{"id":24785,"date":"2017-09-12T19:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T00:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24785"},"modified":"2017-09-12T19:02:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T00:02:27","slug":"clarksvilles-rotary-clubs-support-expansion-at-civitan-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/09\/12\/clarksvilles-rotary-clubs-support-expansion-at-civitan-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville\u2019s Rotary Clubs Support Expansion at Civitan Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\u201cThe Rotary Field of Dreams\u201d for Special Needs Families<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-49013\" title=\"Montgomery County Government Tennessee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/montgomery-county-logo1-200x136.jpg\" alt=\"Montgomery County Government Tennessee\" height=\"136\" width=\"200\"\/><strong>Montgomery County, TN<\/strong> \u2013 In support of their Rotary International Community Service Project, the three Rotary Clubs of Clarksville provided their first donation of $323,000 for the construction of a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county\u2019s special needs athletes, families and support networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling this Community Service Project The Rotary Field of Dreams\u201d, said David Davenport, President of the Sunrise Rotary Club.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_392612\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clarksville\u2019s-Rotary-Clubs-Support-Expansion-at-Civitan-Park.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-392612\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-392612\" title=\"Clarksville\u2019s Rotary Clubs donates $323,000 for a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county\u2019s special needs athletes, families and support networks.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clarksville\u2019s-Rotary-Clubs-Support-Expansion-at-Civitan-Park-480x249.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville\u2019s Rotary Clubs donates $323,000 for a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county\u2019s special needs athletes, families and support networks.\" height=\"249\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-392612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarksville\u2019s Rotary Clubs donates $323,000 for a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county\u2019s special needs athletes, families and support networks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Within the 25-acre expansion of Montgomery County Civitan Park, the County will build both The Rotary Field of Dreams and an ADA compliant family playground, both designed and equipped to support citizens with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary\u2019s pursuit for this project gained significant momentum through a generous grant from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation. The project has also received grant support from Rotary International\u2019s District 6760, as well as the Rotary Clubs\u2019 own internal fund raising.<\/p>\n<p>In spring 2017, Montgomery County was funded to expand Civitan Park which will help to address the overcrowding, while enhancing the quality of life and well-being of special needs children and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRotary has always been an amazing partner in the community and this project is no exception. We are eager to see the children and families enjoying the expansion in the near future,\u201d said Director of Montgomery Parks and Recreation Jerry Albert.<\/p>\n<p>The project will be designed and managed by the County engineering department and Montgomery County Parks Department. 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