The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 6, 1997 -9 "A Family Tradition for 131 Years" CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR While the Greenbank Pavilion has been built for close to three years, orga- nizers of the facility made their third, and final, payment of $3,000 to Scugog Township recently. The Township loaned the group close to $9, 000 to ensure the completion of the $40,000 project. Here, Scugog Mayor Howard Hall smiles as he is presented with cheques from Nell Raines, Greenbank United Church Treasurer; Cliff Rodd, Greenbank Park and Hall Board Treasurer; Larry Doble, President of the Greenbank Lions' Club; and Rod Foster, Chairman of the Greenbank Park and Hall Board. Last installment on project is paid Greenbank pavilion: a community effort By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Joining together in an effort to con- struct a new building for the community, Greenbank has proven that a determined group can achieve just about anything. The community just paid its third and final installment on a loan the township granted when a $40,000 pavilion was built in Ianson Park close to three years ago. The structure was built to shelter peo- ple from Mother Nature during the many functions that take place there. Rod Foster, a Greenbank resident and chairman of the local park and hall board, says that when a decision to build a structure was put forward, the Greenbank Lions Club agreed to co-ordinate the pro- ject. "The Lions Club was really the reason this all happened. If it wasn't for them, the pavilion may not have existed. They did all the leg work and the co-ordinating for this thing," he said. The community purchased a set of plans for the large pavilion through Jim Green, a local construction worker. After going over the plans for the building the group hired Dennis Green, a recent grad- uate from an engineering program, to head the project. "This guy was a crackerjack. He knew his stuff very well, and he was a good worker. He did an excellent job," said Mr. Foster. With the majority of the labor donated by locals from the community, the pavilion was constructed in three months -- June, July and August of 1995. While the cost of constructing the shelter was steep at $40,000, the locals funded the project with numerous fundraisers, received contributions and grants, and even applied for a loan from the township. The result was that funds for the pavil- jon started to come in. They received a $12,000 grant from the Federation of Agriculture, as well as $3,000 donations from the Greenbank United Church, the Greenbank Lion's Club and the Greenbank Hall and Park Board. Still finding themselves short of their goal, representatives from the community approached council, and landed a $7,000 grant from the township. With close to $31,000 collected -- just $9,000 short of their goal -- the group agreed to take on the township loan to ensure that the task would be completed. "We got the loan from the township and we've been paying it back at $3,000 per year, and now, we've finally got it all paid off," said Mr. Foster. "Because of a bylaw, all the parks in Scugog are owned by the township, and I think that it's good that they agreed to help us make their park look better. Scugog Township was just great." The pavilion, which has 25 picnic tables under it with plaques attached to them honoring those who donated money towards the seats, is now used by baseball teams, the YMCA, YWCA, the United Church and many other local groups, including kids waiting for their buses in the morning. Mr. Foster is proud of the way it all came together: "This is a real good group. A really good community. Everyone joined together to accomplish a common goal, and that makes me proud to be part of Greenbank. "We've now got plans to fix up the park area some more." Also applauding the acts of the small community is Scugog Mayor Howard "Hall. "I'm very glad to see this sort of thing happen. This group is very active and very dedicated to their community. They showed us that they were willing to work for what they wanted and when you do that, you've got municipal help. "We can't help everybody, but when a group gets together like this and works hard at something, they deserve to get what they want. "Greenbank is a good example of a caring, hard-working community." THI NII ONNIOTRIOINIOENNOOINOOONIOENDOORNIOUN 10 Late Model -- ET LO LEAVY SAVE 04 o TATA XY {0 oA GMC Safaris, 1993s to 1996 - = REDUCED TO CLEAR SR Noe NGOINSIOIINS SIGN | Ext. Cab Pid, | 4 wheel dive, 35018, auto, al, ALLL iste on 13 900 4 wheel drive, V6, auto, box c C two-tone HOBB2A sv vir ir riiresins 1 0,900 All vehicles cenified, several with new vehicle warranty or balance ¢ of f factory warranty, trade-ins welcome. Sales Department open Mon. - Thurs until 8:00pm, Fri. until 5:00pm & Sat. until 4:00pm - Closed Sunday PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry 985-8474