Jun 4, 2008
The F.A.N.S. Kelley Park Project a SUCCESS!
It has been a long road of fundraisers and campaigning, but at the end of the day on Sunday, June 1, Kelley Park in Ballston Spa had a brand new playground built and paid for by members of the community.
There is still some minor work to be done on the playground — like putting lettering on the pair of fire trucks that represent the village’s two fire departments — but thanks to two years of effort by Friends and Neighbors of Ballston Spa (FANs) it is now open for use.
“There were so many people who reached out,” said FANs’ volunteer organizer Shannon Hansen. “I keep feeling astounded because the whole was greater than the sum of the parts. Whatever people could give and whatever time or skill they could give they did, and it all came together.”Making a sizable contribution to that end on Friday, May 30, was Assemblyman James Tedisco, R-Schenectady, who presented FANs with a $20,000 check at the building site.
“I can’t think of a better investment than to give these kids this playground,” Tedisco said. “This shows why we have the highest quality district in the state of New York.”
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