June 5, 2021

International Association of Lions Clubs, 5528 Madison
C/O William Mcguire
6514 Niderdale Way
Middletown, Ohio 45042

Dear Middletown Friends,
The Kiwanis Club of Middletown is leading an adventure that will help the children of the Amanda Elementary School. We are inviting you to be a part of this adventure.
The Amanda Elementary School needs a new playground. The school is located on Oxford State Road in Middletown, Ohio. It is too close to the road for the safety of the students. All other elementary schools have their playgrounds in the back, out of sight, for safety. Amanda Elementary needs our help because there are no funds in the budget for upgrading the playground.
According to the principal of the school, Beth Henricks, safety is the first consideration for needing a new play area. The current playground is decades old and not properly outfitted for physically challenged children. Mrs. Hendricks has drawn up plans of a playground that would fit all of the school’s needs. The Kiwanis Club is spearheading the fundraising of these funds, and we need community partners like you to join us. Both in-kind and monetary donations will be accepted. A project budget of $160,000.00 has been set.
. The area surrounding Amanda School has very low income and frequently one parent families. A nice school playground would be a safe place to take their children.
How do you assist in this project? There are two types of donations:
1. Monetary: You can make your donation today. A donation in the amount of $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or an amount of your choosing. Please make your check payable to:
Middletown Kiwanis Foundation
% Amanda Playground Project
P. O. Box 432 Middletown, Ohio -45042

2. In-Kind donations: a list of possible in-kind donations is listed
Contact Henrietta Nye at 513-594-8591 or email
nyehenrietta@gmail.com
Middletown Kiwanis Club is recruiting company community leaders to join our committee. We are pleased to expand our committee to include Middletown Tube Works leaders, Catherine Martin, VP of Communication and Marvin Phillips, VP of Manufacturing. We would appreciate your involvement, too. Please give this project and your participation a great deal of consideration.
The Middletown Kiwanis Club has scheduled the new playground to be built the weekend of July 16-18, we need your help and we could make a presentation to the post membership if needed. In the spirit of community service, we thank you in advance for all that you do for the Middletown community. We look forward to volunteering with you on this project
Sincerely

Henrietta Nye Catherine Martin Marvin Phillips and the Kiwanis Playground Committee
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POSSIBLE IN-KIND DONATIONS

1. Join the committee or help with the build on July 16-18

2. Site preparation

3. Sanding and Painting

4. Cement work

5. Landscaping (300 yards of mulch is needed)

6. Other ___________________