BWC Herrick Park Playground Project
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A little more than one year ago, the BWC Herrick Park Playground Committee formed and began the task of pulling together the picture/plan for our club’s long term project that would become the goal that we are all working toward achieving. We never expected that the task would take so much time and energy. A lot of effort went into the various aspects of polling the club members, acquiring the initial bids, bringing the playground vendors before the membership, making the catalogs and preliminary designs available at meetings, etc., all to make sure that the membership was involved and that the club as a whole would be proud to put our club’s name onto the final product. In addition to that, there was a lot research conducted about various components, different products, ground cover, requirements, possible hazards and time spent on coordination with the Town of Bolton.
The Committee had hoped to produce the picture before the end of the last club year, but we wanted to ensure that we gave every member who so desired the opportunity to voice her opinion, so we held off and invited our membership to the summertime park play dates. The result is that it was all time very well spent because we truly believe that the revised design incorporates all of the feedback and is the most bang for our dollars.
It’s very important to note that the picture could still change along the way as we move forward with the Town of Bolton and depending on what we’re able to raise for funds. Generally speaking though, it is our goal and it is one that we are very excited to move forward into making a reality. Again, HUGE thanks to all of our members for all of the support for this wonderful endeavor we are taking on together.
Lani Ker and Val Connolly, Committee Co-Chairs
As
always, we welcome any feedback,
comments or suggestions that you
may
have. If you have thoughts to share
or areinterested in joining the
committee,
please contact
the committee.
The BWC Herrick Park Playground Committee:
Deb Bailey
Elisa
Bartlett
Julie
Begin
Noreen Carpenter (Grant Coordinator)
Vallerie
Connolly (Committee Co-Chair)
Susan
Erwin
Sally
Fritsche
Kristen
Kenney
Lani
Kerr (Committee Co-Chair)
Sue
Vining
Ana
Volek (Grant Coordinator)