The Almonte Civitan Club is doing what many thought improbable- it’s got the hustle onto construct a destination accessible playground project in short order.
Civitan member Ron Terpstra say the local club has had the vision for a number of years to add the structure to amenities on its acreage on Almonte Street, just west of County Road 29.
In the year that the active fundraising has been going, members have raised close to half of the in-excess of 900 thousand dollars necessary to build the accessible playground- but Terpstra says (all bragging aside), the local club is “recognized worldwide as one of the most active and successful Civitan Clubs.”
Not only that, they got a strategic approach to actualize the initiative.
A catalogue of Sponsorship opportunities lists every feature that will be available in the Accessible Playground Project- and the amount it will take to purchase the item; potential donors are encouraged to review it, and select the amenity to which you wish to add your name.
To view what’s available, see https://www.almontecivitan.com/playground/give-the-gift-of-play
The next nearest of such attractions is currently a four-hour drive away.
By Rick Stow