Great News!

We’re thrilled to announce that Biffle Park has been awarded a 2025 grant from ParkPride! With this funding, Friends of Biffle Park will be able to add exciting features to the new playground DeKalb County is building.

Friends of Biffle Park received a $50,000 grant from Park Pride to add new, innovative play components that cater to toddlers and elementary school-aged children, encouraging physical activity through safe and engaging structures. These include a mini puppet theater, a lemonade stand, and panels with tic-tac-toe, movable gears, and animal matching.  The grant will provide shade for our six new swings, including one that is ADA-compliant.

The new playground will have a rubber mat surface, which is safer, softer, and easier to maintain than the mulch that is currently there.

DeKalb County plans to replace the aging playground later this year. Friends of Biffle Park will work closely with the County to enhance the design, ensuring an inclusive, safe, and engaging play structure.

The playground at Biffle Park is not just a spot for the 1,640 families in Hidden Hills; it’s a gathering place for neighboring communities and even local childcare groups. With 8,370 people living within a 20-minute walk and 230,000 within a 15-minute drive — more than 20% of whom are under 19 — it’s clear this playground is essential. Plus, it’s the only park within a two-mile radius!

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Friends of Biffle Park are thrilled about the 2025 Park Pride grant to help build a new playground. (from left to right) Jan Costello, Rod Frierson, Marian Long (with Molly), Sharron Bedford-Vines, Grace Whittaker, and LeRoy Sampson.

Friends of Biffle Park is having a Zoom meeting on Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m.  You are welcome to join the call and discuss our goals and plans for 2025.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82199116129?pwd=ay0cS8F9RAeUdBfpcGliRad4eStRQb.1
Meeting ID: 821 9911 6129
Passcode: 075456
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