FOWP to Celebrate New Picnic Shelter with Ribbon Cutting
Friends of Williamston Parks and the Williamston Area Beautification Fund will celebrate the completion of the new picnic shelter at Volunteers Community Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 27. On the corner of Putnam and School streets in Williamston, the event will be held at 4 pm, followed by a free community picnic open to the public until 6 pm.
More than 150 people supported the campaign to raise $29,000, which was matched by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation through its Public Spaces Community Spaces grant program. Major donors include The Bennett Family and Girl Scout Troop 30156, Paul Chesley, The Guter Family, Todd and Gillian Granger, Independent Bank of Williamston, William and Mary Lou Somerville and the Sunrise Rotary Foundation of Williamston. In addition to the picnic shelter, the project included new picnic tables, benches, trash receptacle, concrete walkway connecting the shelter to the playground and three new trees.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, job awareness and community development with the focus on growing Michigan’s economy. Public Spaces Community Places is a collaborative effort of the MEDC, the Michigan Municipal League, and Patronicity, in which residents can use crowdfunding to be part of the development of strategic projects in their communities.
The Friends of Williamston Parks began in 2015 to focus on park improvement efforts. For more information about the Friends of Williamston Parks, visit www.williamstonparks.org or e-mail williamstonparks@gmail.com.