Service Above Self

Today the park committee met for another session. We keep our group together by moving forward with preparation plans and sharing stories of how the people of Innisfail truly shine when given an opportunity to contribute to their home and neighborhoods.

So many families and businesses are stepping forward to contribute and it is a great encouragement. We now have approx. 70 volunteers signed up and $27,000 dollars contributed. The goal of creating an awesome place for families and children to play and create community will be met if people of this town continue to provide with their service above self.

Let's keep it going! We will make a change!

58 Days Away!

We are getting closer and closer to our build day - only 8 weeks to go! We are very excited about this and are encouraged by all the people who have already signed up to be a volunteer.

Have you signed up yet? Remember, you can just click on the link to the left to volunteer, or donate, or learn more about how you can be involved. We are looking for all types of volunteers from food to celebration to construction and so much more.

June 5th is going to be a great day - the culmination of a lot of good, hard work done. And we hope you want to be a part of that, too. Be sure to tell your friends so they can tell their friends, and then they can tell their friends, and, well, you know - that's how it grows!

We have received some great donations, and you can find their links lower down on the page.

We also have some events coming up, so stay tuned for more details.

Be sure to comment on anything on this blog - let us know what you think. And if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask!

Let Them Be Kids - Innisfail

Proposed Playground Layout

Hello! Please take some time to check out the proposed playground layout for the upcoming Greg Ritson-Bennett Park.

Thank you to our sponsors

Spiral Slide Donor - Over $2500.00

The Ritson-Bennett Family - Mike & Maymie O'Dwyer & Family - Nestle Purina

Doglide Slide Donor - $1500 to $2499

Wall Climber Donor - $751 to $1499

William & Norma Hoppins - Rotary Anns of Innisfail - Innisfail Kinette

Rock Challenge Donor - $101 to $750

Gayle & Grant Thompson - Innisfail & District Ministerial Association - Connie Dezutter - Tammy, Gordon, Shea & Sydney Thompson - The Gagnon Family - Carolyn & Tony Kramer - Patt Churchill - Barbara Marrinan - Shawna Travis - Mary Flemming - Shear Shelly - Stu & Grace Little - Ronald Young Gish Professional Corporation - Fox & Hound - Vivienne Campbell - The Leg Man - Donna Arnold - Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete - Sunterra Meats - Innisfail Family Day Home Society

Friends of the Park - up to $100

Innisfail & District Garden Club - Thelma Hein - Barbara Hill - Mr. & Mrs. Fred Peitzsche - Angela Sande and Family - JoAnne Keevill - Katherine & Murray Gall - Rhonda & Ken Oddy - Jean F. Wright - All-Vac Sales, Service & Repair - Anita Layden - Jeremy, Denise & Sophia Bouw - Veronica Reist - Carm Erickson - Donna Niehaus - Baiers Stationery - Margaret & Henry Medak - Heather Fletcher - Betty Olson - Marie Wilson & Marcel Keays - Mrs. Eunice Jensen - Fourman Dairy Distributors (2007) Ltd - Heartland Funeral Services

Our Park, Our Neighborhood, Our Future - Dr. Greg Ritson-Bennett Park

Our goal is to have active participation in the community that develops pride of ownership; an
opportunity for the community to connect through outdoor recreational activities; to help build
relationships, and of course, a place to have FUN!

The park design has been chosen by the children that live in our neighborhood and will be built by volunteers on JUNE 5 th , 2010. We are also proud to announce that the park will be named after the late Dr. Greg Ritson‐Bennett.

This is a terrific opportunity and an amazing community building project, but it won’t be possible without help from people and businesses in the community.

We are asking for your support and would like to thank you by offering the following sponsorship opportunities:

Friends of the Park – up to $100
• Your logo/name on our website
• Tax receipt

Rock Challenge Donor – $101 to $750
• Your logo/name on our website
• A thank you picture of the children on the playground
• Tax receipt

Wall Climber Donor – $751 to $1,499
• Media advertisement (print, video)
• A thank you picture of the children on the playground
• Your logo/name on our website
• Tax receipt

Duoglide Slide Donor – $1,500 to $2,499
• Place to display your banner June 5, at build site
• Media advertisement (print, video)
• Name or logo on the back of our T‐shirts on the day of the build
• A thank you picture of the children on the playground
• Your logo/name on the Let Them Be Kids website
• Tax receipt

Spiral Slide Donor – Over $2,500
• Name of sponsor on a sign at the park from donation date to end of season
• Place to display your banner June 5, at build site
• Media advertisement (print, video)
• Surprise gift
• Name or logo on the back of our T‐shirts on the day of the build
• A thank you picture of the children on the playground
• Your logo/name on the Let Them Be Kids website
• Tax receipt

In‐Kind Donations of materials and supplies
Examples include
• Excavation of area of playground
Sod stripping and removal , topsoil stripping and stockpiling
Site excavation, backfilling and grading
Supply, install and compact clay fill
• Installation of playground fall surface
Supply and install the playground pea gravel
Border material
• Beautification supplies
Trees
Shrubs
Fencing
Flowers, etc

All donations for the Dr. Greg Ritson‐Bennett Park can be made to the Town of Innisfail. Tax receipts are available.

For more information, contact Shelley Gagnon or Marie Wilson at the Town of
Innisfail, 403.227.3376 OR Cindy Dunbar at cindydunbar22@yahoo.ca

Innisfail Province - March 9th

SWINGING INTO ACTION
Tracey Walker, ACE leader and town councillor, and Cindy Dunbar push Paige Dunbar, while Denise Bouw and Virginia Ritson-Bennett push Sophia Bouw on swings at an Innisfail park that will soon be updated through fundraising for the proposed Dr. Greg Ritson-Bennett Park. This park is part of the Let Them Be Kids park renovation project and the committee will need to raise $55,000 in the next 12 weeks to complete the project.

Naming of the Park

Today the park committee met with Virginia Ritson-Bennett to talk about the future of the park and the intention of the committee to name the park after her late husband, Greg Ritson-Bennett.

Virginia and her family are very excited about seeing this park being named in honour of her late husband, a known community builder in Innisfail.

Stay tuned for more information about Greg Ritson-Bennett....