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Rotary Club Seeks Volunteers to Build Playground

Rotary Club Seeks Volunteers to Build Playground
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
May. 05, 2016 | PADUCAH, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff May. 05, 2016 | 11:10 AM | PADUCAH, KY
The Rotary Club of Paducah is seeking volunteers to construct a new public playground during a community build event which will take place the week of June 20-26. The playground will provide children of all ages and abilities with a place for active and creative play in a natural outdoor setting.

The new $200,000 playground is being constructed as a part of the new Paducah Health Park project which will be located at 13th Street and Martin Luther King Drive in Paducah. The 4,000 square foot play area will feature a rope wall, rock wall, along with a variety of castles, swings, slides and monkey bars. The new playground will provide hours of healthy exercise and entertainment for the children in the community.

During the seven-day construction period, The Rotary Club of Paducah will lead twenty 4-hour shifts of 50 to 60 volunteers per shift who will dig, saw, hammer and assemble the playground in place.

“Materials, tools, nourishing meals and even childcare will be provided to our volunteers”, says John Williams, Jr., president of the Rotary Club of Paducah, “all we need now is for people to sign up.”

All in all, 900 4-hour volunteer slots will need to be filled to complete this project. Individuals, church groups, civic groups and local businesses are needed as volunteers to make this project a reality.

Funding for the playground is being provided by the Rotary Club of Paducah, Rotary District 6710, local individuals and businesses.

The build will conclude with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, June 26 at 6:00 pm. The public is invited to attend.

To learn more about the project, view the playground design and sign up as a volunteer for a shift or two, visit www.PaducahRotaryPlayground.com. Available shift times are 8:00am-noon, 12:30-5:00 pm and 5:00-8:30 pm each day.

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