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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2017
Playground At Clarence Fort Freedom Trail Built In A Day
On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, more than 200 volun- teers joined the City of Tampa to build a playground at the Clarence Fort Free- dom Trail, Osborne Ave. near 30th Street.
With the support of the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept., United Healthcare, Tampa Bay Buc- caneers, East Tampa CRA, an KaBoom!, the playground was built in a day.
Volunteers started to gather around 7:30 a. m. and by 3:30 p. m., they were ready to wrap up the day’s
Gwendolyn Houston with Maya Wilks, a Potter student who wrote an essay to tell what she’d like to have at the playground.
These volunteers and workers are: Lisa Grizzel, Diedrea An- thony, Greg Reidy of United Healthcare, Paul Dial, Director, Parks and Recreation; Cristina Perez, Project Manager and Jason McKenzie.
City workers, Tommie Wheeler, Rodney Wrensford and Lor- raine Hayle.
activities. (Photos Frederick Harris)
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Those who assisted with serving breakfast and lunch to the volunteers were: Lakedra Douglas, Dianne Hart, Daisy Earls, Sherisha Hills, Kim Whitfield, Selena Baker, Barb Capogna, Shirley Risler, Coach Ike, Regina McBride Smith and not shown, Catherine Ornston.
Valeesa Brown with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Freddie Martino (#16), Nearly 200 volunteers and students from Potter Elementary School joined the City of Tampa and its William Gholston (#92) and Kevin
supporters to build a playground at the Clarence Fort Freedom Trail earlier this month. Pamphile (#64).
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