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Darrel and the Stait Park Renovation

10/2/2012

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I am pleased and excited to announce that Darrel's Playground will be a part of the Stait Park {on Garafraxa St. and Provost Lane} renovation and transformation into the first fully accessible playground built in Fergus and Centre Wellington!!  "Power of Play", a local group organized by Andy Speers (whose son Asher was born with Down Syndrome), hopes to raise the needed $150,000 - $175,000 to make this massive undertaking a reality.  With your support, "In Memory of Darrel Robb" will be included with other sponsors on the park's dedication sign.
 
Ever since I begun Darrel's Playground, I have wanted it to exist not only in cyberspace, but somewhere in the physical world as well.  Originally I had plans to do something at St. Joseph's Catholic School, where Darrel had attended Junior Kindergarten, but there have been several setbacks along the way, which  along with the passage of time, has made that option no longer
viable.  This project at Stait Park provides an excellent way to allow me to achieve some part of this dream, while helping the present and future children of my community a safe and  all inclusive, barrier-free area to enjoy the outdoors.
 
While there will be many fundraisers for the park in the future, I would greatly appreciate you donating through me directly to the Playground's account,  so that the funds will go towards getting Darrel's name on the sign. 

To become a "Bronze Sponsor", we need to raise at least $3000 over the next 18 months.   Every 2 months, I will transfer the money to Mr. Speers, who will then have the Township of Centre Wellington issue a Tax Receipt for all donations over $25.00, which I'll mail out to you once I receive them.
 
If you have any questions and/or interested in making a Donation and a Difference, please contact me: 

1. Through Facebook (if currently connected to me on that site)
2. Email: darrelsplayground@yahoo.ca
3. In Person (if in the Centre Wellington area)
4. PayPal available from "About Us/Fundraising" Page
  
Some articles on the Project thus far:
 

http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/index.cfm?page=detail&itmno=13344

http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/index.cfm?page=detail&itmno=13882

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Power-of-Play-Fergus/295596937215071?fref=ts
  
Thank You,
 
Stephen Robb
 
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The Power of Play Project is also currently participating in the Aviva Community Fund, which will donate finacial support to ideas/projects based on votes accumulated online.  Round 1 takes place from October 1, 2012 - October 15, 2012.
 
Please Vote for Power of Play at: http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13678

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Update: Power of Play has made it through to the Semi Finals of the Aviva Community Fund Competition.  From Dec 3rd - Dec 12th, Please vote DAILY for our Project (use Link above).  Thank You
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8 Comments

    The majority of all these entries were written by Darrel's father, Stephen.  For those that are not, efforts have been made to give proper credit where it is due.

    The bulk of the posts are in the June 2011 Archives Section, as that is when I transferred them over to this site.  Category Tags should allow you to find entries easier.

    I've tried to correct spacing issues on many of the entries, as most of the older ones have been copied from different sites I've used in the past. I apologize if some have been overlooked.

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