The Ottawa-Jermain Parks Advisory Board is a group of Toledo residents committed to fulfilling the park's legacy and the intended purpose of the park to provide a "restorative power" to those who visit, as was defined by the park's designer Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Ottawa-Jermain Park Advisory Board has raised money to support the park including a $50,000 District Improvement Program grant to construct a concrete walkkway and entrance arch at the amphitheater. They have secured funds for a new floor and chiller system in the ice rink, replaced rooftops on the shelters, helped fund the Ottawa Gate sculpture, and organized park clean ups. The Friends of Ottawa-Jermain Park sponsor the summer concert series and Pumpkin-a-Rama in the fall.

Mission

To preserve Toledo's largest and most frequently visited city park.

Vision

• Establish strategic and capital objectives
• Protect and preserve current and future public interests
• Provide and support beneficial programs
• Practice budgetary and fiscal responsibility
• Advocate to ensure security, safety and accessibility
• Conserve the natural, serene environment within the urban setting
• Act as park ambassadors, promoting its resources
• Engage people with nature

2024 Park Board Members

President: Michael Bowman

Vice President: Ethel Parker

Secretary: Keith Nelson

Treasurer: Jay Catlow

The Ottawa-Jermain park board meets the third Wednesday each month (except December) via Zoom.