Commemorative Gifts

Welcome to the City of Montgomery's commemorative gift program. You now have the ability to give a commemorative gift online to honor of a special someone in your life. Birthdays, anniversaries, memorials, and other special occasions can be chosen to honor a loved one. Please select a gift from below.  For more information, please call (513) 792-8314.

Johnson Nature Preserve Tornado Commemoration

Information Packet and Order Form (pdf)


Johnson Nature Preserve Design ConceptThe City of Montgomery is excited to offer a wonderful opportunity to support the parks and our community by taking advantage of memorial options that are presented as part of the proposed improvements to the Johnson Nature Preserve, one of the lesser known gems in our valued park system.

As a special “Thank You” as one of our gifting partners, you will also receive a pendent that captures the community spirit that we all relate with those days and months after the 1999 tornado. “We’re all in this together” is the caption under the sketch of clasped hands that Jim Borgman of the Cincinnati Enquirer did to symbolize that spirit and what we chose to etch into these pendents.

Without support from our community, these proposed improvements would simply not be possible. With your support, this park is sure to remain a treasure in our park system!

Monument and Plaque: $10,000 (limit 1)
Tornado Monument and PlaqueMemorial Donation Includes: Name and logo on a plaque or brick within the pillar supporting the monument at the Johnson Nature Preserve.

Name and logo on our City web site as donor of the tenth anniversary 1999 Tornado Monument at Johnson Natuure Preserve for 5 years.

Logo and Name included in two related articles in our monthly bulletin mailed to 4700 Montgomery households and businesses.  Name also included in the related press release

Johnson Nature Preserve Landscape Bed and BenchLandscape Bed and Bench: $1,500 (limit 5)
Memorial Donation Includes: Name on a rock in one of five landscape beds at the entrance to Johnson Nature Preserve. Name on a plaque to be mounted on one of five benches at the entrance to the Johnson Nature Preserve. Name included in one related articles in our monthly bulletin mailed to 4700 Montgomery households and businesses.

Cedar Bench: $500 (limit 8)
Memorial Donation Includes:Name on a plaque to be mounted on the bench to be placed along the nature walk within the park.

Large Brick Paver: $250 (limit 50)
Memorial Donation Includes: Name or memorial message on a large brick paver to be placed under the pergola in the educational cove.

Memorial BrickMemorial Brick: $50 (limit 250)
Memorial Donation Includes: Name or memorial message on a brick to be placed on circular patios at park entrance.

Information Packet and Order Form (pdf)

Commemorative Brick Program

Purchase Commemorative Brick

Example of Commemorative Brick

A $25.00 gift will install a Commemorative Brick in honor of a special someone in your life.

Your gift will provide beauty and value, while enhancing the City Hall building.  Most of all, your gift will be a legacy to our City, helping create an attractive and pleasant place to live, work, and play.

An acknowledgement card will be sent to the person or family of the individual honored, as well as to the contributor.

Purchase Commemorative Brick

Commemorative Tree Planting Program

Purchase Commemorative Tree

Commemorative Tree Planting

A $150.00 gift will plant a single tree in honor of a special someone in your life.

Your gift will grow in beauty and value, while enhancing the City's environment.  Most of all, your gift will be a legacy to our City, helping create an attractive and pleasant place to live, work and play.

An acknowledgement card will be sent to the person or family of the individual honored, as well as to the contributor. Tree selection and park location is at your request.  The City cannot guarantee specific requests on tree species and planting location but will make efforts to honor requests or propose an appropriate alternate.

Tree Species:

Other trees can be planted, at your request, subject to availability and landscape appropriateness.

Purchase Commemorative Tree

Commemorative Victorian Bench Program

Purchase Commemorative Victorian Bench

Commemorative Victorian Bench

A $450.00 gift will install a Victorian Bench in honor of a special someone in your life.

Your gift will provide beauty and value, while enhancing the City's sidewalk system.  Most of all, your gift will be a legacy to our City, helping create an attractive and pleasant place to live, work and play.

The City cannot guarantee specific requests on location, but will make every effort to honor requests or propose an appropriate alternate.

Purchase Commemorative Victorian Bench

Commemorative Park Bench Program

Purchase Commemorative Park Bench

Commemorative Park Bench

A $250.00 gift will install a Park Bench in honor of a special someone in your life.

Your gift will provide beauty and value, while enhancing the City's park system.  Most of all, your gift will be a legacy to our City, helping create an attractive and pleasant place to live, work and play.

The City cannot guarantee specific requests on location, but will make every effort to honor requests or propose an appropriate alternate.  Here is a list of parks to help  you in your selection:

Purchase Commemorative Park Bench

Arts & Amenities Fund

Gifts to the Arts & Amenities Fund from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors can greatly assist the City in providing cultural programs, special events and public arts projects in the community.

The City Arts and Amenities Fund is a nontax supported fund operated by the City of Montgomery. This fund supports the Sister Cities Commission and Arts Commission projects and activities including a portion of the Bastille Day celebration, Sensory Sundays events, and support of exchange activities between the City of Montgomery and its Sister City, Neuilly Plaisance, France. The fund also supports the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, annual photo contest, sculpture installation and other arts and cultural activities in the community. Gifting opportunities in this fund include:

Please call (513) 792-8314 for more information about donating to this fund.

Parks Trust Fund

Gifts to the Parks Trust Fund from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors can greatly assist the City in enhancing its parks, amenities and gateway systems.

The Montgomery Parks Trust Fund is a nontax supported fund operated by the City of Montgomery. This fund supports enhancement projects in the City’s parks and the community’s gateways. It affords the donor the opportunity to identify a project or enhancement for a city-owned facility and provide funding for that project so that it may proceed (subject to acceptance by Montgomery City Council.)

Gifting opportunities in this fund include:

Please call (513) 792-8314 for more information about donating to this fund.

Historic Trust Fund

Gifts to the Historic Trust from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors can greatly assist the City in preserving, protecting, rehabilitating, and maintaining City-owned historical properties, furniture, artifacts, works of art, historical documents and other property. The Montgomery Historic Trust Fund is a nontax supported fund operated by the City of Montgomery that supports the maintenance of city-owned historic properties. The fund may also be used to accept significant properties, documents or artifacts (subject to acceptance by Montgomery City Council.)

Gifting opportunities in this fund include:

Please call (513) 792-8314 for more information about donating to this fund.

"Friends Of" Program

For donors who would like to make a tax-deductible gift to any number of the city’s service areas, the City of Montgomery features a “Friends Of” Program to facilitate contributions or donations.

Popular donation opportunities include the Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department and the Police Department, although donations are accepted for any of the City’s service areas.

Previous donations have been made to purchase specific pieces of equipment including a thermal imaging camera for the Fire Department, flags for use in all City facilities, and general support of City services. All funds are used for the specific purpose for which they are donated (subject to acceptance by Montgomery City Council.)

Please call (513) 792-8314 for more information about donating to this fund.