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Hilton Centre Playground - 1993

The installation of a playground with access for special needs children was a major project for our club. In addition to donating $25,000 for the first stage, our members also came out to help with the installation of the playground equipment. We donated an additional $22,500 for stage II of this excellent playground as well, but were not involved in installing the second stage.

 

The architect's view of things in model scale. They must have done their job well, because the finished result looks remarkably like the scale model.
First machine in does the
heavy duty work.
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Club member Glenn Herd shows he still knows how to handle a power tool while Chris Gates is suitably impressed.
Scott Kenny and Chris Gates shows everyone what shovels are for.
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Jim Sawyer and Eric Mosley are trying to figure out the assembly of one of the pieces of playground equipment.
Sam Frketich checks whether the post is plumb and Jim Sawyer (as usual) is supervising.
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There was some mechanical help, at least with digging the post holes.
Once again, Jim Sawyer and Sam Frketich are teamed up.
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Things are beginning to take shape!
In fact, it is almost possible to make out that this is to be a children's playgound....
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..... and indeed it is, complete with happy children, thanking everyone for the first stage of the playground.

The Rotary Club of Port Alberni acknowledges the financial assistance of the
Province of British Columbia with the Clubs Community Service Projects

 

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