The Oregon-Davis School Board got an update on the Elementary School playground project.
A portion of the fundraising for this project stems from Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) in a crowdfunding campaign to transform and update the playgrounds at the Oregon-Davis Elementary School.
Students will now have three improved places to play from this crowdfunding campaign after reaching their goal of raising $50,000 by November 1. The project led by Oregon-Davis PTA will receive a matching grant as part of the IHCDA’s CreatINg Places program.
Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Bill Bennett added the Kankakee Valley REMC Operation Round Up recently presented a $10,000 grant to the Oregon Davis School PTA. He added Kankakee Valley REMC said if the school was able to reach $40,000 in donations, they would donate the remaining $10,000.
Funds from this campaign will be used to create obstacle courses, a climbing web, slides, a walking track, and surfacing. This will be the second phase in the project providing this rural community and its residents a place for togetherness, wellness, and play.
