Ground broken for new playground project next to former Adams Elementary School

ADAMS, N.Y. (WWTI) – Ground broke today on a new playground project at the former Adams Elementary School.

The Northern New York Community Foundation stated a $30,000 NNYCF matching grant will help the Adams Revitalization Committee reach its fundraising goal for a new playground and community park in the heart of the village off Wardwell Street. All new gifts made by individuals, businesses, and organizations in support of the project will be doubled, up to $30,000.

In a press release from the NNYCF, Adams Community Park Committee Member Karen Denny said announcement of the matching grant from the Community Foundation “came at the perfect time.”

The committee was working hard to close the funding gap to complete the project when we received the news,. Around the same time, we received word that site work would soon begin,
and playground equipment was on its way.

Karen Denny, Adams Community Park Committee member

New playground equipment arrived at the park this week. A groundbreaking celebration iwas slated for 10 a.m. Friday at the site of the former Adams Elementary School. The playground portion of the project is expected to be complete by early this summer.

Several residents in Adams formed a small committee in 2019 in partnership with the Adams Revitalization Committee to embark on the project. The Village of Adams acquired the land adjacent to the former elementary school with a vision to create a playground and central location for community recreation.

The playground and its complementary recreational spaces will positively impact thousands of children and families across the southern region of the county.

In 2022, the Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Council awarded a $4,500 grant to support architectural and de-sign planning for the park. Grant funding helped complete research and community outreach to engage the community in the project.

That same year, the Six Town Community Fund, a charitable affiliate of the NNYCF, awarded a $3,250 grant to help purchase new playground equipment.

Anyone that wishes to support the project and double their gift can send checks to: Adams
Revitalization Committee, P.O. Box 167, Adams, NY 13605, and include Adams Community Park on the memo line. Visit adamscommunitypark.com to learn more about the project and see its progress.

(Courtesy of NNY Community Foundation)

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