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Public places
└ Public space activation
└ Public space activation
This project created a gaming area -- including a ping-pong table, cornhole game and checkers/chess table -- at the Coastal Branch Library in an existing green space.
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Public space activation
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Gooding, ID
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Public space activation
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public space activation
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
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