FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 25, 2017
Contact: Carrie A. Dittman, Centerville-Washington Park District, cdittman@cwpd.org
Subject: New Playground and Little Free Library Celebration

CENTERVILLE, OH: Following the direction of the 2014 levy approved by voters, the Centerville-Washington Park District (CWPD) is systematically replacing its older playgrounds. They are celebrating the latest upgrade at Iron Horse Park, 6161 Millshire Drive, Thursday, November 2 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with a free event for the community. The event will include a short ribbon-cutting, storytimes, popcorn and the chance to be among the first on the new playground!

The “Pop Over to the Park” event will also celebrate the addition of the third Little Free Library in a CWPD Park. The Iron Horse Park Little Free Library is a partnership with the Friends of the Washington-Centerville Public Library and was made possible through donations from the Centerville Rotary Club and Patrick Hansford. A Little Free Library is a collection of books where anyone may stop by to pick up a book and leave behind another book to share. Introduced in Wisconsin, Little Free Libraries have turned into a worldwide book sharing movement. Bring a book to the celebration to donate to the library.

The park’s new playground is larger than the previous playground and features an all-weather, all-accessible safety surface. This type of surface has been well received by children and parents at CWPD’s Activity Center and Robert F. Mays Parks. Not only does it meet safety requirements, but it’s easy to walk on and accommodates wheels. Play features include swings, an adaptive swing chair, a wheelchair-accessible whirl spinner, various climbing structures, slides, platforms, and a spinami. Because residents have requested more shade in the parks, the new playground also includes a colorful shade structure.

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The Centerville-Washington Park District operates eight community parks, nine nature parks, and 33 neighborhood parks encompassing more than 1,000 acres in Centerville and Washington Township. For more information about the Centerville-Washington Park District, please call (937) 433-5155 or visit www.cwpd.org.