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star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public places
This project will create a small parklet at the library to provide a functional and appealing public green space that can be used and enjoyed by library patrons and community residents.

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New landscaping at library traffic circle.
Adirondack chairs, table and planter.
Accessible picnic bench and planter.

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City of Grafton

Grafton, WV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Transportation

Description: An unofficial walking trail will be enhanced with additional benches and directional signage to make it safer and more accessible.

City of Morgantown

Morgantown, WV

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: 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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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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