Lansing's Potter Park will have a few new additions in the future, including a
Flippopotamus
and a fish called the
Big
Kahuna. No, they are not being added to the Potter Park Zoo, but to
the Park itself, and they are not animals, but playground structures.
CASE
Cares, part of
CASE
Credit Union will host
a site dedication for the barrier-free
playground, to be built when the remaining funds are secured. "CASE Cares is in the process of
raising money," says Kathy
Devine of CASE Cares. "[We're] hoping to build next spring."
Devine says the site dedication is the first step in building the
playground. The goal is to make the community aware that the project
needs money.
She says the event is not a fundraiser, but that they are
looking for donations. Those who donate have the option of naming parts
of the playground, including the equipment. Devine says that sponsored
equipment will feature a plaque bearing the name of the sponsor.
The focus of the playground is to built a play space for special needs
children and their families. “It will have a special surface, spongy,
easier for wheelchairs and walkers,” says Devine.
Source: Kathy Devine
Writer:
Daniel J.
Hogan
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