Volunteers help build
Central Park at Rainier Vista
SEATTLE--April
17, 2006--Residents involved in the
redevelopment process at Rainier Vista said that one of the most
important things they would like to see in the new Rainier Vista is
a park where their children could play, they could meet their
neighbors and have gatherings with friends and family.
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Volunteers and community partners have
been working hard to make this happen. By the end of
June, Central Park at 29th Ave. S. and S. Genesee St. in
Rainier Vista will be open for the neighborhood to enjoy.
About 50 volunteers from the
neighborhood, CityYear,
Young Heroes, Neighborhood
House, Impact Property Services, SvR and Seattle Housing Authority helped
spread topsoil at a work party this last weekend. More
volunteers are encouraged to come help
build the park at another work party on
April 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Activities will include spreading topsoil and
installing plants. It will also give volunteers the opportunity to meet
some of the people who call Rainier Vista their home.
Volunteers help spread topsoil at Central Park. |
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If you are
interested in helping, please contact Sibyl Glasby, Seattle
Housing Authority Housing Developer, at
(206) 615-3532 or
sglasby@seattlehousing.org.
The south end of the park will open
during the first week of June and will offer the most
activities for the neighborhood. It will have
play equipment for kids, picnic tables, benches and
beautiful landscaping. |
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Volunteers working hard at Central Park. |
The north end of the park,
consisting mostly of grass and picnic areas, will open
closer to the end of June in order to give the grass more
time to grow.
Thank you to the
following partners for their contributions to help build Central
Park: SAFECO, Neighborhood House, City of Seattle's Department
of Parks and Recreation, The P-Patch Trust, Starbucks, Lowes
Hardware, Plantscapes, The Stewart Lumber & Hardware Company, QFC, Krispy
Kreme
and Tully's.
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