Forest Park Forever Hat Luncheon

We hope you had a wonderful time at the 35th annual Forest Park Forever Hat Luncheon on June 4, 2026. In partnership with the Centene Foundation, friends, neighbors and community leaders celebrated 40 years of our stewardship and 150 years of memories in the country’s best city park.

Thank you for celebrating this milestone year with incredible generosity! Thanks to the thoughtful leadership of event co-chairs Akberet Boykin Farr and Laura Sawyier, we had a record year and raised more than $665,000 to support our daily care of Forest Park!

Championed by the Women’s Committee the iconic Forest Park Forever Hat Luncheon is our most eagerly anticipated event of the year. It is our nonprofit conservancy’s signature event and largest annual fundraiser. If you didn’t have a chance to give during the Hat Luncheon, please keep the momentum going and support Forest Park Forever today.

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