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<br /> ~i~ <br /> RTNWEST <br /> UTM CORPS <br /> I <br /> ews a ease <br /> July 6, 2000 <br /> CONTACT: I'~Tatalie Whitson, Northwest Youth Corps, 541-349-5055 ext. 205 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> NIKE AND NORTHWEST YOUTH CORPS RENOVATE TRAINSONG PARK <br /> Local youth will benefit from improved recreation facilities this summer thanks to a Trainsong <br /> Service Day sponsored by Nike and Northwest Youth Corps (NYC). On Monday, July 10, from 10:30 <br /> a.m. to 2 p.m.~ employees from Nike's Eugene retail store and the Nike USA Retail group at Nike's <br /> world headquarters in Beaverton will work side by side with NYC YouthWorks participants and staff, <br /> Americorps members, and City of Eugene employees to kick off the renovation of Trainsong Park. <br /> Trains©ng Park, located on Edison Street off Bethel Drive, serves the 1,750 residents in Eugene's <br /> Bethel Triangl neighborhood and is a popular location for the City's Summer Kids in the Park (SKIP) <br /> program. Among the needs at the neighborhood park are general cleanup, landscape improvements, and <br /> site furnishings and field renovations. <br /> In addition to pledging volunteers to help with the Service Day, Nike recently granted $15,000 <br /> to NYC to improve Trainsong Park. The grant, which will supplement improvement funds from <br /> Eugene's parks' and open space bond measure, will be used to hire NYC YouthWorks crews to perform <br /> park maintenance and improve park facilities -including softball and soccer fields and a basketball <br /> court for Betel children and families who play in Trainsong Park. <br /> (More) <br /> I <br /> <br />