Memorial Park Eagle Project
presented by
Gregory Ryan Jr.
Troop 77
St. Paul's Church
Westfield, NJ

THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!

 

Thank you to all who helped support my project.

DONATIONS COME IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU CONTRIBUTED WHETHER IT WAS LARGE OR SMALL,

A LOT OR A LITTLE,  MONEY, TIME, SERVICES OR FOOD. EACH PHASE IS AN

IMPORTANT KEY ELEMENT IN MAKING A PROJECT LIKE THIS HAPPEN, AND

EACH PHASE AND CONTRIBUTION IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ALL WITHOUT ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME.

The total money raised was $86,038.00 plus the contribution values of businesses who donated

the goods and services. On Friday night 6/18 when returning home from the playground completion,

I received an e-mail from Kids Karpet saying I won the contest in the "city/community parks" category,

so more engineered wood fiber will be arriving to complete the landscaping.

Thank you all again.

Sincerely,

Greg Ryan, Jr.

gryan@comcast.net

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Thank you to the NYSE for your 3 generous donations, totaling $30,000.00

which put my fundraising at the half way mark. Members Handicapped Children's Fund,

Toolan Family Foundation, and the floor members of the NYSE.

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Thank you to the family charitable funds that contributed generously to the project.

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Thank you to the staff of Burgdorff Realtors for donating your holiday gifts to the project.

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Thank you to Anita Smith and the Woman's Club of Westfield for seeing to it that my

original goal of $75,000.00 was met, by donating $7,000.00. Thank you ladies.

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Thank you to all the individuals, near and far who contributed.

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Thank you to 8 year Julia who gave $20.00 (half of what she had saved) and 6 year old Noelle who gave $11.00

(her tooth fairy money), both because they thought it was a nice idea.  This is true giving from the heart.

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Thank you to all the local non-profit organizations who contributed.

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Thank you to Weldon Materials for the generous donations of tons and tons of concrete and stone.

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Thank you to Rick, Aldo and Sherry Pigna for your generous donation of labor and time to install the

beautiful new sidewalk.

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Thank you to

BJ's Wholesale Club, Manhattan Bagel, Bagel Chateau, Hershey's, Buona Pizza, Dunkin Donuts, Duke's Deli,

Mama Sherry and Mike Cleary for supplying food and beverages to keep the volunteers going.

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Thank you to all my friends who helped me even when you didn't want to.

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A VERY SPECIAL THANKS
to the Westfield DPW, for helping as needed. 

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Click on the pictures below for a view on progress

For earlier pictures please click here

 

Saturday 5/1/04 ~ Putting it together. Thank you to all the volunteers

Sunday May 2 ~ Still putting it together

5/6/04 ~ The engraved bricks arrive

5/7/04 ~ Starting on the swing set, benches and table

5/8/04 ~ Still putting it together

5/14/04 ~ Preparing the surface, Thank you A&N Landscaping

5/14/04 ~ Engineered Wood Fiber Delivered

5/15/04 ~ Finish putting it together and leveling the system

 Pouring the concrete footings, Thank you Weldon Materials

 

5/23/04 Setting the benches and small parts. Starting to place wood fiber.

Installing the swing set.

6/3/04 There is a light at the end of this tunnel. Frame work & stone for the rubber mat.

Even the Mayor has come by to talk and interview for TV 36.

See this broadcast on TV 36 Hometown segment

Here comes the stone and more stone and more stone for a total of 78 tons under the rubber mat. Thank you Weldon Materials.


 

We're getting close. Here comes the rubber surface. 6/12-13

installed by Unique Surfacing of Michigan


Even closer. Concrete walkway, donated by A. Pigna Masons of Scotch Plains.

 Set screws and pins. Will not be long now. 6/15


6/16/04 installing the bricks and picnic table

6/17 ~ New Parking Spaces

6/17 ~ Landscaping  by DPW

6/19/04 The Dedication

Thank you Matty Russo for the tow truck for the stage, and Mr. Kaufman for the sound system

Color guard by Troop 77.

 

We did it!


 

And finally when all is complete with the help of MANY

Special thanks to Darryl Walker for this website space.

6/21/04 14:14