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Let’s Get the Park Finished
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2016/06 - June
You’ve watched the Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park grow by leaps and bounds, but it’s not completed yet.
The Friends of Founders Park, a 501(c)(3) organization, is ready to push on to the final phase and need your help.
President, Nick Bazan says, “Let’s get the park finished this summer!”
To help raise money, the Friends of Founders Park will sponsor a Low Country Shrimp Boil on Saturday, June 18. Tickets cost $50 per person and include not only the traditional Shrimp Boil fixings but also three free servings of wine, beer, or soft drinks. Food will be served from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Event ticket holders may enjoy their included drinks beginning at 5:00 P.M. It wouldn’t be a party without live music, so Goldie and the Screamers, one of Asheville’s top five bands, will perform as part of the Saturday Night Music in the Park Series.
The park is a beautiful tribute to the founders of Highlands, Samuel Kelsey and C.C. Hutchinson. There are still naming opportunities available as the park heads toward completion with the central fountain, the town plaza, and the memorial garden all ready to bear the name of generous donors wishing to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime chance to preserve their family or foundation name for posterity.
Many of the area non-profits use the park to bring awareness to their particular cause and families love to picnic in the shade, bring their children to frolic in the interactive fountain, or just enjoy a good book. The Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park is important to the town itself, but also to residents and visitors alike. Please consider helping support the Friends of Founders Park as they try to complete Phase II by summer’s end.
The Shrimp Boil will be held Saturday, June 18, at the park and tickets may be purchased by visiting FoundersParkHighlands.org or by visiting the Dry Sink on Main Street and the Highlands Chamber of Commerce. Donations to the park may be mailed to Friends of Founders Park, PO Box 1703, Highlands NC 28741 or contact Nick Bazan at (828) 371-2653 or [email protected].
