CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Work is well underway on the Heritage Park splash pad and playground project, thanks to the combined efforts of the three local Rotary clubs, the City of Clarksville, and Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department.
Earlier this year the City of Clarksville and the presidents of the Sunrise Rotary, Clarksville Rotary, and Sunset Rotary Clubs signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the new splash pad and playground.
The playgrounds, one designed for children ages 2-5 and the other for youngster’s 5-12-years-old, will include an all-inclusive design so that children with developmental disabilities will be able to enjoy it. Grants from the Montgomery County Health Council and Rotary International will help fund the project.
Jeff Groves with Sunset Rotary talked about the effort. “It’s all three groups working together as one and bring the Rotary name and recognition to citizens by building an all-inclusive playground as well as splash pad that everybody can enjoy,” said Groves.
Sunrise Rotarian Bob Huffman said this year our motto in Rotary is to “be a gift to the world” which coincided so fortunately that we’re able to gift this splash pad and two playgrounds.
About a dozen Tennessee National Guard soldiers were on hand this week lending their help with the project. Soldiers with the 255th Engineer Detachment out of Tennessee Ridge and another unit, the 212th out of Paris, Tennessee were showing their support.
Many Rotary members from the three clubs will be on site helping with work on the project and they are encouraging volunteers to join them at Heritage Park. Saturday, April 9, volunteers from the community are encouraged to join in the effort to help spread rubberized mulch in all areas needed.
A date of May 20 has been scheduled for the ribbon cutting and official opening of the playground and splash pad to the public.