Major Makeover Planned for Grovemont Park Playground
The playground at Grovemont Park, adjacent to the Swannanoa Library, was constructed in 1999-2000 through a major fundraising and volunteer labor effort involving scores of Swannanoa residents. The project was coordinated by two local non-profits, the Friends of the Swannanoa Library, and the Swannanoa Community Council.
The playground and surrounding park have been enjoyed by literally thousands of families in the community for the past 16+
years. But after all those years of service, the playground is showing its age and is in need of an overhaul. An effort to completely replace the protective mulch and make other
repairs and improvements is in the planning stages. A generous grant from Buncombe County Parks & Recreation will help with some of the expenses, but more funding, materials,
planning, and labor are needed.
The bulk of the community workdays will occur in early
March (stay tuned for updates as dates and details are finalized), and will require lots of volunteer labor for removing and spreading mulch, construction of timber planting beds, building and restoring walking paths, graffiti removal, and much more. Additional funding
and in-kind donations are also needed, along with ready-to-eat food for hungry volunteers.
If you're interested in volunteering time, or making an in-kind contribution of materials, food, etc., please contact George Scott at 828-779-7455 or sgss108@gmail.com.
If you're interested in making a financial contribution, please send a check to Swannanoa Community Council, PO Box 1008, Swannanoa, NC, and write "Playground Project" in the memo line.
Thank you for your support in restoring this community gem!
The Community Works When We Work Together
The Playground & Park upfit is almost complete!
These next two work days will be used to complete the distribution of the remaining mulch, and do some patch construction (with granite screenings) in and around the playground.
The dates are May 11(Thur) --- 9:30-3:00.
Keep in mind that even if you can only come by a 1/2 hour or so, every bit helps! Come on out and lend a hand!
