Sunday, February 27, 2011

The city that I would identify that would need a skate park is the city of Princeton, Kansas. This is a small town in northeast Kansas. Princeton has a population of 330 as of June of 2009. The estimated per capita income in 2009 was $19,172 and the median household income was $50,639.  
 (http://www.city-data.com/city/Princeton-Kansas.html

The most knowledgable or appropriate person to prepare the grant would be the Princeton City Clerk. She has been a resident of Princeton since birth (she was literally born in the home). She is 25 years old and loves the area. She knows, like myself, that there just isn't anything for kids to do in town. Princeton has an average age of 31.5 years old. More than half of the residents in the town has 2.5 kids. This skatepark would be a great place for kids to play. There would also be a basketball court and play ground equipment. Those two things are already donated to the city by the Central Heights PTO. The closest skatepark is in Ottawa, Kansas. It is 10 miles from Princeton, but it is small and run down. There is noting else there, just a skatepark. For the kids of Princeton there needs to be something to keep them occupied. For some of them, their parents work all day. So there is no way for those kids to get to the skatepark in Ottawa.

Most of the money will be fundraised with the help of the Central Heights School District PTO. They also believe in our goal to put something for the kids to do in town. The grant will help us fund what we cannot raise through our fund raising efforts.

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