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Wrens, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The city will build a pavilion at Johnson Lake featuring picnic tables, seating and greenspace. The space will host activities for older adults, including fishing and picnics.
Melba, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will construct a 15-foot by 15-foot octagonal gazebo in Centennial Park. The ADA-accessible gazebo, with two benches and ADA parking spaces, will provide a meeting place for community events and gatherings.
Frederick, MD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The city will upgrade a park with equipment to help older adults to build their mobility and stability and reduce their risk of falling. The outdoor area will feature different walking surfaces, allowing visitors to practice foot and ankle control and respond to sensory feedback.
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Central Falls, RI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: To allow for more community events in Veterans Memorial Park, the City of Central Falls purchased two canopies to shade visitors from the sun. The City then set up the all-weather canopies at a series of events held in the park, including a picnic, Zumba gatherings and ice cream socials. Project organizers say the canopies will allow them to expand outdoor programming aimed at older adult residents.
Central Falls, RI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: To transform a green space into an attraction for people of all ages, this project installed amenities such as seating and tables for dominoes and chess.
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