The Fairfax County Park Authority – in partnership with Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman, The Fairfax County Park Foundation and The McLean Central Playground Team – is pleased to announce the official ribbon-cutting to commemorate the reopening of McLean Central Park. This event will celebrate an extraordinary collaboration to enhance one of McLean’s beloved community spaces and create a more vibrant and accessible park experience.

• When: Saturday, March 29 at 10 a.m.
• Where: The New McLean Central Park Pavilion; 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd.; McLean, VA 22101

Limited parking is available at the Dolley Madison Library and the McLean Community Center.

The event will include a brief speaking program with speakers, including Kiel Stone, Chairman of the Fairfax County Park Authority Board; Fairfax County Park Authority Executive Director Jai Cole; and Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman. The program will also include Laura Eakin Erlacher, Chair of the Fairfax County Park Foundation and Dr. Cara Schantz of the community-based McLean Central Playground Team, who spearheaded a fundraising effort to generate approximately $400,000 to support the construction of the new playground facilities.

For more information about the event or McLean Central Park, please contact the Park Authority’s Communications Office at parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Contributions for the McLean Central Park Project were coordinated by the Fairfax County Park Foundation. The Fairfax County Park Foundation, a 501(c)(3), supports the Fairfax County Park Authority by raising private funds, obtaining grants and creating partnerships that supplement tax dollars to meet our community’s needs for park land, facilities and services. Visit the Park Foundation website or call 703-324-8582.