PORT ANGELES — A community fundraiser at Laurel Lanes on Saturday netted $1,752 for the installation of new playground equipment at Shane Park, playground committee President Janet Young reported.
“Everyone had a great time,” she said.
Teams of four paid $100 each to bowl for a good cause: a 6,105-square-foot, wheelchair-accessible play area with three slides, monkey bars, tunnels and other play equipment at Shane Park in west Port Angeles.
To date, $117,648 has been raised with $34,896 coming from donations and an additional $81,000 from the city of Port Angeles.
The Port Angeles City Council voted unanimously in February to purchase the $94,896 play set from Allplay Systems and contribute $21,000 toward its installation.
An additional $10,000 still needs to be raised for the installation, the play set’s concrete foundation and the rubber tile that will provide a soft surface for playing children.
City Parks Superintendent Corey Delikat has said he is confident the money will be raised in time to install the play set this summer.
The committee also plans to raise another $16,500 to install swings and additional safety tiles.
Young thanked the committee members and Laurel Lanes management for their hard work. Big Johnson’s Fireworks and Anthony Charles Trucking were the sponsors.
Saturday’s event was just the latest in a series of fundraisers the committee has held over the past year.
Young said the committee is planning a bunco dice game for the Shane Park playground April 26 and another bowling night at Laurel Lanes on May 5.
Young said the Kiwanis Foundation of Port Angeles has been “very supportive by sponsoring us with their 501(c)(3) nonprofit.”
Donations for the playground equipment, with checks made out to the Kiwanis Foundation, can be mailed to Shane Park Playground, P.O. Box 1064, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
