olling for a new 39-acre park in Woodland, members of the City’s Rotary Club were ready to pick it up and play.
Arwyn Borzone, from the Rotary Club of Woodland, has joined other members from the service group in an effort to build what they are calling "Woodland’s Field of Dreams."
Borzone credits Johnson for going to Woodland council members to address what he saw as a need for sports parks that children could use along with their families.
The acreage was purchased, and now Woodland Rotary members are working to raise funds for construction. Area residents will have their first chance to support park construction at an event Wed., Nov. 16, 5-8 p.m., at McDonald’s in Woodland. A percentage of sales between those hours will be donated to charity.
Members of Woodland Rotary will also be at the event, where Borzone said they will present preliminary park plans on a poster board and hand out flyers to people.
"We are just getting started," she said. "Really, we are hoping to get it out there to people what our plans are so they can learn more about what we are doing."
The park has not yet been formally named. Borzone said Rotary members are calling it Scott Hill Park for the time being, as the acreage sits near Scott Hill Road. The site would have space for baseball, softball, soccer and football fields, she said.
"There is only one soccer field in Woodland where kids can practice, which is at the high school," she said. "As you could imagine, that makes it difficult when there are a lot kids who want to play."
At this time, tournaments must be held in other locations with fields that meet league standards.
The park would also provide fields for Lewis River Little League, she added, even though teams already have fields, they are in need of care.
"There are a lot of potholes, games played on clover with bees, that kind of thing," she said.
Park features would be installed for families to enjoy such as walking trails around the perimeter of the park as well as exercise stations, playground equipment and covered picnic areas.
Once funding is in place for the Park, Borzone said Woodland Rotary members will step back and Woodland City staff will take over the maintenance and management of the facility.
Woodland McDonald’s is at 1601 Pacific Ave., Woodland. Those who cannot attend and would like to donate to the construction of Scott Hill Park can send a check to Rotary Club of Woodland, PO Box 482, Woodland, WA, 98674. Include a note on the check that it is intended for the Scott Hill Park.
A wine tasting fundraiser is planned for Thurs., Dec. 1 at Gouger Cellars in downtown Vancouver. Contact Woodland rotary members to purchase a ticket, www.woodlandwarotary.org.
More fundraisers will follow.
