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Mary Ellen Brandell - Chair

Todd Alwood, Community Member

Russ Alwood, Union Township Representative

Chris Bundy, Director of Recreation and Sports - City of Mt. Pleasant

Bob Frost, Parks & Recreation Commission - City of Mt. Pleasant

Al Kaufman, Development Manager - Listening Ear Crisis Center

Sue Ann Kopmeyer, Director of Parks & Recreation - Isabella County

David Ling, Isabella County Commissioner

Sharon Quinlan, Director of Diversity - Isabella County

Marylou Schilling, Parks & Recreation Dept. - CMU

Kathy Beebe, Access to Recreation Coordinator - Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation

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	The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation has been named as one of eight community foundations in Michigan awarded an “Access to Recreation” grant which is intended to expand and enhance recreation opportunities for all citizens of all abilities. The grant will be used to construct a universally accessible trail through the Chipp-A-Waters Park and establish a permanently endowed fund which will be used to provide ongoing support of this and other universally accessible recreation projects.

The Centerpiece of the project is the creation of a universally accessible Access Adventure Trail which will connect to the city's existing barrier-free Riverwalk Pathway and include a uniquely designed pedestrian bridge crossing the Chippewa River.
Make a donation to the Access to Recreation Fund.
The Grant also provides $120,000 in matching funds towards the creation of a $240,000 Access to Recreation endowment fund which will provide financial support to this and future universal access to recreation projects in our community.