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Chiloquin, OR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The project will transform a gravel lot into a park with accessible features, including non-slip concrete surfaces and ADA-compliant seating areas, to allow older adults to relax and socialize.
Hattiesburg, MS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: Duncan Lake Park in Hattiesburg's East Jerusalem neighborhood is popular with residents, yet many of the park's amenities were in disrepair. To give the park new life, Hattiesburg Landmark Preservation refurbished picnic tables with new tops featuring painted checkerboards. They also installed new benches, added a wheelchair-accessible sidewalk and created two murals depicting native plants and animals. Today, the park hosts free arts programming for residents of all ages.
Holy Cross, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will renovate the tennis court and add two pickleball courts with ADA access and portable benches. This will improve health and provide diverse recreational amenities for residents, especially those age 50 and over.
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Clear Lake, SD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will add two accessible benches with shaded canopies and a chilled water drinking fountain at Clear Lake City Park.
Brookings, SD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Pedestrian Safety
Description: This project will improve pedestrian safety at two key intersections in Downtown Brookings by installing high-visibility crosswalks and painted bump-outs.
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