City of Morgantown Print

star-24px 2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
The grant will help improve Morgantown as a more livable community for our residents, especially our 50 and over, by purchasing and placing 9 benches throughout our historic downtown giving everyone the opportunity to sit, rest and socialize.

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Many benches ready to install.
New bench installed.
Two new benches installed

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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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