Make a Difference

Greensburg, Kansas This project did make a difference!

Two projects are being organized, park improvement and streetside cleanup.

PROJECT ONE

Sunset Acres Park: New playground equipment being delievered, donated by Spangles. Landscaping, planting trees, planting spring bulbs and other flowers.
Bring a shovel, everything else has been donated.
FEMAville Playground: Donated playground equipment will be installed for a new playground at the FEMA trailers.

PROJECT TWO

Streetside Cleanup Around Greensburg: Volunteers will be working with city/county crews and equipment. To help with this project check in at the Volunteer Reception Center in Davis Park. Snacks and are water are provided, but please bring a sack lunch.

Bring gloves, shovel, rake, bucket, trash bags, water, snacks and anything else that might be helpful!

Come get your hands dirty and help Greensburg!

The Park on October 19, 2007 Digging holes for trees

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Play equipment arrives Planting Trees in the NW Corner of the Park

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Planting a tree

End of first day evaluation Sunset and Friday Success

Saturday, day number two of the Make a Difference Project began with hundreds of volunteers showing up to help and have fun.
The joint effort of volunteers, both local and from the region, corporate sponsors and government agencies proved to be a great successful effort for the community of Greensburg.
The children were thrilled with the play equipment. They kept asking "Aren't they finished yet?" "When can we get on it?" It was so amazing to hear the sound of children laughing in Sunset Acre Park again.
The greatest joy for the adults was doing something to help the children. And watching that tornado wrecked park, transformed into a place of beauty and fun in such a short period of time was truly a miracle. The arrangement of trees and plantings was delightfully artistic and will be enjoyed by generations to come. We are truly grateful.
A great big thank you to all of the Can-Do Committee, volunteers, corporate sponsors, the communities that raised money for trees, the folks that provided trees and tree planting education for the residents, and to our government agencies that helped organize this and make it a reality.
A great big thank you too to the electrical crews who have been working so hard to get electricity to our homes. You guys are great! Thanks guys!

Power Crew

Pictures from Day Two, Saturday, October 27, 2007

Planting Mom's Garden

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Anxious Greensburg Kidos When will I get to play on it?

Local Greensburg Ladies Planting Mom's Garden Tom adding grasses from home

We're having fun already! Jerry leaning on his shovel

Wow what a change to that bare cornerof the park! Planting Mom's Garden

Spangles Play Equipment Crew

Spangles Play Equipment Crew

Sunday, members of the Wichita State University basebball team and Coach Gene Stephenson helped to clean Main Street. Good job, guys! Downtown looks much better.

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Make a Difference Day” is a national event scheduled for October 27th throughout the United States. “MAKE A DIFFERENCE GREENSBURG” happened in Greensburg, Kansas October 26th and Saturday, October 27th 2007.

Revised 3/17/2008