Event - 20090831

The NWONA Board of directors applied for and obtained a city of Olympia Sustainability Grant. We will use the $1825.00, as our grant proposal states to "Enhance neighborhood livability, spirit of community and sense of place by converting a weed-infested city parcel into a community-building gathering spot and pocket park." The location of the pocket park is on the corner of Thomas and Madison, across from the playfield at Garfield Elementary School and very much in the center of the Westside neighborhood.

The money will be used to purchase materials for a community informational kiosk, build benches to host informal gatherings as well as workshops on community sustainability, and develop a handicap accessible path along Madison to connect up with the existing sidewalk. The grant monies must be spent by the end of November and the association will be planning work parties during the spring, summer, and fall. If you would like to volunteer for this project, you may call Robin at 352-3046.

Special thanks goes out to Thera Black for writing a grant that so well expressed our desires for the area, and for doing it in such a very timely manner!