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And so with strong sentiments, a desire to see its history preserved,
$130K raised through fund raising and corporate and private donations,
restorative work in conjunction with two Government agencies, the
National Conservation Committee and Tourism Development Corporation
commenced. Our involvement came through contact between a club member
and Chairman Ronald Armstrong, who found that further  assistance
was needed with funding the play park. Shortly after Mr Armstrong's
1998 presentation to our club, architect's plans for the area earmarked
for play park were handed over, together with preliminary costings
of equipment and site preparation.
A project committee chaired by President Elect Maurice Clarke and
comprising Distinguished President Trevor Thomas and Director Horace
Jordan, commenced research on the types of equipment best suited
and costings while they were attending the Annual Kiwanis International
Convention in Montreal in1998.
We entered the design and costing stage and after it appeared our
discussions with the original manufacturer were going no where,
assistance was obtained from B6b Duffield, President of the Kiwanis
Club of North Lake Tahoe. Bob and his wife Jeanie are regular visitors
to Barbados and have shared fellowship with us at a few club meetings.
Bob placed us in contact with GameTime in Alabama, USA. GameTime's
Frank Bette provided invaluable assistance at this stage and designs
and estimates which included generous discounts were obtained.
The fund raising phase commenced as soon as the 1998-99 administration
took seat With the targeted cost of the project in view, it was
determined that all fund raising for the year would be channeled
into the implementation of this project. All members became involved
in this fund raising phase through the execution of 5 bingo events,
cake sales, sponsored walk and for the first time, the publication
of a business calendar and specially designed picture postcards.
We also sought donations from corporate entities and individuals
specifically for this project.
Site preparation commenced in May 1999 with assistance from a member
of Lions International who provided the technical expertise for
layout, etc. Small groups of Kiwanians worked on weekends installing
bollards to the architect's design and specifications, levelling
the site and preparing the sand surface as recommended by the manufacturers
of the equipment.
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