Other donations

continued to come in after the event, pushing the

current total near the $15,000 mark. But that's

still a long way from the minimum goal of

$150,000 to build this one-of-a-kind playground

that will be fully accessible to all children,

whether physically challenged or not.

The Select

Committee started its campaign with a

presentation to the Fayetteville Rotary Club July

17. Bringing color enlargements of a conceptual

plan and armed with brochures and background

information, committee members Luther Holt,

Colleen Sugar and Claire Cohen informed Rotary

members about the project. The response was very

enthusiastic, according to Colleen.

"The

Fayetteville club has offered to set us up with

presentations to other Rotary Clubs in the

area," she said.

According to Janet

Smola, who is responsible for fund raising for

the Fayetteville Rotary, they have taken on the

playground as a Fayetteville Rotary Community

Service Project. "This means we'll help

raise money to build the facility, and we will

assist in any hands-on support that might be

required later on," she said.

She also added that

she would accompany Committee members to Rotary

meetings within Rotary District 6900, which

encompasses the metro Atlanta region.

Smola also

confirmed that the Fayetteville Rotary would

sponsor a golf tournament and contribute proceeds

to the All Children's Playground fund. Final

details of the tournament, which is planned for

September, are being worked out and will be

announced in the near future.

The Select

Committee is also developing a plan to go to

other civic, business or service organizations to

give this presentation. In addition, they are

planning on researching and pursuing grants and

other sources of capital outside the Fayette

County area.

Any group or

organization wishing to schedule a presentation

can call the Recreation Department at

770-631-2542 to coordinate it.