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Founders Park

at Founders Park

A New Place for Connection

The BlueCross Foundation partnered with the National Civil Rights Museum to reimagine Founders Park, the area directly across from the museum and the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

Funding from the foundation was used to install infrastructure elements in the space, creating an area for expanded museum programming and an additional place for museum visitors and community members to gather and reflect.

The BlueCross Healthy Place at Founders Park represents the evolution of the BlueCross Healthy Place program, bringing neighbors together through a new kind of shared experience.

Features

New Legacy Terrace featuring an outdoor classroom area overlooking the Lorraine Motel
Additional seating and rest areas
Redesigned green space for community events
Enhanced signage and fencing
Full landscaping

In the News

Blending History and Community at the BlueCross Healthy Place at Founders Park

BlueCross Healthy Places have always been about bringing people together — usually through opportunities for healthy activity, such as playgrounds, sports fields and fitness areas. But on May 16 in Memphis, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation announced a partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum to create the BlueCross Healthy Place at Founders Park. This project is an exciting opportunity for the program and will bring people together for a new kind of shared experience.