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star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Transportation
To promote safe recreational spaces and increase opportunities for physical activity, improvements will be made to the Thomas Manor neighborhood, including installing shade trees, benches, and wayfinding and educational signage along the Playa Drain Trail route.

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Group holding sign next to a newly planted tree.
Group planting trees.
New trees along walk/bike path.

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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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