This was the scene Tuesday morning as the quarter-century old playground was being razed.
ANSONIA - After the wooden playscape at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center was demolished Tuesday a GoFundMe site was set up by a local resident (https://www.gofundme.com/y6zttytg).
It has already received some donations, “but there is still a big funding gap,” said Alison Rubelmann, the Center’s Director.
“We’d like to put in a beautiful, ADA-compliant, safe playground that has cool features, like slides and a giant hollow log, but the cost is currently out of our reach at $200,000.”
The Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center is owned by the city, but the classes offered, and the animals and their care, are supplemented by the Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
FANCI welcomes donations earmarked for a new playground; they may be mailed to FANCI, 10 Deerfield Lane, Ansonia, 06401.
“There is no one single funding source for the new playground,” said Rubelmann. "We have anticipated needing to raise funds, and have applications currently with different funding agencies for part of the funds. However, these are not guaranteed to be awarded, and, they will not be enough to build a new playground without lots of community donations.”
The Center’s annual Earth Day Festival on April 30 will be a major fundraiser for the new playground, with bake sales, vendors, food trucks, free activities and hikes, and live music from Rattlin’ Windows.
Community members are invited to attend and support the playground fund.
Facebook: Ansonia Nature and Recreation
Twitter: Go Outside@AnsoniaNatureCT
Webpage: www.ansonianaturecenter.org
GoFundMe: GoFundme.com/y6zttytg
For more information contact Alison Rubelmann, Director, 203-736-1053.
This post is based on a press release from the nature center.
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