We are launching a $1 campaign!

....to raise funds for the park expansion project. This project will include a 30'x 40' picnic shelter on the hill to the East of the existing park, with picnic tables, handicap parking, an audio box and signs with information about Melissa Fuell-Cuther. Melissa was from Warrensburg, a member of the Blind Boone Concert Company and an amazing woman!

 

Two easy ways to contribute!

1. Click on this link, choose "Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century" as your cause, and shop online. Contributions come in the form of a percentage given by the online stores! You can also apply for a VISA card through this site, and every purchase gives a percentage to Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century in support of Blind Boone Park's expansion!

 

2. Stop by Cafe Blackadder at 121 N. Holden St., Downtown, Warrensburg and donate! (Check out their wonderful menu while you're there!) See below for more information:  

Please send your dollar to:

Blind Boone Park, 131 SW 300 Rd., Warrensburg, MO 64093

Or look for the donation box located at Cafe Blackadder .

~All money collected goes directly into the park fund.

 

 

We are adding on to the park!!

I am currently working on a grant to help us get a new shelter on the hill to the East of the existing park. This was the Harrison family home and we saved many flowers and plants for the gardens in the park!

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Our many volunteers include all of the students who have attended classes in History at UCM under Dr. Delia Gillis. Well over 1000 of Dr. Gillis's students have worked on this project!! (We have lost count!)

Through this groundbreaking (literally!) service learning project and the generosity in time and energy by Dr. Gillis, we have made huge strides. Our thanks go to Dr. Gillis and we are pleased to continue this work on the new park expansion. We are making history together.

"What once kept us apart now brings us together" ~ Volunteer Charles Briscoe

We also work with volunteers through UCM Volunteer Services through our friend Kristie Brinkley!

We will be dedicating the park property just East of the existing park to Melissa Fuell Cuther, who wrote about John William Boone during his lifetime. She was an amazing woman from Warrensburg and we will be offering more articles and information on her in the future. Our dream is a large shelter area for gatherings, a sculpture of her in the new area & an informational audio box, among other things.

The property further to the East of the existing park is our additonal new area to work with.

This is slated to become the Trail-Head for the new bike/hike/ADA trail!

This is a most exciting time for us as we are working on a plan for a future expansion to include some great things and a beautiful new park area.

We are working with service learning students in the CMgt 3010 Applied Construction Practices class, under the instruction of Dr. David McCandless, Program Coordinator. They are building a kiosk for the Trail-Head! There are 14 students enrolled.  Three future Career and Technology teachers, nine Drafting majors, one Safety major, and one Construction major. They plan to get started on the project now and will have it completed by the end of the semester May 4th!

DONE!

YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE LOT JUST ONE LOT WEST OF WARREN & PINE!

In addition, Dr. McCandless applied for and got a 2009 American Democracy Project Grant
(ADP) at Central, to pay for the supplies needed for the project. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with service learning students and made that much easier with support from the

American Democracy Project at UCM! This is so exciting!

We need your input and ideas. Please do contact us and let us know what you'd like to see in the park!!