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<br /> 06/17/05 FRI 18;50 FAX 541 682 4882 Et1GENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN <br /> QI001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Pans and <br /> OpeA Space N E S RELEASE <br /> www.ci.eugene.ocus/parks <br /> June 17, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ~ Carrie Peterson, park Development Coordinator, 682-4907 <br /> ¦ Evon Smith, Smith Family Bookstore & Unique Eugene contact, 343-4717 or 345-1651 <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Speaalist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Shcp for RiverPlay at Unilque Eugene Outlets Saturday, June '18 <br /> Shop at all Unique Eugene outlets and help bul!d RiverPlay, the area's first, uniquely Eugene <br /> regional playground at Skinner Butte Park! On Saturday, June 18, a percentage of all sales at Unique <br /> Eugene outlets will be donated to RiverPlay. Participating businesses include: Dot Dotson's, Blue <br /> Moon, Down to Earth, Eugene Toy ~ Hobby, Footwise, Greater Goods, Harlequin Beads & Jewelry, <br /> Newman's, Oregon Art Supply, Pacific Winds Music, Passionflower Design, Paulus Bicycle Way of Life, <br /> Rainbow Optics, Saturday Market, Smith Family Bookstore, Sundance Natural Foods, and Tactics <br /> Boardshop. Each business wilt donate a minimum of $100. For store hours, call individual stores <br /> directly. <br /> "Just like the RiverPlay Discovery Playground at Skinner Butte Park, Unique Eugene members <br /> celebrate the unique spirit of Eugene," says Evon Smith, owner of Smith Family Bookstore and member <br /> of the Unique Eugene wnsortium. "By shopping at one of our Unique Eugene stores on June 18, you, <br /> too. are investing in our communiiy, both by buying local first and contributing to RiverPlay!" <br /> Phase one of the RiverPiay playground includes a mammoth play replica of Skinner Butte, two <br /> water features, the millrace and the rain circle, which represents the origins of the Willamette River, a <br /> child-operated ferry, stagecoach, and the pioneer village. Subsequent phases will include an ancient <br /> history sand dig, miniature Willamette River, old mill play structure, and Kalapuya village. For mere <br /> information about RiverPlay or the benefit, call 682-4907 or visit www.ci.euaene.or.us/PARKS/riverala . <br /> For more infom~ation about Unique Eugene, visit www.uniaueeugene.cornlindex.html. <br /> ~~(erPlp <br /> ~'c <br /> ~^'~dvencu~e'• <br /> <br />