First we had to prioritize. Our first priority was to have a play area for preschoolers. Secondly, we wanted a walking track, and thirdly, we wanted a recreational area for grilling and picnics.

I've lived here for 20 years. This is the first time the blacks and the whites in the community have worked together on a project and it's turned out beautifully. I'm so pleased to be a part of the coalition. It's been a wonderful collaborative effort that I hope will continue on to bigger and better things.

Our playground equipment is sitting over there now in storage. Once everything is in place, the recreation department will oversee the park.

Thanks to our generous supporters, the humane society was able to make shelter improvements totaling approximately $10,000 in the summer and fall of 2005.

One of the primary goals of the humane society is to reduce pet overpopulation in Darlington County.

We have lots of traffic.