Rebuilding Fig Tree Park

When we launched our web portal, uVu, last year, we expected the project to become a source for stories by and about the community, but always with the hope that we could connect with people in a physical space as well.  Late last week we had another opportunity to do that and you can watch the video by clicking here.

In Plantation, there was a small park on Fig Tree Lane, damaged by Hurricane Wilma, that had fallen almost completely into disrepair.  But thanks to some impressive partners and a lot of community "sweat equity" a new park was erected on the site. Despite the threat of rain and an early morning string of thunderstorms, volunteers turned out (and returned) to put this park together in a single day. A partnership between KaBOOM, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to building parks across the country, the Massey-Yardley Dealership, the City of Plantation officials and dozens of Plantation neighbors helped raise the new playground .

The morning started off ominously enough, with dark clouds and lightning and the real fear that south Florida's rainy season was going to wash away all the good will, when the Thor system that required emptying the park sounded, it looked like the day would be a little more than a huge disappointment.  But despite the chaotic start, when the clouds finally broke, an army of volunteers returned to the site and by the end of the day an new park stood as the symbol of a community's desire to provide for the next generation.

I f you participated in that day, leave a comment here or on uVu.  I hope you'll take a look at the video and possibly be inspired to send us a story of your  community and the good work that is going on there.

For the sake of disclosure, Mr. Yardley sits on the board of WPBT, but that wasn't the reason uVu was on scene.  The way the neighbors in Plantation rallied around this cause is the sort of inspirational story we'd like to tell more often.  Please let us know if something is happening in your community and e-mail us here.

Comments

[Arjun Singh]

My Co-workers & I were there. We are from Massey Yardley...