2009 Community Betterment Honorees
Denny Coleman (pictured left) accepts his Community Betterment Award from MGA President Wendy Timm at the 2009 Awards Luncheon.
Denny Coleman
Coleman serves on a number of Boards, including the Urban Land Institute, St. Louis Sports Commission and Bridges Foundation. Also, he was Vice President of Community Development of Mercantile Bank (now U.S. Bank) when the division received the National Fair Housing Award and Private Sector Initiatives Award from the White House.
Lucie Springmeyer (left), Executive Director of Forest Park Forever, is pictured with MGA President Wendy Timm (right) during the 2009 Community Betterment Awards Ceremony.
Forest Park Forever
Forest Park Forever’s Community Betterment Award was accepted by Executive Director Lucie Springmeyer (pictured left). Forest Park Forever was founded in 1986 by the City of St. Louis and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry not only to preserve the park grounds but also to enhance its value as one of the country’s premier urban parks.
In 2003, the Master Plan improvements totaling $94 million concluded with much success and catapulted St. Louis as the national model for urban park renewal through a Public-Private Partnership. Forest Park Forever recently adopted a 2009 Strategic Plan for the continued sustainability of the beloved park that brings such pride and joy to the citizens of St. Louis. Learn more at www.forestparkforever.org.
