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Park District Awarded Grants

ODNR Division of Wildlife Grant

Senior Adventure Camp ArcheryThe 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

Stroller Strength 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

Centerville Rotary Club and Cub Scout Pack 530Members 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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Centerville-Washington Park District (Washington Township Park District)
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