SNAP cuts ribbon on new additions
Local officials help these kids cut the ribbon SNAP’s new entryway and playground area. They are, from left, State Sen. Arthur Orr, Connor Lovelady, Mayor Don Hall, Carson Lovelady, Commissioner Don Stisher, Hailee Suggs, Commission Chairman Ray Long, Jordan Thomas, her mother and Bob Francis, project manager for SNAP of Morgan County. | Richard Hollingsworth: http://nikonrick.smugmug.com
Laverne Foster sees what the John Mark Stallings Special Needs Accessible Playground of Morgan County means to her granddaughter, Jordan Thomas.
“This is a dream come true,” Foster said when she found out about SNAP. “We need more people to step forward and help us with these projects (for SNAP).”
Thomas, who is legally blind, got her chance to participate in the history of the park she gets to play in. She helped other kids and dignitaries cut the ribbon to officially dedicate SNAP’s new entryway and playground area during a ceremony on Saturday.
Mayor Don Hall said the outpouring of support has been tremendous and it has come from everywhere.
“It’s not just been a Hartselle project,” Hall said. “It’s been a countrywide project. It’s all been for these children.”
Bob Francis, project manager for SNAP, said this playground is not just children in Hartselle.
“This park is for everyone in Morgan County,” Francis said.
SNAP still has one more project left to complete before its initial vision is complete. The last area is a playground area located between the newest playground addition and the splash pad.
Francis said once their part is complete, he hopes the city or others will continue to expand the park to offer more attractions.
