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It's open for (fun, laughter-filled) business!
Between Mother's Day and Father's Day 2017, the Santa Maria Foursquare Church raised over $28,000 to complete the funding for a new, beautiful Neighborhood Playground for our community. This project, with a total cost of nearly $140,000, is now open!
The Neighborhood Playground not only serves the many children of our church family, but ensures that the hundreds of kids in our neighborhood have a great place to play every day of the year!
See below for pictures of the process...
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Thank you to the City of Santa Maria! We received a $10,000 grant for the Neighborhood Playground from the Recreation and Parks Commission — and we are very grateful! Pictured above is Councilmember, Etta Waterfield, presenting the grant on Mothers' Day, 2017.
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Hundreds were present for the dedication of the Neighborhood Playground, on Sunday, July 16.
Jude 1:24 "Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling..."
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Though construction took longer than anticipated, the Neighborhood Playground was ready for its Grand Opening on September 16, 2017, at our annual Fiesta!
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The Neighborhood Playground's Grand Opening on September 16, 2017, at our annual Fiesta!