About Us

Community Services We Provide

Friends members are committed to raising funds to enhance Parks and Recreation programs and to provide volunteers to assist with those programs.

Community Projects We Sponsor

  • Friends members continue to fund a scholarship fund to assist families who cannot afford recreation programs sponsored by the Town of Payson.
  • Friends members have recently established the "Recreation Department Rescue Project".
  • Friends members continue to assist the Town with collecting donations to the Payson Area Trails System (PATS).

Board of Directors

  • Chris Giarrizzo, President
  • Brad Wright, Vice-President
  • Michael Rose, Secretary
  • John R. Wilson, Treasurer

Jim Buettner, Director
Earl Davis, Director
Rory Huff, Director
Sue Becker, Director
Linda Gibson, Director
Su Connell, Director
Sharon Strople, Director
Alan Michels, Director