| Park District Awarded Grants ODNR Division of Wildlife Grant
 The
Centerville-Washington Park District has been chosen by the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife's Shooting Sports Subsidy program
to receive a grant in the amount of $5,706.00. The Shooting Sports Grant,
funded in part by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wildlife
Restoration Program, will enable the Park District to purchase two sets of
archery equipment and develop an ongoing archery program within our
community. This program is designed to introduce participants of all ages
and abilities to the sport of archery. Archery is a sport whose participants
increase self-confidence, strengthen core muscles, increase mental
concentration and most of all have fun. Archery programs will be led by Park
District employees and volunteers who are National Archery in the Schools
certified instructors. Look forward to archery programs offered by the
Centerville-Washington Park District coming this fall!
Montgomery County Incentive Grant
The Montgomery County Solid Waste Management Policy Committee awarded the
Park District a 2010 Incentive Grant to purchase recycled content benches
and recycling bins to place along the Iron Horse
Trail at the Whipp Road and Rahn Road intersections. The committee
received twenty-nine applications and approved nineteen for funding for a
total of $150,000. These grants enhance and increase recycling, waste
minimization, and composting in local communities.
OPRA Connections
The Ohio Parks and Recreation Association
includes stories about the influence of
parks and recreation on lifestyles for the OPRA
Connections magazine. Local resident Leah Ann Dabbelt submitted her family's story. Read how
the Centerville-Washington Park District has
impacted their lives in
Building Our Family's Foundation One Park
Program at a Time.
Community Volunteers for Park District During
National Volunteer Month
 Members
of the Centerville Rotary Club and Cub Scouts from Pack #530 of Incarnation
Parish helped spruce up the Grant Park Nature Nook and Rotary Memorial
Evergreen Forest, spreading over 20 yards of mulch. Greg Boerschen
coordinated this Cub Scout service project.
The Centerville
Community Church on State Route 48 provided 70 volunteers in conjunction
with the Love Your City initiative. Jon Biggs coordinated this effort for
the church. This group conducted a litter sweep at our seven community parks
and mulched many of the landscape beds. This is the second year that the
Centerville Community Church has volunteered for the Park District.
The Centerville-Kettering Kiwanis group mulched the Hithergreen Senior
Center’s Window on Wildlife and the front entrance to the Grant Park Nature
Nook. Forty volunteers worked throughout the day on Saturday, April 16 to
complete this project.
The Dayton YMCA’s Youth League conducted the
final weekend project. Coordinated by Sarah Caughey, this leadership group
donated the plants and landscaped the beds adjacent to the Rotary Shelter at
Oak Grove Park in southern Washington Township. Area high school students
work on service projects through the YMCA during their junior year.
“It is great to see so many community groups dedicated to helping out in the
Park District,” said Ken Carter, Operations Manager at the
Centerville-Washington Park District. “Not only do these groups help keep
the parks looking great during a season that our staff is busy trying to
catch up, they provide a great public service to the community as a whole.”
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