“SPRING – Day of Service / Caring” Friends of Warriors’ Path State Park is again joining hands with different organizations and individuals(churches, businesses, civic clubs, youth groups, etc.) to host “Spring” Clean-up, Spruce-Up, Volunteer Work Day at Darrell’s Dream “Boundless” Playground (located at Warriors’ Path State Park).
DATE: Saturday, April 27th, 8:15am - 1pm
RAIN DATE: Sat. May 4th, 8:15am - 1pm
(This is a special one-of-a-kind playground built by the community… a place where all children of ALL ABILITIES can Play and Learn)
Breakfast, Lunch, Refreshments & Supplies provided for volunteers Hardee’s (Capstone Restaurants, McDonalds (Faris Properties), Food City, MyCroft Signs, Walmart, Office Depot, Dunkin Doughnuts and many other sponsors for their support
Just some of the projects we will attempt to do:
1) Gathering leaves and debris from playground and creek
2) Weeding and mulching playground, interpretive plantings –(herb garden, rain gardens and wildflower walk, parking lots, rec. building planters, etc.)
3) Sand Island equipment cleaned, sand raked / fluffed and replenished
4) Rubber Mulch cleaned out in all “fall” play zones, leveled to avoid drop-offs for special needs and replenished.
5) Braille Trail and Treehouse Nature Walk interactive exhibits washed down to remove dirt and built up lime.
6) Braille playground perimeter walkway lined with pea gravel along edges to avoid drops-offs
7) Washing down all playground equipment and interactive structures in Alpha Playground, Gamma Playground,
8) Sand Island and “a-MAZE-ing area” including restrooms, entrance pavilion and picnic pavilion.
9) All signage, benches, trash cans pressure washed and cleaned
10) All signage and playground equipment paint touched-up, repaired as needed.
Meet for at 8:15am at Darrell’s Dream Playground – just pass Marina,
Please RSVP if able to help so we can plan projects / teams; supplies, as well as, breakfast, lunch and water throughout the day.
Call or email to RSVP to: Mary Steadman (mesteadman@aol.com) 423-956-4330. You can also register online at:
https://friendsofwarriorspathstatepark.com/volunteer-form/
If with an organization, please RSVP with your team leader. Please call if any questions.
Remember to do!
- WEAR WORK GLOVES to protect hands and as an added safety measure
- Wear old clothes’ dress in Layers, just in case cool in the morning
- If have standard rake or heavy-duty rake and/or wheel barrel you can bring – please do! Put name on tape on rake.
Hope to see you there!
