To purchase a memorial bench or tree, please contact Eileen Lazaar at elazar@larpd.org or by calling the Youth Services Office at 925-960-2480.

Common memorial purchases are trees and park benches, however, LARPD and the LARPD Foundation are open to other suggestions. It is even possible to install amenities in a dog park in memory of a loved pet.

The money that the LARPD Foundation receives for memorial/commemorative items is used to pay for the item itself and the remainder is kept by the LARPD Foundation for other purchases to support LARPD or its program participants.

As such, these purchases constitute a fundraiser for the LARPD Foundation.

The one-time fee for a:

• 15 gallon tree is $450
• 24 inch box tree is $650

The type of tree that will be planted and the exact location is determined by the Parks and Facilities Manager, though you are invited to give suggestions.

The one-time fee for a park bench is $5,000 and includes an engraved plaque (wording is subject to the approval of the General Manager). 

Please note that all costs are subject to change.

Yes, if it can be coordinated with the Parks and Open Space staff. Tree plantings and bench installations in non-Open Space parks are typically done in the mornings (8am-11am), Monday through Friday.

For bench installations at Open Space parks, Open Space staff can generally accommodate requested days and times. For all installations and plantings, weather conditions and/or staffing levels may impact when they can occur.

Possibly. The Parks and Facilities Manager will try to find a site that will have adequate water for your newly planted tree.

However, if you want your tree planted in a specific location and adequate water is not available (water for grass typically goes four inches down while tree roots need to be much deeper), then you would need to hand water your tree a couple times a week during hot months, possibly for two years or longer, depending on how well the tree roots and matures.

Parks staff will prune the tree.

Yes you can, however, due to the low survival rate of trees planted in Open Space parks (no established irrigation) it is strongly recommended that another park site be selected.

LARPD’s naming policy states that to be considered for such recognition, individuals must have been gone for a minimum of 5 years before their name can be proposed. At that point, please write a letter or email to the General Manager giving the background and significance of the person you wish to honor and what you would suggest should be named for the person (park, sports field, playground, etc.).

If you are purchasing a bench, you may propose wording that includes your loved one’s name. The wording is subject to the General Manager’s approval. 

If you are purchasing a tree, no marker or signage is placed near the tree.