Friends of Joey’s Park

Smile and make history. We wanted to make sure everyone got in the picture as we get ready to replace Joey’s Park. This park has given Belmont twenty-four years of smiles. Now there’s a reason to say “cheese.”

Learn about the history of Joey’s Park and hear from Joey’s parents and friends in this short video created by Joey’s Park publicity committee chair Stephanie Leydon. Special thanks to Brian Sullivan Productions for help with videography and editing.

1,000 people, $57,000 A little rain – okay ground-rattling thunderstorms – weren’t enough to scare away the 1,000 people who showed up Sunday, October 14 for the first-ever Walk for Belmont to Benefit Joey’s Park. Luckily, the sun showed up, too… just as Al Halliday kicked off the 2-mile trek with a rousing bagpipe send-off. The Belmont High School Marching Band greeted folks at the finish line and everyone stuck around to enjoy donated food, drinks and entertainment … and […]

Playground architect John Dean has a great job. He asks kids what they want in their playground. When he showed up at the Winn Brook Elementary School in September of 2012, the 450 students gave him an excited earful: zip line, curvy slide, hiding places. Of course, not every idea made it into the final blueprint: think jello floors and a hot tub. The kids’ input, however, is at the heart of the new Joey’s Park design. They watched while […]