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EUGENE n8w5-reiea =e <br /> December 16, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Robin Hostick, Parks and Open Space Planner, 682-4915 <br /> • Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> MEDIA ADVISORY <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Plans for Two of Eugene's Largest Playgrounds to be Unveiled this Thursday <br /> WHAT: City parks staff and officials and representatives from Eugene Lions Club, <br /> Eugene Active 20/30 Club and Eugene Downtown Rotary will unveil the final <br /> plans for what will be Eugene's largest playgrounds at a news conference. The <br /> media and public are invited to attend and learn more about the RiverPlay <br /> project. A performance of an excerpt of the opera "Carmen" follows as part of the <br /> Hult's free noon concert series. <br /> WHEN: Thursday, December 18, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. <br /> WHERE: Hult Center lobby, One Eugene Center, near main entrance off of W. 7th Avenue <br /> WHY: According to input gathered from the community in developing the master plans <br /> for Skinner Butte and Alton Baker parks and the 1998 parks and open space <br /> bond measure, Eugene is ready for a regional playground. With pledges of <br /> support from local service organizations, park planners talked to children, <br /> parents, and other interested community members at the Eugene Celebration, <br /> area schools, and a public workshop this past fall and designed two different but <br /> complementary playgrounds, connected by the Willamette River—one at Skinner <br /> Butte Park and one at Alton Baker Park. The project is funded in part from the <br /> parks and open space bond measure and grants, but, in order to realize the full <br /> scope of the vision, donations of cash, labor and materials are needed from the <br /> community. <br /> For more information, call 682-4915 or 682-4800. <br /> ### <br />