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i 'N ~ ~ n f'~~ i <br /> August 25, 1998 <br /> CONTACT: Marcia Peeters, Parks Volunteer Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> }From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> )~'OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> I <br /> I' VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH CITY TO IMPROVE FRIENDLY PARK <br /> ' Local volunteers will turn work into fun on this weekend as they improve the play area at <br /> friendly Park. Dozens of volunteers from a variety of groups will join City of Eugene Public Works <br /> ~taff at the neighborhood park, 27~' and Monroe, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 29, to fix up the <br /> i <br /> playground area and install new equipment. <br /> I <br /> Members and parents of Cub Scout Pack 202 will install drainage pipe while members of the <br /> },~riendly Area Neighbors group build a containment base and spread sand over the play area. The play <br /> structure will be assembled and installed by contractors who are participating in the community service <br /> ~roject through the Mid-Oregon Chapter of the Oregon Remodelers Association. City park maintenance <br /> staff will do the excavating, ditching, and post hole digging and deliver the play equipment and sand. <br /> Iii The neighborhood group has worked with the City for almost five years on plans to improve the <br /> ark play equipment. "We planted trees and sponsored raffles and had `Music in the Park,' all with a <br /> ~oal of improving our park and bringing the neighborhood together," said Natalie Whitson, one of the <br /> neighborhood group volunteers who is taking part in the park project. The group's fund-raising events <br /> rfaised $2,600 to help purchase the play equipment. Total value of the improvements being made, <br /> including donated labor, is expected to be in the range of $8,000. <br /> I!i For more information on the Friendly Park project, or to learn more about the C.ity's parks <br /> }~olupteer program, cal( Marcia Peeters at the City of Eugene, 682-4845. <br /> <br /> Publiic Works • Administration. City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />