 25,000-35,000 using the park during the year.