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Adopt-a-Park Application

City Support

Adopt-A-Park provides you with tools and supplies to assist you in your duties. This not only helps you do your job, but also helps us keep our City clean! The following tools and supplies are available to volunteers:

· Bags and gloves
· Gardening Tools: such as rakes, hoes and brooms
· Painting supplies, such as paint, graffiti solvent, rollers, brushes and pans
· Safety equipment, such as goggles and masks.

All tools - except bags and gloves - are on a checkout basis. You will be required to notify the Parks Department before your workday to check on availability. Please return tools as soon as possible so that other volunteer groups can use them.

Acknowledgment & Recognition

Adopters Receive:

· an official Certificate of Adoption
· an invitation to our Annual Recognition Event
· an adoption sign naming the adopters to be posted on the adopted site after 60 hours
· acknowledgement on our City web site

Thank you to our current Adopt-A-Park Volunteers:

· Island Park: Friends of Island Park
· Hall Street Park: Eaton Rapids Kiwanis Club
· McArthur River Park: Eaton Rapids Women's Club
· Playground of Dreams: Eaton Rapids Rotary Club
· Memorial Park, Cemetery & Bridge Boxes: E.R. Home & Garden Club

Rules & Regulations

· All groups are required to have a sponsor who is at least 18 years of age.
· Permission must be obtained from the parks department for additions or changes in the landscape or facilities.
· Groups are encouraged to schedule works days for the week before Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July.
· Adopted spots will be reviewed annually. The adopted spot may be terminated at any time if the said work is not being completed or if the location is found to be unsafe for any reason.
· Our department will review locations available for adoption before parks are assigned to an organization.