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star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
To respond thoughtfully to the importance of social distancing brought on by the COVID-19 crisis, a temporary parklet will be constructed with movable furniture.

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New colorful parklet with seating and tables.
Sign describing parklet.
People sitting in new parklet.

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City of Camden

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City of Columbia

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Description: Funding was provided to install seating along Main Street, an area that attracts pedestrians and hosts events that draw people from the surrounding region.

ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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