Help a future Eagle Scout improve Kiwanis Park

Troop 11 Life Scout Justin Jones
Troop 11 Life Scout Justin Jones

Special to HCN

Saturday, May 18, the Kiwanis Club of Athens, Henderson County 4-H Council and Troop 11 Life Scout Justin Jones is teaming up with area businesses to make improvements to Kiwanis Park located off Prairieville Street in Athens.

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Athens will be on-hand giving-a-hand to the youth in the community who have made the park a priority for their community and volunteer service improvements.

Justin is working on his Eagle Scout Project which involves various improvements to the park, including repairing and repainting picnic tables, working on a new drainage system for one muddy pavilion area and improving the mulch beneath the younger playground equipment.

The Henderson County 4-H Council decided to make May’s Community Service Project the Kiwanis Park back in January. They will all work together to make as many improvements to the park as they can this Saturday.

Adults, Boy Scouts in the area and all Henderson County 4-H Clubs members are invited to attend and lend a hand in supporting this project. Hours are from 9 a.m. until around 3 p.m. Parts of the park may be close during these improvements.

Special recognition goes to all those who donated for this project at the Kiwanis Pancake Day in March, Heritage Land Bank, Smith Lumber, Grooms & Sons’ Hardware, Athens Lumber & Supply, Spencer Hardware, Clay Structures, Sherwin Williams, and Red Dot Buildings.