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SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting: Gaylord VFW Play Ground
DESCRIPTION:The Idea:\n\nThe Veterans Community Park Playscape was created as a unique and innovative play area for children\, families\, and veterans of all physical abilities to interact in a healthy and safe environment that encourages creativity\, exercise\, and fun. The Vets Playscape Committee is a group of local community volunteers who saw a need for such an inclusive play area where children and adults with disabilities could play together with\n\n\n\nThe Need:\nAccording to the 2022 US Census\, Otsego County has a 12.4% disability population under the age of 65\, while the City of Gaylord (where the playscape will be located) has a much larger 21.6% disability population in this age group. The State of Michigan average is just 14.3%. Thus\, this playscape will fill the gap by providing this population a playscape that caters to their needs. There are no other inclusive playgrounds available in Otsego County.\n\n\n\nThe Plan and the Funding:\n\nThe committee is currently working on a 4-phase plan for the playscape that will be located just north of the current pavilion in Veterans Community Park on Old 27 just north of McCoy Road. The goal is to have all 4 phases completed within 5 years with the help of donations and grants.\n\n\n\nOn August 14/15th they will be constructing Phase 1 and are gathering donations for Phase 2
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="503" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/3034/Image/_RibbonCutting202311.png" style="width: 600px\; height: 503px\;" width="600" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="color:#000000\;">The Idea:</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;">The Veterans Community Park Playscape was created as a unique and innovative play area for children\, families\, and veterans of all physical abilities to interact in a healthy and safe environment that encourages creativity\, exercise\, and fun. The Vets Playscape Committee is a group of local community volunteers who saw a need for such an inclusive play area where children and adults with disabilities could play together with</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>The Need:</strong></span></span>\n<div style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">According to the 2022 US Census\, Otsego County has a 12.4% disability population under the age of 65\, while the City of Gaylord (where the playscape will be located) has a much larger 21.6% disability population in this age group. The State of Michigan average is just 14.3%. Thus\, this playscape will fill the gap by providing this population a playscape that caters to their needs. There are no other inclusive playgrounds available in Otsego County.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="color:#000000\;">The Plan and the Funding:</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;">The committee is currently working on a 4-phase plan for the playscape that will be located just north of the current pavilion in Veterans Community Park on Old 27 just north of McCoy Road. The goal is to have all 4 phases completed within 5 years with the help of donations and grants.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;">On August 14/15th they will be constructing Phase 1 and are gathering donations for Phase 2</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="388" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/3034/Image/image001.jpg" style="width: 600px\; height: 388px\;" width="600" /></div>\n
LOCATION:Veterans Community Park Old 27 just north of McCoy Road
UID:e.3034.9122
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260416T104416Z
URL:https://www.gaylordchamber.com/events/details/ribbon-cutting-gaylord-vfw-play-ground-9122
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