Year End Update

Since August, the Rivergrove and Grandview South Neighborhoodsvgot a lot accomplished in Lions Park. Thanks to the leadership of Grandview South Neighborhood Chair Kay Van Buren, we landed another $5000 grant. And then with the help of numerous volunteers from within and beyond the neighborhood and the ongoing help of the parks department, we extended the pathway from the southwest corner to the small pavilion. We were hoping to get all the way to the large pavilion before snows buried the park for the winter and even pulled the sod from the small pavilion, past the playground, and to the big pavilion, but a huge storm came too early so it looks like we will have to wait until spring for the first loop to be completed. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped this fall, and to Rivergrove's new neighborhood chair, Brent Hall, who put his full support behind the project.

Would you like to help with the Lions Park project?

We have just received another $5000 matching grant (and hope to receive another $5000 by the end of August) from the City Council to extend the pathways and plant more trees this fall. These funds build on $15,000 of previous matching grants, a $1000 donation from a local business--DHI Computing Services, $250 from the Provo Lions Club, over $1200 donations from individuals in the neighborhood, and most importantly, hundreds and hundreds of volunteer work hours by people within and beyond the neighborhood. These volunteer hours are particularly important because we must match the grants from the city primarily with donated time. This fall we will be doing preparation and clean-up work for the pathways (such as removing and replacing sod) and planting trees. If you would like to help us continue to transform the park, please contact project coordinator, Aaron Skabelund, at a.skabelund@gmail.com, and watch for signs in the neighborhood announcing when we will be doing the work. Thanks!