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Walcott, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The city will revitalize one tennis court with new asphalt and paint and convert a second court into pickleball courts. Pickleball offers beneficial exercise for older adults, since the sport is gentle on the joints.
Milnor, ND
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will install adult exercise equipment in a local, intergenerational playground to provide a wide range of activities for people of all ages and capabilities.
Melba, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: Centennial Park lacked accessible seating and sheltered space, limiting how often residents, especially older adults, could comfortably use the park. The City of Melba addressed that gap by adding an ADA-accessible gazebo with nearby parking and a connecting sidewalk. Community volunteers, many age 50 or older, helped plan the site, prepare the area and complete painting and finishing work. The structure began drawing use even before it was finished, with residents stopping to rest, eat lunch and gather. By adding permanent, accessible infrastructure through resident-led effort, the project expanded everyday park use and created a dependable place for connection that will serve the community over time.
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Germantown, MD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Community Gardens
Description: This project will support a community garden's operations with workshops on harvesting produce and winterization, as well as community events to tend the space. The garden provides an accessible space for residents to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and address local food insecurity.
Lovettsville, VA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Bikeability
Description: The town will install bike racks in front of Lovettsville's town hall, enabling residents to more easily access community events, social activities and local businesses.
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