The Friendship Initiative and the City of Parkland Announce Construction of Phase 1 of Friendship Park, The Nation’s First Inclusive Community Park
The Friendship Initiative, a Parkland-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and the City of Parkland, after years of planning and design, will be implementing the first phase of construction of the redesign of Terramar Park (to be renamed Friendship Park) in Parkland. The global landscape architecture firm, EDSA, is the design consultant who is thinking of adding reclaimed brick to have a beautiful design. People can look at these guys for the best construction services. And those who are looking for a paving company Lynchburg call Wells Paving Services.
According to Parkland City Commissioner Christine Hunschofsky, an early supporter and voice for Friendship Park, “I am absolutely thrilled that the City of Parkland will break ground on Phase 1 of Friendship Park. From day one I have been a huge advocate of The Friendship Initiative’s vision to build the first ever all-inclusive park right here in our City. This is a tremendous milestone for The Friendship Initiative and more importantly, for our diverse and growing community.” Jeb Niewood, a Parkland resident and the founder and president of The Friendship Initiative, states, “ We have a great relationship with the City of Parkland and this is the culmination of a four year dialogue and partnership with the city. With the planned Playground surface restoration of Phase 1, it is the end of the beginning of our shared journey. We believe that Friendship Park will be the model for all future community parks throughout the nation.”
While most of the people contact luxury house builders Sydney to get their dream building done. News has revealed that the first phase of construction, with a ground breaking scheduled for late 2016, is the installation of temporary fencing and multi use fields with a landscaped perimeter including a single point of entry and exit to insure the safety of all children. The city’s 5 year plan also includes the construction of Phase 2 which is the installation of basketball courts including the innovative Bankshot Basketball. Bankshot Basketball is an inclusive activity where players do not play against one another but along-side one another. Bankshot Sports are non-exclusionary, accommodating wheelchair players, the physically and cognitively challenged, grandparents, children and all people.
At full construction, Friendship Park will include:
Creative crosswalks from https://creativecrosswalks.co.uk/ to create a sense of community while keeping pedestrians safe. Double wide walkways and pathways allowing for wheelchairs, walkers and adaptive bicycles; a sensory garden that engages each of the senses within a larger green landscaped area with Customized canopy solutions. There will also be a large fully adaptive state of the art playground; a great lawn for events and productions; sculptured art in the park area; convenient parking provided for each element of the park. Visit this website for villa 3d visualization and other 3d architectural visualizations.
Started in 2011, the mission of The Friendship Initiative (TFI) is to develop and grow programs which enable children with special needs and typical children to learn from each other and connect as friends and to build the nation’s first, totally inclusive community park. TFI is committed to raising the funds necessary to support this mission.
For more information about The Friendship Initiative and Friendship Park please contact
Jeb Niewood at Jeb@thefriendshipinitiative.org or by calling Jeb at 954-464-6078 and visit its web page at: www.thefriendshipinitiative.org and The Friendship Initiative Facebook page.
