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[Brendan Mahoney]

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Brendan Mahoney
Friends of Heaven Skatepark
ois...@gmail.com
8607299603

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Join us for a groundbreaking ceremony for Hartford’s new skatepark.

At long last, construction is beginning on Hartford’s new and official skatepark at New Ross, County Wexford Park downtown (aka Heaven). Come join us for a brief groundbreaking ceremony, replete with a golden skateboard, Monday, November 4, 2013 at 4pm at Heaven.

For those of us involved with this project, this is the culmination of five years of meetings, planning, lobbying, grant writing, designing, compromising, fretting and hoping. It is with great relief that concrete will finally be poured.

So, please stop by Monday afternoon and bear witness to Heaven skatepark becoming a reality and allow us to say thank to all those involved over the past five years.
 
The Hartford Court of Common Council created the Hartford Skateboard Task Force in 2009 with the purpose of advising the City on the potential location, design and construction of a skatepark. Comprised of representatives of the skating, BMX, business, government and park communities, the Task Force fulfilled those goals and undertook fundraising and grant writing measures to ensure that the park would be built. The design for the park was created with strong community input and a devised process via a series of public meetings. The Friends of Heaven Skatepark is a group born out of the legacy of the Task Force to maintain, promote, program and encourage the free use of the New Ross, County Wexford Park and Heaven Skate Park by providing a space that fosters grassroots arts, recreation and culture for Hartford youth and residents.

Please visit www.heaveninhartford.org for more information.

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