Creating a Healthy Community Environment
For several years, Onie Norman, a longtime colleague and friend of The League, has been nurturing the development of a park in her neighborhood in Dumas, Arkansas. In this primarily African American neighborhood the park is a welcome green space featuring large trees and a few benches. It is owned by the local Youth Improvement Club (YIC) and is adjacent to an elementary school which does not have an adequate playground for the students.
Here's where you come in! The Dumas Youth Improvement Club is eligible to apply for a $2500 grant toward the playground from Modern Woodmen of America, but $2500 in matching funds is required. The League wants to help Ms. Norman/YIC meet that match. Here's the great thing: if donors like you come together to raise at least $500, an anonymous League donor will kick in an additional $500, yielding at least $1000 toward the needed $2500 match.
Will you chip in so the kids have a place to play?
Ms. Norman has been regularly tending to the park, keeping it clean of trash and nurturing a dream of a lively playground. She is actively and successfully building a coalition of donors and supporters (local government, businesses, individuals, the school district, etc.) who will secure, install, and help maintain playground equipment for children ages 3 - 12. We're honored to be part of this effort.