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CREATE A SPLASH AT FLETCHER PARK

2/5/2019

The Mt. Zion Parks & Recreation Commission needs your help!!!!  They need funds to match a recently awarded OSLAD (Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development) Grant from the State of Illinois to construct a Splash Pad at Fletcher Park.  The grant award of $374,200 requires a 50% match.   The total cost of the project is $748,400. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2020.   

The deadline for fundraising is December 31, 2019 to ensure construction begins in the spring of 2020.

To-date, the Commission has raised $65,000.  Tax-deductible donations can be made through the Community Foundation of Macon County by calling (217) 429-3000 or by following this link https://cfmc.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?funit_id=1142  

Please consider helping us reach our goal and provide a new community destination for area children of all ages. NO DONATION AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL!!

Let’s CREATE A SPLASH at Fletcher Park!!!