West Union Citizens for a Central Park

08/24/2011

Everyone needs a logo! I'll probably decide I hate it in about ten-minutes. I'm fickle like that! What are your thoughts?

08/23/2011

How was the rally???

08/23/2011

Rally being held prior to Village Council meeting TONIGHT! Meeting starts at 6:00. Plan to arrive 5:00-5:30

08/23/2011

If you're attending the rally, post your pictures here later!

08/18/2011

The more support we have, the more likely we are to reach our goals! Continue to let friends and family know about our plans for a park in West Union! Share this page! :-)

08/15/2011

It has been shown that communities without parks, particularly in economically disadvantaged areas, have unhealthier children: “…research indicates that communities without parks and playgrounds often lead to sedentary children and stressful lives” (Building healthy places for children. State Legislatures (CA,) Feb2009, Vol. 35, Issue 2).

08/13/2011

Thank you, Page Spires, for sharing the following. This is exactly the kind of information we need! Unfortunately, grant applications are closed for this year, but we will definitely be looking into it for next year!

http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb

Project Orange Thumb® has selected its 2011 grant and garden makeover recipients! Find out which lucky communities will be sowing the seeds of community change this year.Click here »

08/13/2011

“Increasing people’s access to nature could dramatically reduce depression and stress-related illness… Dr William Bird, author of the report… said peoples’ stress levels fell within minutes of being in contact with nature.”(Occ. Health, 2007)

08/12/2011

In regards to an earlier post. . .

I was mistaken, there was a park created on 247. Here is a link to the article I found. I live on 247 and never noticed! Do any of you make use of this? How does it impact your thoughts on a park at the old WUHS location?

http://peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=123353&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=83&S=1

08/12/2011

Thank you, Ashlee Satterfiled-McCartney (1993 graduate of West Union High School!) for being our page's 25th like! This page can now be found at http://facebook.com/WestUnionCentralPark

08/12/2011

Wouldn't this be lovely on your lunch-break?

Spread the word! We need a park in West Union!

08/12/2011

“The importance of pedestrian public spaces cannot be measured. We cannot prove mathematically that wider sidewalks, pedestrian streets, more or better parks make people happier, much less measure how much happier. However if we reflect, most things that are important in life cannot be measured either: Friendship, beauty, love and loyalty are examples. Parks and other pedestrian places are essential to a city’s happiness.” (Enrique Peñalosa, Project for Public Spaces )