Citizens' employees and partners donate three days of volunteer effort and an estimated $450,000 in renovations for the northwest-side park facility in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
INDIANAPOLIS – Citizens Energy Group and a coalition of partners are working to renovate the public park facilities of Municipal Gardens this week as part of Citizens’ 17th annual Sharing the Dream project. Sharing the Dream is a multi-day community service project honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which gives Citizens employees a chance to serve Central Indiana neighborhoods. Expanded to three days of volunteerism this year, more than 200 employee volunteers will collectively have donated hundreds of working hours by the completion of the event on Friday evening. Citizens Energy Group and a coalition of more than 30 partners have contributed $450,000 in funds or in-kind donations to upgrade the facilities’ buildings and equipment.
Photos from the event as well as a 60-second clip of video B-roll are available on this webpage.
“This is a truly special kind of public-private partnership that reaches so many people,” said Citizens President & CEO Jeffrey Harrison while volunteering at the event. “Our employees are excited to get involved; our partners are excited to contribute; and we trust park users will feel the impact of these renovations for years to come.”
Harrison added: “My thanks go out especially to Indy Parks and the Parks Alliance of Indianapolis for coordinating with us to make these projects a success—and the work they do every day to support and improve our community’s public park system.”
Municipal Gardens is seeing improvements throughout its property, including in the lobby, hallways, stairs, elevators, gym, concession stand, locker rooms, offices, storage areas, fitness center, restrooms, pantry kitchen and ballroom. Specific work includes cleaning and painting all spaces; scoping, cleaning, and repairing all sewer lines leaving the building; servicing all HVAC equipment; organizing major storage areas; servicing all doors and locks; servicing all water faucets and flush valves; replacing light fixtures; installing new room signage; and adding more internal and external security cameras.
“We commend the employees of Citizens Energy Group and their partners for rolling up their sleeves and leveraging their skills to revitalize important spaces like those within the Indy Parks system,” said Mayor Joe Hogsett. “Municipal Gardens is a beloved space for the Indianapolis community on the northwest side, and these improvements mean it can keep shining for years to come.”
About Sharing the Dream:
Sharing the Dream is an annual service project, engaging Citizens Energy Group employees and their partner vendors, and honoring the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the past 17 years of the program, Citizens and its partners have donated more than $4.25 million during Sharing the Dream projects years for improvements to various Indy Parks facilities, including Watkins Park Family Center; Frederick Douglass Park Family Center, golf course clubhouse, and pool house; Brookside Park Family Center; Martin Luther King, Jr. Park pool and bathhouse; Pride Park Community Center; Municipal Gardens; Eagle Creek Hide-A-Way; Perry Park’s Ice Arena; Thatcher Park; Krannert Park; Garfield Park; Riverside Park; Ellenberger Park; and—most recently in 2024—Stanley Strader Park.
About This Event’s Partners:
Citizens Energy Group thanks its many partners for their efforts to make Sharing the Dream a successful event this year, especially The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis, Mitsch Design, Peine Engineering, and Powers & Sons Construction Company. Other partners include: AAA Roofing; A.G. Maas; All Star Garage Door; Bowen Engineering; Brush Piano Service; Chisholm Lumber & Millwork; Commercial Trade Source, Inc.; Connor Fine Painting; CVR; Denney Companies; Energy Plus Credit Union; Grainger; Greene’s Auto & Truck Service; Indiana Reclamation Excavating (IRE); Indy Soft Water; MacAllister Machinery & Rentals; McGath Concrete; Mainscape, Inc.; Martin Restoration; Miller Pipeline; Mitsch Design; Mohawk Group; Peine Engineering; Penhall Company; Powers & Sons Construction Company; Protection Plus; Pulse Electric; Refined Restoration; Solace Risk Management; SSI Services; Superior Carpet Installers; Tayco Office Furnishings; and Wagner Signs.
About Citizens Energy Group
Citizens Energy Group provides safe and reliable utility services to about 900,000 people in the Indianapolis area. Citizens operates its utilities for the benefit of customers and the community.
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