Grand Junction, CO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Grand Junction Parks and Recreation created a strength training circuit along a walking path in Sherwood Park. To achieve this, GJPR installed four pieces of equipment for working out leg, arm and core muscles, including a rowing machine, sit up and pull up station and leg press. The park once housed similar fitness equipment, but GJCR had to remove it in the mid-nineties due to rot. Today, many residents of the surrounding neighborhoods are 50 and older, and the new equipment gives them an option for a cardio workout and strength training. The fitness stations are available to the public seven days a week and those interested can register for free instruction on how to use them.

Reno, NV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project will enhance a park and community garden with shuffleboard and cornhole games, bocce ball courts and benches. The activation will create a safe gathering space, located near schools, older adult housing and tribal communities.

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.