Friendsgiving 2026

This year, your support will enable Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc. to invite at least 20 representatives of community partner organizations to Friendsgiving. Community ticket recipients work with us to provide high quality, free public programming and events to over 300,000 annual visitors to your downtown parks. We are grateful for their leadership and are honored to host them at Friendsgiving.

Kim Martin, Civic Leader, Chair
John Knowles, Lincoln Financial (Retired), Vice Chair
ChesKesha Cunningham-Dockery, The Wear Love Project, LLC and Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Secretary
The Honorable Tammi Thurm, City Councilor, Treasurer
Phil Fleischmann, Parks and Recreation Director, At Large
Lamar Lee, National Recreation and Park Association, At Large
Jack Garvey, Jr., Executive Director and Chief Development Officer

Brian Campbell, Truist Financial Corporation
Katelyn Cohen-Kivett, New Garden Friends School
Sharon Y. Dooley, M.S.O.D., Dooley Consulting
Melissa Greer, Berkshire Hathaway
Laura Lorenz, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Leah McCoy, Civic Leader
Ednasha McCray, City of Greensboro
Rob Overman, Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Walker Sanders, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Denise Sherron, UNCG
Caitlin Stay, Children’s Home Society of North Carolina
Tim Tobey, Bell Partners, Inc.