Since some children with disabilities cannot use the regular playground swings, they must sometimes just sit on the sidelines and watch their friends and siblings on the swings.
With this in mind, Tunkhannock Rotary 2018-2019 President Mike Markovitz applied for a District 7410 Designated Grant for $3,000 with a club match of $3,000 to buy and install an inclusive swing set at Lazybrook Park, home to our Rotary Harvest & Wine Festival. In fact, the matching funds came from the previous year’s profits from the Oct Festival.
In early August 2020, Rotarians Ron Furman and Norm Kelly joined Tunkhannock Township workers Bob Stevens and John Algar to dig holes, assemble the swing set frame and cement the poles into the ground.
On Monday Oct 5, the wood chips were finally delivered to finish up the installation of the swing set. Several Rotarians worked with the Township workers to spread the wood chips and hang the swings. It is rated for children 5-12 years of age.
l to r. Norm Kelly, John Proctor and Mike Markovitz